[Bob Zelin]

the LHe came with cables that you don’t use because of the K Box. You can bypass the K Box, and use the 9 pin that came with the original board, to eliminate the possiblity of the KL box.

If you see that everything is selected correctly in Audio/Video settings/Device Control, and the VTR is plugged directly in (no AB boxes, no patch bays, no extention cables), and you still get no device, I would uninstall the drivers, reload the drivers, trash the FCP preferences. If you do all of this, and still no VTR control, you’ve got a bad board.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

JVC will never admit to the problem – you must deal with the dealer that you bought it from.

I urge you to bypass the entire computer system, and simply hook up a VTR (like a Beta VTR, or the component output of an HD VTR)to the JVC monitor directly, and see if you get the shaking. I am guessing that you have a problem with the monitor. Certainly, it should be relatively easy for you just to get any other monitor in there, to compare – you are only using analog component, and this is common for a monitor.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

Hi Don –
yes, they are DESIGNED to work together. This is how you upconvert from standard def to HD with these products. They work FLAWLESSLY together – no conflicts, no error messages.

YES !

bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

I bet your Audio/Video settings are wrong. Simply choose Betacam 8 bit uncompressed under easy setups, and try it again.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

The Kona 2 offers a Y Pb Pr analog output that is controlled and set by the AJA Kona Control Panel. This control panel allows you to switch the component output between Hi Def analog component, and Standard Def Analog component (downconvert). In this control panel, under the control tab, you can select COLOR BARS, and test the JVC. Test the JVC with the Kona Control Panel color bars – both as an HD signal, and then as a downconverted Standard def signal. How does the JVC respond ?

Sure, I would love to blame the JVC, but I am not there, and I just don’t know. You have to do these tests, and report back. YES, the Kona can output HD-SDI AND component video AT THE SAME TIME. You must now tell me if the HD component out is shakey, or is the downconverted output shakey, or is both shakey. I can assure you that even on a cheap consumer Sony LCD monitor that you get in Best Buy, the Y Pb Pr output of the Kona 2 is ROCK SOLID, so lets see if your monitor has an issue, or just an issue with
HD or SD.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

Boy, am I confused.

The HD Link should be getting a feed from the HD-SDI output of the Kona LHe.
With FINAL CUT PRO or the Kona control panel test pattern, bring up 1080 Color Bars. Make sure your Display System Preferences is set for 1920×1200.
On your cinema display via the HD Link – do you see nice stable HD color bars? (I don’t give a crap about the MAC desktop) – I believe that you will. Same goes here, if you were using the AJA HDP.

Now, quickly disconnect this cable from the HD Link input (the HD SDI cable coming from the Kona LHe), and plug this VERY CABLE with the same color bar signal into the JVC monitor. Is it stable or shaking ? If it’s shaking – the JVC has got an issue, and may not be able to handle a 1080i signal (I dont know it’s specs, but it may only be able to handle a native 720 signal – I just dont know) –

Let me know what you find.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

this is a great suggestion, and I know that there are plenty of smaller hungry router companies like Network, Sigma, etc. that would love to have an “association” with Blackmagic for the Videohub product.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

simply go back to the http://www.aja.com website under support, and download the drivers for the Kona 2, and reinstall them. All your settings for the Kona will come back.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

The Videohub is designed for SDI or HDSDI signals that handle embedded audio, as well as RS422 VTR control. This is not the right product if you want to use analog VTR’s like Beta VTR’s, analog monitors, and VHS machines, unless you feel like spending a fortune on A/D D/A converters.

If you have multiple digital edit systems (AVID, FCP, etc) and a few digital VTR’s, this is the perfect solution. But it is not the solution if you have Beta 1800’s, and lots of other analog devices. Want a cheap solution for your analog stuff – PATCH BAYS !

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

I won’t answer most of your questions, but I will ask you this question – where, in the United States – is a full blown AVID suite $250,000. I have been building AVID suites since day 1 of AVID, and I have never seen or heard of an AVID suite that costs $250,000 to build. Where did you get this price from ?

No one can answer your question, becuase you have not stated your application. Are you working with VHS machines, or HD VTR’s? Are you doing broadcast shows, or a corporate sales video ? There is quite a difference in any system, from any manufacturer – if you are doing wedding videos, or doing a broadcast show.

Bob Zelin