[Christopher Tay]

Hi Steven,

Well, some users need some kind of visual reference to ensure that audio is indeed being received by the software. If you say that Premier Pro has no way to visually monitor incoming audio levels, then I think it is one area that needs to be addressed in future updates. How can a professional video editing software lack that basic feature ?

-chrispy

[Christopher Tay]

Otis,

The ATI 9650 256MB card that comes standard with the new dual 2.7Ghz G5 has one single link DVI and one dual link DVI so you can hook up a 23″ and a 30″ Cinema Display with this card. But if you need more juices, then the NVIDIA 6800Ultra is the way to go but it eats up the next PCI slot because of the fan. If you need a 512MB card that can support the 23″ and 30″ Cinema Display and does not eat up a PCI slot, then go with the ATI X800XT card. Also, if you intend to get the FinalTouch color correction software as Wally mentioned, you will need to stick with ATI cards, so the X800XT is probably your best option. To lose a PCI slot on the G5 can be an issue for some people.

Also, AJA has a HD to DVI converter called the HDP (https://www.aja.com/hdp.htm) which features hardware scaling to take care of the 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio. If you need to connect to 4 DVI displays, they have a new one called HDP4 (https://www.aja.com/hdp4.htm).

But all in all, Kona 2 is a fantastic product.

-chrispy

[Christopher Tay]

Thanks for your replies but actually I’m not referring to adjusting the incoming audio levels. I can do that via an external audio mixer for analog audio but my question is how to monitor the audio levels with the audio meter in Premier Pro. Right now when I have the audio meter window opened, I cannot see the level jumping when I’m viewing my input source. I know the audio is coming in fine as it captures and playback properly. It’s the visual monitoring of the input level that I’m trying to figure out.

Sorry if my question wasn’t clear…thanks.

-chrispy

[Christopher Tay]

Jason,

If you have both the SD and HD breakout box connected at the same time, you have to ensure that the settings for both matches. For example, if you have set your HD breakout box to HD/25, you will need to set the SD to PAL 625. Or if you set HD to HD/24p, you will need to set the SD to NTSC 525.

Hope this helps.

-chrispy

[Christopher Tay]

Sorry folks…my mistake…wrong forum. Was wondering where this post went to over at the AJA forum.

-chrispy