Josh Pappas
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Devon,
They’ve rearranged their site a bit, but I believe you need their “Desktop Video” software. From the main support page in that link, click “Capture and Playback” and it will be in the list of downloads. I hope this helps!Josh
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I remembered what it was… I didn’t use the AJA Adobe plugins for After Effects in the past, but I installed them when I updated. Having now removed the AJA Adobe plugin for After Effects (still using them for everything else), the video previews now function the way I expected. I hope this helps someone else!
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Actually, I think the Ki Pro Mini is specifically what’s getting it, although the press release does mention user requests to add it to the “Ki Pro line of products.” They announced a Q4 2011 release, so it should be soon.
Here’s a link: https://www.aja.com/news/index_article.php?id=156
Josh
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On the bright side, AJA is showing support for DNxHD in their Ki Pro products, which makes me think they’re willing to support it fully in their I/O devices. One doesn’t make much sense without the other.
Thanks for confirming the issue and helping get the word out!
Josh
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The latest drivers and this tip are very helpful. If only AJA didn’t hate me for trying to go cross-platform with DNxHD…. Playback for that still seems pretty awful.
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On the topic of NetSession, it is an incorrect generalization to state, “Essentially, it’s a P2P client…”
The NetSession Interface is a required core library that enables the Akamai Download Manager to work. The benefit of the Download Manager is that it provides faster, more reliable downloads for the very large files that Adobe needs delivered. It allows downloading from multiple servers on Akamai’s network simultaneously and resuming downloads if they are interrupted, among other things. Basically, the things you use download managers for, but specific to Akamai’s CDN.
Not that NetSession can’t be used by other applications for true P2P, but I’d like to see more information showing that Adobe is using it in that way before assuming it to be true. I tried to verify whether Adobe is leveraging NetSession’s P2P features before posting this, but have not been able to find anything. However, I’m always open to learning new things (and have so much to learn!), so if you have sources to support that assertion, I’d love to see them.
For now, I think it’s just there for the Download Manager. I’ve never noticed it do anything else on my machines.
Josh
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You’re quite welcome! You might also be interested in downloading the free Knoll Unmult effect, which is perfect for creating transparency on items where you would normally use “screen” or “lighten” blending modes to see the underlying layers (such as a lens flare applied to a black solid). It creates an alpha channel based on the luminance of the layer, which is very handy.
Enjoy!
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Yes it is! For starters, make sure your comp actually has a transparent background, not simply a black background, by toggling “Toggle Transparency Grid” button at the bottom of the comp viewer (it’s the small, checkered button). If the background changes to the checkered pattern, you’re good to go.
The only other thing to deal with is the proper output settings. Not all codecs support an alpha channel. I typically use these settings in the Output Module:
Format: Quicktime
Format Options
-Video Codec: Animation
-Quality: 85 to 100, depending on how critical quality is. 100 is uncompressed.Channels: RGB + Alpha
Depth: Millions of Colors+ (the “+” indicates the alpha channel)
Color: Straight (Unmatted) – This avoids a luminance shift in semi-transparent areas that you get with “Premultiplied (Matted)”Others use TIFF or PNG image sequences instead of Quicktime Animation, but the underlying concept is the same.
Hope this helps!
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I may have found an issue that sheds some light on this. I pulled up AJA’s recommended slot configuration, which says that the Kona 3 should be in slot 2 or 3. Ours is in slot 4. I’m going to move some things around to see if that helps.
Out of curiosity, the system specs show slots 3 and 4 as both being PCI-e x4 slots, so what would be different about being in 3 instead of 4? If it works, it works, but I always like to know why.
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The lens flare? AE comes with a basic version, but you can find some excellent plug-ins such as Video Copilot’s Optical Flares or Knoll Light Factory for higher quality.