[Lon Keller]

Adam,

Just a hunch, but did you accidentally download the 3.3 drivers for the Kona 3 instead of Kona 2?

Did you try uninstalling the 3.3 drivers and go back to the previous version of Kona 2 software you were running?

I also recommend contacting AJA support. They are extremely helpful.

Lon

[Lon Keller]

Essentially, that’s what I’m doing with the steps I’ve outlined above.

Lon

[Lon Keller]

This is what works for me…

1. Log and load footage from tape 1
2. Select all clips in the bin and duplicate as new master clip
3. Drag those clips into a new bin
4. Take those clips in the new bin and make them offline, but LEAVE THE MEDIA ON THE DRIVES
5. Change the reel number of the new clips to Tape 2
6. Capture your footage from Tape 2

Hope this helps…
Lon

[Lon Keller]

Basic question, but it needs to be asked. You are trying to monitor audio using the K-Box RCA outputs — and not the XLRs, correct? The XLR connections are digital, not analog.

[Lon Keller]

Oh, forgot this.

Try running Disk Warrior and rebuild the directory on your RAID. It has saved me on more than one occasion.

Lon Keller
Chief Editor / Producer
Sundog Studios

[Lon Keller]

I believe HDCam is only 8-Bit, so any 10-bit work could be a waste of space and unnecessarily tax your drives. The previous post is also correct. Your FCP playback settings should match your capured media for proper viewing.

Lon Keller
Chief Editor / Producer
Sundog Studios

[Lon Keller]

I know Walter will remember this…

The Pinnacle Cinewave support site used to post the currently recommend software configuration (MacOS, Quicktime, Cinewave drivers, etc.) that was approved for their hardware. I had learned (with some pain) not to perform any upgrades without first checking which combination of hardware/software was officialy “blessed” by Pinnacle. With the recent introduction of the PCI-e cards, Intel-compatible hardware, plus the eventual releases of OS-Leopard and Final Cut 6, wouldn’t it be great if AJA provided a recommended configuration tool for all of their products? As a Kona2 and LH user, I know that there will be some point where my upgrade path will end. Since the Pinnacle solution worked for me in the past, I wrote AJA and asked if they could do something similar. According to the email I received back from AJA, I’m happy to report that they have indeed been working on a matrix chart that will provide that information. They just don’t have a timeframe for when it will be complete. Hopefully it won’t be too long.

The support crew at AJA has been absolutely fabulous to work with. They definitely have validated our decision to go with AJA products. Having an up-to-date quick-reference compatiblity chart on their support site will certainly improve my situation, and hopefully yours as well.

Thanks!
Lon

[Lon Keller]

Are your drives and capture device on the same firewire bus? That can cause a problem. If your drives can use USB 2.0, try switching them over to that.

Lon

[Lon Keller]

You can also hold down the command key while pressing F9. This will also give you an insert edit and still allow you to use Expos

[Lon Keller]

Rebooting the IoLA sometimes works for me. Quit FCP, pull the power on the IoLA, count to 10, power up the IoLA, then restart FCP. You also might want to check you have the latest firmware updates on your IoLA.

Lon