Meet AJA Video KONA 3, the Heavyweight Champion Capture Card for Uncompressed SD, HD, 2K & Dual Link HD on OS X
Visualize uncompressed video, 8-channel AES and embedded 16-channel audio, up/cross/down HD/SD format conversion, hardware downstream keyer and HD/SD component analog output - all your's on a state-of-the-art 4-lane PCIe card (KONA 3) or PCI-X card (KONA 3X). Intrigued? Like other members of the KONA family, KONA 3 is designed for no-holds-barred design and editing - with support for Apple Final Cut Studio - plus hardware acceleration for the DVCPROHD and HDV codecs, and Dynamic RT Extreme effects in Final Cut Pro 5. It's a knockout - KONA 3 - the new standard-bearer for quality, flexibility and future-safe architecture in a QuickTime I/O card.
KONA 3 is the ultimate uncompressed capture card for seamless operation with PCI Express (PCIe) Apple G5 Power Macs and Apple Final Cut Pro. Supporting any uncompressed SD or HD format, including Dual Link and 2K, KONA 3 captures and plays back uncompressed 10-bit and 8-bit digital video and 24-bit digital audio, providing unparalleled power and workflow efficiency. KONA 3 also includes a variety of 10-bit broadcast-quality features, such as hardware-based up-, down- and crossconversion to and from HD, and adds a live hardware HD/SD keyer for compositing bugs, live clips and other elements over video.
Specifications:
- Cross Platform: Mac & PC
- SDI, HD-SDI, Dual Link HD-SDI 4:4:4,
and 4:4:4:4
- 4-Lane PCI-Express Bus Interface
- DVCProHD hardware acceleration
- HDV hardware acceleration
- Dynamic RT Extreme hardware acceleration
- Broadcast Quality hardware 10-bit
Up-convert
- Broadcast Quality hardware 10-bit
Down-convert
- 12 bit HD component and SD component/composite analog output
- HD/SD Video/Key Output
- Internal HD/SD Live Hardware Keyer
- 8-Channel 24-bit AES and Embedded Audio
- AJA QuickTimeT Drivers
- Support for Apple Final Cut ProT
- Support for Adobe AfterEffects, PhotoShop...and Much More!
- RS-422 Machine Control
- Available in PCIe (4 lane) as KONA 3
- Available in PCI-X as KONA 3X
- Cables Standard-K3-Box Breakout Optional
- 3-year Warranty
