Kona 3
KONA 3 has the features video professionals expect: uncompressed video I/O, 8-channel AES digital audio I/O and 16-channel SDI embedded audio I/O, realtime hardware-based up/down/ crossconversion for efficiently working with a wide variety of SD and HD formats, a hardware downstream keyer for compositing graphics without rendering, and more. All the features you want and expect from a state-of-the-art x4 lane PCI Express card. KONA 3 offers integrated and easy to use support for Apple's Final Cut Studio applications. In addition to working with uncompressed SD and HD, HDV and DVCPRO HD, AJA also offers Easy Setups for working with Apple's high-quality Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) codecs.
- SDI/HD-SDI single link 4:2:2, Dual Link HD-SDI 4:4:4, and 2K input/output support via HSDL
- DVCPRO HD hardware scalar acceleration
- HDV hardware scalar acceleration
- Dynamic RT Extreme hardware scalar acceleration
- Broadcast quality hardware based 10-bit up-conversion, cross-conversion, and down-conversion
- SD to SD hardware based aspect ratio conversion (anamorphic to letterbox and vice versa)
- 12-bit SD and HD component output or SD composite plus Y/C analog outputs
- 10-bit HD/SD video + key output
- Internal HD/SD hardware based Downstream Keyer
- 8-channel 24-bit digital AES at either 48kHz or 96kHz via XLR or 16-channel of 48kHz SDI embedded audio
- AJA QuickTime driver and additional useful applications included with the software installer
- Apple Final Cut Pro support including a variety of Easy Setups
- Support for motion graphics applications like Adobe After Effects, Apple Motion and more
- RS-422 machine control
- Cables for connectivity are supplied standard
- Affordable breakout box is optional - K3-Box
- 3-year international warranty and outstanding free-of-charge technical support
Reviews
Without a doubt, THE best product on the market for Final Cut Pro. We are cutting multiple feature documentaries with footage from DV, DVCAM, DVCPro HD, Beta, BetaSX, DigiBeta, DVCPro HD and HDV. All of this footage is converted to one format (ProRes) and one frame size (720p) during ingest and it does it flawlessly.
We've been using AJA I think 6 years or so now and from the Kona 2 to the Kona 3, AJA is simply the best in the business.
I've been using the Kona 3 for 6 years. Great performance and excellent support.
wish i had the format ranges to really test this...but it works flawlessly with the digibeta and 10bit uncompressed pal that i use.
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THE SUPPORT FROM AJA ROCKS!!! THE KONA 3 IS AN EXCELLENT CARD AND SUPER VERSATILE!