Aja Pak Dock; Apple Prores 422 And Apple Prores 444 Advantages - AJA Ki Pro Ultra Installation & Operation Manual

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IMPORTANT:

AJA Pak Dock

Ki Pro Ultra v1.2r1

The 'Rollover' functionality of Ki Pro Ultra is not supported between multiple Pak-Adapt-

eSATAs, or between Pak media and Pak-Adapt-eSata, due to the longer mount times

required by larger volumes.

For a current listing of all eSATA media qualified by AJA, see:

https://www.aja.com/en/products/pak#support

The AJA Pak Dock option is an external media reader with Thunderbolt™ and USB 3.0

connections for fast transfer of media to a host computer.

Captured media using Apple ProRes 422 or Apple ProRes 444 is virtually

indistinguishable from uncompressed HD/2K/4K sources. Better yet, Apple ProRes

maintains the quality during editing, surviving multiple encoding/decoding generations

without degradation. It was designed by Apple specifically for editing. Some of the

advantages include:

• Resolution support for 4096-by-2160 (4K), 3840-by-2160 (UltraHD), 2048-by-1080 (2K),

1920-by-1080 (HD), and 1280-by-720 (HD).

• 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 chroma sampling. Provides precise compositing and blending at sharp

saturated-color boundaries.

• 10-bit sample depth. Preserves subtle gradients of 10-bit sources (perfect for green-

screen compositing, graphics or color correction) with no visible banding artifacts.

NOTE:

Ki Pro Ultra can accept 12-bit inputs but processes and encodes at 10-bit.

• Intra-frame encoding. Ensures consistent quality in every frame and no artifacts from

complex motion.

• Variable bit-rate (VBR) encoding. "Smart" encoding analyzes the image and allocates

more bits to complex frames.

• Low data rate requirements make for more storage options and require less drive space

to store high quality video.

• Optimized for efficient real-time effects.

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