AJA Ki Pro Installation And Operation Manual page 5

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Features
Hardware
Internally, Ki Pro natively supports the amazing Apple ProRes 422 Codecs in
hardware, allowing realtime capture directly to ProRes. In fact, while the Camera is
recording to its own tape or file-based memory, Ki Pro can simultaneously capture
the media as ProRes so it's instantly ready to edit when connected to a Mac, or
when the removable storage module or an Expresscard is connected to a Mac. With
this kind of flexibility, you can save time, steps, and get your project done quicker
and with the highest quality.
Ki Pro is the only recording device in the world that supports Apple's ProRes 422 in
hardware—allowing realtime recording of full-raster I-frame media at 4:2:2 quality.
Ki Pro also includes AJA's realtime hardware 10-bit up/down/cross conversion for
realtime on the fly recording to alternate formats.
Like AJA's famous KONA and Io HD desktop products, Ki Pro offers unparalleled
connectivity. Within its portable and rugged form factor, Ki Pro offers SD/HD analog
I/O, SD/HD digital I/O including SDI, HD-SDI and HDMI, two channels of balanced
and unbalanced analog audio with switch selectable line levels, plus RS-422, LTC
timecode in/out, and LANC (plus loop through).
Control options are also varied and flexible. Ethernet 10/100/1000 connection is
possible via an RJ45 for remote control from a Mac/PC, and a FireWire 400 (1394a)
connector allows you to pass control and timecode from the camera. A special "AJA
Lens Tap" connector provides a unique ability of Ki Pro to intercept lens control
data for use in stop/start and automated recording control. For wireless control,
Ki Pro features an internal WiFi antenna and radio for connection to wireless
devices such as iPhone, iTouch, or 802.11 equipped computers. A FireWire 800
connector allows a Mac to mount Ki Pro's storage devices (SSD, HD, and
ExpressCards)—and as mentioned earlier you can also simply remove any of the
storage devices by themselves for mounting on a Mac via FireWire 800 connectors
on them. (For detailed illustrations and discussions of Ki Pro connectors and control
features, see Chapter 2.)
This manual covers the installation and operation of Ki Pro and its optional
accessories.
Ki Pro offers a large number of unique features for optimum quality, ease of use,
and support for a wide variety of workflows and environments. Ki Pro provides
flexible standard and high definition recording, with hardware up/down/cross-
conversion for versatile operation in a mixed SD/HD environment, plus a wide
variety of control methods and storage options.
• Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 HQ Codec—SD, HD 720/1080, full-
raster 10 bit 4:2:2, realtime, implemented in hardware
• Up/down/cross-conversion, 10-bit, realtime, implemented in hardware
• Component HD/SD analog video I/O (6 BNC)
• Composite video output (1 BNC)
• HD/SD SDI I/O (2 BNC)
• HDMI I/O (2 HDMI)
• 2 channel balanced and unbalanced analog audio I/O (4 XLR, 4 RCA)
• LTC I/O (2 BNC)
• 1394a FireWire port (connection to camera for timecode and control)