Chapter 1: Introduction; Overview; Features - AJA KONA LHI Installation And Operation Manual

Overview

Features

The AJA KONA LHi brings the highest quality 3G/HD/SD-SDI and analog video/audio to an
Apple Mac Pro or Windows workstation. AJA drivers deliver extensive codec and media
support within all professional 3rd-party Video applications.
KONA LHi offers high quality digital and analog interfaces with support for 8- and 10-bit
uncompressed video. DVCPRO HD, HDV, and Apple RT Extreme are also supported—and
even accelerated by onboard hardware. Interfaces are included for HDMI v1.3a in and out,
allowing use of low-cost cameras and high quality HD monitoring. In addition to digital HD,
the LHi also supports analog HD. Using superb 12-bit video A/D and D/A converters, analog
formats like BetaCam SP also look excellent. Add to that hardware based up-conversion from
SD to HD, hardware based down-conversion from HD to SD and HD to HD cross-conversion
between 720 and1080 HD formats, and you're covered for realtime conversion at ingest or
playout.
In addition to high quality video, KONA LHi also supports balanced analog, AES/EBU, and
embedded audio I/O, all at 24 bits and 48Khz. For simplified system integration, KONA LHi
includes hardware sample-rate conversion for AES inputs (eliminating annoying
synchronization hassles)—and RS-422 machine control.
This manual covers the hardware and driver installation for the LHi and discusses using it with
AJA's Control Panel application. AJA Plugins and related documentation are available for
supported 3rd-party Video applications at the AJA Support site. Instructions for installing the
KLHi-Box are shipped with the KLHi-Box.
The KONA LHi card offers a large number of unique features for optimum quality, ease of use,
and support for a wide variety of workflows and environments. KONA LHi provides flexible
standard definition and high definition capture and playback, a hardware down-converter for
working in mixed SD/HD environments—and it supports both analog and digital audio/video
I/O—including HDMI.

Chapter 1: Introduction

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