Offline editing can be done in Final Cut Pro and because of the flexibility of Final Cut Pro and QuickTime, even a 2K online is possible.įurther new features of KONA 3 v2 are 16-channel embedded audio, and 96khz AES audio. This 1080 HD playout can also be down-converted to SD in realtime, giving the 2K DI pipeline a powerful solution for multi-format video playout of 2K material.īy generating 2K DPX files during the digitize phase, different parts of the process - delivery of full-resolution media for shots intended for visual effects, for example-can be done much earlier. Material can be played out at 2K via HSDL (High Speed Data Link), offering further synergy with other 2K products available and already in use in the market.Īdditionally, KONA 3 v2 allows 2K files to be viewed on HD 108024P-supported video monitors, lowering the price barrier for recording to tape and viewing 2K material. "We're thrilled that AJA has taken advantage of the open resolution and frame-rate independent architecture of Final Cut Studio to provide viable realtime 2K solutions on the desktop."ĢK telecine to KONA 3 saves time and steps in the process by directly and simultaneously creating 2K DPX files and 2K QuickTime reference movies.
"The combination of the Power Mac G5 and Apple's Final Cut Studio brings realtime, native HD editing to customers at a breakthrough price," added Ron Okamoto, Apple's vp of worldwide developer relations. The added 2K support in KONA 3 v2 will benefit large, full-service facilities as well as boutique facilities entering the 2K 'film as digital' landscape," said John Abt, president, AJA Video. With this upgrade for customers on the Mac platform, you can go straight from telecine to disk with 2K media and eliminate the steps of using tape stock and then digitizing those tapes for the nonlinear editor. "The KONA 3 2K path offers significant cost and labor savings over a tape-based approach to 2K.
This desirable feature further streamlines dailies and deliverables creation at true broadcast picture quality in realtime. KONA 3 will now provide customers editing and finishing on an Apple Power Mac G5 with the capability to bring in and play back material at 2K.Īdditionally, KONA 3 v2 will address users' needs with support forhardware-based 1080-to-720 or 720-to-1080 cross conversion. AJA Video announced 2K resolution video support with the v2 upgrade to the recently released KONA 3, the company's top-of-the-line uncompressed HD/SD capture card.
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