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AJA Kona LHe HD/SD Digital and Analog Capture Card
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AJA KONA LHe HD/SD 10-Bit Digital & 12-Bit Analog Capture and Output PCIe Capture Card

SKU: AJKONALHE MFR: KONALHE
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About this item

The AJA KONA LHe offers a full ride to HD with no-compromise, 10-bit uncompressed video, 2-channel AES and 8-channel embedded audio, analog composite/component video I/O, 2-channel analog audio I/O, broadcast-quality hardware downconversion and TBC on analog inputs.

KONA LHe bridges the analog and digital worlds by offering I/O for both. KONA LHe also features dual-monitor desktop viewing for editing ease. The KONA LHe comes standard with a breakout cable and also works with the optional KL-Box for rackmounted I/O convenience.

What's Included With This Item

  • AJA KONA LHe Capture and Output PCIe Capture Card
  • KONA-LHe Standard AV Breakout Cable
  • Read Me First Notice Software/Documentation CD-ROM
  • Installation/Operation Manual
  • Warranty Card
  • AJA Warranty

Key Features

  • KONA LHe Hardware Acceleration: Final Cut Pro users will love DVCPROHD, HDV and Apple RT Extreme hardware acceleration, developed in close cooperation with Apple and available exclusively on KONA LHe.
  • Native 10-Bit Video: Supporting native 10-bit resolution, KONA LHe provides optimum quality for SD and HD - the maximum allowed in SMPTE SDI standards. Using QuickTime format, KONA LHe captures directly to 10-bit files on disk and also supports many legacy 8-bit formats for backward compatibility.
  • Pro Audio Support: In addition to perfection in video, KONA LHe offers all the audio support you'd ever want: native OS X multi-channel audio and 24-bit AES/EBU digital audio at 48kHz for digital production.
  • KONA LHe Supports Final Cut Multi-Cam Feature: Final Cut Pro 5 now provides multi-cam playout - and KONA LHe supports it! With KONA hardware and a sufficient storage solution, you can handle up to 16 sources in realtime.

Technical Specs

Type 10/12-bit Uncompressed SD/HD QuickTime Capture/Output Card
Compatible with Final Cut Pro 5
Motion
After Effects
Combustion
Video System NTSC, PAL
Video Formats 10-bit HD-SDI/SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296
12-bit HD/SD Uncompressed Analog YUV
Video Formats SD 720x576 @25fps PAL
720x486 @29.97fps NTSC
Video Formats HD 720p @50fps
720p @59.94fps
720p @60fps
1080i @25fps
1080i @29.97fps
1080i @50fps
1080psf @23.98fps
1080psf @24fps
1080p @50fps
1080p @59.94fps
1080p @60fps
Audio Formats Digital 24-bit, 48KHz - AES/EBU
24-bit SMPTE-259 SDI embedded audio
Audio Formats Analog 24-bit, 48KHz
Host Connection x4 PCI-Express slot
Input & Output Connectors Video Digital 1 x BNC HD/SD-SDI, in
2 x BNC HD/SD-SDI, out
Input & Output Connectors Video Analog 3 x BNC YUV/Y/C/Composite, in
3 x BNC YUV/Y/C/Composite, out
Input & Output Connectors Audio Digital 1 x XLR AES/EBU, in (1 & 2 Ch.)
1 x XLR AES/EBU, out (1 & 2 Ch.)
8-Ch. HD/SD-SDI embedded audio, I/O
Input & Output Connectors Audio Analog 2 x XLR Balanced, in (1 & 2 Ch.)
2 x XLR Balanced, out (1 & 2 Ch.)
Input and Output Connectors Deck Control 1 x 9-pin RS-422
Input and Output Connectors Genlock 1 x BNC HD/SD Genlock, in
Real-Time Output Yes
Real-Time Layers 16
Hardware Real-Time Effects Yes
WYSIWYG Support Yes
System Requirements: Minimum Apple OSX 10.3.9 or OSX 10.4.x Tiger
Macintosh G5 dual 2GHz processors (PCIe bus is required)
1GB RAM
One or more internal SATA drives
System Requirements: Recommended Apple OSX 10.3.9 or OSX 10.4.x Tiger
Macintosh G5 dual 2.5 GHz processors (PCIe bus is required)
1GB RAM
A Fiber Channel or SCSI external RAID for uncompressed SD/HD storage
Warranty AJA warranty