AJA KONA-4-R0-S02 4K/2K/3G/Dual Link/HD/SD I/O, 10-bit PCIe card, HDMI output with HFR support
Overview
KONA 4 is a powerful 4-channel video and audio desktop I/O card with unparalleled features for handling everything from SD to HD, 2K, and 4K with full 10-bit 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 sampling for fantastic image clarity and 12-bit support. For HDR* workflows, KONA 4 supports HDR10+, HLG, PQ, and Dolby Vision for rich color delivery over SDI and/or HDMI. It works with AJA’s Control Room, Control Panel software, and SDK tools, providing support for leading content creation applications, such as Adobe® Premiere® Pro, Apple® Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer®, FilmLight products, and more. KONA 4 has the power for the work you do today and into the future.
*Application Dependent
Features
- 4K/UltraHD/2K/HD/SD up to 50/60p
- 4x bidirectional 3G-SDI spigots with 16-channel embedded audio
- HDMI 1.4b monitoring with 8-channel embedded audio, plus 4K to HD downsampling
- RGB 4:4:4 12-bit and YCbCr 4:2:2 10-bit HFR workflows supported
- 10-bit LUT support (.cube)
- Real time up, down, cross-conversion (HD/SD)
- 4K Closed Caption Support
- VPID signaling for SDR/HDR Transfer Characteristics, Colorimetry, and Luminance via SDI
- PQ, HLG, HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision Support
- HDR Metadata Capture and Auto Playback Detection
- Includes support for the Apple M1 chip
- Compatible with OBS Studio, vMix, Telestream Wirecast, Adobe Creative Suite, Apple FCP, Avid Media Composer, and much more.
Includes support for the new Apple M1 chip - Included breakout cable for Ref (Analog or Tri-level), LTC, RS-422, 8-ch AES/EBU
- Extend external connectivity with K3G-BOX breakout box
- Three year warranty
Professional Connectivity
KONA 4 features bi-directional 3G-SDI connections that can be used for input and output. 16-Channels of embedded audio over SDI for multi-channel audio work and HDMI 2.0b monitoring output. LTC I/O, Genlock input, RS-422 control, configurable 3 x BNC SD/HD analog video output and 8-channel AES audio I/O with the K3G-Box all allow KONA 4 to integrate into a variety of workflows from HDR to HFR, 4K to Multi-Channel HD for streaming and more.
Apple M1 Chip Support
Desktop Software v16.1 and above is optimized for the Apple M1 chip with native support for AJA macOS drivers, application plug-ins, AJA Control Room, AJA Control Panel, AJA System Test and AJA NMOS software.
HDR
HDR, or High Dynamic Range, provides the ability to display a wider and richer range of colors, much brighter whites, and much deeper, darker blacks than standard signals allow. This gives your imagery a more ‘dynamic’ look and allows for natural true to life colors to be communicated to your audience.
KONA 4 HDR workflows can also benefit from AJA’s Control Room application and it’s companion, AJA Control Panel, which comes complete with built-in HDR test patterns.
AJA Control Room provides VPID signaling for SDR/HDR Transfer Characteristics, Colorimetry and Luminance transfer characteristics over SDI, bringing flexible output options to your KONA 4. HDMI ports that were already HDR compatible will work simultaneously, for HDR output via both SDI and HDMI.
AJA Control Room software adds support for HDR metadata capture from an incoming SDI or HDMI signal. The captured .mov video file will have embedded HDR metadata, allowing the file to be played back at its intended dynamic range.
AJA Control Room software also provides the KONA 4 with HDR Auto Playback Detection. Embedded HDR metadata in a recorded .mov file, is read and used to automatically set the HDR format on the monitor(s) connected to the KONA 4 HDMI and/or SDI outputs. Support for file-based .mov HDR outputs with metadata from Adobe Premiere Pro/Adobe Media Encoder HDR files is also available. Screening those rendered outputs is a simple and hi-quality experience with AJA Control Room. Every frame is presented in its full-quality, at the timing intended, and with the proper HDR format set correctly and automatically.
