AJA KONA 5 12G-SDI HFR 8K Capture & Playback Card

AJA KONA 5 Overview

The AJA KONA 5 is an 8-lane PCIe 3.0 I/O card designed for demanding video and audio editing workflows. It features four bidirectional 12G-SDI HD-BNC connectors supporting up to HFR 8K video ingest and output. It also has an HDMI 2.0 output for monitoring and includes a breakout cable for AES audio input/output, LTC timecode input/output, and RS-422 control.

The bidirectional SDI connectors allow for simultaneous capture and monitoring. 12G-capable, the connectors also provide less points of failure while offering 6G/3G/1.5G backwards-compatibility. The KONA 5 also has a built-in hardware downstream keyer that allows graphics and images to be easily overlaid on the input video in real time.

Key Features

• Up to 8K, UHD 8K, DCI 4K, UHD 4K, 2K/HD/SD ingest and output at frame rates up to 50/60 fps
• Supports RGB 4:4:4 and YCbCr 4:2:2 workflows
• 10-bit DCI/UHD 4K and 2K/Dual Link/HD/SD input and output
• 12-bit color support (application dependent)
• HDMI 2.0 output (DCI/UHD 4K HFR 4:2:2 10-bit)
• HDR10 support�HDR Infoframe metadata, in accordance with HDMI 2.0a/CTA-861.3
• HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma) support
• 8-channel AES/EBU, 8-channel embedded HDMI, and 16-channel embedded SDI digital audio I/O
• Reference input on card (analog black burst or tri-level)
• Extend external connectivity with included breakout cable
• RS-422 support on 9-pin connector
• macOS, Windows, and Linux support
• AJA Control Room and AJA Control Panel software included as free downloads to get you up and running with up to 8K HFR workflows right out of the box

Breakout Cable

• 8 channels of AES/EBU inputs on 4 x BNC
• 8 channels of AES/EBU outputs on 4 x BNC
• LTC input and output on 2 x BNC
• RS-422 on 9-pin connector

Compatibility

Below are the applications KONA 5 is currently compatible with. Compatibility with other software is in the works.

Editing

• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Apple FCP X
• Avid Media Composer
• Avid Media Composer�NewsCutter option (Windows only)
• Avid Media Composer�Symphony option
• Grass Valley EDIUS
• Mistika Ultima

Color

• Adobe SpeedGrade (up to 2015.1)
• Assimilate SCRATCH
• Colorfront QC Player (Windows only)
• Mistika Ultima (Linux only)
• Transkoder (Windows only)

Dailies / Archiving

• Assimilate SCRATCH
• MTI Film Cortex (Windows only)

Effects

• Adobe After Effects

Graphics

• Adobe Photoshop
• Brainstorm eStudio (Windows only)
• Brainstorm InfinitySet (Windows only)
• Unreal Engine
• Zero Density Reality Engine Virtual Studio (Windows only)

Audio

• Adobe Audition CC
• Avid Pro Tools

Ingest / Playout

• Softron MovieRecorder (Windows only)
• ToolsOnAir just:in (Windows/Linux only)

Streaming / Live Production

• Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder
• OBS (Ubuntu Linux Only)
• Telestream Wirecast
• Unreal Engine

VJ / Live Video Performance

• Derivative TouchDesigner