Meet KONA 3, the
Heavyweight Champion Capture Card for Uncompressed SD, HD, 2K &
Dual Link HD on OS X
Visualize uncompressed video, 8-channel AES and embedded 16-channel
audio, up/cross/down HD/SD format conversion, hardware downstream
keyer and HD/SD component analog output all your's on a
state-of-the-art 4-lane PCIe card (KONA 3) or PCI-X card (KONA 3X).
Intrigued? Like other members of the KONA family, KONA 3 is designed
for no-holds-barred design and editing with support for Apple
Final Cut Studio 2 and Apple's ProRes 422 and ProRes 422 HQ plus
hardware acceleration for the DVCPROHD and HDV codecs, and Dynamic
RT Extreme effects in Final Cut Pro 6. Its a knockout KONA 3
the new standard-bearer for quality, flexibility and future-safe
architecture in a QuickTime I/O card.
| KONA
3 is the ultimate uncompressed capture card for seamless
operation with PCI Express (PCIe) Apple Mac Pro (and PCIe
G5s) and Apple Final Cut Pro. Supporting any uncompressed SD
or HD format, including Dual Link and 2K, KONA 3 captures
and plays back uncompressed 10-bit and 8-bit digital video
and 24-bit digital audio, providing unparalleled power and
workflow efficiency. KONA 3 also includes a variety of
10-bit broadcast-quality features, such as hardware-based
up-, down- and crossconversion to and from HD, and adds a
live hardware HD/SD keyer for compositing bugs, live clips
and other elements over video. |
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Rating:
PRO's: Great choice for execs, many inputs, Superb video
quality.
CON's: Software based
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