What is a Kona card?
And why do I need or want one? I've seen a lot of topics about Kona cards, AJA, Blackmagic, etc...
But what are these suckers and what exactly do they do? The reason I ask is because when editing at home or work, I don't have one and don't understand their purpose. I'm a total noob when it comes to this stuff and even some people at work can't explain it in terms that I understand. My guess is that they don't know either? |
The Kona, Blackmagic, etc. are dedicate hardware (pci) cards that allow you to input and output real time component, composite, SDI, HD-SDI, S-Video, analog and/or digital audio to and from your editor and to and from broadcast video decks or video sources. Specific functions depend upon the card of course.
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Thanks Rick! I've been scratching my head for quite a while trying to understand this stuff.
Is this something I need in addition to my firewire cable if that's all I'm using for input and output? |
If you're just editing DV or HDV via firewire the answer is no. If you need SDI or component inputs/outputs then the answer is yes.
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Big thanks guys!
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Unless of course you want to feed a professional production monitor.
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