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Please see the software downloads page for version and OS compatibility.

Note about the "Limit Output to Legal Levels Only" checkbox in the Kona Control Panel's Setup tab:
This limiter clips values that go above or below SMPTE black and white levels. For SD and HD video, this means that the limits of the video are defined by values between 16-235 for 8 bit and between 64-940 for 10 bit. Users should be aware that since these limits are actually more restrictive than broadcast specifications, values that exceed white in the above specifications will be clipped. Any color values that exceed these limits will also be clipped and may appear to shift. The "Limit Output to Legal Values Only" function should not be seen as a substitute for SD or HD footage being properly brought to broadcast specifications by tasks such as gamma correction or color correction. Also of note: the limiter does not guarantee that a limited SDI signal will then generate a legal composite signal from a device receiving the SDI signal.

Note: For users of AJA desktop products on Apple OSX 10.3.9 or OSX 10.4.x Tiger, whose storage is Apple Xserve RAID, we strongly recommend installing the following driver update from Apple:

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/xserveraiddriver10.html
Documents
KONA 3 User Manual (PDF, 8/19/08), Version 6 Software
Describes installation and operation of the KONA 3 Capture/Playback card.

Whitepaper: 2K Overview
Provides an understanding of 2K Workflows in today's post-production environments.

Whitepaper: The KONA 3 2K Process
Describes the step-by-step procedure for working with 2K material on KONA 3, from ingest to output.

Whitepaper: Sony HDCAM Essentials
This document discusses a number of aspects of setting up and using the Sony HDCAM HDW-F500 with KONA.

Io and KONA Configuration Guide
This document describes Mac/Storage/Software configurations for Io and Kona systems.

Minimum KONA 3 System: Power Mac G5 (dual) PCI-Express, 2GHz with 1GB or more RAM. Ensure your Macintosh has a PCI-Express slot for compatibility. Use a Fibre Channel or SCSI external RAID for uncompressed SD/HD storage.

Recommended KONA 3 System: Power Mac G5 PCI-Express (dual) 2.3 GHz or, for best performance, a Quad 2.5GHz with 1GB or more RAM. Use a Fibre Channel or SCSI external RAID for uncompressed SD/HD storage.

Minimum KONA 3X System: Apple Power Mac G5 (dual) 2GHz with
1 GB or more RAM, PCI-X slot required (later G5s have these slots)

Recommended KONA 3X System: Apple Xserve 3 GHz Quad Xeon or Power Mac G5 (dual) 2.5 GHz or better with 2 GB or more RAM
PCI-X slot required (later G5s have these slots)

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