Press Release

AJA Video, a leading
manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions,
today announced KONA 3, AJA's new top-of-the-line HD/SD video capture card.
Offering 40 percent more processing power than the industry-leading KONA 2, the
new KONA 3 is the ultimate uncompressed capture card for SD, HD and Dual
Link 4:4:4:4 HD for PCI Express (PCIe) Apple G5 Power Macs and Apple Final
Cut Pro. KONA 3 makes its worldwide debut this week during MacWorld Expo
San Francisco at the AJA booth, #1449; the new card will ship worldwide on
January 30th, 2006.
KONA 3's all new extensible architecture features a 4-Lane PCI-Express bus
interface with integrated AJA QuickTime™ drivers that work seamlessly with
the new Apple Power Mac G5s and Final Cut Pro™ providing unparalleled power
and workflow efficiency. Supporting any uncompressed SD or HD format,
including Dual Link, KONA 3 captures and plays back uncompressed 10-bit and
8-bit digital video and 24-bit 48kHz digital audio. KONA 3 also includes a
variety of 10-bit broadcast-quality features, such as hardware-based
up-and-down-conversion to and from HD-and adds a live hardware keyer for
compositing bugs, live clips, and other elements over video.
Another first for any QuickTime capture card, KONA 3's Internal HD/SD Live
Hardware Keyer makes it easier than ever for video editors and broadcast
designers to achieve sophisticated keyed video effects. Now users can load
up a QuickTime clip with an alpha-channel, perhaps a flying logo-and then
place it over live video coming into the card-all in real time.
"KONA 3 furthers the AJA commitment of offering the highest quality,
production-proven, reliable solutions that bring professional digital video
to the desktop," said John Abt, CEO of AJA Video Systems. "Editors are
increasingly demanding more versatile and cost-effective solutions for
postproduction on Final Cut Pro and Power Mac G5s, and the KONA 3 is the
best new product to meet their needs."
KONA 3 Features
  • SDI, HD-SDI, Dual Link HD-SDI 4:4:4, and 4:4:4:4
  • 4-Lane PCI-Express Bus Interface
  • DVCProHD hardware acceleration
  • HDV hardware acceleration
  • Dynamic RT Extreme hardware acceleration
  • Broadcast Quality hardware 10-bit Up-convert
  • Broadcast Quality hardware 10-bit Down-convert
  • 12-bit HD component and SD component/composite analog output
  • 10-bit HD/SD Video/Key Output
  • Internal HD/SD Live Hardware Keyer
  • 8-Channel 24-bit AES and Embedded Audio
  • AJA QuickTime Driver
  • Apple Final Cut Pro 5 Support
  • Adobe After Effects, PhotoShop Support… and Much More!
  • RS-422 Machine Control
  • Cables Standard-K3-Box Breakout Optional
  • 3-Year warranty
Pricing and Availability
KONA 3 is priced at US $2990.00. KONA3's I/O connections are supported with
supplied breakout cables, AJA's K3-Box-a rackmountable IRU enclosure is
available as an option for US $299.00. KONA 3 will be available worldwide
as of January 30th, 2006 through AJA's network of worldwide channel sales
partners.
www.aja.com