AJA KONA LHe HD/SD 10-Bit Digital & 12-Bit Analog Capture and Output PCIe Capture Card

The AJA KONA LHe offers a full ride to HD with no-compromise, 10-bit uncompressed video, 2-channel AES and 8-channel embedded audio, analog composite/component video I/O, 2-channel analog audio I/O, broadcast-quality hardware downconversion and TBC on analog inputs. KONA LHe bridges the analog and digital worlds by offering I/O for both. KONA LHe also features dual-monitor desktop viewing for editing ease. The KONA LHe comes standard with a breakout cable and also works with the optional KL-Box for rackmounted I/O convenience.

• KONA LHe Hardware Acceleration: Final Cut Pro users will love DVCPROHD, HDV and Apple RT Extreme hardware acceleration, developed in close cooperation with Apple and available exclusively on KONA LHe.
• Native 10-Bit Video: Supporting native 10-bit resolution, KONA LHe provides optimum quality for SD and HD - the maximum allowed in SMPTE SDI standards. Using QuickTime format, KONA LHe captures directly to 10-bit files on disk and also supports many legacy 8-bit formats for backward compatibility.
• Pro Audio Support: In addition to perfection in video, KONA LHe offers all the audio support you'd ever want: native OS X multi-channel audio and 24-bit AES/EBU digital audio at 48kHz for digital production.
• KONA LHe Supports Final Cut Multi-Cam Feature: Final Cut Pro 5 now provides multi-cam playout - and KONA LHe supports it! With KONA hardware and a sufficient storage solution, you can handle up to 16 sources in realtime.