AJA Adobe Plugins Installation & Operation Guide

AJA Adobe Plugins

For Mac & PC

Installation & Operation Guide

Version 12.4

Published: June 6, 2016

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Table of Contents

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Contacting Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 1: Adobe Plugins Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 2: Using Adobe Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Using Adobe Premier Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Beginning a Project with Adobe Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Options Set in Premiere Pro Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Premiere Pro Capture Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Premiere Pro Playback Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Playback Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Closed Caption Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Audio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Audio Voice-over Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Export to Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using Adobe Photoshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

AJA Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

AJA Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using Adobe After Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

AJA Transmit Plugin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Legacy AJA Preview Plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using Adobe SpeedGrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

AJA Display Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using AJA Codecs for File Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

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Notices

Trademarks

AJA® and Because it matters.® are registered trademarks of AJA Video Systems, Inc. for use with

most AJA products. AJA™ is a trademark of AJA Video Systems, Inc. for use with recorder, router,

software and camera products. Because it matters.™ is a trademark of AJA Video Systems, Inc. for

use with camera products.

CION®, Corvid Ultra®, lo®, Ki Pro®, KONA®, KUMO®, ROI® and T-Tap® are registered trademarks of AJA

Video Systems, Inc.

AJA Control Room™, FiDO™, KiStor™, Science of the Beautiful™, TruScale™, TruZoom™, V2Analog™

and V2Digital™ are trademarks of AJA Video Systems, Inc.

AirPort, Apple, Apple logo, AppleShare, AppleTalk, FireWire, iPod, iPod touch, Mac, Macintosh and

ProRes, are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Final Cut Pro, QuickTime and QuickTime logo are

trademarks of Apple Inc.

Avid, Avid DNxHD and Media Composer are registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc.

Adobe is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other

countries.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered

trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC.

DVI is a registered trademark of DDWG.

TASCAM is a registered trademark of TEAC Corporation.

Dolby and the double-D Dolby logo are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing

Corporation.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

manual is subject to change without notice. No part of the document may be

reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic or mechanical,

including photocopying or recording, without the express written permission of AJA

Video Systems, Inc.

Contacting Support

When calling for support, have all information at hand prior to calling. To contact AJA for

sales or support, use any of the following methods:

Telephone: +1.530.271.3190

FAX: +1.530.271.3140

Web: http://www.aja.com

Support Email: suppor[email protected]

Sales Email: [email protected]

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Chapter 1: Adobe Plugins Installation

Installation

IMPORTANT: Please read the brief Release Notes PDF file that accompanies your AJA Software. The Release

Notes describe important Features and Fixes. Also, always go to your AJA Utilities (on the Mac)

or Windows Control Panel to uninstall existing AJA software before installing a new version.

This will prevent hardware/software conflicts.

NOTE: Before proceeding, ensure that your Adobe software is installed as detailed in its user

documentation. These applications should be installed prior to installing AJA software. The

AJA software package adds required files to your Adobe application directories.

Download the latest KONA software from the AJA website to install necessary software

drivers, plugins, and AJA’s Control Panel. from our website at:

http://www.aja.com/en/support/software/

You cannot use AJA hardware with third-party applications until the AJA plugins

software has been installed on the host computer.

If you add KONA supported applications at a later date and have not previously installed

the appropriate plugins, you must run the install program again selecting the

appropriate application support software to be installed.

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Chapter 2: Using Adobe Applications

Overview

AJA provides plugins for both Mac and Windows versions of the Adobe Applications and

their functions are mostly the same. This chapter will describe the Windows menus and

note exceptions for the Mac.

AJA hardware is tightly integrated with Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and After

Effects. This allows a user to capture supported Premiere Pro compressed formats and

provides plug-ins and drivers that add functionality to the Premiere Pro application.

The manual you are reading does not provide operational information for Adobe except

as related to AJA hardware operations. Please read the Adobe user documentation for

Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects configuration and operation.

The chapter you are reading addresses configuration and setups supported by KONA.

Topics covered include:

• Adobe Premiere Pro

• Beginning a Project with Adobe Presets

• KONA/Io Capture Options

• KONA/Io Playback Options

• Using Adobe Photoshop

• Using After Effects

Using Adobe Premier Pro

Beginning a Project

with Adobe Presets

Opening Adobe Premiere Pro, you will select New Project from the File Menu and choose

an AJA Capture Format from the pulldown menu, name the project, and click OK. When

the Premiere Pro project has launched, refer to Adobe documentation to open the New

Sequence setup panel with presets. Or in the Capture window, click the AJA Settings

button to customize your workflow Capture Options panel

" Premiere Pro Capture Settings

on page 9".

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Figure 1. Adobe Premiere Pro New Project panel

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Figure 2. New Sequence Setup Panel

Using the New Sequence Setup panel, you can select from any Adobe Presets. The

Presets offer typical project settings. This differs from some earlier versions of AJA

plugins for Premiere, which required AJA specific sequence presets.

Options Set in

Premiere Pro

Preferences

Some settings that determine both capture and playback characteristics for AJA

hardware are accessed through Premiere Pro Preferences.

In Adobe Premiere Pro Preferences (under Premiere Pro>Preferences for Mac, and under

Edit>Preferences for Windows,) you can set up global (default) settings for:

• Audio Hardware

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• Audio Output mapping

• Device Control

• Playback Settings (see " Premiere Pro Playback Preferences on page 12").

NOTE: There are two important audio configurations you must consider for Playback performance:

• Standard audio setup with optimum A/V sync output

• Voice-over audio setup that uses the AJA hardware as an audio input for the Premiere

Pro voice-over tool (does not guarantee precise frame-accurate sync)

Reference the Playback Settings section for Standard and Voice-over audio setup instructions.

Device Control Device Control Options are settings for Export to Tape and Capture functions using the

RS-422 machine control interface on AJA KONA/Io hardware (not applicable to T-Tap).

Always use the AJA Serial Control setting and the KONA/Io RS-422 port for capture. There

are two ways to access Device Control in Premiere Pro—in Preferences (shown below)

and in the Capture window Settings tab.

Figure 3. Preferences>Device Control>Options

Enter the desired value for:

Preroll: 0 to 15; the number of seconds required to start the source machine before capture. AJA

recommends 4 seconds of preroll for device control.

Timecode Offset: -30 to +30; timecode adjustment (in seconds) forward or back to compensate for

discrepancies between the source’s burned-in timecode and that of the captured

sequence.

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Always verify Premiere Pro and AJA offset settings for Capture and Export are in

agreement. Device Control settings made in the Capture window or Export window

menus may override Preference settings.

AJA Device Control

Options

Click on the Options button to pull up the AJA Device Control window.

Board: This menu allows you to select from multiple KONA/Io devices if you have them installed

in your system.

Timebase : Use this pull-down to select the timecode base supported by your VTR.

• Match Deck–this is the AJA default setting. It accesses the connected VTR deck to get

the current framerate of the tape.

•Base 24

•Base 25

• Base 29.97 NDF (no drop frame)

• Base 29.97 DF (drop frame)

•Base 30

The timecode format is used for both monitoring the RP-188 timecode embedded in the

digital data stream and for selecting a timecode offset (if required) for the attached VTR

(connected to KONA’s RS-422 port).

IMPORTANT: Not all decks support the default Match Deck function. If you are using a Panasonic deck

(especially a D5) you should set the frame rate match manually.

Timecode Source: Choose between a separate-channel Longitudinal Timecode (LTC) or Vertical Interval

Timecode (VITC) transported in the video signal’s vertical interval or include both (LTC +

VITC).

Optional Layoff Adjustments: The fractional frames settings (1/10 frame increments) are available as optional offset

adjustments that can be applied in situations where layoffs are intermittently off by a

frame. For example, if a Layoff deck is missing its edit in point 1 out of 10 times, try

adjusting the layoff by .1 frames and see if it locks in the accuracy.

NOTE: If you find an adjustment that works consistently with your deck, reporting that information

to AJA support can allow AJA to hard code that adjustment for that specific deck into future

versions of the plugin.

Optional Capture Adjustments: Same as above, but applies to adjusting fractional frames for capture

Premiere Pro

Capture Settings

In Premiere Pro you can access Capture settings in a number of ways. For initial project

settings, go to File> Project Settings> General and set AJA Capture Format and settings.

To access the Adobe Capture Settings panel, do one of the following:

• Go to Window>Capture (or F5 function key) to launch the Capture Window and click on

the Settings tab>Edit

• Use the Flydown menu >Capture Settings

• Right-click in the Capture window for context-sensitive menu.

In the Capture settings, you can select either AJA Dpx or AJA Mov file format for the

capture. Click on Settings to see that Premiere Pro detects the current video input Format

and then allows you to set:

•Pixel Format

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•Audio Format

• Audio Channels (mono or stereo)

• Timecode Source

•Frame Offset

Figure 4. AJA Capture Settings panel

Pixel Format Choices Supported pixel formats are shown in the following table.

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NOTE: Available Pixel Format will vary according to the video input resolution. For example, if the

AJA device has an HD input, the DV/DVCPro formats won’t be displayed but the DVCProHD

formats will.

Audio Formats Use the Audio Formats pull-down menu to select the appropriate signal type for your

input.

• 16-bit LE (little-endian) PCM (audio compression)

•24-bit LE PCM

•32-bit LE PCM

• 32-bit LE float PCM

Audio Channels Select the number of audio channels to be captured, KONA and Io devices vary in the

number of audio channels they support. Audio channels can be captured as discrete

mono channels or stereo pairs.

Timecode Source This setting tells the Capture plugin where to get the timecode information for insertion

into the file.

• Control Panel–(default setting) uses the user-defined setting in the AJA Control Panel

• Device Control–uses the timecode from the RS-422 port

• Time of Day–use the computer time of day information

• Premiere–asks Premiere for timecode information

Table 1. Available Pixel Formats

DPX format

10-Bit BE (big endian) RGB

MOV formats

8-Bit RGB

8-Bit RGBA

10-Bit BE RGB

8-Bit Uncompressed

10-Bit Uncompressed

MC DV25

MC DVCPRO50

MC DVCPRO HD

Apple ProRes 4444

Apple ProRes 422 (HQ)

Apple ProRes 422

Apple ProRes 422LT

Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy)

Avid DNxHD HQX

Avid DNxHD HQ

Avid DNxHD SQ

Avid DNxHD LB

Avid DNxHD 444

Avid DNxHR HQX

Avid DNxHR HQ

Avid DNxHR SQ

Avid DNxHR LB

Avid DNxHR 444

Note: Apple ProRes capture available

on Mac OS only

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Premiere Pro

Playback

Preferences

To access AJA Playback settings, in Premiere Pro, go to PremierePro>Preferences>

Playback (Mac) or Edit>Preferences>Playback (Windows) to access the screen below.

Figure 5. Player Settings Panel in Premiere Pro Preferences

Video Device Setup For Video Device, select the AJA device you are using and click Setup.

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Figure 6. Premiere Pro Preferences Playback Format Settings

Video Format The default setting (expected to be what most users will want and use) is Match

Sequence. When Match Sequence is selected, the transmit plugin will try to put the card in

a mode that matches the resolution and frame rate of the timeline you're working with.

Alternatively, you can use Match Control Panel and then select a “hard-wired” video

format from the AJA Control Panel menu of available formats.

NOTE: Even with Match Sequence selected you can make other parameter adjustments (such as

color space or up/down/cross conversions) using the AJA Control Panel.

Offset Settings: The AJA Transmit plugin always works to perfectly sync audio and video output from the

AJA hardware. In doing this, a buffer is created which may cause a slight delay (generally

around 1-2 frames) compared to the Program Monitor or Source Monitor on your

desktop. These Offset settings have been provided by Adobe to tweak that delay, and

match up the video on the desktop to the video and audio coming out of the AJA

hardware.

IMPORTANT: A video offset set here can cause a missed frame when laying off to tape. Be sure to set

this offset to zero before layoff (refer to your AJA Mac or Windows release notes for the latest

information).

Buffer Mode Use the Buffer Mode menu to choose Standard, Minimum, or Maximum frame buffering.

Figure 7. Premiere Pro Preferences Playback Buffer Modes

This mode determines how many frames of buffering are to be used in the AJA hardware:

• Standard, will store 8 frames

• Maximum will store either the maximum number of frames allowed by the hardware or

14, whichever is smallest.

• Minimum will store 3 frames

Minimum vs. Standard Mode: The Minimum setting will provide the best scrubbing and JKL keyboard control

performance on the timeline. The Standard setting insures that frame drops are less

likely by providing more frame buffering. 

For editing, KONA and Io users should use Minimum mode most of the time. Then, when

mastering a tape or playing out live (to air or theater) where no scrubbing will occur, you

can switch to the Standard mode to avoid frame drops.

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For T-Tap users, Standard mode is preferred in both cases.

Use Standard mode for any projects in which the sequence framerate does NOT match

the framebuffer framerate. The most common examples of this are using 720p23.98, 25,

and 30. These formats don’t exist on SDI so the card will switch to 720p50 or 60

automatically. Users, in these cases, should use the Standard buffer mode.

Widescreen Checkbox Check the Widescreen box if the project is widescreen standard definition NTSC or PAL

format.

Playback Resolution For best output resolution from KONA, use Full as your Playback Resolution setting. Use

the fly-down menu in the Premiere Pro Program Sequence to set Playback Resolution.

4K Output in

Premiere Pro

If you are using KONA 4K/3G in 4K Mode, true 4K will be output on the SDI outputs. If the

KONA device you are using does not support 4K, KONA in Premiere Pro Match Sequence

mode will automatically output the best resolution available.

Closed Caption

Support

To capture and output Closed Captions, use the fly-down menu in the Premiere Pro

Program Sequence to select Captions Display>Enable. This will enable closed captioning

output from any file type that Premiere Pro can read.

For Closed Captioning Capture, Io4K or KONA 4 is required. If closed captions are present

in the Ancillary Data, the AJA capture plugin in Premiere Pro will detect them, and write

them into a file. For Quicktime capture, the captions will be written into the QuickTime

track of the file, and an .scc and .mcc file will be created as well. For DPX capture, only

.mcc and .scc files will be created.

Figure 8. Enable Captions

NOTE: If your AJA device is a KONA 4 or Io 4K, Closed Captions will always be active for capture

and playback. If, however, you are using earlier KONA or Io models, you must enable

vertical ancillary data (VANC) using the AJA Control Panel (see KONA/Io documentation).

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Audio Setup This section describes the two important audio configurations you must consider in

setting up the AJA transmit plugin for Premiere Pro playback. Standard audio setup with

optimum A/V sync at the output and Voice-over output that does not guarantee precise

frame-accurate sync at the output. For Voice-over, see

" Audio Voice-over Setup on page

16".

Standard Audio

Hardware Setup

The following setup is most often used and guarantees accurate AV output sync.

In Audio Hardware, Adobe Desktop Audio menu for Windows, select the Premiere Pro

default for Device Class. Do not select “ASIO” for use with KONA/Io.

NOTE: If you hear static on the KONA/Io output, adjust the audio buffer size in the Audio Hardware

Preferences. The optimal size may vary for different systems or different setups based on CPU,

RAM, and running applications.

Figure 9. Audio Hardware Preferences, Windows

Figure 10. Audio Hardware Preferences, Mac

Audio Output Mapping: In this Preferences window you can also map Stereo or 5.1 audio out channels. With your

AJA device selected in the Map Output menu, simply drag and drop the right/left or 5.1

channel icons to the desired KONA/Io channel 1–16.

Standard Playback

Audio Device

In Playback Preferences you will select your KONA/Io device in the Audio Device menu.

Figure 11. Playback Preferences, Windows or Mac

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Audio Voice-over

Setup

You can use one of the KONA/Io audio inputs (selected on the AJA Control Panel) to add a

voice-over track to your project timeline. For example, if your KONA/Io device supports

analog audio input your source could be a microphone input to your KONA breakout

panel.

NOTE: Voice-over mode should not be used when precise A/V sync is required on the output. A slight,

measurable, delay may be induced.

Windows Voice-over Setup: In Premiere Pro Preferences (Edit menu>Preferences), go to:

1. Audio Hardware and choose AJA Device from the Default Input and Default Output

menus

2. Playback and choose Adobe Desktop Audio from the Audio Device menu

Mac Voice-over Setup: For Mac Voice-over, go to Playback in the Premiere Pro Preferences (Premiere Pro

menu>Preferences> and then:

1. In Playback preferences, choose Adobe Desktop Audio from the Audio Device menu

2. In Audio Hardware preferences, choose AJA Device from the Default Input and

Default Output menus

Export to Tape To setup and Export to Tape, select (make active) the desired sequence in Premiere Pro

and then go to File>Export>Tape (Serial Device). This will bring up the following

Premiere Pro Serial Device panel which allows you to interface with the target tape

machine through AJA serial control. Export to Tape using AJA Serial Device

Figure 12. Edit to Tape Screen

In this window you will set up the following:

Export Type: • Insert–add new material from the timeline to tape with existing content, Video and

Audio tracks are selectable and no timecode is written.

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• Assemble–requires deck in regeneration mode, uses existing timecode from the tape

to begin lay down, and generates new timecode from that point on using the deck's

timecode clock.

• Print to Tape–outputs directly to tape without regard to existing timecode.

You also have access to these AJA device settings:

• Device Control Settings–AJA Device Control (see" Device Control on page 8").

• Recorder Setting– AJA Capture Settings (see " Premiere Pro Capture Settings on page 9").

Premiere Pro uses the AJA Capture plugin to display video from the tape deck.

NOTE: For precise A/V sync accuracy your audio setup should be in Standard configuration (" Video

Device Setup on page 12").

IMPORTANT: Do two or three test insert edits to establish a frame offset BEFORE doing a real insert. The

frame offset may differ for different decks and even for different resolutions and frame rates

on the same deck. You should test this before setting the offset. Also, note that the capture

frame offset may not be identical to the layoff frame offset (refer to your AJA Mac or Windows

release notes for the latest information).

• In Point, Out Point, and Duration when in applicable print mode

• Standard tape machine function controls

As noted above, you should use Preview mode to test your deck offset to verify accuracy

and avoid latency problems. Also, the more performance resources (processor and

storage speed) the better for “realtime editing.”

Using Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop (not included with KONA) accepts KONA plugins and drivers to closely

integrate the KONA/Io Export function into the application.

NOTE: Setup of Input and Output formats for KONA/Io are now performed using the AJA Control

Panel rather than menus within the Adobe Plugins.

The manual you are reading does not provide operational information for Adobe

Photoshop. Please read the Photoshop user documentation provided with the

application for information on configuration and operation. The chapter you are reading

addresses configuration and setup unique to use of KONA with Adobe Photoshop.

AJA Capture With Photoshop open, go to the File pull-down menu and select Import>AJA Capture.

Selecting AJA Capture performs an immediate capture of the current frame in the KONA/

Io frame buffer.

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Figure 13. AJA Image Capture in Photoshop, File>Import Menu

If you use the capture function regularly, we recommend that you set up a Keyboard

Shortcut to trigger the capture (see Photoshop documentation).

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AJA Export To use the AJA Preview function, go to Export and choose AJA Export.

Figure 14. AJA Image Export in Photoshop, File>Export Menu

The specific options available to you are determined by the AJA KONA/Io device that is

installed in your workstation and you are currently controlling. This section will describe

all options for the Photoshop plugin when used with KONA/Io.

Use the AJA Control Panel to set Video Format and Pixel Format for your desired output.

Source Frame Setting: To setup Preview options, go to the Window menu and select AJA Preview. Select a

Source Frame mode to define the video interlace for your image. Progressive is the

default.

NOTE: If your source video is interlaced, you may select the appropriate (lower or upper) initial field

to maximize KONA/Io output performance. This setting tells the KONA/Io which type of frame

format it is receiving.

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Figure 15. AJA Photoshop Export Setting Menu

In Fit To Screen mode, KONA/Io automatically scales the image geometry until one of its

borders fills the monitor screen. No cropping or distortion occurs.

When your Export Settings are selected, click on the Export button to output your image

through KONA/Io.

NOTE: When you output in Video + Key mode (set in AJA Control Panel), Video is output via SDI 1 and

the Key channel is output on SDI 2. (This does not apply to KONA 4K Mode operation, see the

KONA manual.)

Using Adobe After Effects

NOTE: In AJA’s v12.4 Retail Software package, support for Adobe After Effects has changed.

Previoiusly two different plugins were being installed. The 'Blithook' plugin is the legacy

plugin and is no longer installed by default. It must be deliberately chosen as an option in

both the Mac and Windows installer. The Transmit plugin is installed with the default

installation options.

AJA Transmit Plugin Figure 16. AJA After Effects Preview Settings Menu, Transmit Plugin