AJA KiPro-ND
Ki Pro is AJA's portable file-based HD/SD recorder and player: a deck's worth of controls in a box you can carry to set, writing Apple ProRes 422 QuickTime files that drop straight into an edit with no transcode step. It takes SD-SDI, HD-SDI or HDMI in, plus analog component, and records ProRes 422 in Standard, HQ, LT or Proxy so one unit serves both a finishing job and a long-form proxy day. Hardware 10-bit up-, down- and cross-conversion runs on the way in or out, which is what lets a mixed 1080i and 720p shoot land in a single format.
Recording goes to a removable AJA Ki Stor storage module or an ExpressCard/34 card, and the module doubles as a bus-powered FireWire 800 drive once it is off the unit. Power is 100-240 VAC through the supplied adapter or 12-18 VDC on a 4-pin XLR, so it runs off the same batteries as the camera. Control is by the front-panel display and buttons, the embedded web server over wired or 802.11g wireless Ethernet, or RS-422 Sony 9-pin machine control. This is the no-drive configuration: it ships with the FireWire 800 cable, the Ki AC adapter and the AC-to-4-pin-XLR lead, and you supply the storage module.
| Codec Support | Apple ProRes 422, ProRes 422 (HQ), ProRes 422 (LT), ProRes 422 (Proxy) |
|---|---|
| Video Formats | 525i 29.97, 625i 25, 720p, 1080i, 1080PsF, 1080p 23.98/24/25/29.97 |
| Digital Video I/O | SD/HD-SDI SMPTE-259/292/296, 10-bit single link 4:2:2 (1 x BNC); HDMI v1.1 |
| Analog Video | Component in (3 x BNC), 12-bit A/D; component and composite out (BNC), 12-bit D/A |
| Audio | 8-channel 24-bit SDI embedded, 48 kHz; 2-channel 24-bit balanced analog (2 x XLR), line / mic / mic+48V phantom |
| Removable Storage | AJA Ki Stor module (1 slot); ExpressCard/34 (2 slots, slot 1 active) |
| Timecode | SDI RP188/SMPTE 12M; LTC in (1 x BNC), LTC out (1 x BNC) |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45), 802.11g wireless, embedded web server |
| Machine Control | RS-422, Sony 9-pin protocol |
| Computer Interface | IEEE1394b / FireWire 800 |
| Power | 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz adapter, or 12-18 VDC on 4-pin XLR; 3.3A max, 30W typical |
| Dimensions | 9.00 in (22.86 cm) W x 6.12 in (15.56 cm) D x 3.25 in (8.25 cm) H |
| Weight | 3.7 lb (1.67 kg) |
| Included | FireWire 800 cable, Ki AC adapter, AC to 4-pin XLR lead - no storage module |