AJA Kona LHi video won't show?
I am starting the process of converting about 50 VHS tapes from old home movies. I am still in the process of getting everything I need, but so far I got a Mitsubishi HS-HD2000U to play the tapes, a AJA Kona LHi Card w/Breakout Cable, to capture the video, and a Focus Enhancements MX-4DV for a TBC.(should be here Friday.)
I got the AJA Kona LHi card cheap off ebay, so I know it was a gamble. I have had many capture cards throughout my life but only consumer level, never a professional card. So, BNC/SDI, is somewhat new to me, though I think I understand it in concept. My problem is I can't seem to get analog video to show in the AJA Control Room/AJA Control Panel using the Green Y/CVBS IN Cable connected to a BNC to RCA adapter to the RCA Video out on the VCR. Nor can I get video to show via the Red/C and Blue /Y Cable via a BNC to s-video Y adapter. But, I can get a 525i 29.97 video via HDMI using a McBazel ODV Coposite to HDMI Converter via the pass through feature. And I can also capture 1080p and 720p via HDMI via the card via XBOX and other devices. So, do I have a bad AJA Breakout Cable (any way to test?) or could I have a wrong setting somewhere or hooking up something wrong? I am running on Windows 10, and newest AJA firmware and drivers. Any help will be appreciated. :) |
Try another composite source like a DVD player instead of the VCR.
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I have the same card. I capture 8-bit uncompressed. I use an analog to SDI converter box (Aja or BM), then run BNC SDI cable from converter to AJA LHi capture card. Works perfectly.
If you do that then you wont need the breakout cable. You can go directly in to the SDI port on the Kona LHi. |
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If you wanted to use the Kona breakout cable, you will need a Svideo Y Cable to Male BNC.
You would have to connect the Y/C from the Svideo breakout cable to the RED and BLUE INPUTS on the Kona LHi breakout cable. I have atatched the AJA Kona LHi manual. Page 12 shows the breakout cable layout. |
LOL, so... I need to go back to kindergarten, so I can re-learn that a square doesn't fit in a round hole... I found my issue after trying a new composite source and it still not working, then checking the cable connection to the card. I found that the connector "kinda" fits both ways and that I had it connected upside down. I made sure the pins were still straight, plugged it back in, the correct way, and now composite and s-video works perfectly! Thanks for your help. :)
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As I can see, LHi is still supported and on sale (over 500$ on ebay). LHe not, but it can be found under 100$ even with breakout box. Latest drivers are from 2011 and support win7 64bit. Does it worth that price?
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Can I please ask a question about AJA Kona card captures which might also be of interest to others ? What are you guys doing to capture the audio ? I understand that there is no input connections either on the card or breakout box which will accept a consumer audio phono type socket, as the card is expecting professional XLR audio balanced signals with additionally some sort of adjustment (-10 to +4) ? How are you guys solving this please ?
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I have a Rolls MB15 converter for RCA to XLR... then to Kona breakout cable.
When I convert to SDI... Rolls XLR to RCA --> Analog to SDI Converter --> Capture card. The SDI signal carries the audio signal. |
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How can this be possible? the connector is not rectangle, It's D shaped, the only way to connect it upside down is to use a hammer or some brutal force.
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Nope, it still slid on however incorrectly. I'd think the same thing just by looking at it, but I by no means used a hammer putting it on upside down. I dunno, glad I wasn't the only person with the same problem.
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I won't be surprised, some people manage to put the 6pin firewire connector in reverse and smelled some bacon frying. You better check your pins, because one of the pins will face no hole and could potentially get bent if the connector is fully inserted.
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- When connected correctly it slides on perfectly, smoothly, with almost zero effort. - When connected upside-down it immediately does not feel right, but as these members have stated, it unfortunately can be pushed all the way on incorrectly. Note that most of the time an important connector like this has some indication of what side faces up. In this case it is a large white "AJA" logo along with the part number. Bottom side is left blank to differentiate. Note in the 2nd picture that there is just enough clearance when upside-down. Comparison: male versus female https://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/att...1&d=1706041437 Incorrect: https://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/att...1&d=1706041437 Correct: https://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/att...1&d=1706041437 Please be careful with your video capture equipment. |
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