AJA Video Systems has released the Kona 2, a new dual rate HD/SD 133 MHz PCI-X capture card for the Power Mac G5 that supports uncompressed 10 bit SDI, HD-SDI, and dual link 4:4:4 HD at both 10 and 12 bits. Additionally, various compressed formats offered in Apple’s Final Cut Pro are also supported. Announced at this week’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show, Kona 2 also features 8 channel AES audio, HD/SD component analog video output, and Broadcast Quality HD/SD hardware up/down-conversion. Pricing has not been announced.
