AJA KI-PRO-RACK HD/SD File Based 1RU Recorder and Player

Transition to file based workflows courtesy of AJA's powerful Ki Pro Rack. Built into a 1RU format, the Ki Pro Rack is the ideal fit for your file based workflow. With a wealth of professional connections including SDI and HDMI, Ki Pro Rack will fit right into your existing cabling and routing system. Ki Pro Rack also features AJA’s industry leading conversion technology, enabling you to perform broadcast quality up, down, cross-conversion during recording or playback without the need for additional conversion hardware.

For video facilities transitioning from tape to file based workflows for recording and playback, Ki Pro Rack offers high quality, 'ready-to-edit' file capture, designed to get material from source to editorial as quickly as possible. Ki Pro Rack will fit right into your existing cabling and routing system and record 10-bit Apple ProRes and Avid DNxHD files direct to removable hard disk or SSD Storage Modules, eliminating the need for time-consuming logging and capturing. The files can be used in most editing systems without the need for additional transcoding or importing processes.

AJA's high quality up, down, cross-conversion makes it easy to unify SD, 720p, and 1080i and create a single desired format for your project. The multitude of video and audio connections such as SDI, HDMI and analog make integrating Ki Pro Rack with other production equipment easy.

Features

• 10-bit, full raster recording
• RS-422 Control
• Familiar controls and operation
• Professional connections
• Dual media drives
• Ethernet file transfer
• Integrated AJA hardware conversion
• Remote configuration and control

Specifications

• Video Input:
  • Digital: 1 Channel, selectable input SD and HD-SDI (2x BNC), SMPTE-259/292/296 HDMI
  • Analog: SD/HD Component (3x BNCS): SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 525 line, Betacam 525J, YPbPr 12-bit A/D, 2x oversampling
• Video Output (all simultaneously active):
  • Digital:
    • SD and HD-SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296 (1xBNC)
    • HDMI
  • Analog:
    • Composite (1xBNC):
    • NTSC, NTSCJ, PAL 12-bit D/A, 8x oversampling
    • SD/HD Component (3xBNCs):
    • SD: SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 525 line, Betacam 525J, RGB
    • 12-bit D/A, 8x oversampling HD: YPbPr, RGB
    • 12-bit D/A, 2x oversampling
  • Audio Input:
  • Digital: AES 24-bit, 8 channel, 48kHz (4xBNC) 24-bit SDI embedded audio, 8 channel, 48kHz HDMI embedded, 2 channel
  • Analog: 24-bit A/D, 2 channel balanced (2 XLR), 48kHz
    • Input level: Line
  • Audio Output:
    • Digital: AES 24-bit, 8 channel, 48kHz (4xBNC) 24-bit SDI embedded audio, 8 channel, 48kHz HDMI embedded, 2 channel
    • Analog: 24-bit D/A, 2 channel balanced XLR, 48kHz
  • Network:
    • 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ45)
    • Embedded webserver for remote control
  • Panel User Interface: 2x 20 character display, with dedicated buttons
  • Timecode: LTC timecode input and output via BNC SDI embedded RP188 timecode On-screen timecode display on SDI 2 output
  • Serial Port:
  • RS-422 (slave pinout), 9-pin (available beginning with version 2.0 firmware)‚ Connector pinout is as follows:
    • 1 GND
    • 2 TX -
    • 3 RX +
    • 4 GND
    • 5 No Connection
    • 6 GND
    • 7 TX +
    • 8 RX -
    • 9 GND
    • Shell GND
  • Hardware up conversion - 10-bit:
    • Anamorphic: full-screen
    • Pillar box 4:3: results in a 4:3 image in center of screen with black sidebars
    • Zoom 14:9: results in a 4:3 image zoomed slightly to fill a 14:9 image with black side bars
    • Zoom Letterbox: image zoomed to fill screen
    • Zoom Wide: combination of zoom and horizontal stretch to fill 16:9 screen; this setting can introduce a small aspect ratio change
  • Hardware down conversion - 10-bit:
    • Anamorphic: full-screen
    • Letterbox: image is reduced with black top and bottom added to image area with the aspect ratio preserved
    • Crop: image is cropped to fit new screen size
  • Hardware cross conversion - 10-bit:
    • 1080i to 720P
    • 720P to 1080i
  • Storage Module drive bays: 2 (each with eject button and select LED)
  • Dimensions (HxWxD): 1.75" x 19" x 12.5"* (4.45 x48.26 x 37.75 cm)
    • *Depth is measured from front panel to the back of the deepest connector
  • Temperature:
    • Operating Temperature Range: 41°F to 104°F (5°C to 40°C)
    • Safe Storage Temperature Range (power OFF): -4°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C)
  • Power:
  • Voltage: 100-240 VAC
  • Typical operating power: 40W