Ki Pro

Mike Watson · March 7th, 2011, 12:18 PM

I have an A/V firm shooting a conference this week that I am editing footage for. They are shooting in standard definition. They are recording to a Ki Pro.

What codecs can it record in SD? ProRes seems like dramatic overkill. DV would be a great answer - this is basic stuff and I don't really need uncompressed 10 bit or anything ridiculous. I can, of course, wait until the deck comes in, but I'd rather have piece of mind now.

Anyone know?

Jon Thorn · March 7th, 2011, 12:50 PM

Mike W. - The Ki Pro records to the various flavors of Apple ProRes 422 codec; it does not record to the DV codec. Apple ProRes 422 is a 10-bit 4:2:2 codec compared to DV's 8-bit 4:1:1 codec. One hour of DV NTSC would require roughly 13GB of storage space. One hour of Apple ProRes 422 NTSC would require roughly 20GB of storage space. So the bandwidth requirements and capacity requirements for a storage array aren't going to be terribly taxed when working with Apple ProRes 422 NTSC compared to DV NTSC.

Hope this is helpful,
Jon Thorn
Product Manager
AJA Video Systems, Inc.

Mike Watson · March 7th, 2011, 12:56 PM

Wow Jon, straight from the horse's mouth.

I have a Ki Pro Mini on my wishlist for two separate studio builds this summer. Good to know there's support behind this product.

March 7th, 2011, 12:18 PM	#1
Mike Watson Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,082	Ki Pro - SD Codec? I have an A/V firm shooting a conference this week that I am editing footage for. They are shooting in standard definition. They are recording to a Ki Pro. What codecs can it record in SD? ProRes seems like dramatic overkill. DV would be a great answer - this is basic stuff and I don't really need uncompressed 10 bit or anything ridiculous. I can, of course, wait until the deck comes in, but I'd rather have piece of mind now. Anyone know?

March 7th, 2011, 12:50 PM	#2
Jon Thorn AJA Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Grass Valley, CA Posts: 252	Re: Ki Pro - SD Codec? Mike W. - The Ki Pro records to the various flavors of Apple ProRes 422 codec; it does not record to the DV codec. Apple ProRes 422 is a 10-bit 4:2:2 codec compared to DV's 8-bit 4:1:1 codec. One hour of DV NTSC would require roughly 13GB of storage space. One hour of Apple ProRes 422 NTSC would require roughly 20GB of storage space. So the bandwidth requirements and capacity requirements for a storage array aren't going to be terribly taxed when working with Apple ProRes 422 NTSC compared to DV NTSC. Hope this is helpful, Jon Thorn Product Manager AJA Video Systems, Inc.

March 7th, 2011, 12:56 PM	#3
Mike Watson Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,082	Re: Ki Pro - SD Codec? Wow Jon, straight from the horse's mouth. I have a Ki Pro Mini on my wishlist for two separate studio builds this summer. Good to know there's support behind this product.