Reeltime Pro supports the following video I/O devices by AJA for capturing and playback of SDI signals:
- AJA Kona family (e.g., KONA 5):
- up to 4 bi-directional input/output ports
- 1.5G, 3G, and depending on model 6G and 12G SDI signals
- AJA Io family (e.g., Io 4K Plus and Io X3)
- up to 4 bi-directional input/output ports
- 1.5G or 3G SDI signals
- AJA Corvid family (e.g. Corvid 88)
- up to 8 bi-directional input/output ports
- 1.5G, 3G, and depending on model 6G and 12G SDI signals
- AJA T-Tap family
- T-Tap: 1 output port for playback of 1.5G or 3G SDI signals
- T-Tap Pro: 1 output port for playback of 1.5G, 3G, 6G or 12G SDI signals
Configure bi-directional device ports as inputs or outputs
You can configure your device’s bi-directional SDI ports to be used as input or as output ports within the “Devices” settings under “AJA Video I/O Configuration.”
A table displays all connected devices in a separate row, and you can choose from a range of configuration presets supported by each device.
Device-specific AJA video I/O configuration in devices settings
When you finish configuring the device ports of your AJA video I/O devices, you need to restart the application to apply your changes.
Associate device ports with input and output slots
Within the slot manager, you can associate your AJA device’s SDI input ports with an input slot and, in the same way, SDI output ports with output slots:
- In existing slots, you can choose from all currently available ports in the “Device” drop-down menu.
- If you want to add a new slot, you can press the “+” button that lets you associate a device port with your new slot directly.
When configuring an input port, there are the following options:
- Format: The video format of the incoming video signal sets the video format of your device automatically.
- Camera Type: Ensure that the appropriate camera type is set to receive the camera’s ANC metadata correctly and trigger recording based on the record flag embedded in the SDI signal.
- Record Trigger: You can choose which detection method should be used to trigger the recording automatically. Note that the appropriate method depends on your setup and camera:
- Choose “Record Flag (HANC)” to detect the record flag embedded in the horizontal ANC metadata of SDI signals from ARRI, RED, and Sony cameras.
- Choose “RecRun Timecode” if your camera is set to use RecRun timecode and you would like to trigger recording/stop recording depending on whether the timecode is running or the timecode is stopped.
- Choose “None” to disable the auto-record function for this camera
- Decoding Levels: In rare cases, you can change the decoding levels from legal to full, for example, if you receive an ungraded signal from a Sony camera that outputs an SDI signal in extended range.
Slot manager with SDI device configuration for an input slot
When configuring an output port, the outgoing signals’ video formats usually derive from the input and are, therefore, not editable. However, you can set an output video format manually if you configure the device to use all ports as outputs.
Note: AJA video I/O devices can only be set to use one video format at a time. If you need to use multiple video formats, you will need one device per video format.
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