End-to-end 4K and UltraHD Support

SDI Preview - Linux

Flame supports 4K Preview timings and UltraHD 4K footage (UHDTV).On systems with an AJA Kona 3G card or an AJA Kona 4G card, the following timings are supported:

AJA Kona 3G:

• 3840x2160 (23,97p, 24p, 25p, 29.97p, 30p)
• 4096x2160 (23,97p, 24p, 25p, 29.97p, 30p)

AJA Kona 4G:

• 3840x2160 (23,97p, 24p, 25p, 29.9p, 30p, 50p, 59.94p, 60p)
• 4096x2160 (23,97p, 24p, 25p, 29.9p, 30p, 50p, 59.94p, 60p)

These timings can be selected at project creation and from the Preferences / Broadcast Monitor menu, if connected to a broadcast monitor.

• In order to use the AJA Kona 3G card in Flame 2015, you must update the card's firmware to Firmware version "2014/03/19 07:22:10". A script is installed on the workstation when you install the application (in /opt/Autodesk/flame_2015/scripts/cfgAjaUpdate (Flame), that enables you to upgrade and downgrade the AJA Kona 3G's firmware. To run the script to upgrade the firmware for 2015, from a shell, type the following command: cfgAjaUpdate 2015. Once the card is upgraded, it is recognized as AJA Kona 3G Quad.
• Once you have upgraded the card to the AJA Kona 3G Quad firmware, it is no longer be useable with pre 2015 versions of Flame. If you are running a pre 2015 version of Flame alongside a 2015 version, you must run this script again, with the [pre2015] variable to downgrade the AJA Kona 3G' Quads firmware. To run the script to downgrade the firmware for pre 2015, from a shell, type the following command: cfgAjaUpdate pre2015.
• If you have downgraded the card's firmware and want to use it again in Flame 2015, you must re-update the card's firmware, by running the following command: cfgAjaUpdate 2015.
• After running the script, you must power down and reboot your workstation, to make sure the appropriate AJA board firmware is properly installed.
• Upgrading to Flame 2015 overwrites the init.cfg file to make the new timings available. The new timings must be uncommented in the init.cfg file to be available in the application. You must manually modify the init.cfg to reset the edited options or you can use the Flame Setup application.

SDI Preview - macOS

• The following timings are available when using Blackmagic Design SDI I/O and Preview cards on macOS. Availability based on hardware capabilities. See Blackmagic Design's website for more details:
  • Support for Single Link 4:4:4 RGB 3G for all HD timings;
  • Support for 2K DCI (2048x1080) 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 & 30;
  • Support for UHD (3840x2160) 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 & 30;
  • Support for 4k (4096x2160) 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 & 30;
  • Support for HFR timings for AJA IoXT 4K on OS X - UHDTV/4K 50p, 59,94 and 60p.
• It is possible to monitor 8 audio tracks over HDMI, using AJA cards.
• Blackmagic Design HDMI audio monitoring is limited to two tracks.