bonsaiLOADER 1.20 for Windows (EXE 520 kB)

bonsaiLOADER 1.0 for Mac OSX (ZIP 89 kB)

New in version BF00.42

NTSC component levels BETA 7.5 IRE (USA) and SMPTE 0 IRE (JAPAN)

New time code chase mode AUTO CRASH RECORD starts and stops
automatic crash recordings when external time code is running

NTSC time code formats (drop/ non drop) stored to each clip

improved embedded SDI audio input with 21 samples wide FIFO

faster lockup when chasing to time code (genlocked)

new bonsai CODEC selection:
LOSLESS for highest video quality (40-60 GByte per hour) or
bonsai LOW RES quality to save diskspace (20 GByte per hour)

assemble and insert record functions
with audio crossfade processing

dynamic video offset for display latency correction

Non audio data modes to record Dolby E streams

bonsaiDRIVE user manual 0.40 ENGLISH PDF

bonsaiDRIVE user manual 0.24 GERMAN PDF

bonsaiDISK is a list of recommended drives PDF

bonsai 9-pin implementation PDF (firmware BF00.40)
bonsai midi implementation PDF (firmware BF00.24, 1st December 2005)

bonsaiRACK assembly instructions PDF
bonsaiSDI assembly instruction PDF
bonsaiRACK picture JPG