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AJA IO Uncompressed Digital/Analog Interface (Federal Way)
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The AJA IO was the first unit to capture and transmit uncompressed video across FireWire. The IO includes almost every type of video and audio I/O imaginable.
No need for a PCI card, or to even open your computer case for that matter. Io is a single external device that provides all the analog and digital professional video, audio, and sync connections you need - all converted to 10-bit uncompressed video and 24-bit/96kHz.
The IO is a rack-mountable unit that connects to your Mac via a six-pin-to-six-pin FireWire connector. On the back of the unit are connectors for SDI, component video, S-Video, composite video, video reference (with loop-through), four-channel AES/EBU audio, eight-channel ADAT audio, two-channel SPDIF optical audio, four-channel analog audio, and even RS-422 machine control.
The IO installation CD includes a set of easy setups for 10-bit uncompressed video, 8-bit uncompressed video, 8-bit to DV50 (down conversion), and 8-bit to DV (down conversion). The IO manual mentions support for PhotoJPEG, but the CD doesn't include any easy setups. Full-size PhotoJPEG is available with AJA's Kona SD capture board. It gives great video quality at surprisingly low data rates. With the 1.1 drivers, PhotoJPEG at 720 by 486 is available for capture and editing but requires manual setup. The only drawback to using PhotoJPEG with the IO is that you're currently limited to watching your video on either an external monitor or your computer monitor. Sending video out to an external monitor sometimes blanks out the picture in Final Cut Pro's Viewer and Canvas windows altogether, but that's a minor inconvenience you can easily work around.
AJA IO's uncompressed 8-bit and 10-bit capture quality is superb. Using these high data formats requires a SCSI or Fibre Channel RAID (I used Apple's Xserve with no problems). These formats are ideal for online editing and professional video projects.
You can use the e-mail link or call to make an appointment to see and/or buy this at our home in Federal Way. Typically Friday - Sunday are best for us, although some lunch times can work.
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