AJA Video Systems Announces New Capabilities on Io

Free software upgrades add RGB V-out, timebase correction, and Control Panel for Io

Las Vegas, NV — April 18, 2004 — AJA Video Systems Inc. announced today that they are adding even more value and exciting features to the Io family with two new, free software upgrades: RGB V-out support for popular compositing and graphics applications and the Io Control Panel, a powerful piece of OS X software that unlocks the potential of Io, turning it into an Anything In, Anything Out Frame Synchronizer.

RGB V-out support has been one of the most frequently requested features since Io's introduction last year. This new upgrade has direct support for popular applications including Apple Motion (newly announced at NAB2004), Adobe After Effects, and Discreet Combustion, without the need for additional plug-in software. It will be available free to all Io owners as a simple driver upgrade from the AJA website beginning in May.

The new Io Control Panel turns Io into an Anything In, Anything Out Frame Synchronizer, just for starters. With this OS X software application, Io becomes a video and audio A/D and D/A that can also embed and disembed SDI audio streams, remap SDI audio channels, select field modes, video proc amp, and even save and recall these settings for incredible operational simplicity. It also includes integration with Io's Quicktime driver for even easier control, unlocking the full-frame TBC that exists in every Io. As always, Io delivers the same broadcast quality conversion seen in their renowned stand-alone converters, with 10-bit video processing and 24-bit audio. Another exciting feature is that the Control Panel is AppleScript-able, for even tighter integration and customization.

Additionally, AJA will be at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in June where interested developers can meet with them and discuss integration of their OS X applications via the Io control panel and AppleScript.

About AJA Video Systems, Inc.

Since 1993, AJA Video has been a leading manufacturer of SDI and HD-SDI video interface and conversion solutions, bringing high-quality, cost-effective digital video products to the professional broadcast and post production markets. AJA offers Io (featuring the most flexible SD connectivity on the market), SDI and HD-SDI QuickTime PCI-X and PCI capture cards, miniature stand-alone converters, and a complete line of rackmount interface and conversion cards and frames. With headquarters located in Grass Valley, California, AJA Video designs and manufactures all of its products in the USA, with an extensive sales channel of dealers and systems integrators around the world. For further information, contact your full-line AJA Video dealer, Audio Intervisual Design.

About Audio Intervisual Design

Audio Intervisual Design sells and supports the complete line of AJA Video professional video products and maintains complete systems available for demonstration by appointment at their Hollywood offices. For over 20 years, Audio Intervisual Design has been a reseller, integrator, and consultant to Production and Post-Production professionals in the Television, Motion-Picture, and Recording industies. Email us today or call (323) 845-1155 so we can discuss your questions and specific needs, arrange a demonstration, and customize a system for you.