In a joint venture between Apple and AJA Video Systems, AJA’s Io HD natively supports Apple’s new ProRes 422 format announced during NAB 2007.
Io HD allows 10-bit, 4:2:2 full-resolution HD editing on the MacBook Pro and Mac Pro via its FireWire 800 (IEEE-1394) interface. The portable device, wrapped in a sleek design with an easy-to-carry handle, includes up-, down-, and cross-conversion, all at 10-bit, hardware-based quality. It’s designed for Apple’s new Final Cut Pro 6 for professional editing, and other QuickTime applications on Mac OS X for graphics, audio and digital content creation.
Io HD supports Apple’s latest codec, ProRes 422 and ProRes 422 HQ (see below), in 720 and 1080 HD— capture (compression) and playback (decompression) happen inside the Io HDbox.
Running on a new AJA-built driver, which is similar to the KONA driver, Io HD offers SD/HD analog inputs and outputs, SD/HD digital I/O including HD-SDI and HDMI, as well as RS-422, Genlock, Balanced analog and AES audio, and LTC timecode connections. According to AJA, Io HD will be available by the end of July of 2007. $3,495. www.aja.com
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