AJA and Avid Partner to Deliver Full Video I/O in Avid Media Composer 5.5 with AJA Io Express

“Media Composer customers have asked Avid to offer more choice, openness and flexibility. We're now adding support for the AJA Io Express in version 5.5. The Io Express is an excellent device from a great partner of Avid, and we’re thrilled to deliver compatibility that our customers have asked us for,” said Paul Foeckler, Vice President, Creative Professionals, Avid Technology.

“Avid Media Composer offers video editors openness and flexibility in their workflows which is very much in line with AJA’s approach to developing video solutions. AJA has had a long standing relationship with Avid. Our KONA cards are supported on the Avid DS, and with this new support of Io Express in Avid Media Composer, we’re providing a cost-effective way for Avid customers to access the quality, reliability and performance that AJA products are known for,” said Nick Rashby, President, AJA Video Systems.

Key Features of Avid Media Composer 5.5 workflow with AJA Io Express

• HD/SD-SDI input/output
• HDMI v1.3a input/output with Deep Color support at 30 bits per pixel
• HD/SD Component video output
• 10-bit HD to SD hardware downconvert
• RS422 support, 2-channel RCA audio output
• ExpressCard-34 and PCIe interfaces available for laptop or desktop use
• Small, portable design including standard 4-pin XLR power connector
• Media Composer 5.5 supports a variety of industry standard SD and HD formats, frame rates and resolutions including Avid DNxHD

Pricing and Availability

AJA Io Express is available priced at $995 through AJA's worldwide network of resellers.

About Avid

Avid creates the digital audio and video technology used to make the most listened to, most watched and most loved media in the world--from the most prestigious and award-winning feature films, music recordings, television shows, live concert tours and news broadcasts, to music and movies made at home. Some of Avid's most influential and pioneering solutions include Media Composer, Pro Tools, Interplay®, ISIS®, VENUE, Oxygen 8, Sibelius®, System 5, and Pinnacle Studio(TM).

About AJA Video Systems, Inc.

Since 1993, AJA Video has been a leading manufacturer of high-quality and cost-effective digital video interface, conversion, acquisition and desktop solutions supporting the professional broadcast and post- production markets. With headquarters in Grass Valley, California, AJA maintains an extensive sales channel of dealers and systems integrators around the world.