DESCRIPTION
Io HD is the only device in the world that supports Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) in hardware, enabling true 10-bit editing on an Apple laptop. With this high performance hardware and codec, you can work on the road with 720 and 1080 HD, all in full-raster 10 bit 4:2:2—and in real-time! IoHD Features
- SD-SDI and HD-SDI I/O (2)
- Component I/O (SD and HD)
- Composite and S-video I/O
- HDMI I/O
- 16-channel embedded SDI 24-bit audio I/O
- AES/EBU 8-channel unbalanced audio I/O
- Analog 4-channel balanced audio I/O(XLR)
- Analog 2-channel unbalanced audio (RCA)
- Apple ProRes422 Codec Support (in hardware), 145Mb and 220Mb bitrates, in 720 and 1080 HD full-raster 10 bit 4:2:2—and in real-time
- Genlock with loopthrough
- RS-422 machine control
- LTC Timecode I/O
- Connects to Mac via a single FireWire 800 cable
- For Final Cut Pro™ 6 on Mac OS X
- Leopard compatible
- 3-year Warranty
New Features with v 7.1 Driver
- Support for Apple OS X 10.6.x Snow Leopard
- Support for Final Cut Pro version 7.0.1 (version 7.0 will not work with Io HD)
- Support for Apple ProRes 422 (LT) and Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) formats
- New AJA 64-bit driver
- Closed captioning support for Final Cut Pro 7.0.1, MacCaption, VTR Xchange, and AJA TV via QuickTime Closed Captioning Tracks. The QuickTime Closed Captioning Track is Apple's defined standard for closed captioning support
- VANC data capture and playback support for Apple ProRes formats
- New graphical icons across all AJA utilities and applications
HD ... anywhere you want it.
AJA's Io HD is the latest in the award-winning Io family of products—an effortless to use, transportable plug-in solution for working with HD and SD in Final Cut Studio 2. With a single FireWire 800 connection, Io HD uniquely supports the amazing new Apple ProRes 422 Codec natively, in hardware, to bring production-quality HD editing to the Mac Pro desktop and even the MacBook Pro laptop! Io HD is the only device in the world that supports Apple’s ProRes 422 codec in hardware, enabling true 10-bit video editing on a MacPro desktop or a MacBook Pro laptop. With this high performance hardware and innovative codec from Apple, you can work anywhere in SD or HD—all in full-raster 10-bit 4:2:2 quality. Like other members of the Io family, Io HD offers unparalleled video and audio connectivity. Within its portable and ruggedly cool form factor, Io HD offers SD/HD analog I/O, SD/HD digital I/O including HD-SDI and HDMI, Balanced analog and digital AES audio, as well as RS-422, Genlock, and even LTC timecode connections. Io HD also includes AJA’s real-time hardware 10-bit up/down/cross conversion. Io Flexibility with KONA-level Power Io HD is a versatile powerhouse, bringing features pioneered on AJA's industry-leading KONA lineup such as 10-bit hardware-based up-conversion, cross-conversion, and down-conversion—all performed in real-time. Just tap into its flexibility, and you can configure a Mac as a professional HD or SD editing suite, or high-powered field-editing system and just about anything in-between. Both analog and digital ports are offered, allowing connection to virtually every kind of video/audio peripheral — from the most current HD digital decks to analog legacy devices. Io HD SOFTWARE
Io HD runs on a new AJA-built driver, similar to the KONA driver, which brings features such as Core Audio and very low latency capture and playback. The Io HD driver also provides RGB support, allowing for the direct video output of applications such as Adobe After Effects,™ Autodesk Combustion™ and Apple Motion.™ Co-developed with Apple for use with Final Cut Studio 2, Io HD delivers powerful audio/video capture, editing and post-production capabilities— all in a single, integrated system. Includes Power cable, FW400-800 cable, and FW800 cable. 
Io HD Rear Panel Connectors
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SPECIFICATIONS
- Video Input
- Digital:
- SD and HD-SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296 (2 inputs)
- HDMI
- Analog:
- Composite and S-Video (Y/C):
- NTSC, NTSCJ, PAL 12-bit A/D,
- 2x oversampling
- 3 line adaptive comb filter decoding.
- SD Component:
- SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 525 line,
- Betacam 525J, RGB 12-bit A/D,
- 2x oversampling
- HD Component:
- Video Output (all simultaneously active)
- Digital:
- SD and HD-SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296
- (2 outputs)
- HDMI
- Analog:
- Composite and S-Video (Y/C): NTSC, NTSCJ, PAL
- 12-bit D/A
- 8x oversampling
- SD Component:
- SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 525 line
- Betacam 525J, RGB 12-bit D/A,
- 8x oversampling
- HD Component:
- YPbPr, RGB12-bit D/A, 2x oversampline
- Audio Input
- Digital:
- 24-bit SDI embedded audio, 8-channel, 48kHz
- 24-bit AES audio, 8-channel, 48kHz
- HDMI embedded, 8-channel
- Analog:
- 24-bit A/D, 4-channel balanced XLR, 48kHz
- +15/18/24 dbu Full Scale Digital
- Audio Output (all simultaneously active)
- Digital:
- 24-bit SDI embedded audio, 8-channel, 48kHz
- 24-bit AES audio, 8-channel, 48kHz
- HDMI embedded, 2-channel
- Analog:
- 24-bit D/A, 4-channel balanced XLR, 48kHz
- +15/18/24 dbu Full Scale Digital
- 2-channel unbalanced RCA (for monitoring).
- Timecode
- LTC timecode input and output via BNC
- Reference Input
- Analog Color Black, Composite Sync, or Tri-level Sync Terminated Input, buffered output.
- Machine Control
- Firewire
- IEEE-1394b, FireWire™ 800Mb/s
- Apple ProRes 422 support specially integrated into hardware.
- Hardware Up-conversion, 10-Bit
- Anamorphic: full-screen
- Pillar box 4:3: results in a 4:3 image in center of screen with black sidebars.
- Zoom 14:9: results in a 4:3 image zoomed slightly to fill a 14:9 image with black side bars.
- Zoom Letterbox: image zoomed to fill screen.
- Zoom Wide: combination of zoom and horizontal stretch to fill 16:9 screen; this setting can introduce a small aspect ratio change.
- Hardware Down-conversion, 10-Bit
- Anamorphic: full-screen.
- Letterbox: image is reduced with black top and bottom added to image area with the aspect ratio preserved.
- Crop: image is cropped to fit new screen size.
- Hardware Cross-conversion
- Hardware 10-bit
- 1080i to 720P
- 720P to 1080i
- 720P to 1080PsF
- SD to SD Aspect Ratio Conversion
- Letterbox: transform to a letterboxed image
- H Crop: produces a horizontally stretched effect on the image; transforms anamorphic SD to full frame.
- SD Pillarbox: produces image in screen center with black borders on left and right sides and an anamorphized image in the center.
- V Crop; transforms SD letterbox material to an anamorphic image.
- Physical
- Width: 8.2in (208.3 mm)
- Depth: 12in (304.8 mm)
- Height: 4.8in with rubberfeet (121.9 mm)
- Power: 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz, 35 Watts.
- Incredible 3 Year Warranty
- AJA Video warrants be free from defects inmaterials and workmanship for a period of three years from the date of purchase.
REQUIREMENTS
- Connects to Mac via a single FireWire 800 cable
- Final Cut Pro™ 7 on Mac OS X
- Now supports Snow Leopard!
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