AJA Io XT Professional Capture & Playback Device with Thunderbolt
Details
The AJA Io XT is a professional 3G-SDI/HDMI capture & playback device that serves as an editing solution for Macs equipped with Thunderbolt ports. With extensive I/O choices including 4:4:4 RGB, dual Thunderbolt ports for ultra-fast (up to 10 Gb/s) connections to both an editing suite and a storage device, and hardware-based up/down/cross conversion for HD and SD formats, this portable device is a strong choice for directing video- and audio-signal traffic into and out of your Mac editing computer – whether a desktop system or a Thunderbolt-enabled MacBook Pro.
The Io XT has dual 3G/HD/SD-SDI inputs and two such outputs; these pairs can also be used for dual-link 4:4:4 RGB I/O. Supported 10-bit formats of that type include 1080i, 1080p, 1080PsF, and 720p. The device can also convert between 4:4:4 and 4:2:2 to set up single-link HD-SDI monitoring and output.
Speaking of conversion, the Io XT features a 10-bit, broadcast-quality motion-adaptive up/down/cross conversion, from HD to SD and vice versa, as well as between 1080 and 720 HD formats – even at filmic 23.98 frame rates involving progressive segmented frames (720p23.98 to 1080PsF/23.98). All conversion is hardware-based, so it's available always for either ingest or playback.
Features:
- Hardware Features
- Dual Thunderbolt ports support "daisy-chaining" of multiple Thunderbolt-enabled devices, such as hard drives
- Dual 3G/HD/SD-SDI inputs and outputs
- Single link SDI 4:2:2 I/O
- Dual-link SDI 4:4:4 I/O
- Single-link 4:4:4 I/O (3G-SDI)
- HDMI input and output (with support for HDMI 1.4a 3D displays)
- Analog component/composite HD/SD output, 10-bit
- Video up, down, and cross conversion (hardware-based, 10-bit)
- Eight-channel embedded SDI audio i/o
- Eight-channel (four pairs) balanced analog audio output (using a DB-25 type cable)
- Front-panel LED VU meters
- Headphone output with level control
- Reference input / LTC input (selectable)
- LTC output
- RS-422 control via Sony-style 9-pin connector
- 4-pin XLR Power (AC adapter included)
- Designed to be reliable, tough, and portable
Specifications
| Video Inputs | 2x BNC for 3G/HD/SD-SDI (SMPTE-259/292/296/424, 10-bit); Single-Link 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 (3G); Dual-Link HD 4:4:4 1x HDMI 1.3a 1D LUT support |
| Video Formats | 525i29.97, 625i25, 720p23.98, 720p25, 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080i25, 1080i29.97, 1080i30, 1080PsF/23.98, 1080PsF/24, 1080PsF/29.97, 1080PsF/30, 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60 |
| Video Outputs | Digital 2x BNC for 3G/HD/SD-SDI (SMPTE-259/292/296/424); Dual-Link 4:4:4 1x HDMI 1.4 (30/36 bits/pixel, RGB or YUV, 2.25Gb/s) Analog 3x BNC for analog video SD and HD output, 12-bit HD: YPbPr, RGB SD: YPbPr, RGB (component mode) or Composite + Y/C (composite mode with simultaneous Y/C) |
| Audio I/O | Digital 24-bit SDI embedded audio I/O, 8-channel, 48kHz Analog 1x DB-25 connection for 24-bit balanced analog audio output 1x 3.5mm headphone output with level control |
| Reference Input | 1x BNC assignable to reference video or LTC input Reference: Analog Color Black (1V) or Composite Sync (2V or 4V) |
| RS-422 (Sony 9-pin) | Yes |
| Time Code | 1x BNC assignable to LTC input or reference video 1x BNC for LTC output |
| Computer Interface | 2x Thunderbolt ports (1 is loop-through for daisy-chaining) |
| HD Up Conversion | Hardware 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: Results in image zoomed to fill full screen Zoom Wide: Results in a combination of zoom and horizontal stretch to fill a 16:9 screen; this setting can introduce a small aspect ratio change |
| HD Down Conversion | Hardware 10-bit Anamorphic: full-screen Letterbox: image is reduced with black top & bottom added to image area with the aspect ratio preserved top & bottom Crop: image is cropped to fit new screen size |
| HD Cross Conversion | Hardware 10-bit 1080i to 720p 720p to 1080i 720p to 1080PsF |
| System Requirements | Mac system with free Thunderbolt port |
| Power Connector | 1x 4-pin XLR (AC adapter included) |
What's In The Box
- AC Adapter
- AJA Technical Support
- AJA Control Room Software
- 3 Year Limited Warranty