AJA Io 4K Plus
Description
Overview
Io 4K Plus is the cutting edge of capture and output hardware available over Thunderbolt 3, offering a full set of professional video and audio connectivity with support for the latest 4K/UltraHD devices, High Frame Rate (HFR), High Dynamic Range (HDR) and deep color workflows. The power of Thunderbolt 3 enables Io 4K Plus to handle a wide range of formats from SD to HD, UltraHD and full 4K with frame rates up to 60p over both 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 with single cable simplicity, plus HDR support over both HDMI and SDI for emerging HDR workflows.
Features
- 4K/UltraHD/2K/HD/SD 10-bit I/O up to 50/60pÂ
- 4x bidirectional 12G-SDI BNC with 16-channel embedded audioÂ
- 4K/UltraHD HDMI 2.0 I/O with 8-channel embedded audioÂ
- Two Thunderbolt 3 ports with loop throughÂ
- RGB 4:4:4 12-bit, YCbCr 4:2:2 10-bit and HFR workflows supportedÂ
- 12-bit and 10-bit LUT support (.cube)
- 4K Closed Caption SupportÂ
- VPID signaling for SDR/HDR Transfer Characteristics, Colorimetry and Luminance via SDI
- PQ, HLG, HDR10, HDR 10+ and Dolby Vision SupportÂ
- HDR Metadata Capture and Auto Playback Detection
- Analog Audio flexibility with a choice of 8-channel In or 8-channel Out or 4-channel In and 4-channel outÂ
- Includes support for the Apple M1 chip
- Compatible with OBS Studio, vMix, Telestream Wirecast, Adobe Creative Suite, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, and much more
- XLR 12V power for battery or AC useÂ
- Headphone jack and level control for mobile and live environments
- RS-422 VTR control, Reference, LTC Input
Professional Connectivity:
12G-SDI and HDMIÂ 2.0
Today's workflows demand speed, bandwidth and simplicity.  Io 4K Plus supports 4K, UltraHD, 12G/6G/3G/1.5G-SDI, Dual Link, HD-SDI and SD-SDI as well as UltraHD and HD over HDMI 2.0 for both capture and output. The HDMI output is also able to accurately display HDR 10 and HLG to support emerging HDR workflows.
12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 bring both power and simplicity to your projects, with the ability to use single cables for both input and output for the most demanding workflows. 12G-SDI is backwards compatible with SDI sources, covering all your bases through a single port. HDMIÂ 2.0 allows high raster and frame rate capture and the ability to display the same to affordable and beautiful HDMIÂ 2.0 displays.
4K Closed Caption Support
AJA Control Room
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Supports CEA-608 or 608-in-708 via ANC extraction firmware
Avid & Adobe Plugins
- All SMPTE-291 (ANC) based captions supported
- Adobe Premiere supports native 708 if the raw data is available. For instance in the Adobe plug-ins we handle the case where Premiere hands us full 708 data, we just pass it through to the device
- Avid Media Composer supports active video ANC (line 21) or ANC via ANC extractor/inserter (up to UHD/4K)
Universal Compatibility:
Thunderbolt™ 3 via USB-C
Io 4K Plus provides two Thunderbolt 3 ports for true Thunderbolt flexibility.
Thunderbolt 3 doubles the speed of the previous Thunderbolt 2 standard with up to 40 Gps of throughput and utilizes the universal USB-C connection standard for true simplicity over a single cable and port for today's leading Mac and PC workstations and laptops, ideal for Video and Audio I/O as provided by the Io 4K Plus.
Thunderbolt™ 3 features:
- Thunderbolt™, USB, DisplayPort, and power on USB-C
- USB-C connector and cables (small, reversible)
- 40 Gb/s: Thunderbolt™ 3 – double the speed of Thunderbolt™ 2
- Bi-directional, dual-protocol (PCI Express and DisplayPort)
- 4x lanes of PCI Express Gen 3
- DisplayPort 1.2 – supports two 4K displays (4096 x 2160 30bpp @ 60 Hz)
- Lowest latency for PCI Express audio
- USB 3.1 (10 Gb/s) – compatible with existing USB devices and cables
- DisplayPort 1.2 – compatible with existing DisplayPort displays, devices, and cables
- Daisy chain up to six devices
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