Dante AV 4K

Dante AV 4K

12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 Conversion to and from Dante AV IP Video/Audio Networks

$2495 US MSRP*

* Pricing is for US only. International pricing will vary.

Dante AV 4K

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Overview

AJA Dante AV 4K-T and Dante AV 4K-R utilize the new Dante AV Ultra solution that enables networked video to be used alongside the industry leading Dante audio-over-IP platform on standard 1 GigE IP networks.

Both devices support Dante AV Ultra signals up to 4K/UltraHD, with 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 inputs or outputs.  Dante AV provides ease-of-use, seamless multi-vendor interoperability, and an integrated control experience that customers have come to expect from AJA Video and Dante by Audinate.

AJA Dante AV 4K-T and
4K-R Introductory Video

Watch this video to learn about Dante AV, what it is, what the products can do, and who can benefit from this new AV over IP ecosystem with its ultra-low latency, high quality transport of lossless video over popular 1 GigE networks.

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Features

  • Transports up to 4K/UltraHD 60p RGB/4:4:4 video output with ultra-low latency and visually lossless quality
  • No need to replace network infrastructure. Dante AV works with cost effective 1 GigE networks
  • Visually stunning Dante AV Ultra video using a network efficient JPEG 2000 codec
  • Fully time aligned and separately routable audio and video streams
  • Compatible with Audinate Dante Controller software on macOS and Windows

Dante AV 4K-T

Encode 12G / HDMI video with embedded audio into Dante AV Ultra JPEG 2000

  • Dante AV Ultra Transmitter (JPEG 2000)
  • 4K/UltraHD/2K/HD/VESA
  • 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 In
  • 1 GigE POE+ IP
  • Compatible with Dante Controller software for routing Video, Audio, KVM, VISCA, and IR
  • Five year warranty
  • $2,495 US MSRP*

Dante AV 4K-R

Decode Dante AV Ultra JPEG 2000 into 12G / HDMI video with embedded audio

  • Dante AV Ultra Receiver (JPEG 2000)
  • 4K/UltraHD/HD/VESA
  • 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 Out
  • 1 GigE POE+ IP
  • Compatible with Dante Controller software for routing Video, Audio, KVM, VISCA, and IR
  • Five year warranty
  • Only $2,495 US MSRP*

Connections: AJA Dante AV 4K-T and 4K-R

Dante AV Ultra

Dante AV 4K-T and 4K-R: Audinate Partnership

“Dante AV is the complete turnkey 1 GigE networking solution from Audinate that works like AV-over-IP should. It provides the ease-of-use, interoperability, and integrated control experience that customers have come to expect from Dante, with perfect time alignment and independently routable audio and video streams. Dante AV provides a turn-key, feature-complete design based upon the JPEG 2000 codec. Dante AV is completely interoperable with over 3500+ Dante-enabled audio products that are on the market today for easy, complete system design that brings the full Dante toolset to AV-over-IP.”

          -Joshua Rush, Chief Marketing Officer, Audinate

Dante Controller

Use Dante Controller software on macOS or Windows to set up your video and audio signal routing. Use this application to set up the video and audio routing between Dante devices, including Dante AV 4K-T and 4K-R, control the video and audio connections in the Dante setup, and move audio and video in real time over an Ethernet network. Please see the Dante AV 4K Quick Start Guide for more information.

Dante Via

Use Dante Via to configure audio devices to appear on the Dante network; for example, making the audio portion of AJA's Dante AV 4K-T and 4K-R appear as separate audio source channels on the Dante network.

Dante Virtual Soundcard

Dante Virtual Soundcard emulates a physical PC or Mac soundcard, but instead of connecting to actual physical audio devices like a mic, it connects to the Dante network. It can receive audio signals from the Dante network, including from Dante AV 4K-T and 4K-R, and present them to your DAW app just like a normal physical soundcard would.

Dante AV Workflows

Conference/Education Workflow

Quickly and cost efficiently add high quality video to a 1 GigE network with the added ability to use the RS-422 control to operate a PTZ camera remotely with the Dante AV 4K-T and 4K-R transmitters and receivers.

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Sports Venue Workflow

The Dante AV 4K-T and 4K-R transmitter and receiver offer an efficient and cost-effective way to up your game by enabling adding embedded (up to) 4K video and audio to be sent via a 1 GigE network to the broadcast center.  The AJA ColorBox offers in-line color management before the signal reaches the switcher for precise camera color matching and, thus, program color control. The program signal can then be encoded via the AJA BRIDGE LIVE powerhouse transcoding solution and then sent directly to a CDN.

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Medium HOW Workflow

Take your Dante audio network to the next level by adding cinema quality JPEG 2000 to your worship services, all on the 1 GigE Dante audio network. Dante AV 4K-T and 4K-R transmitters and receivers have IR send and receive capabilities, providing control integration with other devices as well.

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Large Concert Workflow

Dante AV 4K-T and 4K-R transmitters and receivers expand your Dante audio live audio concert network to include Dante AV Ultra video. In this example, four 12G-SDI broadcast camera signals are going into the Dante network, and three Dante receivers are feeding the LED screens behind the stage. Scalability and flexibility are hallmarks of Dante AV Ultra. This workflow also demonstrates the KVM functionality of the Dante AV 4K-T and 4K-R transmitters and receivers.

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Dante AV and Networking

As an IP video product, the Dante AV 4K-T and Dante AV 4K-R need to be connected to a Dante network, either an existing network you might have for working with Dante audio or a new Dante purpose built network for Dante AV Ultra. In either case, for initial setup, the Dante AV 4K-T and AJA Dante AV 4K-R will need to be connected to a customer-supplied Mac or PC with the latest version of Dante Controller software from Audinate which you can find here:

https://www.audinate.com/products/software/dante-controller

Dante AV Ultra requires a managed network switch for operation. For further information on network switches compatible with Dante AV Ultra, please refer to Audinate’s website:

https://www.audinate.com/search/all/switches

Audinate offers free classes on Dante set-up and configuration, which you can find here:

https://www.audinate.com/learning/training-certification

 

Industry Leading Support

AJA’s technical support is recognized as among the best in the industry and is available to all AJA customers. If you need assistance with any aspect of your Mini-Converter installation, configuration, operation or encounter any technical issue,  AJA Support will work with you to get up and running.

Mini-Converter products are covered by a generous five year warranty. Please see the individual Product’s Manual for additional specifics around warranty conditions for the product itself.

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Information on the complete line of AJA Mini-Converters is now available as a mobile app on iOS. The Mini-Converter product line is extensive and this app helps you find the right converter for any situation, wherever you are.

Individual products have links back to the main AJA website for more details and you can email product information directly from the app. The free AJA Mini-Matrix app for iPad® and iPhone® is available now in the Apple iTunes® Store.

 

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Tech Specs

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Video Formats

  • (4K) 4096x2160p
  • (UltraHD) 3840x2160p
  • (2K) 2048x1080p
  • (HD) 1920x1080p
  • (HD) 1280x720p

VESA Formats

  • (WUXGA) 1920x1200
  • (UXGA) 1600x1200
  • (SXGA) 1280x1024
  • (XGA) 1024x768
  • (SVGA) 800x600
  • (VGA) 640x480

 

Note: VESA Formats are always RGB 4:4:4 60 8-bit

Discovery, Registration, and Control

  • Dante Controller Software from Audinate (Windows or Mac)
  • Dante Ecosystem Friendly: Compatible with existing Dante-enabled products

Media Transport Interfaces

  • Network Interface: Standard 1 GigE Ethernet
  • Audio Flow: Audio Flow x 8 Flows / 8-channels per Flow (unicast or multicast)
  • Video Flow: Video Flow x 1 Flow / 1-channel per Flow (unicast or multicast)
  • Timestamp: Hardware timestamping, supporting sample accurate playback

Video Input Digital
(4K-T)

  • 1x 12G-SDI BNC, SMPTE 292 (1.5Gb/s), 424, 425-A(3Gb/s), 2081, 2082, 352 SDI Metadata Supported
    • YCbCr 4:2:2
    • 10-bit
    • Two Sample Interleave (2SI) 4K/UltraHD source mapping
  • 1x 12G SDI
    • (4K) 4096x2160p 50, 59.94, 60
    • (UltraHD) 3840x2160p 50, 59.94, 60
  • 1x 6G SDI
    • (4K) 4096x2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
    • (UltraHD) 3840x2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
  • 1x 3G-SDI (Level A)
    • (2K) 2048x1080p 50, 59.94, 60
    • (HD) 1920x1080p 50, 59.94, 60
  • 1x 1.5G-SDI
    • (2K) 2048x1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
    • (HD) 1280x720p 50, 59.94, 60
  • 1x HDMI Type A connector, HDMI v2.0
    • YCbCr 4:4:4, 4:2:2
    • RGB 4:4:4, SMPTE, or Full RGB
    • 8, 10, 12-bit (4K/UltraHD 4:4:4 limited to 8-bit)
    • (4K) 4096x2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
    • (UltraHD) 3840x2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
    • (2K) 2048x1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
    • (HD) 1920x1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
    • (HD) 1280x720p 50, 59.94, 60
    • (WUXGA) 1920x1200
    • (UXGA) 1600x1200
    • (SXGA) 1280x1024
    • (XGA) 1024x768
    • (SVGA) 800x600
    • (VGA) 640x480

 

Note: VESA Formats are always RGB 4:4:4 60 8-bit

Video Output Digital (4K-R)

  • 1x 12G-SDI BNC, SMPTE 292 (1.5Gb/s), 424, 425-A(3Gb/s), 2081, 2082, 352 SDI Metadata Supported
    • YCbCr 4:2:2
    • 10-bit
    • Two Sample Interleave (2SI) 4K/UltraHD source mapping
  • 1x 12G SDI
    • (4K) 4096x2160p 50, 59.94, 60
    • (UltraHD) 3840x2160p 50, 59.94, 60
  • 1x 6G SDI
    • (4K) 4096x2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
    • (UltraHD) 3840x2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
  • 1x 3G-SDI (Level A)
    • (HD) 1920x1080p 50, 59.94, 60
  • 1x 1.5G-SDI
    • (HD) 1920x1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
    • (HD) 1280x720p 50, 59.94, 60
  • 1x HDMI Type A connector, HDMI v2.0*
    • YCbCr 4:4:4, 4:2:2, SMPTE, or Full RGB
    • 8, 10, 12-bit (4K/UltraHD 4:4:4 limited to 8-bit)
    • (4K) 4096x2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
    • (UltraHD) 3840x2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
    • (HD) 1920x1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
    • (HD) 1280x720p 50, 59.94, 60
    • (WUXGA) 1920x1200
    • (UXGA) 1600x1200
    • (SXGA) 1280x1024
    • (XGA) 1024x768
    • (SVGA) 800x600 
    • (VGA) 640x480

 

Notes:

1. VESA Formats are always RGB 4:4:4 60 8-bit

2. Only one input can be used at a time. Unit will auto-detect source, or user can select input in software if both SDI & HDMI inputs are connected.

*If a connected monitor doesn’t support HDMI protocol, the unit automatically switches to DVI protocol (which does not pass audio).

Audio Input Digital
(4K-T) & Audio Output Digital (4K-R)

  • SDI embedded audio, 24-bit, 8-channel, 48 kHz PCM24
  • HDMI embedded audio, 24-bit, 8-channel, 48 kHz PCM24

Audio Output Analog

  • 2x RCA analog audio
    • Levels at -10 dBu (nominal)

IP Video Input (4K-R) & IP Video Output (4K-T)

  • Dante AV Ultra
    • Single video channel 

IP Audio Input (4K-R) & IP Audio Output (4K-T)

  • Dante Audio
    • Up to 8-channel audio, 24-bit per channel, 48 kHz PCM24
    • High quality, low jitter with onboard clock generator for audio
    • SRC Conversion Range: 1:8 to 8:1
    • ASRC Latency: 80 samples (1.6ms 48 kHz)

Reference

  • 1x BNC
    • (4K-T) Reference Out connector (For future use)
    • (4K-R) Reference Input connector (For future use)

Codec

  • Video Codec: Optimized implementation of JPEG 2000 codec in FPGA, Licensed By IntoPIX; Dante API management interface
  • Video Resolutions and Color Depth: 
    • SDI: Up to 4096x2160 60p; YCbCr 4:2:2 10-bit
    • HDMI: Up to 4096x2160 60p; RGB 4:4:4 8-bit, YCbCr 4:4:4 8-bit, YCbCr 4:2:2 8, 10, 12-bit
  • Audio Formats: Dante Audio over IP
  • Bit Rates: Up to 700 Mbps
  • Video Streaming: Unicast or Multicast
  • Copy Protection: HDCP 2.2, HDCP 2.3 for network
  • Latency: 0.5 frame (e.g., 2160p 60 Hz latency is < 8 ms between encoder and decoder), overall latency may increase depending on network configurations
  • Bandwidth 1: 4Kp60 10-bit 4:2:2; 500-600Mbps, results may vary depending on network configuration and management settings
  • Bandwidth 2: 1080p60 10-bit 4:2:2; 150-250Mbps, results may vary depending on network configuration and management settings

Hardware Interface

  • 1x Neutrik etherCon RJ45 Connector – 1 GigE (Dante AV & POE+)
  • 1x Neutrik etherCon RJ45 Connector – 1 GigE (For future use) 
  • 1x DB-9 RS-422/ VISCA Serial Port
  • 2x USB 2.0 Type A Connector
  • 1x USB 2.0 Mini-B Host connector
  • 3.5mm IR Tx jack for IR over IP
  • 3.5mm IR Rx jack for IR over IP
  • Front LED Indicators: Power, Codec, System, Status, Sync, & HDCP

Size (W x D x H)

  • 8.74" x 7.09" x 1.65" (222.0 x 180.09 x 41.91 mm)

Weight

  • 3.1 lbs (1.5 kg)

Power

  • 30 Watts Maximum; 12V DC IN has priority over Ethernet 1 POE+. Ethernet 1 POE+ will become active a fraction of a second after 12V DC IN is disconnected.

Environment

  • Safe Operating Temperature: 0 to 40 C (32 to 104 F)
  • Safe Storage Temperature (Power OFF): -40 to 60 C (-40 to 140 F)
  • Operating Relative Humidity: 10-90% noncondensing
  • Operating Altitude: <3,000 meters (<10,000 feet)

Options

The AJA Dante AV 4K-T and Dante AV 4K-R, utilize the revolutionary new Dante AV Ultra solution for standard 1 Gbps networks that enables manufacturers to add networked video to the industry leading Dante audio-over-IP platform. Encoder devices convert 4K/UltraHD SDI/HDMI to Dante AV Ultra signals and Decoder devices convert Dante AV Ultra signals to 4K/UltraHD SDI/HDMI. Dante AV provides the ease-of-use, seamless multi-vendor interoperability, and integrated control experience that customers have come to expect from AJA Video and Dante by Audinate.

IOX-RM Mounting Tray

AJA’s Dante AV 4K-T and Dante AV 4K-R can be mounted side by side on the IOX-RM Rackmount Tray for use in rack mounts and fly cases. This tray is also compatible with Io X3 Thunderbolt 3 I/O devices for mixing and matching as desired.

IOX-RM $120 US MSRP

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