AJA's Mini-Converters are well known worldwide for their reliability, robustness and power across a range of conversion needs. Select the appropriate category for your in field or studio needs.
The Ki Pro family of digital file recorders and players cover a range of raster, codec and connectivity needs in different formats suited for the field, equipment rack or facility.
Explore AJA’s solutions for editing, color correction, streaming and much more in the field or flexible facility environments with the Io and T-Tap products.
From Composite, Component, 3G-SDI, HDMI to Broadcast IP, AJA desktop solutions provide you the needed I/O for any given project. Explore the KONA desktop I/O family to learn more.
Advanced tools for managing the latest color formats in live production, on-set, post, and delivery.
AJA Streaming solutions include standalone and modular I/O devices, supporting the latest streaming software, codecs, formats, transport protocols and delivery platforms.
AJA offers a broad range of IP video tools, supporting ST 2110, NDI, Dante AV, and the latest streaming formats.
AJA’s FS range of 1RU frame synchronizers and multi-capable converters cover your needs from SD to 4K, 1 to 4 channels of HD support and advanced workflows including real time HDR transforms, with the incredible FS-HDR
openGear and AJA Rackframes and Converters for convenient rack based conversion, DA and fiber needs.
KUMO SDI routers range from 16x16 to 64x64 with convenient control and salvo recall from the KUMO CP control panels.
AJA offers a range of SSD-based media, designed for the rigors of professional production. Docks provide the latest Thunderbolt and USB connectivity.
The Corvid lineup of developer cards and SDK options for KONA and Io desktop and mobile solutions offers OEM partners’ a wealth of options. Explore to learn more.
AJA offers a wealth of free software for control, configuration, testing and capture and playback needs.
Choose RovoCam for a simple UltraHD/HD camera solution for single cable needs with HDBaseT support for a range of workflows.
Distribution Amplifiers, Muxers, DeMuxers, Genlock, Audio Embedders and Disembedders; all in a robust reliable form factor for your infrastructure needs.
Choose HA5 Mini-Converters for conversion from HDMI to SDI and Hi5 Mini-Converters for conversion from SDI to HDMI.
AJA FiDO fiber converters expand your range all the way up to 10km with Single Mode. Transceivers, transmitters and receivers available with SC or ST connectivity and LC Multi-Mode or Single Mode options.
Scan Converters for Region of Interest extraction from HDMI, SDI, DVI, and DisplayPort.
Mini-Converters ideally suited for up, down or cross-conversion for raster or scan conversion needs.
Bridge SDI or HDMI to Broadcast IP and back with AJA IP Mini-Converters
Convert to and from Digital or between Analog Video standards.
HDBaseT Converters extend UltraHD or HD HDMI signals up to 100 meters over Cat 5 (or better) cable, utilizing the industry standard HDBaseT protocol.
openGear Frame Syncs, DA's, and Audio Processing
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$3695 US MSRP*
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Designed from the ground up to support next-generation AI and AR workflows, KONA X is a 4-lane, PCIe 3.0 video I/O card with two full-size, bidirectional 12G-SDI BNC connections and two full-size HDMI 2.0 connections, one for input and one for output. KONA X lets users achieve as low as sub-frame latencies with Streaming DMA (Direct Memory Access), which enables powerful real time workflows with no perceptible delay on I/O and processing crucial for implementations such as live sports and virtual production*.
Supporting 4K/UltraHD, 2K/HD, SD, 10-bit 4:2:2, 4:4:4 and 12-bit color spaces for pristine image quality, KONA X offers the flexibility to ingest and output with 12G-SDI and full-size HDMI 2.0 ports. The bidirectional 12G-SDI ports provide immense flexibility for capture and simultaneous pass-through, and with the appropriate software, multi-channel capture and streaming.
KONA X is driven by AJA's Control Room and Control Panel software, with support for leading content creation applications, such as Adobe® Premiere® Pro, Apple® Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer®, FilmLight, OBS Studio, vMix, and much more. KONA X is also compatible with AJA's multi-platform Developer SDK.
For HDR* workflows, KONA X supports HDR10+, HLG, PQ, and Dolby Vision for rich color delivery over SDI and/or HDMI.
KONA X has the horsepower for your work today and into the future.
*Application dependent
Note: KONA X and KONA Xpand image text rotated for clarity
Learn more about the amazing KONA X by watching this brief introductory overview video.
With Streaming DMA (Direct Memory Access), the DMA operation happens directly between the video I/O and the computer’s buffer in applications that support it, completely bypassing the on-card memory. Depending on the software application being used, this enables customers to achieve as low as sub-frame latencies and a much simpler method of dealing with dynamic video.
The latest connectivity combined with up to sub-frame latency and Steaming DMA engine, makes KONA X ideal for modern virtual production environments.
This workflow diagram illustrates the KONA X, with its ultra-low latency, as a key part of a virtual production workflow.
Capture real time footage with KONA X over SDI from high quality cameras, meld your footage with your virtual environment created by the Unreal Engine, and send it back out in real time to air - a growing need for broadcasters, augmented reality (AR), virtual production and more.
Digital filmmakers also benefit from these new workflows: on-set, enhance your live action VFX work with the ability to see a full composite live during the course of the shoot. This results in fewer reshoots, the ability for actors to understand the virtual environment they are working within for stronger performances, and ultimately leads to a range of efficiencies and cost savings with the added benefit of a smoother transition into postproduction.
KONA X and application software that supports Streaming DMA allows users to achieve as low as sub-frame latencies, which is important for eSports and live production environments, where the synchronization of AR graphics and graphical overlays and split second reaction times for viewer interactions are required.
This workflow diagram illustrates KONA X being used on a live sports broadcast for realtime graphics insertion and overlays.
The combination of KONA X's built-in hardware downstream keyer and ultra-low latency allows graphics and images up to 4K/UltraHD to be easily overlaid on the input video in real time.
KONA Xpand is a PCIe card that expands the connectivity options on KONA X. It provides Bi-level/Tri-level Video Reference, as well as a 9-pin RS-422 connector for controlling a range of devices, 8-channels of unbalanced AES/EBU audio I/O, and LTC In/Out on the included breakout cable that ships with the KONA Xpand. Two channels of balanced analog audio I/O are also available (via a user supplied DB15 cable).
AJA Desktop products offer unparalleled workflow compatibility with a range of software applications that span production, post, and delivery, and more. Please click here for compatibility information.
The latest AJA Desktop Software advances 4K workflows with KONA X by providing native support for 4K video in Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Avid Media Composer plus many other applications. KONA X offers broad video format support, providing a powerful I/O tool for Sports, eSports, Virtual Production, and other cutting-edge workflows.
For those who move between 2K/HD visual effects sequences and 4K live action footage, KONA X also supports fast bitfile switching. In under 10 seconds you can flip between a KONA X personality tuned for 4K operations to one dedicated to HD and below. No waiting for firmware to update, no reboots required, just powerful options to make your day go that bit faster and easier.
AJA Desktop Software supports HDR across many third party professional video software applications, including Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro and Avid Media Composer. Take advantage of HLG, PQ, HDR10 workflows in broadcast and post, and work between 709, BT2020, and P3 with ease.
HDR (High Dynamic Range) provides the ability to display a wider and richer range of colors, much brighter whites, and much deeper, darker blacks than standard signals allow. This gives your imagery a more ‘dynamic’ look and allows for natural true to life colors to be communicated to your audience.
KONA X HDR workflows can also benefit from AJA's Control Room application and its companion AJA Control Panel, which comes complete with built-in HDR test patterns.
AJA Control Room provides VPID signaling for SDR/HDR Transfer Characteristics, Colorimetry, and Luminance transfer characteristics over SDI, bringing flexible output options to your workflow. KONA X provides simultaneous HDR output via both SDI and HDMI.
AJA Control Room software adds support for HDR metadata capture from an incoming SDI or HDMI signal. The captured .mov video file will have embedded HDR metadata, allowing the file to be played back at its intended dynamic range.
AJA Control Room software also provides the KONA X with HDR Auto Playback Detection. Embedded HDR metadata in a recorded .mov file is read and used to automatically set the HDR format on the monitor(s) connected to the KONA X HDMI and/or SDI outputs. Support for file based .mov HDR outputs with metadata from Adobe Premiere Pro/Adobe Media Encoder HDR files is also available. Screening those rendered outputs is a simple and high quality experience with AJA Control Room. Every frame is presented in its full quality, at the timing intended, and with the proper HDR format set correctly and automatically.
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AJA Control Room software
Supports CEA-608 or 608-in-708 via ANC extraction firmware.
Supplied Avid & Adobe Plugins
Developers who wish to use AJA’s world class SDK (Software Development Kit) can choose between two different methods to gain access and start putting their creativity to work with this rich, deep, and powerful set of video technologies. AJA’s SDK is available on Windows, Linux, and macOS, including support for the latest Apple silicon.
For the quickest and easiest way to get up and running with the core AJA SDK, we recommend the AJA Open Source Developer path, which is under the MIT license and hosted via GitLab.
For access to the AJA SDK, including AJA proprietary technologies and world class support, we recommend the AJA Developer Program path. This is accessed via the dedicated AJA SDK Developer page and requires a signed agreement.
It is entirely possible for a developer to begin on the AJA Open Source Developer path, and, if necessary, in the future, apply to enroll in the AJA Developer Program path.
AJA OEM Developers can run code directly on KONA X with it's In-Firmware Microcontroller for supervisory and safety purposes and achieve ultra-low latency or functionality that might need to exist before the system containing the card fully boots.
AJA Desktop Software is optimized for the latest Apple silicon with native support for AJA macOS drivers, application plug-ins, AJA Control Room, AJA Control Panel, and AJA System Test.
AJA offers full compatibility for the new Apple Mac Pro, including support for AJA Control Room with Metal compatibility and extensive support for various applications.
For productions handling high resolution workflows all the way up to 4K, KONA X is a perfect companion for high performance workflows.
Linux Ubuntu support for 20.04 LTS, 22.04
Linux Rocky 8.5 and Rocky 9.1
Windows 11, 10 and updates.
*Note that some features are not available with legacy release versions of macOS
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 KONA installation, configuration, operation or encounter any technical issue, AJA Support will work with you to get up and running.
KONA products are covered by a generous three year warranty. Please see the individual Product’s Manual for additional specifics around warranty conditions for the product itself.
Note: Additional VESA (DMT) formats supported for certain applications
*Compliant with subsets of specification for supported formats
Note: Audio I/O is available via optional KONA Xpand card, or via customer supplied breakout connection to internal card connector
Note: Requires the optional KONA Xpand card
Note: AES audio requires the optional KONA Xpand card. SDI and HDMI audio do not require the Xpand card.
Note: Requires the optional KONA Xpand card
Note: Available via optional KONA Xpand card, or via customer supplied breakout connection to internal card
Note: Available via optional KONA Xpand card, or via customer supplied breakout connection to internal card
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Note: Available via optional KONA Xpand card, or via customer supplied breakout connection to internal card
Note: Card can utilize PCIe power from a 6 pin PCi 2x3 Aux Power connector or the PCIe slot