AJA Mobile I/O
Mobile I/O
Overview
As more and more editorial, graphics, vfx and color work is being done on set and in the field, the ability to run full-featured software on laptop computers along with compact video and audio I/O solutions has rapidly increased. AJA Io products answer that call by providing desktop-level functionality in a portable form factor that's powerful enough to deliver in the edit suite, and sturdy enough to handle life in the field. AJA offers solutions encompassing Thunderbolt™ standards all the way up to Thunderbolt 3 with 12G-SDI and HDMI v2.0, as well as mobile USB 3 and PCIe devices.
Connectivity
Despite their small footprints, Io, T-TAP and U-TAP products are packed with comprehensive I/O options depending on model; including 12G-SDI, 3G-SDI, 10 GigE, HDMI 2.0, S-video, remote control and audio connectivity.
Whatever connectivity your workflow demands, there's an AJA mobile product to meet your needs.
Software Compatibility
AJA products are widely supported across the industry by leading third party software and solution vendors. AJA also provides industry-best application plug-ins and OS drivers. To confirm compatibility* for your product, visit our handy charts for the latest information.
AJA Control Panel
AJA’s free Desktop Software for KONA and Io devices includes AJA Control Panel, a powerful and elegant interface for interfacing with your chosen hardware.
Control Panel provides an easy to understand visual showing how the KONA or Io hardware is currently configured and allows you to make changes. You can change signal input and output parameters and define the video processing that will be performed. The AJA software installer automatically installs the Control Panel application on your computer and once opened AJA Control Panel recognizes the connected hardware and provides configuration and settings options appropriate to it’s capabilities.
Other powerful features include; Huge flexibility across ingest/output for 8K/UltraHD2*, 4K/UltraHD, 2K/HD and SD, HDR Test patterns, HDR pass-through and signaling, Timecode insertion from source or time-of-day and much more.
*8K/UltraHD2 supported via KONA 5 PCIe card. Thunderbolt 3 does not support 8K/UltraHD2.
AJA Control Room
AJA Control Room is professional media software for macOS, Windows and Linux, enabling 8K/4K/HD/SD workflows in numerous powerful ways.
AJA Control Room is designed to be used with AJA hardware devices, and it can also operate as a stand-alone media player with full-screen playback and host system audio monitoring, supporting high quality professional media file types and formats.
AJA Control Room is unified cross-platform software for playback, ingest, monitoring and output with AJA products. Whether you’re using files on a network, Broadcast IP, or even tape, experience the same smooth interface on macOS®, Windows® or Linux®.
AJA Control Room also includes cross platform support for the entire Apple ProRes family of codecs on Windows, Linux, and macOS, and adds native 8K support when used with the AJA KONA 5.
AJA Control Room comes bundled with the associated Windows and macOS hardware drivers for Io® and T-TAP®. Installing the Desktop Software package will automatically install AJA Control Room and these drivers and application plug-ins.
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.
Mobile I/O 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.
Io 4K Plus
Professional Video I/O with Thunderbolt™ 3 Performance
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 10 and HLG support over HDMI for emerging HDR workflows.
- Portable 4K/UltraHD and HD/SD capture and playback across Thunderbolt 3
- Backwards compatibility with existing Thunderbolt hosts
- 12G/6G/3G/1.5G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 I/O for 4K, UltraHD, 2K, HD and SD with HFR support up to 60p at 4:2:2
- Real time 4K/UltraHD to 2K/HD down-conversion
- 8-,10- and 12-bit 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 over 12G-SDI or HDMI 2.0 workflow support
- Two Thunderbolt 3 ports allow easy daisy-chaining of up to six Thunderbolt devices
- 16-channel embedded audio on SDI; 8-channel embedded audio on HDMI; 4-channel analog audio in and out via XLR breakout
- Downstream keyer
- Standard 12v 4-pin XLR for AC or battery power
- Compatibility with creative applications including Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer, FilmLight products, AJA Control Room and more
- RS-422 VTR control, Reference, LTC Input
- Headphone jack and level control for mobile environments
Io IP
Professional Video and Audio I/O over IP for Thunderbolt™ 3
Io IP is a portable Thunderbolt 3 ingest and playback device for professional video and audio over IP, bridging 10 GigE to the most popular creative software applications.
Io IP offers a tremendously flexible video and audio I/O platform with support for up to 4K/UltraHD with SMPTE ST 2110, support for up to 2K/HD with 2022-6 and the ability to take advantage of 2022-7 redundancy upon transmission for high availability architectures. Io IP ensures you have all the tools you need to succeed as the prevalence of video over IP increases.
Io IP has all the portable benefits of the Io family line with two Thunderbolt 3 ports for flexibility. It works with AJA's Control Room, Control Panel software and SDK tools, providing support for leading content creation applications, such as Adobe® Premiere® Pro, Apple® FCP X, Avid Media Composer®, FilmLight products and more.
Io 4K
Powerful Mobile Thunderbolt I/O
Io 4K is the next evolution of capture and output hardware offering a full set of professional video and audio connectivity with support for the latest 4K and UltraHD devices and High Frame Rate workflows. The power of Thunderbolt 2 enables Io 4K to handle a wide range of formats from SD to HD, UltraHD and full 4K over both 3G-SDI and HDMI and support 4K frame rates up to 60p, plus HDR 10 and HLG support over HDMI for emerging HDR workflows.
- 4 x bidirectional 3G-SDI
- 4K/UltraHD HDMI I/O
- Simultaneous SDI and HDMI outputs
- Realtime 4K to HD downconversion for HD-SDI and HDMI monitoring
- 10-bit high quality 4:2:2, 4:4:4 and High Frame Rate workflow support
- Two Thunderbolt™ 2 ports
- Use with any Thunderbolt 2 system for up to 4K at 10-bit quality and up to 50p/60p
- Backwards compatible with existing Thunderbolt hosts
- 16-Channel embedded audio on SDI
- 8-Channel embedded audio on HDMI
- DB-25 analog audio output connector
- XLR 12V power for battery or AC use
- RS-422 VTR control, Reference, LTC Input
- Headphone jack and level control for mobile environments
Io XT
Harness the power of Thunderbolt™
Io XT is the ideal portable companion for lightning fast video capture and playback for professional post production and on set applications.
Compact, portable and powerful, Io XT is loaded with high-end features including 3G/Dual Link/HD/SD-SDI, Component Analog, and HDMI connectivity, to bring true desktop level power to any Thunderbolt enabled system, with full uncompressed HD and SD 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 capable video and audio connectivity.
Io Express
Cross-platform monitoring and mastering
Io Express delivers compact, powerful I/O for PC or Mac in the field, in the studio, or wherever your work takes you with 3G-SDI and HDMI I/O and Component Video Out.
Desktop-Level Power to Go
Io Express is the perfect Mac or PC interface for anyone who needs a quality portable monitoring and mastering solution when working with Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer/Symphony/Newscutter, Adobe Creative Suite, and more.
Rugged and portable, Io Express delivers desktop-level functionality that's powerful enough to deliver in the edit suite, but sturdy and portable enough to handle life in the field. With support for a wide range of analog and digital HD/SD video and audio I/O, and broadcast-quality HD to SD down-conversion, Io Express fits into any workflow with ease.
Compatible with PC or Mac, Io Express can be connected via a PCIe card (included), offering the flexibility to work on any platform, in the software of your choice.
Powerful Connectivity
Io Express provides a wide variety of formats, frame rates and video/audio sources for the connectivity you need.
For digital video, Io Express features HDMI 1.3a I/O plus 3G/HD/SD-SDI I/O. In addition there are connections for Genlock or LTC input and a loop-through output, and component SD/HD analog video output. The high-quality deep color HDMI input and output provides complete color representation when you need it, while allowing you to interface with HDMI camcorders and HD monitors.
Io Express also offers support for both 8-channel HDMI and SDI embedded digital audio or 2 channels of unbalanced analog audio via two RCA connectors. For multi-channel audio mastering, the 8-channel SDI embedded 24-bit 48kHz audio provides pristine quality.
T-TAP®
Thunderbolt™ powered SDI and HDMI output
Get 10-bit SD, HD and 2K output from any Thunderbolt™ enabled Mac or PC.
10-bit, SD, HD and 2K output
AJA's T-TAP® provides video professionals with an inexpensive, extremely compact device that utilizes the power of Thunderbolt™ to deliver high-quality 10-bit SD, HD and 2K video and embedded audio output from any compatible Mac or PC.
Compact power
Smaller than a deck of playing cards, T-TAP offers broadcast-quality performance you can fit in the palm of your hand.
3D support
With full 3D support, T-TAP can output directly from the HDMI output to 3D HDMI monitors for stereoscopic review, without the need for any additional hardware.
U-TAP SDI
Simple USB 3.0 Powered 3G-SDI Capture
The U-TAP 3G-SDI USB 3.0 capture devices brings professional connectivity and high quality video capture to your laptop or workstation. U-TAP SDI is bus powered with the ability to simply and easily bring in video across 3G-SDI for use within a wide range of software without any drivers to install, as it’s supported directly in macOS X®, Windows® and Linux®.
- Compact and Portable
- 3G-SDI, SMPTE-259/292/424 Looping Input
- USB 3.0 connection to desktop or laptop
- Bus Powered through USB 3.0 interface
- Embedded Stereo Audio support
- Supported by OS on macOS, Windows and Linux
- 3 year warranty
Pocket Power
U-TAP SDI offers easy, cost effective and portable solutions for plug and play capture that is compatible with Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems and a broad range of creative applications. From video conferencing, streaming, social media, gaming and more, U-TAP SDI offers powerful functionality without requiring any third party driver software.
U-TAP SDI is smaller than a smartphone, with USB connectivity that provides a quick and easy way to connect SDI sources for capture, without the need to install additional software drivers. Small enough to carry anywhere with you, its bus powered USB connectivity ensures you will never be looking for a power source.
U-TAP SDI provides an SDI looping output, allowing you to loop through the source SDI signal to monitors, switchers and more. U-TAP SDI supports frame rates up to 1080p 60, for your HD High Frame Rate (HFR) projects.
U-TAP HDMI
Simple USB 3.0 Powered HDMI Capture
The U-TAP HDMI USB 3.0 capture devices brings professional connectivity and high quality video capture to your laptop or workstation. U-TAP HDMI is bus powered with the ability to simply and easily bring in video across HDMI for use within a wide range of software without any drivers to install, as it’s supported directly in macOS X®, Windows® and Linux®.
Pocket Power
U-TAP HDMI offers easy, cost effective and portable solutions for plug and play capture that is compatible with Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems and a broad range of creative applications. From video conferencing, streaming, social media, gaming and more, U-TAP HDMI offers powerful functionality without requiring any third party driver software.
U-TAP HDMI is smaller than a smartphone, with USB connectivity that provides a quick and easy way to connect HDMI sources for capture, without the need to install additional software drivers. Small enough to carry anywhere with you, its bus powered USB connectivity ensures you will never be looking for a power source. U-TAP HDMI supports frame rates up to 1080p 60, for your HD High Frame Rate (HFR) projects.
Software Compatibility
Io Family and T-TAP
Audio |
 Io 4K Plus |
 Io IP |
 Io 4K |
 Io XT |
 Io Express |
 T-TAP |
| Adobe Audition CC |
 
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| Assimilate SCRATCH |
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| Mistika Boutique |
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| Pomfort Livegrade Pro |
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| Transkoder |
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Dailies / Archiving |
Io 4K Plus | Io IP | Io 4K | Io XT | Io Express | T-TAP |
| Assimilate SCRATCH |
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| Colorfront Express Dailies |
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| FlimLight Daylight |
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| The Foundry Hiero |
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| Tweak RV-SDI |
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Editorial |
Io 4K Plus | Io IP | Io 4K | Io XT | Io Express | T-TAP |
| Adobe Premiere Pro |
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| Apple FCP X |
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| Autodesk Smoke On Mac | Coming Soon |
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| Avid Media Composer |
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| Avid Media Composer – NewsCutter Option |
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| Avid Media Composer – Symphony Option |
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| Boris FX Media 100 |
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| Grass Valley EDIUS |
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| Lightworks |
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| Mistika Boutique |
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| Quantel Marco |
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| Quantel QTube Edit |
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Effects |
Io 4K Plus | Io IP | Io 4K | Io XT | Io Express | T-TAP |
| Adobe After Effects |
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| Autodesk Flame on Mac | Coming Soon |
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| The Foundry Nuke |
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Graphics / Virtual |
Io 4K Plus | Io IP | Io 4K | Io XT | Io Express | T-TAP |
| Adobe Photoshop |
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| Brainstorm Aston |
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| Brainstorm InfinitySet |
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| Ross Video XPression |
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| Softron OnTheAir CG |
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| ToolsOnAir composition:builder |
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| Unreal Engine |
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| Vizrt Viz Engine |
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Ingest / Playout |
Io 4K Plus | Io IP | Io 4K | Io XT | Io Express | T-TAP |
| Drastic MediaNXS |
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| Drastic PreviewPro |
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| Drastic SyncControl Pro |
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| Drastic videoQC |
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| Gallery Picture Ready |
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| Gallery Sienna |
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| Gallery Virtual VTR |
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| Magicsoft Recorder |
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| Medialooks MFormats SDK |
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| Medialooks MPlatform SDK |
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| Medialooks Video Trasnsport |
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| Primestream FORK |
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| Softron MovieRecorder |
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| Softron OnTheAir Node |
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| Softron OnTheAir Video |
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| Softron OnTheAir Video Express |
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| Telestream Switch |
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| ToolsOnAir just:in |
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| ToolsOnAir just:live |
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| ToolsOnAir just:play |
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SDI / IP Bridging |
Io 4K Plus | Io IP | Io 4K | Io XT | Io Express | T-TAP |
| Drastic Net-X-SDI |
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Streaming / Live Production |
Io 4K Plus | Io IP | Io 4K | Io XT | Io Express | T-TAP |
| Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder |
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| Medialooks MPlatform SDK |
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| Telestream Wirecast |
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| Unreal Engine |
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| vMix |
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Test / Measure |
Io 4K Plus | Io IP | Io 4K | Io XT | Io Express | T-TAP |
| Drastic 4kScope HDR WFM |
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| Drastic 4kScope WFM |
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| Drastic NetworkVideoAnalyzer |
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| Drastic sdiScope / hdmiScope |
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| SpectraCal Virtual Forge |
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VJ / Live Video Performance |
Io 4K Plus | Io IP | Io 4K | Io XT | Io Express | T-TAP |
| Derivative TouchDesigner | Coming Soon |
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| Resolume Arena |
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Video Assist |
Io 4K Plus | Io IP | Io 4K | Io XT | Io Express | T-TAP |
| QTAKE Video Assist |
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