A Discussion With Adobe's Al Mooney & AJA's Bryce Button

AJA Product Marketing Manager Bryce Button and Adobe's Al Mooney discuss some of the features of the latest Adobe software as well as how it interacts with AJA's products.

AJA to Support Next Version of Adobe's Professional Video Editing Tools

Adobe SpeedGrade Support Now Included With AJA Video's Io Express, Io XT, T-TAP and KONA Family of Products

Grass Valley, CA (April 8, 2013) - AJA Video Systems,a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today announced that their Io, T-TAP, and KONA family of products will support the next version of Adobe® video editing software – including Adobe Premiere® Pro and Adobe Speedgrade® - for Mac and Windows customers. New device driver and application plug-in software will be available from AJA as a free download shortly after the software's release.

AJA's new plug-ins and drivers will ensure that users of the next versions of Adobe's professional video tools are able to maximize the performance of their I/O workflow with AJA's powerful and flexible gear. The drivers also add AJA support for Adobe SpeedGrade color grading software. Additional new features supported by the new AJA drivers are Apple ProRes codec capture in Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac, Avid DNxHD codec capture in Adobe Premiere Pro on Mac and Windows, along with integrated support for Adobe's new enhanced export to tape interface.

"Adobe's video editing tools enable our customers to create amazing, high-quality productions, and we're revealing some incredible new features at NAB that will be in the next version of the products," said Simon Williams, director of strategic relations at Adobe. "AJA's KONA, Io XT, T-TAP and Io Express products deliver excellent performance for our customers. Because their solutions are widely used by video and film professionals, AJA's support of Adobe Premiere Pro and SpeedGrade is extremely important to give our users the best tools for their workflows."