AJA Video ships Io FireWire capture for Final Cut Pro 4

AJA Video Systems has announced that Io, the first uncompressed audio/video FireWire capture device for Final Cut Pro 4, is being shipping to selected dealers and distributors.
This Saturday, June 14, Io will be on shown at participating Apple stores in the US, and during Apple's 4@4 event to launch Final Cut Pro 4.
A high end, 8 or 10-bit broadcast video device, Io allows a user to connect professional analogue or digital audio/video to an Apple PowerPC G4 or PowerBook G4 through a FireWire interface.
Developed in close cooperation with Apple, Io is designed to take advantage of the many new features of Final Cut Pro 4. The new I/O framework and new 8 and 10-bit broadcast quality codecs of Final Cut Pro 4, combined with the input and output capabilities of Io, will provide users with a powerful, flexible, and affordable solution for uncompressed SD editing on the Mac in a professional broadcast or production environment.
“Because Io simply provides the professional audio/video interface function, it is essentially future proof, said John Abt, president of AJA Video Systems. “As Final Cut Pro becomes more powerful, and as newer, faster machines become available, Io will still be there.”
First introduced as part of the Final Cut Pro 4 ecosystem at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas on April 6, 2003, Io has quickly become the 'new tool to have” for cutting edge professional broadcasters and production facilities.
The ultimate break out box, Io supports 10 bit component and composite analogue video, SDI digital video, multiple audio formats including balanced and unbalanced analogue, AES/EBU digital, optical ADAT, optical S/PDIF, RS-422 machine control, and genlock.
Io's silver box look was designed to complement Apple's Xserve and Xserve RAID in a rack, or to sit beside the computer.
For further information, visit www.aja.com.
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