AJA Ki Pro Quad Supports 4K And 2K Recording

19/04/2012
Grass Valley, USA: AJA Video System's new solid-state portable video recorder Ki Pro Quad was unveiled at NAB.

Ki Pro Quad is capable of capturing high-quality edit-ready files in formats including 4K (4096 x 2160), Quad HD
(3840 x 2160), 2K (2048 x 1080), and HD (1920 x 1080), for a fast camera-to-editorial workflow with 10-bit 4:4:4 and 10-bit 4:2:2 colour support.

"I believe a Ki Pro Quad, a Canon EOS C500 and a Thunderbolt-enabled Mac will revolutionise the industry, delivering a powerful, portable and cost-effective gear solution for premium Hollywood filmmakers," said Yuichi Ishizuka, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Imaging Technologies & Communications Group, Canon USA.

Ki Pro Quad helps facilitate a powerful workflow for 4K, accepting RAW camera output via SDI simultaneously outputting that data via Thunderbolt. The recorder also performs debayer processing of the RAW data that can be used to produce on-board Apple ProRes recordings to SSD media. HD, 2K and 4K ProRes files recorded to removable SSD media may easily be used in a variety of popular non-linear editors. The debayered image produced by the Ki Pro Quad can also be used for 4K monitoring in real time. A scaled or cropped output is also simultaneously available for 2K or HD monitoring via dedicated SDI and HDMI connections.

"We have been working very closely with Canon Inc. headquarters in Japan to optimise performance between Canon's upcoming Cinema EOS C500 digital cinema camera and our Ki Pro Quad," said Nick Rashby, President, AJA Video Systems. "Ki Pro Quad offers some amazing new ways of working; by creating post-friendly files to removable SSDs, moving the original camera RAW files to a Mac, and allowing 4K monitoring all at the same time. Regardless of what your production needs may be today, Ki Pro Quad will have you covered for future workflow needs as well."

The Ki Pro Quad, which will be available later in 2012 through AJA's worldwide network of resellers, was the winner of the InBroadcast Editors' InGEAR Award (Technical Products Category).