AJA Video Systems Advanced Multi-Channel Recorder for Production Environments

  

The release of the AJA Video Systems' Ki Pro Go2, a new multi-channel HEVC/AVC recorder with upgraded features. The portable, 2RU device can record up to four channels of high-quality HEVC or AVC video to cost-effective USB drives or network storage, with redundant recording and single-channel playback capabilities. The Ki Pro Go2 offers flexible connectivity, intuitive operation, and enhanced monitoring features, making it suitable for a wide range of production environments, from concert tours and sporting events to houses of worship and universities.

  Product Announcement and Features

- AJA Video Systems announced the Ki Pro Go2, the next generation of its Ki Pro Go multi-channel HD/SD recorder.

- The Ki Pro Go2 is a portable, 2RU device that can record up to four channels of simultaneous H.265 (HEVC) or H.264 (AVC) video. 

- It can record to cost-efficient USB 3.0 drives or network storage with redundant recording and single-channel playback capabilities.  

- The Ki Pro Go2 helps production professionals produce higher quality images at lower bit rates, allowing for longer recording times. 

- It offers flexible connectivity, including four 3G-SDI and four HDMI digital video inputs, allowing users to connect to a wide range of video sources. 

 - The Ki Pro Go2 features an intuitive web user interface (UI) and front panel button controls, with an integrated HD resolution video screen for confidence monitoring and menu information. 

- The device includes input frame synchronizers and high-quality de-interlacers, ensuring users don't have to genlock incoming video signals. 

- It supports multi-channel matrix monitoring, allowing users to monitor multiple camera feeds on a single HDMI or SDI display. 

- The device offers flexible audio functionality, supporting the capture of up to two channels of embedded audio from 3G-SDI or HDMI inputs, or two channels of Analog Audio from XLR ports. 

 Recording and Playback Capabilities

- Recording is convenient and cost-effective with the Ki Pro Go2, as the device supports a host of off-the-shelf USB media and can record in real-time to network storage. 

- The multi-channel recording functionality ensures individual recordings for each input, and "group recording" is also supported. 

- The device facilitates playback of HEVC/AVC files created in supported third-party creative apps.  

- It offers selectable VBR recording settings with five options, as well as support for HDMI and SDI timecode and LTC input.