AJA and Adobe CS5.5 Production Premium Q&A

At NAB 2011, Adobe announced a new upgrade to itʼs CS5 Suite, CS5.5. As with all previous CS packages, AJA offers unique and powerful support via our KONA and Io Express desktop products.

1. Can AJA desktop products be used with Adobe CS5.5 Production Premium?

Yes! AJA and Adobe have been working closely together to bring you both CS5.5 Production Premium, and an AJA plugin release to support KONA and Io Express in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop.

2. Which AJA desktop products can be used with Adobe CS5.5 Production Premium?

KONA 3/3GKONA LHiKONA LH/LHeKONA LS/LSeIoExpress

3. What is unique about using AJA together with Adobe CS5.5 Production Premium?

" Cross Platform Work!ows:

Adobe Premiere Pro’s native capabilities with AVC and MPEG formats, along with AJA’s ability to read and write DVCProHD QuickTime compressed "les gives users incredible #exibility with compressedwork#ows.

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AJA and Adobe CS5.5 Production Premium Q&A

Additionally, AJA and Adobe customers can leverage the unique features of the CineForm codec to create extremely high quality and high performance compressed work#ows.

" Versatility:

With a broad product line, supported on both platforms, AJA provides solutions for CS5.5 users that "t a wide range of work#ow needs and budget requirements.

• QuickTime or File Sequences? You’re covered. • Compressed or Uncompressed? You’re covered.• SD, HD, 2K? You’re covered.• Laptop or Desktop? You’re covered.• Windows or Mac? You’re covered.

AJA and Adobe CS5.5 Production Premium have a solution for you.

" Hardware -based conversion and reliability:

• AJA reliability and support? You’re covered. • Hardware up/down/cross-conversion? You’re covered.• Hardware scaling for full raster work? You’re covered.

4. What Operating Systems does AJA support with Adobe CS5 Production Premium?

Like Adobe CS5 Production Premium, AJA supports both OS X “Snow Leopard” on Mac andWindows 7 on PC.

5. Are AJA’s Drivers and Plugins for CS5.5 64-Bit?

Yes. AJA offers the industry’s most mature 64-bit drivers on both Windows and Mac. With After Effects and Premiere Pro joining Photoshop as natively 64-bit applications, AJA has created 64-bit plug-ins to create an entirely 64-bit capable system.

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6. What "le types can I capture using Adobe Premiere Pro with my AJA hardware?

With AJA, Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 users can capture Uncompressed QuickTime and AVI "les along with a wide variety of uncompressed sequential "le types, including DPX. Additionally users can capture DVCProHD compressed QuickTime "les on both platforms as well as utilize powerful and efficient CineForm codecs

7. What "le types can I playback in my Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 project with my KONA or Io Express?

Any "le type that you currently use in Premiere Pro, can be used with the AJA hardware as well. You can put various mpeg "les, AVI "les and QuickTime "les, even Apple ProRes on the timeline. Additionally, the AJA plugins allow you to edit and play all the types of "les that you can capture with your KONA or Io Express.

8. Where do I go for more information on Adobe CS5.5 Production Premium?

http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/production/

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