AJA Announces T-TAP Pro

AJA Announces T-TAP Pro posted: 03/03/2021

Compact Thunderbolt 3 Device Supports up to 4K/UltraHD Output over 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0, Empowering Video Professionals to Produce High-End Content from any Location

AJA Video Systems has unveiled T-TAP Pro, a compact, silent, and portable Thunderbolt 3-connected device that simplifies 4K/UltraHD and 2K/HD/SD monitoring and output over 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 on compatible Mac or PC computers. Ideal for a range of production scenarios, T-TAP Pro provides high-quality video monitoring, including High Dynamic Range (HDR) support for high frame rate (HFR) and large raster workflows from a Thunderbolt 3 host system.

T-TAP Pro was developed for production professionals who require the highest quality video output wherever they're working, explained Nick Rashby, President, AJA Video Systems. This robust and powerful device enables monitoring and output of high bandwidth 4K/UltraHD and pristine HDR content directly from your laptop or desktop computer, with the power and convenience of a single Thunderbolt 3 cable.

Compact Thunderbolt 3 Device Supports up to 4K/UltraHD Output over 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0, Empowering Video Professionals to Produce High-End Content from any Location

T-TAP Pro is a versatile monitoring and output device suitable for high-end color grading, audio mixing, editorial and visual effects, in addition to on-set monitoring and playback, that enables creative professionals to work efficiently from home or any location. Compact, portable, silent, and reliable, T-TAP Pro powers high-quality HDR and HFR video monitoring up to 4K/UltraHD over 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 from any supported Thunderbolt 3-enabled Mac or PC. T-TAP Pro features extensive compatibility with popular creative applications for editorial, graphics, effects, color, and streaming, including Apple Final Cut Pro ; Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects , Audition , and Character Animator ; Avid Media Composer and Pro Tools ; and more. For audio workflows, T-TAP Pro features multi-channel embedded audio on SDI and HDMI, and a 3.5mm stereo analog audio connection that provides a convenient method for monitoring audio, enabling editors or digital artists to plug in headphones directly to the device or connect to an external analog audio mixer.

AJA technology partners, including Colorfront, have already begun work to deliver T-TAP Pro support across popular broadcast, post and proAV solutions. With T-TAP Pro support coming for Colorfront Express Dailies, Colorfront On-Set Dailies, Colorfront Transkoder and Colorfront Streaming Player, Bruno Munger, Director of Business Development, Colorfront shared, AJA's new T-TAP Pro arrives at the perfect time, bringing great value to production and post professionals with an in-demand feature set and compact form factor. It delivers the advanced, high-end connectivity that our customers require when using our professional streaming player and other solutions on both laptops and small desktop computers.

T-TAP Pro feature highlights include:

Compact Thunderbolt 3 video and audio output

Silent-running designed-in for critical monitoring environments such as audio mixing, screenings or on-set

12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 connectivity for working with 4K/UltraHD over a single cable, with simultaneous output on both connections

Support for up to 4K/UltraHD/HD output over SDI and HDMI up to 60p

10- and 12-bit uncompressed quality

HDR support for Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) and HDR10, as well as Dolby Vision via the AJA Software Development Kit (SDK); HDR signaling over both HDMI and SDI

Thunderbolt 3 single-cable connectivity on Mac and PC

16-channel embedded SDI audio output

8-channel embedded HDMI audio output

Front panel audio levels reference display

2-channel 3.5mm headphone output with rotary knob adjustment

Broad application compatibility, including Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Cloud , Avid Media Composer and Pro Tools, and much more

Included power supply

Three-year international warranty

Pricing and Availability

T-TAP Pro is now available for $795 US MSRP through AJA's worldwide reseller network. For more information, visit: www.aja.com/products/t-tap-pro.

About AJA Video Systems, Inc.

Since 1993, AJA Video has been a leading manufacturer of video interface technologies, converters, digital video recording solutions and professional cameras, bringing high-quality, cost-effective products to the professional broadcast, video and post production markets. AJA products are designed and manufactured at our facilities in Grass Valley, California, and sold through an extensive sales channel of resellers and systems integrators around the world.

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