AJA Video Systems is introducing T-Tap Pro, a compact, silent, and portable Thunderbolt 3-connected device designed to simplify 4K/UltraHD and 2K/HD/SD monitoring and output over 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 on compatible Mac or PC computers. T-Tap Pro is designed to provide high quality monitoring for a range of production scenarios, 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,” explains 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.”
T-Tap Pro is a versatile monitoring and output device designed for high-end color grading, audio mixing, editorial and visual effects, in addition to on-set monitoring and playback to enable creative professionals to work from home or any location. Designed as 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 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 begun work to deliver T-Tap Pro support across popular broadcast, post and proAV solutions. T-Tap Pro has support coming in the future for Colorfront Express Dailies, Colorfront On-Set Dailies, Colorfront Transkoder and Colorfront Streaming Player. Bruno Munger, Director of Business Development, Colorfront shares, “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.
