Developer Comparison

Corvid Family

Model

Corvid 88
Corvid 88 		Corvid 44 12G
Corvid 44 12G 		Corvid 44 12G BNC
Corvid 44 12G BNC 		Corvid 44
Corvid 44 		Corvid 44 BNC
Corvid 44 BNC 		Corvid 22
Corvid 22
AJA SDK NTV2 NTV2 NTV2 NTV2 NTV2 NTV2
Windows
macOS
Linux
Current Firmware 02/23/2024 07/17/2023 07/17/2023 06/18/2024 06/18/2024 08/11/2014
Multiple Firmwares* (8k/ 4k/ ST2110 shown) - - - -
First Supported SDK Version 12.0 15.2 15.2 12.1 12.1 Mac 2.1

Video Support Overview

Corvid 88 Corvid 44 12G Corvid 44 12G BNC Corvid 44 Corvid 44 BNC Corvid 22
HDR via SDI -
HFR
8K/UHD2 - - - -
4K/UHD -
2K/HD 1080p
2K/HD 1080 PsF
HD 1080i/HD 720p
SD
47.95/48p (2K, 4K or 8K only) -

Video Capabilities

Corvid 88 Corvid 44 12G Corvid 44 12G BNC Corvid 44 Corvid 44 BNC Corvid 22
Maximum Number of SDI Video Inputs 8 (3G) 4 (12G) 4 (12G) 4 (3G) 4 (3G) 2 (3G)
Maximum Number of SDI Video Outputs 8 (3G) 4 (12G) 4 (12G) 4 (3G) 4 (3G) 2 (3G)
Total Number of SDI Video I/O Spigots 8 (3G) 4 (12G) 4 (12G) 4 (3G) 4 (3G) 4 (3G)
Independent-Simultaneous I/O
SMPTE 424 3G I/O
SMPTE 259/292/296
SMPTE 372 Dual Link -
8/10 bit RGB Framestore Formats
Number of Independent Framestores 8 4 4 4 4 2
Number of 1D Luts 8 5 5 4 4 1
Number of Mixer/Keyer Widgets 4 2 2 2 2 2
Number of Color Space Converters 8 5 5 4 4 2
Video Key I/O

Audio

Corvid 88 Corvid 44 12G Corvid 44 12G BNC Corvid 44 Corvid 44 BNC Corvid 22
Number of Embedded Audio Channels per SDI stream 16 16 16 16 16 16

Ancillary

Corvid 88 Corvid 44 12G Corvid 44 12G BNC Corvid 44 Corvid 44 BNC Corvid 22
SMPTE 12M-2 (RP188)
Expanded VANC Support
Number of LTC Inputs 1 1 1 1 1 2
Number of LTC Outputs 0 0 0 0 0 2

Reference

Corvid 88 Corvid 44 12G Corvid 44 12G BNC Corvid 44 Corvid 44 BNC Corvid 22
Genlock
Analog Reference Input
Tri-Level Sync

Physical and Electrical

Corvid 88 Corvid 44 12G Corvid 44 12G BNC Corvid 44 Corvid 44 BNC Corvid 22
PCIe Gen 1.0 - - - - -
PCIe Gen 2.0 - - -
PCIe Gen 3.0 - - - -
Number of PCIe Lanes 8 8 8 8 8 4
RS 422
Number of DMA Engines 2 4 (2xIn, 2xOut) 4 (2xIn, 2xOut) 2 2 3
DMA Tranfer Rate in MB/s (typical) 2400 6200 - 6800 [Host system dependent] 6200 - 6800 [Host system dependent] 2400 2400 500
Peer to Peer DMA transfers (unavailable in MacOS & requires special firmware) - - -
Low Profile Version Available - - -
Board Dimensions (w x d x h) 0.88" x 7.25" x 4.88" (22.36 × 184.15 × 123.96 mm) T= 0.75" x 7.0" x 4.75" (19 x 178 x 121 mm) S= 0.75" x 7.0" x 3.15" (19 x 178 x 80 mm) 0.75" x 7.0" x 4.75" (19 x 178 x 121 mm) 0.88" x 7.25" x 4.88" (22.36 × 184.15 × 123.96 mm) 0.73" × 6.6” × 2.72” (18.54 × 167.64 × 69.09 mm) 0.708" x 6.57" x 3.86" (17.99 x 166.88 x 98.05 mm)
Power Delivery [PCIe slot, PCIe ATX, ext-PS] PCIe slot PCIe slot or ATX PCIe slot or ATX PCIe slot PCIe slot PCIe slot
Power Consumption in Watts (maximum) 23W 32W 32W 19W 19W 15W

Please contact third party companies for specifics around their stated support for AJA products.

AJA Desktop Software from AJA provides direct support and plug-ins for: Adobe Creative Cloud Premiere Pro, After Effects and Audition products, AJA Control Room, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer Products and Telestream Wirecast only.