New AJA KONA 7.0 Software Supports Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard

Grass Valley, CA – AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, has released a new software version for its popular KONA line of video capture and playback cards: KONA LSe, LHe, LHi and the top-of-the-line KONA 3. The KONA family is AJA's line of 10-bit uncompressed capture and playback cards for video and audio input and output on the Mac platform. The version 7.0 software provides support for Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard, the new operating system from Apple, and will be available for download free of charge to current KONA users.

“We are incredibly pleased to be able to offer this new software upgrade to KONA users,” said Nick Rashby, President, AJA Video. “With Final Cut Pro as the editing platform of choice for the majority video professionals, we understand the importance of providing support for Apple’s newest creative tools and operating systems.”

New KONA 7.0 Software Upgrade Features:

• New AJA 64-bit KONA driver
• New graphical icons across all AJA utilities and applications
• Support for Apple OSX Snow Leopard

About the AJA KONA product line

The KONA family is AJA's line of 10-bit uncompressed capture and playback cards for video and audio input and output on the Mac platform. KONA cards lead the way with features that satisfy even the most advanced video workflows. From the KONA LSe and its complete suite of analog and digital SD support and the KONA LHe, which bridges the SD and HD worlds, to the KONA LHi with support for HDMI and 3G SDI, going all the way to the industry-leading top-of-the-line KONA 3 with high-end features including SD/HD, hardware up/down/cross-conversion, dual-link and 2K support. A simple, affordable desktop Mac Pro system and a KONA card deliver the quality and function of a full-featured nonlinear editing suite at a fraction of the price.

About AJA Video Systems, Inc.

Since 1993, AJA Video has been a leading manufacturer of high-quality and cost-effective digital video interface, conversion and Desktop solutions supporting the professional broadcast and post- production markets. With headquarters in Grass Valley, California, AJA maintains an extensive sales channel of dealers and systems integrators around the world. For further information, please see our website www.aja.com.