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AJA Io IP Installation And Operation Manual

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Io IP
Transport, Capture, Display
Installation and Operation Guide
Version 14.2
Published July 3, 2018

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  • Page 1 Io IP Transport, Capture, Display Installation and Operation Guide Version 14.2 Published July 3, 2018...

  • Page 2: Notices

    AJA® and Because it matters.® are registered trademarks of AJA Video Systems, Inc. for use with most AJA products. AJA™ is a trademark of AJA Video Systems, Inc. for use with recorder, router, software and camera products. Because it matters.™ is a trademark of AJA Video Systems, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Shipping Box Contents ....... . . 11 Installing Io IP Software ........11 Important MacOS High Sierra Installation Information .
  • Page 4 Io IP Tech Specs........

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    "Video Formats" on page 52 for a complete listing. NOTE: NDI is supported on Io IP in the same way as it is supported on KONA 4, Io 4K Plus etc., courtesy of running Newtek Connect. Physical Connection for IP Video •...

  • Page 6: Aja Software & Utilities

    For example, you can load a QuickTime clip that has an alpha-channel (a flying logo generated in the Animation codec) into AJA TV and then place it over live video coming into the card and then passing both on to a VTR for recording or broadcast.

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    AJA products. AJA System Test AJA System Test provides accurate and detailed evaluations of drive and system performance statistics, allowing you to measure the capabilities of your system for recording and playing back various resolutions and codecs. The application includes: •...

  • Page 8: Hardware Description

    Analog). • During Playback - The sum of whatever sources are being played out via the AJA hardware; i.e. NLE timeline and mix of host system audio output (if applicable). The meter's LEDs are colored to indicate the amount below 0dBfs when averaged...

  • Page 9: Rear Panel Connectors

    One BNC connector is provided for full-time, real-time output of 2K/HD/SD video. HDMI Output A full-size HDMI connector on the Io IP endplate provides HDMI 2.0 capability. HDMI also supports multi-channel embedded audio (8 channels). HDCP is not supported on the output. HDMI Output also supports HDR (HDR10 and HLG).

  • Page 10: In This Manual

    When connecting a reference video source, the locking signal should be the same format as the Primary format selected in Io IP software. It is possible in some circumstances to use an alternate format video signal if the basic frame rate is compatible.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 - Installation

    IMPORTANT: You should wait at least two minutes after Io IP powers up before you open AJA Control Panel. 7. When you run AJA Control Panel, the Io IP is auto-discovered as long as it is properly cabled and powered up.

  • Page 12: Important Macos High Sierra Installation Information

    Next, install the AJA Desktop Software package. If at a later date you add any Io IP supported applications that require drivers, you must run the AJA install program again to install them.
  • Page 13 Allow for AJA Video Systems developer. Recovery Procedure 1. Run the AJA Uninstaller, located in the AJA Utilities folder in the Mac Applications folder. 2. Access the Users Library, which is hidden. To access the library: A.

  • Page 14: Cabling The System

    SFP+ cages can be used to connect two separate 10 Gigabit Ethernet Links. With AJA Desktop Drivers, the SFP 1 and 2 modules are configured using AJA Control Panel software, using the Input, Output, and Network Settings tabs. In...

  • Page 15: Unicast And Multicast Support

    Unicast and Multicast Support Io IP supports both unicast and multicast operation. Unicast operation is point to point, from one sender to one receiver. Multicast operation is from one sender to possibly multiple receivers. In both cases, the sender transmits information to a location (IP address) on the network, and receivers access that information over the network using that location IP address.

  • Page 16: Chapter 3 - Io Ip Operation

    • QuickTime • MXF NOTE: Support by Io IP of QuickTime for Windows has been discontinued. Instead, AJA supports ProRes Playback on Windows via our own libraries. NOTE: Other file types can be captured using third-party capture applications such as Sienna, Softron, Tools on Air, Drastic Technologies, or Quadrus.

  • Page 17: Aja Control Panel User Interface

    NOTE: Although Io IP is sending and receiving video over IP, once that data is decoded to memory it is governed by the same video menus used for SDI and HDMI based AJA I/O solutions.

  • Page 18: Controlling Application

    Color Meanings All items in the AJA Control Panel block diagram are color-coded to show what is happening in real time. This applies to both icons and text. These colors indicate: Blue - Video is same format as the Primary Format (framebuffer)

  • Page 19: Presets

    • Local Preference - A preference stored from the last AJA device's Control Panel settings to be used on next startup of AJA Control Panel. This occurs on next restoration of the default state (triggered by start up of host CPU, startup of the AJA device, or when a third-party application releases the AJA device).

  • Page 20: Io Ip Audio Monitoring

    "com.aja.devicesettings file" described above to this location. NOTE: The "AJA" folder needs to be created manually at this location before moving the preference file into it. On Windows there are three possible shared locations depending on your system: •...
  • Page 21 NOTE: On first use, you will need to tell your operating system to use AJA hardware as the default Input and Output hardware. Io IP lets you listen to Host System audio concurrently with your NLE audio. This is useful if you need to audition music tracks against playback of your NLE timeline, or if you need to Skype with a remote producer during an edit session, or for a myriad of other reasons.

  • Page 22: Control Panel Function Screens

    Any level adjustments to Capture or Audio Punch In / Voice Over to Timeline recording operations will either need to be made upstream of the AJA input, or else via adjustments within the main NLE application (e.g. via a pass through mix tool).

  • Page 23: Control Panel Operation In S2022 Mode

    Default Output This is where you select what the Io IP card will output as a default when no application has control of the board, such as when the Mac Finder or Windows Navigation Pane is active.
  • Page 24 • Freerun - In this mode, Io IP generates sync without an external reference source • Ref In - Directs Io IP to use the Ref Video source for sync (usually an analog black burst video signal) • Video In - Directs Io IP to use whichever video input source has been selected...

  • Page 25: Format Screen

    Format Screen The Format Screen shows the video format currently in use by the Io IP framebuffer (called the Primary Format) and allows you to change it. All throughout the Control Panel, choices are always presented based on what Io IP can do with the signals available and the inputs/outputs selected.

  • Page 26: Input Select Screen

    Follow Input Enabling the Follow Input checkbox allows the Control Panel Buffer to auto- switch to whatever is the detected input format. This feature works only if the controlling application supports input-based capture—AJA Control Room for example. Input Select Screen...

  • Page 27: Output Select Screen

    (the shape to be cut out from the video - this will appear as a black and white image/matte). Using the second Io IP output as an Alpha Channel key, with the video output, may be useful for feeding production switchers, DVEs or other Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2...

  • Page 28: Hdmi Screen

    HDMI Output Select • Primary - The HMDI Output of the Io IP is always the primary format. The current format and frame rate are displayed on the right. • Stereo 3D - A pulldown menu for 3D output allows you to select either Side- by-Side or Top-Bottom (Stacked) output of left-eye and right-eye signals.

  • Page 29: Hdmi Hdr Screen

    (such as a TV or monitor) that the video content is HDR. This includes generation of the Dynamic Range and Mastering Infoframe and the static metadata descriptors as defined in CTA-861.3 and HDMI v2.0a. Included are pre-defined primaries values for BT.2020 and DCI P3 color gamuts. Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...
  • Page 30 Represents the maximum of frame-based average light levels taken over an entire scene, and can be determined in the post environment. • Range: 1 cd/m2 to 65535 cd/m2. • Step size: 1 cd/m2. Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...

  • Page 31: Video Setup Screen

    Applications such as Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro will not capture or output this data through the Io IP, if this box is not checked ON. Io IP does not require enabling the VANC checkbox for Closed Captioning.

  • Page 32: Audio Setup Screen

    Lock Audio Gain To Unity When set, Io IP will ignore the third-party application gain setting and set the audio gain at unity. When not set, this checkbox tells the Io IP to get the audio gain setting from the application.

  • Page 33: Audio Mixer Screen

    During capture operations, the Capture tab is used for your monitoring experience. Controls in each tab are only in effect when Io IP, is in the correct operating mode, as determined by the controlling application or the Control Panel application's Default Output setting.

  • Page 34: Audio Mixer Playback Monitor Tab

    Multiple sources can be selected simultaneously. Main App If an external application is controlling the Io IP,, it will be displayed in the Item Select column and its audio can be selected for playback with the checkbox. AJA Input Selects for monitoring the audio being input to Io IP,.

  • Page 35: Audio Mixer Capture Monitor Tab

    NLE file. Any actual recording level adjustments to Capture or Audio Punch In / Voice Over to Timeline operations will either need to be made upstream of the AJA input, or else via adjustments within the main NLE application (e.g. via a pass through mix tool).

  • Page 36: Ip Network Screen

    Local IP Address This is the IP address that identifies each physical Io IP SFP+ link on the network. This field must be filled in for at least one of the Io IP SFPs for Io IP to work properly.
  • Page 37 When 2022-7 is enabled, additional settings are available for configuring your network settings. • SFP Top - Indicates the top physical SFP cage on the Io IP board, farthest from the copper contacts where the Io IP, card connects to its PCIe slot.

  • Page 38: Ip Input Screen

    IP Input Screen The IP Input Screen on Io IP, lets you define parameters for receiving inputs to the Io IP from another device on the network. This screen has two tabs, one for each Channel. NOTE: The IP 1 Input and IP 2 Input labels do not represent the physical SFP cages on the Io IP.
  • Page 39 ‘Destination IP Addr’ and ‘Destination IP Addr 2’. Destination Port 2 This filter lets you specify the port number being used to send a multicast to the ‘Destination IP Addr 2’ address specified above. Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...

  • Page 40: Ip Output Screen

    Figure 12. AJA Control Panel, IP Output Screen The IP Output Screen on Io IP lets you define parameters for sending outputs from the Io IP card onto the network. This screen has two tabs, one for each Channel. NOTE: The IP 1 Input and IP 2 Input labels do not represent the physical SFP cages on the Io IP.

  • Page 41: Conversion Screen (Mac Os Only)

    This filter lets you specify the network address where a duplicate multicast from this Io IP output can be sent. This IP output will then be sent to both the address specified in ‘Remote IP Addr’, and to the address specified in ‘Remote IP Addr 2’.
  • Page 42 YUV-RGB Conversion These pulldowns select industry standard color space and gamma transfer functions for the YUV-RGB conversion, or allow you to direct the Io IP to automatically determine it for you. Colorspace Choose from: •...

  • Page 43: Ds Keyer Screen

    A typical application would be putting a television station’s call letters or channel over program video content. Keyed video can be from the Io IP’s internal Frame Buffer (from storage, Video In, etc.) or from a graphics file that has an alpha channel (PhotoShop etc.).
  • Page 44 • Frame Buffer - Select audio out to be routed from the contents of the Frame Buffer. • Audio In - Select audio out to be routed from Io IP’s currently selected input(s). Opacity This slider controls the transparency of the keyed video (over the background) from translucent to completely opaque.

  • Page 45: Lut Screen

    This screen lets you control RGB look up table (LUT) color conversion. You can let Io IP automatically apply LUT conversion as appropriate, or you can load and adjust LUT data to meet your requirements. The frame buffer must be set to RGB (Format screen, Pixel Format) to enable, apply, and adjust LUT conversions.
  • Page 46 Users can specify their own custom LUTs by creating a LUT file and uploading it to an AJA Video Device using the LUT (lookup table) screen in the Control Panel. You can create a custom LUT file using most text editors or spread sheets, provided "LUT File...

  • Page 47: Timecode Screen

    2. Open AJA Control Panel and select the “LUT” screen. 3. Click the “LUT Type” popup and choose “User LUT File”. LUT Files options become enabled. 4. Click the “+” button and use the navigation dialog to choose a custom LUT file.
  • Page 48 For monitoring a variable framerate (VFR) timecode (such as Varicam), you may wish to check the User-bits box. If you set this checkbox, Io IP will detect and interpret the user-bits and display them next to the checkbox. You will see the original framerate (30 fps in the figure below) followed by the adjusted frame padding (two digits reporting discarded and retained frame padding).

  • Page 49: Presets Screen

    Presets Screen After configuring the AJA Control Panel screens, you can then save all your settings as a snapshot for later recall, called a preset. In this way, you can organize presets for all your typical tasks, eliminating manual reconfiguration.

  • Page 50: Firmware Screen

    Use the Firmware screen to access the firmware install screen. Click install to erase current firmware and load the firmware version contained in your current driver installation. You will be required to power-cycle your Io IP and computer to finish the update. Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...

  • Page 51: Info Screen

    Figure 15. AJA Control Panel, Information Screen (Standard Mode) The Info Screen shows the software files that have been installed on your system. This information may be needed if you talk to an AJA Customer Service representative to determine if files are missing or need updating.

  • Page 52: Appendix A - Specifications

    • HLG Support - compatible with HDMI 2.0b/CTA-861-G* *HLG support is application dependent. Check with your software manufacturer for compatibility. Note: Bit depth support is application dependent. Check with your software manufacturer for compatibility. Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...
  • Page 53 • Reference input is terminated into 75 ohms when Genlock is set to Ref In Electrical Interface • Thunderbolt 3 (2x) Machine Control • RS-422, Sony 9-pin protocol • 9-pin D-connector pinout is as follows: No Connection Shell GND Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...
  • Page 54 • Safe Operating Temperature Range: 0 to 40C (32 F to 104 F) • Safe Storage Temperature (Power OFF): -40 to 60 C (-40 to 140 F) • Operating Relative Humidity: 10-90% noncondensing • Operating Altitude: <3,000 meters (<10,000 feet) Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...

  • Page 55: Appendix B - Safety And Compliance

    AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLANDS, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, UNITED KINGDOM, ICELAND, LICHTENSTEIN, NORWAY, SWITZERLAND Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...
  • Page 56 For more information about where you can drop off your waste for recycling, please contact your local authority, or where you purchased your product. Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...
  • Page 57 Translated Warning and Caution Messages The following caution statements, warning conventions, and warning messages apply to this product and manual. Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...
  • Page 58 (incluindo amplificadores) que produzam calor. Avviso! Non installare vicino a fonti di calore come termosifoni, diffusori di aria calda, stufe o altri apparecchi (amplificatori compresi) che emettono calore Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...
  • Page 59 Advertência! Não abra o chassi. Não há internamente nenhuma peça que permita manutenção pelo usuário. Abrir o chassi anula a garantia, a menos que a abertura seja realizada por uma central de serviços da AJA ou por um local autorizado. Avvertenza! Non aprire lo chassis. All’interno non ci sono parti riparabili dall’utente.
  • Page 60 è stato rovesciato del liquido è stato rovesciato o qualche oggetto è caduto nel dispositivo, il dispositivo è stato esposto a pioggia o umidità, non funziona correttamente o è caduto Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...
  • Page 61 CA tipo brick. Advertência! Remova os cabos CA de alimentação brick da rede elétrica ao mover a unidade. Avvertenza! Scollegare il cavo dell’alimentatore quando si sposta l’unità. Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...
  • Page 62 Avviso! Proteggere il cavo di alimentazione in modo che nessuno ci cammini sopra e che non venga schiacciato soprattutto in corrispondenza delle spine e del punto in cui esce dal dispositivo. Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...

  • Page 63: Warranty And Liability Information

    AJA Video, with shipping charges prepaid. AJA Video shall pay to return the product to Customer but only if to a location within the country in which the AJA Video service center is located.

  • Page 64: Limitation Of Liability

    No amendment to or modification of this warranty will be binding unless in writing and signed by AJA Video. The laws of the State of California, USA will govern this warranty and any dispute arising from it. Any translation of this...

  • Page 65: Index

    Save 49 Input/Output Icon 18 Preset Files Storage Location 19, 49 Damage in Shipping 11 Input Passthrough 23 Presets 19 Default Output 23 Input Select Screen 26 Presets Screen 49 Default Peferences 19 Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...
  • Page 66 Timecode Input Settings 48 Timecode Offset 48 Timecode Output Settings 48 Timecode Screen 47 Transferring Saved Presets 49 Unicast 15, 38 User Bits 48 User Defined LUTs 46 VANC Checkbox 31 Video Input 26 Io IP Transport, Capture, Display v14.2 www.aja.com...

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