Grass Valley, CA (June 28, 2011)--AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today released two new software updates that add support for Adobe CS5.5 to AJA’s Io Express and KONA family of products for both Mac and Windows customers. The software updates, AJA Windows Software 5.5 and AJA Mac Plugins for Adobe 9.0.1 bring added support for Adobe CS5.5 and dramatically improve AJA software performance with the Mercury Playback Engine in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5.

“Adobe offers powerful features to support the professional creative and editing community with the release of CS5.5, and our latest updates enable big performance boosts with the Adobe Mercury Playback engine for our KONA and Io Express customers using Adobe Premiere Pro,” said Nick Rashby, President, AJA Video Systems.

AJA is pleased to announce that Mac plug-ins for Adobe version 9.0.1 and Windows KONA and Io Express version 5.5 are now available from the AJA website.

AJA Mac Plug-ins for Adobe for KONA and Io Express version 9.0.1
AJA Mac Plug-ins for Adobe version 9.0.1 for KONA and Io Express are now available, adding support for Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5, Adobe After Effects CS5.5 and Adobe Photoshop CS5.1, with significantly improved performance for the Adobe Mercury Engine in Premiere Pro CS5.5.

AJA Windows KONA and Io Express version 5.5
KONA and Io Express version 5.5 for the Windows adds support for Adobe Premiere CS5.5, After Effects CS5.5 and Adobe Photoshop CS5.1, with significantly improved performance for the Adobe Mercury Engine in Premiere Pro CS5.5.

You can find the new AJA Mac and Windows software, plug-ins, and release notes at:
http://www.aja.com/support/index.php