AJA announced that its KONA IP25 video I/O card now integrates with Colorfront Transkoder and On-Set Dailies software on Windows. This integration enables ST 2110 I/O capabilities for streamlined high-resolution dailies, transcoding, and streaming workflows for production and post-production professionals.
The integration essentially bridges the gap between high-speed IP fabrics and established post-production software pipelines. By supporting bidirectional uncompressed 25GbE data transfers, AJA and Colorfront allow facilities to bypass the performance bottlenecks of legacy SDI-to-IP conversion hardware. This move signals a broader industry transition where ST 2110 is no longer limited to live broadcast infrastructure but is becoming a prerequisite for high-end cinematic mastering and remote dailies. Watch for whether AJA expands this deep SDK integration to macOS or Linux versions of Colorfront software to capture the cross-platform post-production market.
AJA has been steadily building out its ST 2110 product family around the KONA IP25 card. The card, which features two SFP cages supporting 10 and 25 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity along with onboard PTP and NMOS control, was positioned by AJA as a complete SMPTE ST 2110 processing solution for editorial, effects, and production tools across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. The Colorfront integration represents a targeted expansion into high-end dailies and mastering workflows, where uncompressed IP transport over 25GbE links addresses the throughput demands of 4K and higher-resolution camera-original media.
Colorfront's Director of Solutions Engineering Brandon Heaslip described the integration as straightforward, noting that the company updated its SDK and made minor code modifications to achieve compatibility with the KONA IP25. The software automatically recognizes the card upon installation, giving users immediate access to signal settings ranging from RGB to YUV and 4:4:4 12-bit color. This low-friction integration model suggests AJA is pursuing a broad partner strategy for KONA IP25, positioning the card as a default I/O option for software vendors building ST 2110-capable post-production pipelines.
The KONA IP25 sits within AJA's wider IP video portfolio, which spans ST 2110, NDI, Dante AV, and AES67 protocols. AJA's IP video tools cover a range of broadcast and post-production formats, and the company has emphasized that the same SDK used for its baseband KONA I/O cards also applies to the KONA IP25, reducing development overhead for third-party integrators. For facilities evaluating ST 2110 I/O cards for post workflows, the Colorfront partnership gives AJA a concrete reference integration in the dailies and transcoding space, a segment where Blackmagic Design's DeckLink cards and Matrox's DSX LE2 have traditionally competed for PCIe-based I/O.
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