The AJA FS4 is a 4-channel 2K/HD/SD or 1-channel 4K/UltraHD frame synchronizer and up, down, cross-converter, and so much more. This combination frame synchronizer and converter offers incredible versatility and connectivity in a sleek 1RU frame for all your 4K/UltraHD and 2K/HD/SD conversion needs. FS4 offers a wide range of connectivity for both video and audio, including optional SFPs for single link 12G-SDI connectivity. For HDR workflows, the FS4 supports automatic or configurable HDR metadata generation for the SDI output VPID and HDMI output HDR Infoframe.
In Four Channel Mode, FS4 can do the work of four separate devices in 2K/HD/SD or combine all processors and channels for maximum flexibility for 4K/UltraHD productivity in Single Channel Mode.
Features
- Support for two Operational Modes:
- Single Channel Mode for 4K/UltraHD or 2K/HD frame sync and conversion
- 4K/UltraHD/2K/HD/SD video processing and up, down, cross-conversion
- A full range of I/O options for 4K/UltraHD including Quad 1.5G; Dual 3G; and Quad 3G, 6G, and 12G over a range of Coax and optional Fiber choices
- Enhanced Single Channel Mode offers the ability to simultaneously output 4K/UltraHD and a down-converted 2K/HD/SD via the SDI Monitor output.
- Four Channel Mode for simultaneous independent 2K/HD/SD frame sync and conversion
- 2K/HD/SD up, down, cross-conversion
- SD/SD aspect ratio conversion
- HD/HD cross-conversion (720p/1080i)
- Widely interoperable with 4K/UltraHD/2K/HD raster support, SQD and 2SI mapping conversion, P, PsF, and Interlaced video
- Configurable HDR settings for SDI output VPID
- HDMI HDR Infoframe generation to support HDR displays per HDMI v2.0b/CTA-861-G for any 2K/HD HDMI output format and 2K/HD output down-scaled from 4K/UltraHD
- Region of Interest scaling
- Motion Adaptive Deinterlacer control
- Channel to Channel Sync control guarantees all channels in one or many frame synchronizers output video on the same field or frame
- Built-in Test Pattern Generator including HDR Color Bar Test Patterns
- Audio I/O processing with a 272x208 matrix of audio possibilities; support for a flexible range of audio feeds from discrete AES to MADI and embedded SDI audio, with each audio input offering sample rate conversion
- Simple operation, a redesigned FS menu structure, and quick access to features via front panel buttons, as well as a web-based UI offering control over a LAN or across the web via a REST API
- A 1RU frame offering space, power, and cost efficiencies ideal for broadcast trucks, postproduction, or broadcast settings
- Five year warranty
