Tour Stops in 23 Cities Across The Americas, Asia and Europe to Showcase Award-winning Ki Pro Lens-to-Post Workflow Breakthrough
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, is preparing to kick off a 23-city global road show to follow on the successful debut of Ki Pro. Ki Pro is a portable digital disk recorder that uniquely records files to the Apple ProRes 422 codec directly from camera and provides a new way of connecting production and post. Ki Pro debuted in April at NAB 2009, and has been the recipient of five major industry awards including the Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit, DV Magazine Black Diamond, Post Pick, TV Technology STAR and the 2009 Videography Vidy Award.
The Ki Pro tour kicks off in Paris on May 27, and travels throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas, ending in Sao Paulo on July 23:
EUROPE:
May 27 Paris
May 29 London
June 2 Madrid
June 4 Milan
June 8 Berlin
June 10 Munich
ASIA-PACIFIC:
May 28 Seoul
June 1 Beijing
June 4 Tokyo
June 8 Mumbai
June 11 Singapore
July 16 Hong Kong
July 23 Sydney
THE AMERICAS:
June 10 Chicago
June 16 Toronto
June 17 Los Angeles
June 18 New York
June 23 Atlanta
June 25 Miami
July 14 Vancouver
July 16 Dallas
July 21 Mexico City
July 23 Sao Paulo
For more information about the tour and to register for a stop in a city near you, please visit www.aja.com/kiprotour.
About Ki Pro
Ki Pro allows filmmakers, broadcasters and video professionals and prosumers to skip the process of re-rendering to an editing codec by giving immediate access to 10-bit full raster edit-ready ProRes 422 files directly from camera. Ki Pro records hours of media to a removable storage module with built in FireWire 800 or to 34mm ExpressCard Flash. The device is a small, portable unit that can sit on a table, in a bay or mounted between a camera and tripod. Ki Pro is also ideal for on-set monitoring, providing instant access to multiple display devices simultaneously. Ki Pro is priced at $3995 US MSRP and will be shipping in June of 2009.
For a complete set of features and technical specifications, please visit www.aja.com.
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.
