AJA has been long known for making top quality video I/O products for Mac and recently PC as well, and their Kona line is well regarded in the pro video industry. They recently revealed a new I/O card at the IBC 2011 show, the KONA LHe Plus. It offers Analog and Digital video capture for SD and HD, and is priced at a reasonable $995. From the press release….

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“The KONA LHe Plus offers more compatibility with significant performance improvements, at a new lower price,” said Nick Rashby, President, AJA Video Systems. “KONA LHe Plus is an ideal solution for broadcast and television post production environments with performance, reliability and flexibility that users expect from AJA.”

KONA LHe Plus will be available in October through AJA’s global network of resellers at a US MSRP of $995. For a complete set of KONA LHe Plus features and technical specifications, please visit www.aja.com.

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Even if that’s not something you are interested in, you’ll definitely want to grab the free AJA System Test software. This free utility allows you to see how fast your Mac’s drive I/O performance is, and that’s especially important info to have when doing motion graphics, video, and/or 3D animation. AJA also has a couple other free tools and codecs available at their software page you may be interested in so check it out at the link below.

Download AJA System Test Latest Version for Mac
Download AJA System TestLatest Version for Windows
Download iPhone/iTouch Version from iTunes App Store

AJA Systems Software Page