New AJA XENA version 3.5 software adds powerful real-time compressed HD workflows

AJA Video
today announced XENA 3.5, a new software upgrade to the company's
Windows-based line of video playback and capture cards. XENA 3.5 will
provide real-time DVCPRO HD capture, playback and editing support in Adobe
Premiere Pro CS3 as well as in AJA's Machina  stand-alone deck-control,
playback and capture application.

“We continue to extend the capabilities of our XENA family of products for
Windows, and with the introduction of DVCPRO HD support in version 3.5, we
offer a powerful compressed HD real-time workflow, saving our customers
time and disk space in the process,” said Nick Rashby, President, AJA Video
Systems. “DVCPRO HD support expands the already impressive list of file
types and codecs available to XENA users.”

XENA 3.5 will be available as a free upgrade to customers in early Q3 of
2008. XENA 2K also receives an immediate price drop to $2,990 US MSRP.
Recently, AJA released an incremental version 3.1.1 upgrade to XENA
featuring extended support for Adobe Production Premium CS3 applications,
Vista 64, Autodesk ®Combustion ® 2008, and real-time cropping or matte of
REDCine 2K DPX material to 2048×1080 or 1920×1080 for editing or output.