AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today announced planned support for the upcoming release of Adobe® Creative Suite® 6 software with AJA’s Io Express, Io XT and KONA family of products for both Mac and Windows customers. The new drivers supporting Adobe Creative Suite 6 will be available as a free download from AJA shortly after the new Adobe Creative Suite 6 products are released.

AJA’s new drivers will deliver added support for Adobe Creative Suite 6 applications and streamline performance of AJA’s video I/O solutions with Adobe’s new plug-in architecture dubbed Adobe Mercury Transmit. All of the new AJA drivers will support video out in Adobe Premiere® Pro CS6 through the new Transmit plug-in.

“The upcoming Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 software is full of speed and performance enhancements for all aspects of video production,” said Al Mooney, product manager, professional video solutions at Adobe. “Having support for AJA’s Kona, Io XT and Io Express products offers our customers very reliable, high-quality and top performing video options.”

At NAB 2012, Adobe is revealing the Creative Suite 6 video tools, which are expected to ship in the first half of 2012. Redesigned by and for editors, Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 combines faster performance with a sleek, customizable user interface and powerful trimming tools that let editors work the way they want to. Learn more about the top new features in Premiere and the other video tools of the upcoming Creative Suite 6 here: http://success.adobe.com/en/na/programs/events/1203_16108_nab.html

“Many of our customers use some combination of the Adobe Creative Suite as part of their toolset,” said Nick Rashby, President, AJA Video Systems. “With the new Transmit plug-in architecture we anticipate significant performance boosts in video I/O for our KONA, Io XT and Io Express customers using Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 software.”

For more information about AJA’s Io Express, Io XT and KONA family of products, please visit http://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, acquisition, 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 http://www.aja.com