In anticipation of the upcoming IBC in Amsterdam on September 11-14, 2026, AJA Video Systems unveiled the FS8, a video and audio processor that bridges SDI and IP infrastructures in broadcast, production, and proAV. FS8 reliably powers up to eight channels of HD or four channels of UltraHD image processing, including frame sync, up/down/cross conversion, and IP gateway functionality. The 1RU solution features an intuitive, node-based web UI and wide-ranging connectivity, including 12G-SDI, ST 2110, Dante, and MADI, offering modernized tools that streamline productions.

Key FS8 feature highlights include:

• UltraHD and HD Vid Proc Modes, allowing the mix and match of up to four channels of 4K/UltraHD or up to eight channels of 2K/HD frame sync, processing, and IP gateway functionality – including HDR conversions.
• Expansive video I/O options, including 12G-SDI over coax and fiber and ST 2110-20 w/ST 2022-7 redundancy with audio disembedding and embedding.
• Audio I/O options, including Dante, MADI, ST 2110-30, and embedded SDI audio, with each audio input offering sample rate conversion and every I/O offering delay, level, phase adjustment, creating a 459 x 448 matrix of audio processing.
• Flexible HDR and SDR color transforms for dynamic range and wide color gamut conversion, with each video processor able to independently select from integrated NBCU, User 3D LUT, or Dynamic LUT Modes, or licensable Colorfront and BBC HLG LUT Modes.
• 33-point 3D LUT processors with tetrahedral interpolation. 
• 4K/UltraHD/2K/HD video processing and up, down, cross-conversion.
• Configurable HDR metadata for output SDI VPID and ST 2110 SDP.
• Test signal generator, including SDR and HDR test patterns, moving box, custom text overlay per video processor, and audio tone generators per mono audio channel output.
• Region of Interest (ROI) scaling and positioning.
• Motion adaptive deinterlacer. 
• Up to 60 frames of configurable video delay in HD, 30 frames in UHD and 2.5 seconds of configurable audio delay.
• Ultra-low latency video processing mode, less than half of a video frame.
• Simple frame rate conversion.
• Configurable analog reference output.
• Ancillary data grooming.
• Intuitive input and output routing matrix controls
• System and component-level presets.
• Four audio down mixers, from 5.1 or 7.1 surround to stereo.
• AJA’s legendary five-year warranty and technical support with no contracts, recurring software maintenance fees, or ongoing feature subscriptions required to access core functionality.

Pricing and Availability:

AJA FS8 will be available soon through AJA’s worldwide network of resellers for US$14,995 MSRP, with optional licenses for Colorfront Engine and BBC HLG LUTs running US$1,995 and US$295 respectively. For a complete overview of FS8’s full capabilities, connectivity, and IP features, visit www.aja.com/products/fs8.