Developer Comparison

Corvid Family

Model

Corvid 88
Corvid 88 		Corvid 44 12G
Corvid 44 12G 		Corvid 44 12G BNC
Corvid 44 12G BNC 		Corvid 44
Corvid 44 		Corvid 44 BNC
Corvid 44 BNC
AJA SDK NTV2 NTV2 NTV2 NTV2 NTV2
Windows - -
macOS - -
Linux - -
Current Firmware 2/22/2019 - - 11/28/2018 11/28/2018
First Supported SDK Version 12.0 - - 12.1 12.1

Video Support Overview

Corvid 88 Corvid 44 12G Corvid 44 12G BNC Corvid 44 Corvid 44 BNC
HFR - -
8K/UHD2 - - - -
4K/UHD - -
2K/HD 1080p - -
2K/HD 1080 PsF - -
HD 1080i/HD 720p - -
SD - -
47.95/48p (2K, 4K or 8K only) - -

Video Capabilities

Corvid 88 Corvid 44 12G Corvid 44 12G BNC Corvid 44 Corvid 44 BNC
Maximum Number of SDI Video Inputs 8 (3G) - - 4 (3G) 4 (3G)
Maximum Number of SDI Video Outputs 8 (3G) - - 4 (3G) 4 (3G)
Total Number of SDI Video I/O Spigots 8 (3G) - - 4 (3G) 4 (3G)
Independent-Simultaneous I/O - -
SMPTE 424 3G I/O - -
SMPTE 259/292/296 - -
SMPTE 372 Dual Link - -
8/10 bit RGB Framestore Formats - -
Number of Independent Framestores 8 - - 4 4
Number of 1D Luts 8 - - 4 4
Number of Mixer/Keyer Widgets 4 - - 2 2
Number of Color Space Converters 8 - - 4 4
Video Key I/O - -

Audio

Corvid 88 Corvid 44 12G Corvid 44 12G BNC Corvid 44 Corvid 44 BNC
Number of Embedded Audio Channels per SDI stream 16 - - 16 16

Ancillary

Corvid 88 Corvid 44 12G Corvid 44 12G BNC Corvid 44 Corvid 44 BNC
SMPTE 12M-2 (RP188) - -
Expanded VANC Support - -
Number of LTC Inputs 1 - - 1 1

Reference

Corvid 88 Corvid 44 12G Corvid 44 12G BNC Corvid 44 Corvid 44 BNC
Genlock - -
Analog Reference Input - -
Tri-Level Sync - -

Physical and Electrical

Corvid 88 Corvid 44 12G Corvid 44 12G BNC Corvid 44 Corvid 44 BNC
PCIe Gen 2.0 - -
Number of PCIe Lanes 8 - - 8 8
RS 422 - -
Number of DMA Engines 2 - - 2 2
DMA Tranfer Rate in MB/s (typical) 2400 - - 2400 2400
Peer to Peer DMA transfers (not available in MacOS & requires special P2P firmware) - -
Low Profile Version Available - - -
Board Dimensions L x H (inches) 6.6 x 2.7 - - 6.6 x 2.7 6.6 x 2.7
Power Delivery [PCIe slot, PCIe ATX, ext-PS] PCIe slot - - PCIe slot PCIe slot
Power Consumption in Watts (maximum) 23W - - 19W 19W

Please contact third party companies for specifics around their stated support for AJA products.

AJA Desktop Software from AJA provides direct support and plug-ins for: Adobe Creative Cloud Premiere Pro, After Effects and Audition products, AJA Control Room, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer Products and Telestream Wirecast only.

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