A new ST 2110 gateway and a free firmware update together lower the entry point for corporate AV and broadcast teams navigating hybrid IP environments.
The problem at the center of AJA Video Systems’ NAB Show 2026 lineup isn’t a new one: IP video is more scalable and easier to distribute than its baseband predecessor, but operating it has historically demanded either a broadcast engineer or a very patient IT department. AJA arrived at this year’s show with four announcements aimed directly at that friction. Two of them are squarely useful for organizations that have neither.
Bridge Live IP: one box, many formats
The headline product is Bridge Live IP, a 1RU gateway designed for 10/25GbE SMPTE ST 2110 (the broadcast industry’s standard for uncompressed IP video transport) workflows. It handles bi-directional conversion between ST 2110 and a broad set of compressed formats: H.264, H.265, HLS, RTMP, RTMPS, and Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) are included in the $17,999 base price. Network Device Interface (NDI) support, widely used in corporate AV and streaming production, adds $499 per device; JPEG XS and JPEG 2000 licenses — the codecs of choice for low-latency and archival broadcast applications — start at $1,555. The box handles up to four channels of UHD at 60 frames per second, or up to eight channels of 1080p60 HD.
For IT and AV managers building corporate broadcast infrastructure. Executive communications studios, live event production, and multi-camera streaming operations. Bridge Live IP is most useful as a format normalizer. Production environments in this space commonly involve NDI for internal routing, SRT for cloud streaming, and increasingly ST 2110 as organizations standardize on 10GbE infrastructure. Today those handoffs typically require discrete devices or custom integration work. Bridge Live IP consolidates them.
The IT-friendly angle is more than marketing. The device is managed entirely through a web interface, with no command-line access required for configuration or troubleshooting.
“Video guys are now having to talk to IT departments in order to just get their signal from one end to the other,” said Abe Apt, a product specialist at AJA Video Systems, in an interview at the show. “The goal with all of these products is to simplify it.”
The REST API built into Bridge Live IP is also worth noting for facilities running control systems: AJA says the API is fully public and that the company is already working with third-party partners on integration. Specific partner announcements are forthcoming.
IP25-R v2.0: now a two-way gateway
AJA’s IP25-R mini-converter, introduced at IBC 2025 as a receive-only device that converted ST 2110 streams to 12G-SDI (Serial Digital Interface) and HDMI for monitoring, gets a significant v2.0 firmware upgrade at NAB. The update is free for existing owners, available through AJA’s support site. New units ship with it installed.
The most consequential change is a new transmit mode. The IP25-R can now take 12G-SDI sources and encode them as ST 2110 for network delivery — turning what was a monitoring endpoint into a bidirectional gateway. For hybrid facilities with legacy SDI cameras or switchers that need to feed an IP production chain, this removes a conversion step. The v2.0 firmware also expands receive mode from four to six simultaneous streams. Up to three IP25-R units fit in a single 1RU, giving integrators up to 18 channels of ST 2110-to-SDI conversion in a compact footprint. The device is available now at $3,995.
The update also adds an integrated test signal generator — an underappreciated tool for anyone commissioning or troubleshooting a live IP network. AJA’s Apt claimed at the show that the IP25-R is the only device in its class to generate a true black test signal for ST 2110, calling it unique in the industry. AVNation was unable to independently verify that claim.
Demonstrated at the AJA booth at NAB but not detailed in official press materials is an integration between the IP25-R and Adobe Premiere Pro’s new Color Mode — currently in public beta — that allows live SDR and HDR color grading with real-time output through the device. Adobe’s Color Mode, announced at NAB 2026, is a new dedicated color workspace built from the ground up in Premiere. AJA said Premiere communicates directly with the IP25-R’s API, making what Apt described as a real-time, ultra-low-latency ST 2110 color pipeline possible. Details on the integration, including what version of Premiere it requires and when it will be officially available, need to be confirmed with AJA before publication.
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The Comprimato acquisition
Separate from the hardware announcements, AJA disclosed in mid-April that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Comprimato, a Czech software company whose transcoding engine has powered the Bridge Live product line since the two companies first partnered in 2020. The deal — terms were not disclosed — brings Comprimato’s full portfolio under AJA’s ownership, including its Live Transcoder, Live Standards Conversion frame-rate conversion tool, ST 2110 encoding appliance, and JPEG 2000 codec SDK. The deal has not yet closed; Comprimato will continue to operate as a separate brand and retain its European offices.
For Bridge Live IP customers, the immediate product impact is minimal: Comprimato’s software was already in the boxes. The significance is longer-term. Bringing codec development in-house should accelerate AJA’s ability to update and extend Bridge Live IP’s format support as the ST 2110 ecosystem evolves.
OG-GEN10: sync for the openGear installed base
Rounding out the NAB lineup is the OG-GEN10, an openGear-format HD/SD sync generator with nine HD/SD reference outputs and one AES-11 reference output, priced at $795. It is an openGear-frame version of AJA’s Gen 10 mini-converter, which Apt noted has been in production since 2007, adding redundant power through the openGear chassis and remote configuration through Ross DashBoard software. For broadcast facilities already running openGear infrastructure, the OG-GEN10 fills a facility sync role at a lower cost than traditional rack-mount test signal generators, manageable through the same interface as the rest of the frame.
AJA Video Systems is based in Grass Valley, California. Bridge Live IP is available now through AJA’s reseller network at $17,999. IP25-R is available now at $3,995; the v2.0 firmware update is a free download. OG-GEN10 is available now at $795.
Tim Albright is the founder of AVNation and is the driving force behind the AVNation network. He carries the InfoComm CTS, a B.S. from Greenville College and is pursuing an M.S. in Mass Communications from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. When not steering the AVNation ship, Tim has spent his career designing systems for churches both large and small, Fortune 500 companies, and education facilities.
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