GRASS VALLEY, CA - AJA Video Systems (www.aja.com) has entered into an agreement to acquire Comprimato (www.comprimato.com), the provider of live video encoding and processing software for virtualized and cloud productions & broadcasts. The move will unify the AJA and Comprimato development teams behind AJA’s Bridge Live family of IP streaming products. Upon closing, it will help accelerate streaming innovation to bring customers enhanced workflow efficiency and improved content monetization opportunities.
As part of the agreement, AJA will acquire Comprimato’s comprehensive portfolio of software solutions. This includes Live Transcoder for video encoding and transcoding; Live Standards Conversion for flexible frame-rate conversion; the Twenty-One SMPTE ST 2110 encoding appliance; and the JPEG 2000 codec SDK.
Comprimato CEO/co-founder Jiří Matela, along with the entire Comprimato leadership, development and operations team, will join AJA once the deal is closed. Comprimato will continue to operate as a separate brand under AJA and retain its European offices. Sales structures, including sales, channels, customer support and currently-shipping products will not be impacted. The terms of the deal are not being disclosed.