openGear
For critical broadcast and IP applications, AJA openGear compatible converter cards provide the highest levels of quality and reliability for use in openGear frames. AJA offers cards for video and audio over IP, infrastructure, HDMI/SDI conversion, scan conversion, Fibre conversion and scaling. All AJA openGear cards are DashBoard software compatible, allowing easy configuration and control.

DashBoard Support with Smart Control
DashBoard is the one control system that unites openGear. DashBoard offers setup, real-time control, monitoring, and tools for creating customised workflow through CustomPanels. The optional Advanced Networking controller features DataSafe, which automatically saves and restores settings if a module is swapped.
openGear Compatibility
The openGear standard ensures that AJA cards will be compatible with other openGear products from certified openGear partners. With a growing list of products, openGear is the future of rackframe products.
openGear SFP Options
AJA provides a range of products and options to allow you to make the most of your fiber infrastructure. Simply visit our SFP Configurator to order the appropriate SFP:
AJA Mini-Matrix
Mini-Matrix offers information on the complete line of AJA openGear converters as a convenient search tool, available online and as an iOS app. The AJA Converter product line is extensive and this app helps you find the right converter for any situation, wherever you are. Please click here to use Mini-Matrix to help find the AJA openGear converter you need.

OG-DANTE-12GAM
OG-DANTE-12GAM is an openGear, Dante audio embedder/disembedder, with dual 12G-SDI input and output ports providing up to 32-channels of audio embedding and 32-channels of disembedding simultaneously. OG-DANTE-12GAM provides the bridge between SDI and Dante infrastructures.
Dante audio networking provides digital audio distribution over local and wide-area networks with low latency, using standard network hardware or by connecting into a standard network infrastructure. This offers many advantages over analog, AES, and MADI infrastructures, including audio system scalability, easier installation, and simplified wiring.
A fully populated OG-X-FR openGear frame with ten OG-DANTE-12GAM cards, provides an incredible 640-channels of audio bridging in a rack-mountable form factor for a wide range of needs.

OG-ROI-SDI openGear Scan Converter
AJA’s OG-ROI-SDI is an openGear card that allows exceptionally high-quality scan conversion of SDI inputs to 3G-SDI and HDMI baseband video outputs. With incredible region-of-interest image scaling as well as aspect ratio and frame rate conversion, OG-ROI-SDI fulfills the growing need to properly incorporate extractions from 3G-SDI sources into 3G-SDI and HDMI feeds without sacrificing budget or space.
Features
- Scan Converter
- openGear compatible card
- 3G-SDI input with loop through
- 3G-SDI and HDMI 1.4 outputs
- Supports SD, HD, and 3G formats (see Tech Specs for complete list)
- Region of Interest Scaling
- Up, down, cross-conversion
- Aspect ratio conversion
- Frame rate conversion
- Image H/V flip and 90 degree rotation
- Supports 8-channels of embedded audio
- 2-channel analog audio output of disembedded audio (2x 3-Pin Terminal Block connectors included)
- Sync reference selection (External, openGear frame, or Free-run)
- Remote control over Ethernet using DashBoard network control software
- Hot-swappable
- Compatible with DFR-8321, OG3 and OGX openGear frames
- Five year warranty

OG-ColorBox
OG-ColorBox from AJA is a high performance colour management openGear card specifically designed to meet the colour conversion and colour correction needs of broadcast, live events, and on-set applications. Supporting HDR, SDR, and Wide colour Gamut (WCG) signals, it utilises 12G-SDI for single wire 4K/UltraHD up to 4:2:2 10-bit 60p or 4:4:4 12-bit 30p, with a unique colour processing pipeline, and down-conversion. The OG-ColorBox’s ultra-low latency, less than ½ of a video line, makes it ideal for colour managed workflows for live productions.
Built around a 33-point 3D LUT processor with tetrahedral interpolation, the AJA colour Pipeline provides additional 4x 1D LUTs and 2x 3x3 matrices that are each individually configurable or can be converted to Proc Amps or RGB colour Correctors. All of the colour processing options can be easily managed via the web user interface, which can be accessed directly from a wired Ethernet connection.

OG-FiDO-TR-12G
Introducing OG-FiDO-TR-12G, a new state of the art 12G-SDI/Fibre transceiver designed for use in the latest high density openGear 2RU frames. OG-FiDO-TR-12G offers unmatched flexibility and cost efficiency for 12G-SDI to Fibre conversion and Fibre to 12G-SDI conversion with single link LC connectivity, enabling long cable runs up to 10km for single mode. OG-FiDO-TR-12G is compatible with all certified openGear products and supports Ross DashBoard software for convenient remote control and monitoring over a PC or local network to further simplify production workflows.
The OG-FiDO-TR-12G is a state of the art, openGear compatible 12G-SDI/Fibre transceiver. Both 12G-SDI to Fibre and Fibre to 12G-SDI conversions are supported.
openGear cards offer unmatched flexibility and cost efficiency for 12G-SDI-Fibre conversion, allowing for long cable runs up to 10 km (32,808 ft) for single mode.
AJA openGear products are designed for use in high density openGear 2RU frames including AJA’s OG-X-FR frame, with industry standard DashBoard software support on Windows®, macOS® and Linux®, offering remote control and monitoring over a PC or local network.
Features
- Video Formats: 270 Mbps - 12 Gbps, format agnostic
- Inputs: 1x 12G-SDI BNC; 1x Single-Mode LC Fiber Connectors
- Outputs: 1x 12G-SDI BNC; 1x Single-Mode LC Fiber Connectors
- Monitor via openGear DashBoard
- Support for HDR - High Dynamic Range video
- Input Present and Input SMPTE Lock LEDs
- Automatic detection and reclocking
- 270 Mbps, 1.483 Gbps, 1.485 Gbps, 2.967 Gbps, 2.970 Gbps, 5.934 Gbps, 5.940 Gbps, 11.868 Gbps, 11.880 Gbps - Auto Select
- Nominal Wavelength; Tx: 1310 nm (typ), Rx :1260-1620 nm
- Power: 3 watts Max
- Hot-swappable
- Remote Ethernet Monitor through Ross DashBoard software
- Appropriate Fibre SFP included
- Rear I/O card included
- Two slots required for each card
- Compatible with OG-X-FR, OG-3-FR, and DFR-8321 openGear frames
- Five year warranty

OG-FiDO-R-12G-ST
openGear 1-Channel Single Mode ST Fiber to 12G-SDI Receiver
The OG-FiDO-R-12G-ST is a state of the art, openGear compatible Fiber to 12G-SDI converter, enabling 12G-SDI signals to be extended up to 10 km (32,808 ft) over standard single mode fiber optic cable. The fiber input is reclocked with best in class input jitter tolerance. The OG-FiDO-R-12G-ST offers a locking ST barrel connector for secure connectivity, advantageous in many live event, production and mobile environments.
AJA openGear OG-FiDO products are designed for use in high density openGear 2RU frames including AJA’s OG-X-FR frame, with industry standard DashBoard software support on Windows®, macOS® and Linux®, offering remote control and monitoring over a PC or local network.

OG-12GM 12G-SDI Muxer/DeMuxer featuring support up to 4K/UltraHD
The new openGear OG-12GM 12G-SDI to/from quad-link 3G-SDI Muxer/DeMuxer has arrived, with support for up to 4K/UltraHD content as well as Ross DashBoard software compatibility for flexible device control and monitoring. It provides detailed timing analysis for validating alignment of quad-link SDI inputs via a unique timing analyser that quickly helps to identify possible timing issues for quad-link signals.
Features
- openGear compatible card
- Single 12G-SDI to/from Quad 3G-SDI Level A
- Single 12G-SDI to/from Quad 3G-SDI Level B-DL
- Single 6G-SDI to/from Quad 1.5G-SDI
- Quad 3G-SDI Level A to/from Quad 3G-SDI Level B-DL
- Two Sample Interleave (2SI) to/from Square Division (Quadrant) pixel mapping, 3G
- Pass through of Single Link 3G, 1.5G and 270M SDI video
- Distribution Amplifier support (1x4)
- Input signal diagnostics and timing analyser for quad-link signals
- Automatic or manual control
- Detailed timing analysis for validating alignment of quad-link SDI inputs
- Passes SDI embedded audio, 24-bit, up to 16-Channels
- Recognises and transmits High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) signalling on VPID
- Power: 12 watts
- Hot-swappable
- Remote Ethernet configuration through Ross DashBoard software
- Rear I/O card included
- Two slots required for each card
- Compatible with OG-X-FR, OG-3-FR, and DFR-8321 openGear frames
- Five year warranty

AJA OG-C10DA 1x9 ANALOGUE DISTRIBUTION AMPLIFIER
The OG-C10DA is an openGear 1x9 analog distribution amplifier with support for NTSC and PAL, offering the ability to distribute multiple copies of the incoming signal or extend composite video content with gain adjustment to compensate for long cable runs.
The OG-C10DA can also be used to distribute tri-level sync in an HD facility when a sync signal is fed externally into the Video Input.
