Matrox comes with new interface solutions: MXO, Axio LE and RT.X2
[21:18 Wed,19.April 2006 by Rudi Schmidts]
They thought if you are that Matrox only to the professional Axio Series price range than 10,000 euros would care. But now the company announces the NAB several cutting solutions for smaller budgets that have already given in the next month should be available (at least in America). First, there is the Axio LE, a lightweight Axio converter board, especially with his Schnitstellenaustattung can score points: in addition to DV-1394, composite, Y / C, HD / SD analog component, there are also HD / SD SDI input and output. The card currently works only with Premiere Pro together, and provides some limited real-time capabilities to the large Axio series. Moreover, there is an intermediate MPEG2-4 :2:2-IFrame HD codec. The price is about 5000 euro will remain in the professional sphere. Hardly seems less powerful the new RT.X2-solution. Who to abandon SDI can get for $ 2000 U.S. still Composite, Y / C, HD / SD analog component, and also an intermediate MPEG2-4 :2:2-IFrame HD codec. Remarkable are directly in Premiere Pro 2.0 integrated real-time effects, and a separate DVI port to which a conventional LCD display for the HD preview can connect. Premiere Pro 2.0 is directly supplied, special upgrade offers for RT.X100 are planned. And also for users with Apple Final Cut Pro, there is a new solution: The MXO box baptized converts the DVI output of any graphics card after HD / SD SDI, HD / SD analog component, as well as Y / C and Composite. There is a (probably necessary) Gamma correction, and an "improved" deinterlacer. Whether the price of $ 999, but many editors respond to digital HD signals into something such as inclined to convert to analog, it remains to be seen. However: Absolutely beautiful that Matrox also the Consumer re-rail brings something new. We are already eager to see how these products Erzkonkurrent Canopus countered. more infos at bei matrox.com
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