Matrox
Announces Realtime 10-bit Uncompressed HD Support on Matrox Axio LE
HD/SD Editing Platform
Montreal, Canada - August 27, 2007 - Matrox® Video Products
Group today announced that software release 3.0 for the Matrox Axio
editing platforms will add support for realtime 10-bit uncompressed
HD editing to Axio LE. In addition, the Matrox Axio 3.0 release will
support the Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium and Adobe
Premiere® Pro CS3 software, additional HD and SD cameras and editing
resolutions, and new realtime effects. The new features of Matrox
Axio will be demonstrated at IBC 2007 on stand 7.228.
"The Axio 3.0 release brings 10-bit support to the Axio LE platform
as well as extensive new camera support, giving users many more
workflow options," said Chris Yigit, Matrox technical marketing
manager. "Combined with all the exciting new features of Adobe
Creative Suite 3 Production Premium, Matrox Axio users now have all
the tools they need to produce top-quality HD productions -
affordably, in real time, with complete flexibility - then easily
deliver to tape, DVD, Blu-ray disc, the web, and mobile devices."
New features in the Matrox Axio 3.0 release include:
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Realtime 10-bit uncompressed HD editing support on Axio LE |
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Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium support |
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New progressive SD editing resolutions - 486p@29.97 fps and
576p@25 fps |
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Sony HDV 1080p support (HVR-V1 cameras) |
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Canon 24f and 30f mode support |
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Sony XDCAM HD 1080p@29.97 fps and XDCAM HD export support
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Realtime color correction using RGB curves |
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Realtime Adobe garbage masks |
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Realtime sphere effect |
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Realtime timecode filter |
The Matrox Axio family of HD and SD platforms provides a complete
post-production solution that lets users get the best from the Adobe
CS3 Production Premium software. The Axio platforms are designed to
provide the most comprehensive realtime feature set, the highest
quality native codec technology, and complete file-based workflows -
totally integrated with the Adobe software.
Key features of Matrox Axio
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Full-resolution, mixed-format, multi-layer realtime editing
of HD and SD video, graphics, and effects |
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Realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects such as color correction,
speed changes, and chroma/luma keying |
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Realtime and accelerated Matrox Flex GPU effects
such as 2D/3D DVE, blur/glow/soft focus, and shine |
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Native MXF file support for Panasonic P2, Sony XDCAM, and
Sony XDCAM HD in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects |
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Extensive native codec support in HD and SD - uncompressed,
MPEG-2 I-frame, DVCPRO HD, MPEG HD, HDV 1080i, HDV1080p, HDV
720p (JVC ProHD), IMX, DVCPRO50, DV, DVCPRO, DVCAM |
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Realtime playback of 32-bit compressed and uncompressed AVI
with alpha |
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24 fps editing in HD and SD with pull down, reverse pull
down, and Panasonic VariCam support |
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Realtime high-quality downscaling from HD to SD |
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Accelerated export to DVD, multimedia formats including
Flash Video, and Adobe Clip Notes |
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WYSIWYG for Adobe After Effects, Bridge, and Photoshop,
Autodesk Combustion and 3ds Max, eyeon Fusion, NewTek LightWave
3D, and Windows Media Player |
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Matrox EZ-MXF utility for native MXF file support in Video
for Windows (AVI) applications |
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DV-1394, composite, Y/C, HD/SD analog component, and HD/SD
SDI, and professional audio input and output |
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