Matrox MXO2 Family for PC Product Guide
KeyFeatures
Why buy an I/O card and a breakout box when you can get all
the features of both in one of the Matrox MXO2 products?
Key features of the Matrox MXO2 family for PC
• Convenient form factors for use in studio, on set, in the field, and in OB vans
• Works with Windows 7 and Windows Vista (64-bit) laptops and desktops
• Broadcast quality HD/SD video and audio input/output
The award-winning Matrox MXO2 devices can easily be moved among the
Windows desktop systems in your facility, installed in an OB van, or taken
on the road with a laptop. You get highly-reliable, broadcast-quality video
and audio input/output and HDMI video monitoring with the unique Matrox
calibration controls including blue-only. You also benefit from a wide variety
of HD and SD workflows with Adobe CS5 Production Premium thanks to a 10-
bit hardware scaling engine and support for a wealth of file-based formats
and industry-standard codecs.
• Flexible support for leading codecs, file formats, cameras, and workflows
• Captures to HD and SD codecs – 8- and 10-bit uncompressed and highly
efficient Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame
• Extensive application support including Adobe Premiere Pro, Encore,
Photoshop, and After Effects
The MAX versions of the Matrox MXO2 devices give you the added
advantages of lightning fast high definition H.264 file creation and Matrox
RT technology that enhances the Adobe Mercury Playback Engine to
provide full-resolution, full-frame-rate, multi-layer, realtime video editing and
advanced realtime effects.
• Cost-effective HD monitoring for Avid Media Composer 5 and Avid
NewsCutter 9 with Matrox MXO2 Mini
• 10-bit HDMI input, output and monitoring with calibration controls including
blue-only
Matrox MXO2 Mini provides a cost-effective HD monitoring solution for Avid
editing systems.
• 10-bit realtime hardware up/down/cross conversion on capture and output
• Matrox A/V Tools application for fast capture/playback of audio, video, and
still frames
The Matrox MXO2 family can also be used with Intel-based MacBook Pros,
Mac Pros, and Apple Xserve systems.
• Three-year hardware warranty and complimentary telephone support
Enjoy maximum I/O flexibility – edit anything, anywhere!
Additional features with Matrox MAX
• Lightning fast H.264 encoding with Adobe Media Encoder, Adobe Premiere
Pro and Adobe Encore
Matrox MXO2 Mini – Affordable HDMI/analog video and audio I/O
Matrox MXO2 LE – Professional HD/SD video and audio I/O
Matrox MXO2 – Complete HD/SD video and audio I/O
• Matrox RT technology that enhances the Adobe Mercury Playback Engine to
provide full-resolution, full-frame-rate, multi-layer, realtime video editing and
advanced realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects
Matrox MXO2 Rack – Most comprehensive HD/SD video and audio I/O
Matrox.MXO2.Mini
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Convenient Form Factors
Convenient form factors
Dimensions and weight
The Matrox MXO2 products connect to your laptop via an ExpressCard slot
or to your desktop or workstation via a PCI Express adapter card. (Refer to
Kit Contents for more information.)
Dimensions
Weight
Matrox.MXO2.Mini
Matrox.MXO2.LE
Matrox.MXO2
6.1/2".x.4.5/16".x.1.1/2"..
(166mm.x.110mm.x.40mm)
0.6.lbs.
(280g)
9.1/4".x.9.1/2".x.2"..
(235mm.x.241mm.x.51mm)
2.3/4.lbs.
(1245g)
13”.x.9½”.x.2”..
(330mm.x.241mm.x.51mm)
3.1/2.lbs.
(1600g)
Matrox.MXO2.Rack
21”.x.18”.x.8.25”..
(533mm.x.457mm.x.210mm)
15.lbs.
(7000g)
Portable
MXO2 Mini, MXO2 LE and MXO2 are lightweight, portable devices that easily
fit into your laptop bag.
Can run off standard field batteries
MXO2 and MXO2 LE can run off standard field batteries or their included AC
power adapter. MXO2 LE attaches directly to a battery via a standard 4-pin
XLR connector. MXO2 connects to a battery via an optional cable that can
be purchased separately.
Rackmountable
MXO2 Rack occupies 2RU in a standard 19” inch rack. It comes with two
adjustable mounting “ears” so that the unit can be mounted in the rack with
the connectors facing the front or back of the rack. The design of the ears
allows you to adjust the depth of the unit in the rack.
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Inputs and Outputs
Video
Broadcast-quality HD/SD video and audio input/output
Video I/O
The Matrox MXO2 products provide a full range of professional video inputs
and outputs.
MXO2 LE, MXO2 and MXO2 Rack provide RS-422 machine control for frame-
accurate capture and print-to tape with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.
Matrox MXO2 LE, MXO2 and MXO2 Rack provide SD analog black burst
(bi-level) or HD tri-level sync genlock. They can genlock to any type of video
input or to house sync. Timing offset controls can be used to align your video
output relative to your external genlock source to compensate for cable
delays within your facility. On MXO2 Rack, loop through is supported.
Matrox MXO2 LE, MXO2 and MXO2 Rack support up to five user-selectable
simultaneous video outputs – HD and/or SD on HDMI, SDI, and analog.
MXO2 Mini
MXO2 LE
MXO2
MXO2 Rack
Video Inputs
Component.HD/SD.
(YUV.or.RGB)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SDI.HD/SD
Y/C
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
.
Composite
HDMI.(YUV.or.RGB)
Video Outputs
Component.HD/SD.
(YUV.or.RGB)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SDI.HD/SD
Y/C
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Composite
HDMI.(YUV.or.RGB)
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Inputs and Outputs
Audio
Audio I/O
The Matrox MXO2 products provide a full range of audio inputs and outputs
with the flexibility to map any audio track in Adobe Premiere Pro to any audio
output.
Audio Inputs
MXO2 Mini
MXO2 LE
MXO2
MXO2 Rack
RCA.Audio.
2.channels
2.channels
2.channels
No
(unbalanced).
XLR.Audio.(balanced)
No
No
2.channels
No
2.channels
2.channels
4.channels
4.channels
AES/EBU.
(unbalanced).
SDI.embedded.audio.
(8.channels)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
HDMI.embedded.
audio.(8.channels)
Yes
Audio Outputs
.
.
.
.
RCA.Audio.
2.channels
2.channels
6.channels
No
(unbalanced).
XLR.Audio.(balanced)
No
No
2.channels
No
4.channels
2.channels
8.channels
4.channels
AES/EBU.
(unbalanced)
SDI.embedded.audio.
(8.channels)
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
5.1
Yes
HDMI.embedded.
audio.(8.channels)
Yes
Direct.surround.sound.
monitoring
5.1.and.7.1
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Connections
Matrox MXO2 Mini
Matrox MXO2 Mini Connections
RCA – 2 channels of
unbalanced audio
Analog component HD/SD
or Y/C (with adapter) and
composite
HDMI – HD with up to 8
channels of embedded audio
Power connector
Analog component HD/SD
or Y/C (with adapter) and
composite
Host interface
RCA – 2 channels of
unbalanced audio
HDMI – HD/SD with up to 8
channels of embedded audio
Two Y/C (S-Video) adapters included
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Connections
Matrox MXO2 LE
Matrox MXO2 LE Connections - Outputs
Analog component
HD/SD
Y/C – S-Video
Two SDI – HD/SD with up to 8
channels of embedded audio
per output
XLR - 2 channels of
balanced audio
Composite
HDMI – HD/SD with up to 8
channels of embedded audio
RCA - 2 channels of
unbalanced audio
Matrox MXO2 LE Connections - Inputs
Analog component
HD/SD
HDMI – HD with up to 8
channels of embedded audio
Genlock – bi-level and
tri-level genlock via a single BNC connector
XLR - 2 channels of balanced audio
SDI – HD/SD with up to 8
channels of embedded audio
RCA - 2 channels of
unbalanced audio
Y/C – S-Video
Composite
Power connector
(connects directly to standard field batteries
or the included AC power adapter)
Power switch
Host interface
RS422
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Connections
Matrox MXO2
Matrox MXO2 Connections - Outputs
Analog component
HD/SD
RCA – 6 channels of unbalanced audio
(for surround sound monitoring)
Y/C – S-Video
Two SDI – HD/SD with up to 8
channels of embedded audio
per output
Composite
HDMI – HD/SD with up to 8
channels of embedded audio
AES/EBU – 2 channels via a single
BNC connector
XLR – 4 channels of balanced
audio
Matrox MXO2 Connections - Inputs
RCA - 2 channels of
unbalanced audio
Y/C – S-Video
Analog component – HD/SD
Genlock – bi-level and
tri-level genlock via a single
BNC connector
XLR - 2 channels of
balanced audio
SDI – HD/SD with up to 8
channels of embedded audio
Composite
AES/EBU – 2 channels via a single
BNC connector
HDMI – HD with up to 8
channels of embedded audio
Power connector
(Matrox MXO2 battery power
cable sold seperately)
Power switch
Host interface
RS422
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Connections
Matrox MXO2 Rack
Matrox MXO2 Rack Connections
HDMI – HD/SD with up to 8
channels of embedded audio
Two SDI – HD/SD with up to 8
channels of embedded audio
per output
XLR - 8 channels of
balanced audio
AES/EBU – 4 channels via 2
BNC connectors
Analog component
HD/SD
Y/C
Composite
AES/EBU – 4 channels
via 2 BNC connectors
Y/C
Analog component
HD/SD
Genlock – bi-level and
tri-level genlock via a
single BNC connector
with loop through
Power connector
RS422
Host interface
Composite
HDMI – HD with up to 8
channels of embedded
SDI – HD/SD with
up to 8 channels of
embedded audio
XLR - 4 channels of
balanced audio
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Flexible Workflows
RED workflow support (does not apply to Matrox MXO2 Mini)
Flexible support for leading codecs, file formats,
cameras, and workflows
The MXO2 product family lets you work with virtually any codec, file format,
camera, and workflow out there.
Works with a variety of codecs
The Matrox MXO2 devices let you work with all the codecs supported by
Adobe Premiere Pro including AVCHD, HDV, DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO50,
DVCPRO, and DV. You can also capture video from within the Adobe
Premiere Pro capture interface to 8- and 10-bit uncompressed and Matrox
MPEG-2 I-frame codecs in HD and SD.
RED users can benefit from Matrox MXO2 LE, MXO2 or MXO2 Rack to
capture, monitor, and playback on set. Back in the post suite, you can use
your Matrox MXO2 device to work with R3D files and output to SD, 720, or
1080.
Use your favorite file-based formats
The Matrox MXO2 devices give you full-screen monitoring as you work with
file-based formats such as XDCAM, XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX, P2, and P2HD
in Adobe Premiere Pro.
Interoperability with Matrox RT.X2 and Axio
Matrox sequences created using Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 will be compatible
across the Matrox MXO2, RT.X2 and Axio platforms once CS5 is supported.
.
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Extensive Application Support
Extensive application support
Adobe Premiere Pro
The Matrox MXO2 products amplify your productivity with editing, content
creation, and H.264 encoding/authoring applications on the PC.
The Matrox MXO2 platforms go far beyond the capabilities of systems that
combine Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and a simple I/O card. The additional
benefits you get include:
Editing applications
• Convenient form factors for use with laptops and desktops in studio, on
set, in the field, and in OB vans
You benefit from the full range of Matrox MXO2 features with Adobe Premiere
Pro CS5. Matrox MXO2 Mini provides a cost-effective HD monitoring solution
for Avid editing systems.
• 10-bit HDMI input, output and monitoring with unique Matrox color
calibration controls including blue-only
Content creation applications
The Matrox MXO2 devices provide WYSIWYG support for applications such
as Adobe Encore CS5, Photoshop CS5, and After Effects CS5.
• 10-bit realtime hardware up/down/cross conversion on capture and output
• Capture to HD and SD video to 8- and 10-bit uncompressed AVI files
• Capture to HD and SD video to the highly-efficient Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame
intermediate codec at bit rates from 50 to 300 mbps
H.264 encoding/authoring applications that take advantage of Matrox
MAX technology
• Playback of 32-bit MPEG-2 I-frame AVI files with alpha
The Matrox MXO2 devices equipped with Matrox MAX technology tap in to
Adobe Media Encoder to let you quickly and easily create H.264 files for
Blu-ray, the web and mobile devices. You can create Blu-ray H.264 level
4.0 files, directly from Adobe Media Encoder that can be authored in Adobe
Encore and burned without re-encoding on either Blu-ray or DVD media.
These Blu-ray H.264 level 4.0 files can also be used for mass replication of
Blu-ray discs.
• Matrox A/V Tools application for fast capture/playback of audio, video, and
still frames
When you include the Matrox MAX option in your MXO2 device you also get:
• Matrox MAX technology for lightning fast H.264 encoding with Adobe
Media Encoder, Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Encore
• Matrox RT technology that enhances the Adobe Mercury Playback Engine
to provide full-resolution, full-frame-rate, multi-layer, realtime video editing
and advanced realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
Matrox RT Technology
The Matrox Flex CPU effects are also available in Adobe After Effects. If
you have a timeline in Premiere Pro with any of the Matrox Flex CPU effects
and you copy/paste the timeline into After Effects, the Matrox effects will
remain intact. This is a huge time saver, given that these effects are realtime
in Premiere Pro.
Matrox RT technology for Adobe Premiere Pro
The Matrox MXO2 platforms with MAX feature Matrox RT technology that
enhances the Adobe Mercury Playback Engine to provide full-resolution, full-
frame-rate, multi-layer, realtime video editing.
Matrox RT technology is designed for use with or without the presence of GPU
acceleration. It provides many of the benefits of GPU acceleration but works
with any system, even laptops. It optimizes your system to output to professional
monitors at full-resolution and full-frame-rate.
Matrox Flex CPU effects are also available for use with versions of the MXO2
devices without MAX, however, the effects may not perform in real time.
Realtime primary color correction
Primary color correction is a critically important effect for all productions,
whether to achieve continuity when cutting between shots, ensure broadcast
safe levels, or establish and emphasize a “look”. The primary color corrector
provides basic proc amp control; three-way color correction complete with
master, shadows, midtones and highlights control; input/output level control;
and RGB curves control.
In addition, Matrox RT provides advanced realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects
such as primary and secondary color correction, smooth speed changes,
and many more; along with a high-quality, highly-efficient MPEG-2 I-frame
intermediate codec that streamlines working with CPU-taxing footage such
as AVCHD and XDCAM.
Realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects with Adobe Premiere Pro
The Matrox MXO2 platforms with MAX work in conjunction with the power of
your CPU to perform a variety of advanced realtime effects including:
Realtime primary color correction
Realtime secondary color correction
Realtime chroma and luma keying
Realtime speed changes
Realtime transitions
Realtime track matte
Realtime move & scale
Realtime SD clip upscaling in an HD timeline
Realtime HD clip downscaling in an SD timeline
Native Adobe Premiere Pro effects and transitions
Realtime timecode
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
Realtime Matrox Flex CPU Effects
Realtime proc amp controls
Realtime color match and color balance
The Matrox MXO2 devices let you easily adjust four proc amp controls -
hue, saturation, brightness, and contrast. Hue adjusts the tint of the colors in
the image, saturation adjusts the vividness, contrast adjusts the difference
in luminance between the lightest and darkest areas of the image, and
brightness adjusts the level of black. You can also use these controls to
create special effects, such as black and white, in real time.
Colors can be corrected using nine parameters related to the black
(shadow), midtone, and white (highlight) levels of your clips. You can easily
match colors or balance blacks, whites, and grays against a reference shot
in one simple step.
Reference
Match
Corrected
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
Realtime Matrox Flex CPU Effects
Realtime input/output level control
Realtime RGB curves control
Using the histogram display and level controls, luminance levels can be
remapped to maximize the dynamic range of a clip. For example, bright
areas can be made brighter and dark areas can be made darker. Five
parameters are available - black, white, and gamma levels on the input; and
black and white levels on the output. Auto white and auto black controls are
also provided.
RGB curves control offers a fast, natural way to fine-tune the colors in your
video. If, for example, you want to remove a blue tint from your video, you
simply drag the blue curve down. With RGB curves you can also achieve
wild color effects and other looks that are otherwise impossible.
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
Realtime Matrox Flex CPU Effects
Realtime secondary color correction
Realtime chroma and luma keying
The secondary color corrector is an advanced tool used for fine-tuning or
dramatic effects creation. It offers all the controls found in the primary color
correction filter with the added capability of limiting the effect to a specific
range of pixels. Pixel selection can be done using color and/or brightness.
Using the simple garbage matte tool, you can also limit the effect to a specific
region. The pixel selection can also be inverted.
The Matrox MXO2 devices provide one of the finest realtime chroma keyers
in the industry. Clean blue- and green-screen keys are easy to achieve,
even with HDV and AVCHD material shot in less than optimal lighting
conditions. Your video is upsampled to 4:4:4:4 resolution and advanced
noise reduction algorithms are used to ensure superior results. The auto key
button intelligently adjusts the key with soft edges, spill removal, and shadow
preservation. If needed, you can further refine the key with manual controls.
You can key on any color, not just blue and green. You can also invert the
selection and display the matte being generated to fine tune the key.
The secondary color corrector lets you achieve effects such as color pass
and color replace. It can be used, for example, to change the color of a
dress, deepen the background sky color, or to achieve an effect similar to the
film Schindler’s List where only one object or person remains in color while
the rest of the image becomes black and white.
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
Realtime Matrox Flex CPU Effects
The realtime luma keyer gives you low clip, low gain, high clip, high gain, and
transparency controls.
Realtime speed changes
You can use speed changes to emphasize special moments, extend the
duration of shots to match voiceover timing, or enhance the feeling of
dramatic shots. You can apply smooth slow and fast motion with field or
frame blending.
Realtime transitions
The Matrox MXO2 devices support standard dissolves, SMPTE wipes, and
organic wipes with soft edges and color borders.
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
Realtime Matrox Flex CPU Effects
Realtime move & scale
Realtime timecode
This effect lets you apply multiple 2D DVEs simultaneously in real time to
easily set up picture-in-picture effects. You can also use the move & scale
effect to animate multiple titles in real time.
The MXO2 devices overwrite the Adobe Premiere Pro timecode filter so that
it becomes realtime. The realtime time code effect lets you generate and
overlay a time code counter on a video production. You can use it to make
a dub of source tapes with time code “burn-in” then use these tapes to log
scenes, create edit decision lists, or get client feedback on your finished
production.
Realtime SD clip upscaling in an HD timeline
This effect is enabled by right-clicking on an SD clip in an HD timeline and
selecting “scale to frame size”. It provides realtime playback of SD clips
upscaled to HD to let you mix NTSC material into a 1080i at 29.97 fps timeline
or PAL material into a 1080i at 25 fps timeline. It also provides realtime
playback of 576p or 486p SD clips upscaled to HD to mix into a 1080p
timeline.
Realtime HD clip downscaling in an SD timeline
This effect is enabled by right-clicking on an HD clip in an SD timeline and
selecting “scale to frame size”. It provides realtime playback of HD clips
downscaled to SD to let you mix 1080i at 29.97 fps material into an NTSC
timeline or 1080i at 25 fps material into a PAL timeline.
Native Adobe Premiere Pro effects and transitions
Some of Adobe Premiere Pro’s most popular native effects and transitions
such as Opacity, Crop, Dip to Black, Black and White, Dissolve, and Additive
Dissolve can be used in real time in SD. The Matrox MXO2 devices accelerate
these effects and transitions in HD.
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
Matrox MPEG-2 I-Frame Intermediate Codec
Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame intermediate codec with Adobe
Premiere Pro
The Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame intermediate codec is a high-quality, highly-
efficient 8-bit 4:2:2 video codec used mainly as a less processor-intensive
way of working with long-GOP footage such as HDV, AVCHD, and XDCAM
HD. The bit rate of the codec can be set between 50 and 300 Mbps, giving
you the flexibly on each clip to make your own tradeoffs between video
quality and storage considerations.
It can be used with Adobe Premiere Pro in four ways:
1. as a full-raster capture codec when capturing from SDI or analog;
2. as an intermediate editing format when working with CPU-taxing formats
such as AVCHD to maximize quality as well as editability;
3. as a rendering codec to ensure that “flattened” files maintain high quality
when exporting or printing to tape; and
4. as an effective archiving codec for material that may be used in future
projects.
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Avid Editing Systems
Avid Editing Systems
MatroxMXO2MiniisyournewchoiceforHDmonitoringwithAvideditingsystems.
•
•
Turns your HDMI screen into a professional-grade video monitor with color
calibration tools including blue-only
Small, lightweight, external box for use in studio, on set, in the field, and
in OB vans
•
•
•
•
•
Cross-platform support – Mac and PC; laptops, desktops, and workstations
HDMI, analog component, S-Video, and composite output
Stereo RCA and up to 8 channels of HDMI audio output
5.1 and 7.1 surround sound monitoring on the HDMI output
Compatible with Avid Media Composer V5 and Avid NewsCutter V9
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Video Monitoring and Downscaling
HD and SD video monitoring
The Matrox MXO2 devices provide full quality previews on all digital and
analog outputs for popular applications such as Adobe Premiere Pro,
Encore, Photoshop, and After Effects so you don’t need to rely on just a small
preview window on your desktop. In addition, MXO2’s realtime downscaling
feature lets you view your HD projects on an SD monitor.
Matrox MXO2 Mini provides a cost-effective HD monitoring solution for Avid
editing systems.
HDMI monitoring with 10-bit 4:2:2 color precision
The Matrox MXO2 products let you adjust and control your HDMI monitor
exactly like you would a broadcast HD/SD monitor so you won’t need to
buy expensive HD monitoring equipment. Controls for hue, chroma, contrast,
brightness, and blue-only are provided. This unique control gives you
accurate color representation so that you can use your HDMI monitor even
for color grading.
Pixel-to-pixel mapping on the HDMI display
The Matrox MXO2 products provide 1:1 pixel mapping on HDMI monitors
that support this feature.
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Hardware Scaling
Realtime hardware up/down/cross conversion on capture
and output
The Matrox MXO2 products let you deliver in any format your clients demand.
The 10-bit hardware scaling provides high-quality mastering.
HD to SD downscaling
The Matrox MXO2 products provide realtime HD to SD downscaling with
proper conversion of the HD color space to the SD color space and proper
aspect ratio conversion to anamorphic, letterbox, and center cut. You can
monitor or record an SD master of your HD project in real time.
SD to HD upscaling
The Matrox MXO2 products provide realtime SD to HD upscaling with proper
conversion of the SD color space to the HD color space. MXO2 will “pillarbox”
4:3 footage and scale 16:9 SD footage to full screen.
Cross conversion
The Matrox MXO2 products offer realtime cross conversions from 720 to
1080 and 1080 to 720. Realtime frame rate conversion is also supported
with 2:3:2:3 and 2:3:3:2 cadences. This feature is useful if, for example, your
source material is recorded at a different frame rate or resolution than the
delivery format your client requires. It also facilitates monitoring when, for
example, you need to work with 23.98 fps footage but your monitor does not
support that frame rate. You can use the MXO2 family’s realtime frame rate
conversion to view your project at 29.97 fps. Conversion from 23.98 fps to 25
fps is handled by Adobe Premiere Pro and the host.
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Matrox MAX Option and Matrox A/V Tools
Matrox MAX option for lightning fast H.264 encoding
Matrox A/V Tools application for fast capture/playback of
audio, video, and still frames
The Matrox MXO2 devices are available in versions that include Matrox MAX
H.264 encoding acceleration hardware.
Matrox A/V Tools is a stand-alone application for fast capture and playback
of your audio/video assets. It’s particularly useful when all you need to do is
quickly capture video for web streaming or DVD authoring. Matrox A/V Tools
lets you capture HD and SD analog, SDI or HDMI video from your camera
or VTR into AVI files on your computer. You can choose to capture to the
uncompressed 8- or 10-bit codecs for the highest quality or to the highly-
efficient Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame codec at up to 300 Mb/s. Using the MPEG-2
I-frame codec lets you easily edit XDCAM or AVCHD footage which would
otherwise be difficult to work with.
Matrox MAX is a unique technology that speeds up H.264 encoding for
resolutions ranging from iPod to HD. It uses a dedicated hardware processor
to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for Blu-ray, the web, and mobile
devices. By using specialized hardware acceleration, jobs are finished
with amazing speed and system resources are liberated for other tasks.
Quality and flexibility are ensured through direct integration with professional
applications such as Adobe Media Encoder and Adobe Premiere Pro on the
PC.
Matrox A/V Tools provides on-screen transport controls to let you navigate
quickly and easily through clips on disk. You can create playlists and change
the order of clips by simply dragging and dropping them. You can also grab
single-frame images and save them as TGA files to create photo montages.
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KitContents
Kit contents
The Matrox MXO2 products are packaged with the most popular accessories.
Optional components including additional Matrox MXO2 host adapters can
be purchased separately.
Matrox MXO2 Mini
Matrox MXO2
Matrox MXO2 Mini input/output device
Matrox MXO2 PCIe cable (1 meter)
Matrox MXO2 Mini external power supply
Two S-Video adapters
One of the following:
Matrox MXO2 PCIe x 1 host adapter (for use with desktops and
workstations)
Matrox MXO2 input/output device
Matrox MXO2 PCIe cable (1 meter)
Matrox MXO2 external power supply and IEC-C13 power cord
Matrox MXO2 PCIe host adapter (for use with desktops and workstations)
Matrox MXO2 PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter
(for use with laptops)
(The Matrox MXO2 battery power cable may be purchased separately.
A third-party RS422 cable is required for machine control.)
Matrox MXO2 PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter (for use with laptops)
Matrox MXO2 LE
Matrox MXO2 Rack
Matrox MXO2 LE input/output device
Matrox MXO2 PCIe cable (1 meter)
Matrox MXO2 Rack input/output device with two mounting “ears”
Matrox MXO2 PCIe cable (3 meter)
Matrox MXO2 LE external power supply and IEC-C13 power cord
One of the following:
Matrox MXO2 PCIe host adapter (for use with desktops and workstations)
Matrox MXO2 PCIe ExpressCard/34 adapter (for use with laptops)
(A third-party RS422 cable is required for machine control.)
IEC-C13 power cord
BNC 75-ohm terminator (for REF OUT connector)
Matrox MXO2 PCIe host adapter (for use with desktops and workstations)
(A third-party RS422 cable is required for machine control.)
Matrox.MXO2.Mini
Matrox.MXO2.LE
Matrox.MXO2
Matrox.MXO2.Rack
Matrox MXO2 Family for PC Product Guide
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