Matrox Announces New Features for Matrox DSX Developer Platforms at NAB 2006
Montreal, Canada, April 20, 2006 - Matrox Video Products Group today announced the immediate availability of significant new features for the Matrox DSX family of HD and SD video and audio components for OEMs and developers of high performance broadcast products. The Matrox DSX platforms exploit Matrox's "Power of X" and "Flex" technologies to enable OEMs and developers to leverage scalable CPU and GPU power to create a wide variety of cost-effective products and applications including NLE systems, capture/playout servers, clip and still stores, graphics/production servers, automation and master control units, multi-layer compositors, and CATV barker channels.Matrox DSX combines codec and effects technologies and a full range of professional hardware components with a comprehensive Windows XP-based SDK. New features in release 2.5 of the Matrox DSX SDK include support for pixel-based on-board scaling, pixel-based on-board compositing, advanced GPU effects using third-party graphics cards, realtime software 2D DVE, and a highly efficient MPEG-2 I-frame codec for 4:2:2:4 animation playback.
"For over 15 years Matrox has been supplying digital video solutions to OEMs and developers," said Alain Legault, Matrox vice president of product development. "We currently have over 200 OEMs worldwide in four key product categories - NLE, video server, CG, and clip/still store. Many are already shipping products based on the Matrox DSX platforms and we expect significant new product and feature enhancement announcements to be made at NAB 2006. In fact, the new Matrox Axio LE and Matrox RT.X2 platforms for high performance editing with Adobe Premiere Pro are based on the Matrox DSX technology."
About Matrox DSX
Matrox DSX is a family of HD and SD video and audio components designed to allow OEMs and developers to create a wide variety of cost-effective products and applications including NLE systems, capture/playout servers, character generators, clip and still stores, graphics/production servers, automation and master control units, multi-layer compositors, and CATV barker channels. Matrox DSX combines codec and effects technologies and a full range of professional hardware components with a comprehensive Windows XP-based SDK.
Key features of the Matrox DSX platforms
| • | Modular 10-bit architecture gives developers the flexibility to meet technical and price targets |
| • | Full range of HD and SD audio and video I/Os |
| • | Simultaneous input and output of different video standards in HD and SD |
| • | Multi-format SD codec support in software - DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50, D10 (in an MXF file wrapper), MPEG-2, 8 and 10-bit uncompressed |
| • | Multi-format HD codec support in software - HDV, DVCPRO HD, MPEG-2 at online and offline bit rates, 8- and 10-bit uncompressed |
| • | MPEG-2 4:2:2:4 YUVA I-frame codec in HD and SD |
| • | Exploits CPU power to perform software effects on multiple streams in real time |
| • | On-board 8- and 10-bit compositor/keyer |
| • | On-board 8- and 10-bit scaler for YUV 4:2:2 and YUVA 4:2:2:4 |
| • | Professional realtime effects including sub-pixel 2D DVE, color correction, chroma/luma keying, graphics overlay, smooth speed changes |
| • | GPU co-processor for realtime 3D effects |
| • | Key input and output support |
| • | Multiple board support in a single chassis |
| • | SDK based on the mature DigiSuite platform which has been used on-air by broadcasters worldwide for more than 8 years |
| • | Application development support by a team of dedicated, experienced engineers |
About Matrox
Matrox Video Products Group is a technology and market leader in the field of HD and SD digital video hardware and software for realtime editing, DVD authoring, capture/playout servers, clip/still stores, and CGs. Matrox's Emmy award-winning technology powers a full range of content creation and delivery platforms used by broadcasters, post-production facilities, project studios, corporate communicators, and videographers worldwide. Founded in 1976, Matrox is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada. For more information visit www.matrox.com/video.
Matrox and DigiSuite are registered trademarks and Matrox DSX, Matrox Axio and Matrox RT.X2 are trademarks of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged.
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