Pro-Bel Exploits the Power of the Matrox DSX Developer Platform in the Morpheus Integrated Content Engine
Montreal, Canada, April 1, 2008 - Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Pro-Bel, has chosen the Matrox X.mio2 card, part of the Matrox DSX™ line of developer products, as the hardware engine for its Morpheus Integrated Content Engine. Morpheus ICE is a self contained and fully scalable playout automation system with a fully featured video/audio mixer with built-in video and audio clip playing facilities. Each physical unit provides sufficient functionality for one broadcast transmission channel. Multiple units can be connected to network-attached storage.
"Pro-Bel is delighted to have partnered with Matrox on this leading edge project. Both our companies share a proven track record in delivering innovative and workable solutions to the broadcast industry," said Dave Collins, Pro-Bel chief technical officer. "Morpheus Automation continues to be a hugely successful product for Pro-Bel. Its level of flexibility allows us to easily address some of the most demanding playout requirements and the development of Morpheus ICE allows us to offer this same level of flexibility to customers looking for an integrated playout platform either for some or all of their channels. Having access to the wealth of experience that Matrox have with the X.mio2 card is key to achieving this progression."
"Matrox X.mio2 is particularly beneficial in that it has a feature-rich API that allows Pro-Bel previously unavailable integration from a playout device point of view. It comes with a fully functioning library of existing media codecs, removing the need to transcode content prior to playout, which is often a workflow bottleneck. The Matrox hardware platform is suitably flexible enough to easily provide the functionality expected from traditional Master Control."
Morpheus ICE will be shown at NAB 2008 in the Pro-Bel booth SU12712. The Matrox DSX product line will be demonstrated in the Matrox booth SL320.
About Morpheus ICE
Morpheus ICE is fully integrated into the very core of Morpheus Automation. It can be added to existing systems as easily as it can be deployed to new facilities. When deployed to provide channel playout, external devices can be added around Morpheus ICE to provide additional functionality. It is possible to mix channels of Morpheus ICE with channels architected using traditional multi-vendor playout devices. Morpheus provides a unified control interface irrespective of the channel architecture deployed. Because Morpheus ICE uses standard codecs to play out video, audio, and graphics; no transcoding of media is required when deployed into existing systems.
About Matrox DSX Developer Products
The Matrox DSX product line combines a full range of professional audio and video hardware components with comprehensive Windows XP- and Linux-based Software Development Kits (SDK) that enable OEMs and developers to create a wide variety of cost-effective products and applications including ingest/playout servers, broadcast graphics systems, NLE systems, automation and master control units, multi-layer compositors, and medical media servers. The open-architecture Matrox DSX developer products leverage scalable CPU and GPU power in conjunction with high performance hardware to lead the industry in I/O density, native codec support, file format versatility, and on-board processing capability.
Key features of the Matrox DSX platforms:
- Modular architecture gives developers the flexibility to meet technical and price targets
- Multi-channel HD and SD video/audio I/O support from a single card
- Extensive native codec support in HD and SD including DV, D10 for IMX, HDV, DVCPRO HD, MPEG-2 4:2:2, MPEG-2 4:2:2:4 YUVA, MPEG HD for XDCAM HD, AVC-Intra for P2, and H.264
- Cross platform file format support - MXF, MOV, AVI, MPG, etc.
- Multi-layer on-board HD scaler/compositor
- Professional realtime effects including sub-pixel 2D/3D DVE, color correction, chroma/luma keying, graphics overlay, smooth speed changes, etc.
- Application development support by a team of dedicated, experienced engineers
About Pro-Bel
The Pro-Bel name is synonymous with innovative automation, media management and master control solutions as well as outstanding routing, control and signal distribution systems - all designed to be flexible and scalable, protecting the investment of the customer. With three decades of service to the international broadcast, post-production, cable & satellite communities, Pro-Bel has a unique understanding of broadcast workflow, and is an established leader in the provision of cost-effective solutions that compromise neither performance nor quality.
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.
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