VertigoXG Graphics System from VertigoXmedia based on Matrox DSX Platform
Full-featured SD/HD graphics system provides unsurpassed graphics rendering and playback performance for broadcast and cable television graphics applications
NAB 2005, Las Vegas, April 15, 2005 - Matrox Video Products Group today announced that VertigoXmedia has adopted the Matrox DSX platform for its new VertigoXG graphics system. VertigoXG provides unsurpassed graphics playback performance in SD/HD for broadcast and cable television graphics applications such as news and sports graphics, as well as channel branding elements such as crawling tickers. Used in conjunction with other products in the Xmedia Suite, VertigoXG provides single or dual-channel graphics and video playout capability for a wide range of advanced realtime broadcast applications.
"We've chosen the Matrox DSX platform because we feel Matrox offers the best performing technology for broadcast graphics applications," said David Wilkins, President and CEO. "Paired with our rendering software and easy-to-use authoring tools, we can offer customers a powerful, affordable graphics system that's truly unique."
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, MPEG-2, 8- and 10-bit uncompressed |
| • | Multi-format HD codec support in software - MPEG-2 at online and offline bit rates, 8- and 10-bit uncompressed |
| • | Exploits CPU power to perform software effects on multiple streams in real time |
| • | Infinite layer 10-bit compositing |
| • | Professional realtime effects including 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 VertigoXG
VertigoXG is a family of products that combines broadcast-quality video hardware from Matrox, with a realtime software rendering system, an easy-to-use authoring environment, and a flexible on-air control interface. Authoring is performed in Xstudio, an intuitive tool for creating dynamic broadcast graphics. Non-technical users can create advanced, data-driven broadcast applications by linking on-air graphics elements from a customizable library of common elements to live data feeds through simple drag-and-drop operations, and then control the broadcast from user-definable "soft" control panels. This integrated on-air control capability, coupled with an unlimited number of layers and individually keyed elements, makes VertigoXG one of the most powerful broadcast graphics systems available today. About VertigoXmedia VertigoXmedia is an innovator in the field of graphics automation solutions for broadcast television, cable, and digital signage. The company's products significantly streamline the graphics production workflow by offering the ability to automatically capture and control live data, create corresponding data-driven graphics, and deliver professional, realtime graphics to multiple output channels. VertigoXmedia also offers creative design, integration, and consulting services. VertigoXmedia's products and services have been used by many of the world's leading broadcasters, including CBS, CNBC, CNN, ESPN, FOX, NBC, Time Warner Cable, CBC/Radio-Canada, CTV, Global Television, and others around the world. For more information visit www.vertigoxmedia.com. 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 is a registered trademark and Matrox DSX is a trademark of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact our Communications Team |