Realtime Hardware-Based H.264 Encoding for HD and 4K Workflows Offers Unprecedented Quality and Performance for OEMs Building Distribution, Contribution and Production Systems

Matrox M264 card for developers provides realtime, hardware-based, multi-channel H.264 encoding for HD and 4K workflows.
MONTREAL – April 8, 2015 — Matrox® Video today announced the Matrox M264 multi-channel 4:2:2 10-bit H.264 encoder card, part of the next generation of Matrox DSX™ Developer Products. M264 is a half-length PCIe card featuring an onboard codec for unprecedented multi-channel H.264 encoding/decoding quality and performance from Baseline Profile to High 10 Intra Profile up to Level 5.2.
M264 is targeted to encode a single stream of 4Kp60 H.264/AVC intra-frame at 4:2:2 10-bit, up to 10 streams of HD long GOP at 4:2:2 10-bit or up to 16 streams of HD at 4:2:0 8-bit. M264 is designed for low latency and offers dynamic bitrate and GOP control to allow adjustments on the fly. It offers the pristine quality needed for broadcast distribution, contribution and production applications.