Matrox M264 S4 Provides Unprecedented H.264 4:2:2 10-bit Encoding and Decoding of up to Four 4Kp60 Channels in PC-Based Broadcast Contribution, Production, and Distribution Systems

The Matrox M264 S4 hardware codec card enables multi-channel 4K XAVC encoding and decoding for PC-based platforms.
MONTREAL, Quebec — 10 September 2019 —Matrox® Video today announces that the Matrox M264 S4 H.264 hardware codec card is now shipping. Having recently completed the official XAVC verification program by Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc. ("Sony"), the Matrox M264 S4 codec card supports up to an unprecedented four 4K channels of XAVC Intra, XAVC Long, or AVC-ULTRA encoding/decoding from a single-slot card. Combined with onboard de-interlacing and scaling functionality, the Matrox M264 S4 card provides a simple, cost-effective means of managing computationally demanding, high-density 4:2:2 10-bit and 4:2:0 8-bit workflows. Broadcast OEMs can now deliver exceptional encode/decode performance using standard, PC-based solutions to enable multi-channel platforms such as 4K instant replay systems, channel-in-a-box systems, video and ingest servers, broadcast graphics systems, multiviewers, high-density transcoding systems, and more.
The Matrox M264 family of codec cards can be seen in action at IBC 2019, stand 7.B15.