Matrox Convert DVI now has Mac Support

Mac support for the award-winning Matrox Convert DVI and Convert DVI Plus HD-SDI scan converters is now available for you to download.

Now Mac users can also benefit from these easy-to-use HD-SDI scan converters to make the most of their computer-based content in broadcast and live event environments. Mac software release 1.0 provides support for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and 10.7 (Lion).

Download release 1.0 for Mac

Matrox Announces New SDI to HDMI Mini Converter

Matrox Redefines the SDI to HDMI Mini Converter With Launch of MC-100
One Unit Lets Users Monitor, Distribute, Switch, Multiplex, and Converge Video Signals

Matrox MC-100, a dual SDI to HDMI mini converter that supports a wide range of display resolutions through 3G, Dual Link, HD, and SD-SDI will be introduced at IBC2011 on September 8. This single portable unit can be used as an HD-SDI switcher, a distribution amplifier, a multiplexer, and a 3D processing unit, making it the most versatile mini converter on the market.

It meets the needs of broadcast engineers and A/V professionals who have diverse needs when it comes to managing SDI signals within their environments — for monitoring, distributing, switching, multiplexing, and converging 3D. Until now, they have been forced to purchase different devices to perform these tasks. The new Matrox MC-100 solves all these challenges in one inexpensive, easy-to-use device. It should be in every video professional's toolbox.

Matrox MXO2 and CompressHD support for Lion now available

Release 2.3 for Mac is now available for Matrox MXO2 Family and CompressHD.

Release 2.3 provides the following new features for Matrox MXO2 Family and CompressHD:

• Support for Mac OS X Lion v10.7.


• Added closed captioning workflow support for web deliverables (.mov) using Matrox MAX technology in Apple Compressor. When an SCC (CEA-608) closed caption file is associated with your source media file in Compressor, Matrox MAX technology now embeds the closed caption data to the encoded video file when encoding at 1:1, or when downscaling.


• Updates to address specific customer issues and to improve overall stability.

The timely release of the new driver means that you can immediately take advantage of the great new features of Lion while continuing to reap all the productivity benefits of your Matrox MXO2 devices with Final Cut Studio and many other applications.

Matrox Releases New features for MXO2 Devices

New features  announced at NAB are included in releases 5.5 for PC and 2.2.3 for Mac which are now available for the Matrox MXO2 Family and CompressHD. Highlights of the new releases include support for Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium, capture support for Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder, and presets for new H.264 encoding parameters in Adobe Media Encoder.

More detailed information and Download for the new Matrox software release can be found on the Matrox support section.
Download release 5.5 for PC and 2.2.3 for Mac

Matrox MXO2 Releases 5.1.1 for PC and 2.2.1 for Mac — Now Available

Matrox releases software updates for the MXO2 family 5.1.1 for PC and 2.2.1 for Mac are now available for you to download.

Common features for MXO2 products include:

•		Support for Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 version 5.0.3.
•		Unique new Matrox HDMI Calibration utility that provides a wizard to guide you through the process of color calibrating your HDMI monitor so that it performs like a broadcast monitor. It walks you through a set of patterns that lets you effectively identify and compensate for five improper adjustments that may be present in your HDMI monitor – true 1:1 pixel representation, white and black level, white point, gamma response, and hue and chroma.

Note: To take full advantage of the Matrox HDMI Calibration Utility, your HDMI monitor/television must support an HDMI input resolution of 1920×1080 and 1:1 pixel mapping (aspect ratio of 1:1) on the HDMI input. On some HDMI monitors, 1:1 pixel mapping is referred to as "dot-by-dot", "Full Pixel", or "Just Scan" mode.

Matrox MXO2 Software Updates for Mac

For the MXO2 family of I/O devices on the Mac, this release includes Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium support and a powerful new stand-alone capture software application, Matrox Vetura Capture.

Matrox Vetura Capture lets users quickly and easily capture QuickTime files using popular codecs installed on their editing systems. Users of Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 can capture to the Matrox MPEG2 I-frame full raster (1920 x 1080) HD codec or to other popular Adobe-supported codecs. Users of Final Cut Pro can capture to ProRes and other popular Final Cut Pro codecs. Users of Avid Media Composer can capture directly to Avid DNxHD .mov files or other popular Avid-supported codecs.

Matrox Axio and RT.X2 5.0 CS5 Beta Release

The Matrox Axio and RT.X2 5.0 beta releases for use with Adobe CS5 will be available later today on our user forums. We are in the process of finalizing these drivers for release in October 2010, but would like to offer them to users in the meantime. The attached documents explain the details of these releases.

To download the new beta drivers visit our user forums:

Matrox RT.X2 User Forum
Matrox Axio User Forum

R2.0 for MXO2 and CompressHD for Mac Now Available

Release 2.0 version software for Mac OS is now available for you to download.

The key feature of this release is the addition of many new control parameters for Matrox MAX such as variable bit rate, constant quality, scene detection, noise filtering and many more, that let users optimize encoding speed and video quality. Web video publishers, in particular, will appreciate the ability of Matrox MAX 2.0 to deliver superb quality video at low bit rates.

Release 2.0 provides the following new features for the Matrox MXO2 family:

•	Support for Mac OS X Snow Leopard only (v10.6.4).
•	1080p at 23.98 fps, 25 fps, and 29.97 fps support on HDMI and SDI outputs.
•	Genlock support for 23.98 fps on MXO2, MXO2 Rack, and MXO2 LE.
•	New Matrox MAX H.264 encoding features:
	For Apple Compressor: – Variable bit rate. – Scene detection. – Constant quality. – Noise filter. – Chapter marker support for Matrox MAX H.264 .mov and .264 files. – H.264 level 3.1 support for encoding HD video for use with Apple iPad.
	For Telestream Episode version 5.x, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Apple QuickTime: – Constant quality. – Noise filter. – H.264 level 3.1 support for encoding HD video for use with Apple iPad.

Release 2.0 provides the following new features for the Matrox CompressHD:

•	Support for Mac OS X Snow Leopard only (v10.6.4).
•	New Matrox MAX H.264 encoding features:
	For Apple Compressor: – Variable bit rate. – Scene detection. – Constant quality. – Noise filter. – Chapter marker support for Matrox MAX H.264 .mov and .264 files. – H.264 level 3.1 support for encoding HD video for use with Apple iPad.
	For Telestream Episode version 5.x, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Apple QuickTime: – Constant quality. – Noise filter. – H.264 level 3.1 support for encoding HD video for use with Apple iPad.

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Matrox Mtx.utils 3.0 for the Matrox MXO2 family and CompressHD

Release 3.0 of Matrox Mtx.utils for the Matrox MXO2 family and CompressHD is now available for you to download.

From NAB 2010: Adobe CS5 Mercury Playback and Matrox RT

NAB, something I have had a love-hate relationship with for many, many years.  This year promised to be the year of stereoscopic production, and so far it is! 

This post however is going to center around our every day production needs - and what has become one of the most anticipated software releases at this year's conference - Adobe CS5!  I have to say, thus far,  it looks fantastic!  I wanted to spend a few moments sharing some thoughts on one of the big features that many people have been waiting for: The Mercury Playback Engine, and what it really means, and what companies like Matrox are doing to work with Adobe.

If you don't already know, the Mercury playback engine is designed around technology that combines the power of the GPU, with the CPU.  In this case, an Nvidia based card with CUDA.  The demonstrations at Adobe's booth and others are all shown on top-of-the-line workstations (HPz800 and 8 or 12 core machines), with Nvidia 5800 graphics cards ($2000+) of course to put the Adobe Cs5 products in the best light possible.  Understandable, but not something many of you might have just sitting around at the moment!  I was privy to see a Mercury demo at a Matrox meeting though, when done on a quad core workstation, with an Nvidia 4800 card ($1500) to see why Matrox was still relevant.  Ok, I'm listening.

Matrox Announces World's First Four-Channel 3G SDI Cards for Mac

Matrox® Video Products Group today announced the Matrox Multi™ input/output cards which bring a new level of channel density to Mac Pro and Apple Xserve systems. In a single PCIe slot, a Matrox Multi card provides up to four independent inputs or outputs with up to 16 embedded audio channels per SDI stream. User-selectable combinations of 3G, HD, SD, and Dual Link are supported. The Matrox Multi cards are designed to let users get the most from the valuable expansion slots in Apple systems and eliminate the expense of multiple systems in many applications. The innovative features of the Matrox Multi cards make them the ideal choice for capture/playout servers, clip and still stores, character generators, graphics/production servers, and automation/master control units. The Matrox Multi cards are supported by the Matrox Software Development Kit (SDK) for Mac.

Matrox MXO2 New Release 2.01

Matrox Mtx.utils 2.0.1 provides the following improvement for working with Matrox sequences in Adobe Premiere Pro:

Updating of the render bar has been improved to better indicate the realtime playback capabilities of clips in your Matrox sequences.

Download it from Matrox's site.

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Matrox MXO2 for Mac Now Available

Release 1.9 version software for Mac OS is now available to download.

This release includes Matrox Vetura Playback, a new application on the Mac for convenient playback of H.264 and .mov files using any of the Matrox MXO2 I/O devices.

Field journalists equipped with a Matrox MXO2 device that includes the Matrox MAX H.264 encoding accelerator can shoot and edit their stories, then