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.

Media Composer users in network environments will appreciate how the Vetura Capture and Playback applications allow the use of Matrox MXO2 LE, MXO2 and MXO2 Rack on SDI ingest and playout stations. Editors on the network can use Matrox MXO2 Mini devices for monitoring while editing, then put material back on the network to go out SDI from another Matrox-based ingest/playout station.

Summary of new features for Matrox MXO2 products:

• New Matrox Vetura Capture application that lets you quickly and easily capture clips for use with Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer 5, and Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.


• Support for Adobe CS5:
  
  
  
  • Matrox playback plug-in and MXO2 presets for previewing Premiere Pro sequences using the MXO2 outputs.
  
  
  • Matrox playback plug-in for Encore.
  
  
  • Matrox WYSIWYG for After Effects (realtime RAM Preview).
  
  
  • Matrox WYSIWYG for Photoshop.
  
  
  • Chapter marker support for Encore.
  
  
  
  


• You can now save and load MXO2 presets in the MXO2 preferences window.


• Keyboard shortcuts for the HDMI monitor calibration proc amp controls.


• Support for 1080p at 24 and 30 fps for capture, edit, and playback.


• Output true 1080p at 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, and 30 fps from MXO2 HDMI/SDI output using Apple Final Cut Pro.


• New HDMI 3D Viewing Mode option that automatically switches your HDMI 3D television's viewing mode to the specified signal type (Side by Side, or Over/Under).


• New HDMI audio output selection (two or eight channels of embedded audio). This is especially useful for HDMI monitors that don't support more than two audio channels.


• Matrox MAX H.264 encoding:
  
  
  
  • Support for 1080p at 24 and 30 fps.
  
  
  • Chapter marker support when encoding in Apple Compressor for use in Adobe Encore.
  
  
  
  


• Summary of new features for Matrox CompressHD:


• Support for 1080p at 24 and 30 fps.


• Chapter marker support when encoding in Apple Compressor for use in Adobe Encore.