Issue: HD - April 2008

AFFORDABLE HD EDITING VIA MATROX/ADOBE SOLUTION

MONTREAL - Matrox's (www.matrox.com/video) new RT.X2 LE realtime HD and SD editing platform is now available through its worldwide network of authorized dealers. Priced at $1,095, the RT.X2 LE is a 3/4-length PCIe card with a professional breakout box that's designed to work with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 or Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium. 
 
When used in conjunction with the mentioned Adobe software, the RT.X2 allows users to edit full-quality, full frame rate video, export to DVD, Blu-ray, QuickTime, Adobe Flash and other media formats, and even downscale from HD to SD in realtime for SD delivery.

The Matrox/Adobe editing system offers realtime, mixed-format, multi-layer workflows that combine HD and SD material. Realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects provide color correction, speed changes and chroma/luma keying effects, among others. Realtime and accelerated Matrox Flex GPU effects include 2D/3D DVE, blur/glow/soft focus, shine and others. Camera support includes new models from Canon, JVC, Panasonic and Sony.