Matrox Shipping RT.X2 HDV Editing Platform
May 31, 2006
Montreal, Canada - Matrox Video Products Group announced that Matrox RT.X2 ($1,995), a high-performance realtime native HDV and DV editing platform bundled with Adobe Premiere Pro is now shipping worldwide.
Matrox RT.X2 is designed primarily for realtime native HDV and DV editing. It also provides a high-quality MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame codec so users can capture other HD and SD formats using RT.X2's analog inputs and mix all types of footage on the timeline in real time.
Key Features of Matrox RT.X2
- Realtime multi-layer workflows that combine HD and SD material from analog and digital sources.
- Realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects - color correction, speed changes, chroma/luma keying and many more.
- Realtime and accelerated Matrox Flex GPU effects - 2D/3D DVE, blur/glow/soft focus, shine and many more.
- Native HDV and MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame HD editing.
- Native DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, and MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame SD editing.
- Realtime mixing of HD codecs and SD codecs on any timeline.
- Realtime mixed-format multi-cam.
- Realtime high-quality hardware downscaling for SD output from an HD timeline.
- Accelerated export to DVD, multimedia formats including Flash Video, and Adobe Clip Notes. - WYSIWYG for Adobe After Effects and Photoshop, Autodesk Combustion and 3ds Max, eyeon Fusion, and NewTek LightWave 3D with dynamic Alt+Tab switching.
- Composite, Y/C, HD/SD analog component input and output.
- Full-resolution HD monitoring on an inexpensive flat panel display via independent DVI output.
- Includes Adobe Premiere Pro.
Pricing and Availability
Priced at $1,995 including Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0, Matrox RT.X2 is now available through a worldwide network of authorized dealers. A special limited-time in-box coupon entitles the purchaser to a substantial discount on an upgrade to Adobe Production Studio.
For a limited time, owners of Matrox RT.X100 can upgrade to RT.X2 at a special price. Details regarding all promotional offers can be found on the Matrox website. For more information visit: www.matrox.com/video. Industry News is a service of WEVA International.
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