Matrox Video Products Group today
announced the Matrox RT.X2 SD realtime editing platform, designed for
corporate communicators, event videographers, project studios, educational
facilities, and digital filmmakers delivering their projects in
SD. Matrox-authorized distributor, Digital Image, will demonstrate RT.X2
SD on stand E2-21.
"Matrox RT.X2 SD replaces our highly successful RT.X100 platform and brings
many exciting new features to our customers who need a high-performance SD
editing platform that helps them get the best from Adobe Production
Studio," said Wayne Andrews, Matrox product manager. "RT.X2 SD is built on
the Matrox Axio engine and delivers many of its high-end features, at a
very affordable price point."

Key features of Matrox RT.X2 SD

  • Realtime multi-layer editing of video, graphics, and effects
  • 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 DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, and MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame SD editing
  • Realtime HDV clip downscaling in an SD timeline
  • Realtime mixed-format multi-cam in an SD timeline
  • Accelerated export to DVD, multimedia formats including Flash Video, and Adobe Clip Notes
  • WYSIWYG for Adobe After Effects, Photoshop and Bridge, Autodesk Combustion and 3ds Max, eyeon Fusion, NewTek LightWave 3D, and Windows Media Player with dynamic Alt+Tab switching
  • Composite, Y/C, and analog component SD input and output