{"id":145,"date":"2008-03-03T20:36:51","date_gmt":"2008-03-04T03:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hdhead.com\/?p=145"},"modified":"2008-03-03T20:36:51","modified_gmt":"2008-03-04T03:36:51","slug":"pci-express-version-of-matrox-axio-le-realtime-editing-platform-now-shipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hdhead.com\/?p=145","title":{"rendered":"PCI Express Version of Matrox Axio LE Realtime Editing Platform Now Shipping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Montreal<\/strong><strong>, Canada &#8211; March  3, 2008<\/strong> &#8211; Matrox\u00ae  Video Products Group today announced the immediate availability of the new PCI  Express (PCIe) version of the Matrox Axio LE realtime HD and SD editing  platform.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are introducing the PCIe version  of Axio LE as part of our commitment to continually evolve our realtime editing  platforms to take advantage of new technologies that can lower cost and increase  performance for our customers,&#8221; said Pierre-Martin Dion, Matrox Axio product  manager.&#8221;The PCIe version of Axio LE expands users&#8217; system choices to include  many lower cost workstations including the HP xw4600.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Matrox Axio LE provides a complete  post-production solution that lets users get the best from Adobe CS3 Production  Premium. The Axio platforms are designed to provide the most comprehensive  realtime feature set, the highest quality native codec technology, and complete  file-based workflows &#8211; totally integrated with the Adobe software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key features of Matrox Axio LE  <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Full-resolution, mixed-format,    multi-layer realtime editing of HD and SD video, graphics, and effects<\/li>\n<li>Realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects    such as color correction, speed changes, and chroma\/luma keying<\/li>\n<li>Realtime and accelerated Matrox    Flex GPU effects such as 2D\/3D DVE, blur\/glow\/soft focus, and shine<\/li>\n<li>Native MXF file support for    Panasonic P2, Sony XDCAM, and Sony XDCAM HD in Adobe Premiere Pro and After    Effects<\/li>\n<li>Extensive native codec support in    HD and SD &#8211; uncompressed, MPEG-2 I-frame, DVCPRO HD, MPEG HD, HDV 1080i,    HDV1080p, HDV 720p (JVC ProHD), IMX, DVCPRO50, DV, DVCPRO, DVCAM<\/li>\n<li>Realtime playback of 32-bit    compressed and uncompressed AVI with alpha<\/li>\n<li>24 fps editing in HD and SD with    pull down, reverse pull down, and Panasonic VariCam support<\/li>\n<li>Realtime high-quality downscaling    from HD to SD<\/li>\n<li>Accelerated export to DVD,    multimedia formats including Flash Video, and Adobe Clip Notes<\/li>\n<li>WYSIWYG for Adobe After Effects,    Bridge, and Photoshop, Autodesk Combustion and 3ds Max, eyeon Fusion, NewTek    LightWave 3D, and Windows Media Player<\/li>\n<li>Matrox EZ-MXF utility for native    MXF file support in Video for Windows (AVI) applications<\/li>\n<li>DV-1394, composite, Y\/C, HD\/SD    analog component, and HD\/SD SDI, and professional audio input and output<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Price and  availability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Priced at $3,995 US in North America (\u00a32,195, \u20ac3,349) excluding local taxes, the  PCIe version of Matrox Axio LE is now available through a worldwide network of  authorized dealers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Matrox  <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Matrox Video Products Group is a  technology and market leader in the field of HD and SD digital video hardware  and software for realtime editing, DVD authoring, capture\/playout servers,  clip\/still stores, and CGs.   Matrox&#8217;s Emmy award-winning technology powers a full range of content  creation and delivery platforms used by broadcasters, post-production  facilities, project studios, corporate communicators, and videographers  worldwide. Founded in 1976, Matrox  is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada.  For more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matrox.com\/video\" target=\"_blank\">www.matrox.com\/video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Matrox is a registered trademark and  Matrox Axio is a trademark of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. Adobe, Adobe Premiere, and Creative Suite  are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems  Incorporated in the United States and\/or other  countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montreal, Canada &#8211; March 3, 2008 &#8211; Matrox\u00ae Video Products Group today announced the immediate availability of the new PCI Express (PCIe) version of the Matrox Axio LE realtime HD and SD editing platform. &#8220;We are introducing the PCIe version of Axio LE as part of our commitment to continually evolve our realtime editing platforms &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hdhead.com\/?p=145\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">PCI Express Version of Matrox Axio LE Realtime Editing Platform Now Shipping<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}