Matrox releases new Mountain Lion Support & improved PC drivers for MXO2 Family and Mojito MAX

Matrox offers an MXO2 solution for multiple levels of videographers, depending on your workflows and budget. The diagram below breaks down the product line by price points, from lowest to highest, we'll go into that in more detail below.

Matrox MXO2 Mini – Inexpensive HD I/O perfect for home users at just $449
This is the least expensive and most basic solution form Matrox. You get analog and HDMI I/O in a compact breakout box with your choice of PCIe or ExpressCard Adapter for just $449. If you own a Thunderbolt equipped Mac there is also a bundle available with Thunderbolt Adapter for just $549.

Matrox MXO2 Mini MAX - The best choice for tapeless workflows that do not require SDI.
Right now we are running an incredible promotion on the MXO2 Mini MAX for just $599 ($699 w Thunderbolt). You get all HDMI and analog I/O, plus Matrox MAX turbocharges H.264 encoding for delivering pristine, HD quality files faster then realtime!

If you’re an Avid, Adobe or Final Cut editor, there is no other solution that comes close to delivering the quality, features and performance of the MXO2 Mini MAX. Use the Mini MAX with your desktop or laptop, Mac or PC.

If you have a Thunderbolt equipped iMac, Mac Book Pro or Mac Mini the MXO 2 MINI MAX with Thunderbolt Adapter for $699 is a fantastic choice. It works great with good old FCP 7, Avid Media Composer or Symphony 6, Adobe Premiere CS5, 5.5 or the new CS6 (CS6 requires new drivers). It supports broadcast preview monitoring on FCPX and you can use the MAX feature with Apple’s Compressor 4 App!

Two ways to add SDI I/O for under $1,000!!

The Matrox MXO2 LE is a compact external I/O device with SDI, HDMI & Component I/O plus balanced XLR audio for $995.
The MXO2 LE gives you the I/O flexibility you need with your choice of a PCIe or ExpressCard/34 adapter (or with a Thunderbolt Adapter for $100 more - $1,095). The MXO2 LE allows you to up, down and cross convert your footage, on the fly, during capture or playback. This is very useful for broadcast and professional post production environments that still need to support SD gear in with today's HD workflows.

The other option for under $1,000 is the Matrox Mojito MAX with SDI I/O for $995.
The Mojito MAX is an internal PCIe card that can be installed in your Mac Pro tower or Windows-based workstation. You get all of the I/O of the MXO2 LE via breakout cable, plus the Matrox Max turbocharged H.264 encoding. Mojito MAX is great way to add additional I/O and encoding acceleration to your older Mac Pro workstation. For those working on a PC, Mojito MAX works great in HP or Dell workstation or in our DIY builds. For desktop based Avid or Adobe editors, Mojito MAX is the best value and performance solution for under $1,000!!

Matrox MXO2 LE MAX with SDI I/O and Matrox MAX at $1,395 - (MXO2 LE Max Thunderbolt - $1495). If you want the flexibility of an external MXO2 solution combined with the Matrox MAX realtime encoding this is the product for you. It's the best of all worlds and the only external solution with SDI and MAX for under $1,500.

Matrox MXO2 Rack MAX - $2,395. The big daddy of the MXO family, the RACK MAX gives you all of the features of the MXO2 LE MAX plus additional I/O in a rack mounted configuration. Perfect for broadcast and post production facilities that need easy access to multiple ports. Matrox MXO2 Rack MAX gives you a full range of professional audio and video inputs and outputs, genlock with pass-through, and RS-422 machine control – right on the box. Direct 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound monitoring are supported on the XLR outputs. Both 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound monitoring are also supported on the HDMI output. No additional breakout cable is required.