|
Regardless of what tapeless formats you shoot on (P2, XDCAM, AVCHD, DSLR or H.264): what platform you use (PC or Mac, Workstation or Laptop) what NLE you edit with (Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro or Avid Media Composer) the MXO2 Mini is the perfect HD monitoring solution for you. No other hardware is as powerful, flexible, portable or affordable.
With the Matrox MXO2 Mini you can monitor your timeline in full HD resolution on a flat screen HDTV via HDMI or component video. Matrox's exclusive monitor calibration utility lets you turn your off-the-shelf HDTV into a professional broadcast monitor suitable for color correcting and color grading. Using the Matrox MXO2 Mini as a preview output to an HDMI monitor allows you to use your workstation to spread your workspace over multimple computer monitors. The MXO2 Mini provides an additional full resolution HD output to your workflow. If you edit on a laptop, the MXO2 Mini gives you the same ability to output your timeline in full HD.
Top 10 Reasons to Buy Matrox MXO2 Mini
1. I/O card and a breakout box in one
You get all the features of both in a single device - highly-reliable, broadcast-quality video and audio input/output with connections conveniently at your fingertips.
2. Laptop AND desktop portability
Matrox MXO2 Mini can easily be moved within your facility, installed in an OB van, or taken on the road with a laptop. It connects to your laptop via an ExpressCard/34 adapter and to your desktop system via a PCIe X1 host adapter.
3. Cross-platform - Mac and Windows
For maximum versatility, Matrox MXO2 Mini can be moved between your Mac and Windows systems without reinstalling drivers.
4. “Triple A Rated” and more
Use Matrox MXO2 Mini with your favorite “A” editing apps – from Adobe, Apple, and Avid. On the PC, it works with Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium, Avid Media Composer 5, and Avid News Cutter 9. On the Mac, it works with Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer 5, plus Media 100. You get loads of productivity enhancements with all those apps.
5. Inexpensive HD monitoring
Matrox MXO2 Mini turns your HDMI television in to a professional-grade video monitor with unique Matrox calibration tools.
6. WYSIWYG video output for leading digital content creation software
Ensure proper 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio, and check for exact color temperature, safe-title area, and any interlace artifacts that may be present in your images. View the alpha channel of your output on the video monitor to check for defects. On the PC, Matrox MXO2 Mini gives you WYSIWYG support for Adobe After Effects, Encore, and Photoshop; Autodesk 3D Studio Max, Eyeon Fusion, and more. On the Mac you get WYSIWYG support for Apple Color and Motion, Adobe After Effects and Photoshop, and many more.
7. Packed with additional productivity tools
On the PC, Matrox MXO2 Mini ships with Matrox A/V Tools for quick and easy capture and playback. Coming soon is a new direct-to-H.264 capture utility for quick deliveries such as dailies.
On the Mac, Matrox MXO2 Mini ships with the Matrox Vetura Capture and Matrox Vetura Playback applications. Use Vetura Capture to capture to Avid DNxHD codec for use with Avid Media Composer, to Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame for use with Adobe CS5, or even to Apple ProRes for use with Final Cut Pro. Use Vetura Playback to playback your H.264 encodes or any .mov file and view them on any of the MXO2 Mini’s outputs.
...and Matrox MXO2 Mini with MAX
8. Lightning fast H264 encoding
Much more than just an I/O device, Matrox MXO2 Mini with MAX lets you deliver H.264 video up to 500% faster without sacrificing quality! If you're delivering H.264 content for the web, iPad, iPhone, iPod, or Blu-ray discs, you know how painful it can be to wait for the long encoding times needed to create high-quality video files using software only. You might even be tempted to sacrifice quality for speed. With Matrox MAX technology, you no longer need to even consider making that trade off. On the PC you can take advantage of Matrox MAX in Adobe Media Encoder. On the Mac, Matrox MAX turbocharges H.264 deliveries with Apple Compressor, Telestream Episode, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Media Encoder, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple QuickTime Pro and more.
9. Amazingly affordable
The incredible value packed into Matrox MXO2 Mini at $449 and MXO2 Mini with MAX at $849 is a steal!
10. Comes with peace-of-mind
Matrox MXO2 Mini with MAX features a three-year hardware warranty and complimentary telephone support.
|
Matrox MXO2 Mini
The most portable version of the MXO2 Product line. Matrox MXO2 Mini can be used with Mac and PC laptop and desktop systems and popular applications including Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer 5 and more. It provides capture via HDMI, analog component, S-Video, and composite.
Available in a Desktop Kit with PCIe card or Laptop Kit with ExpressCard/34
$449.00 with FREE HDMI Cable
 Matrox MXO2 Mini with MAX
The MXO2 Mini with MAX combines the I/O of the MXO2 Mini with the power of Matrox MAX technology. Matrox MAX is a unique technology that speeds up H.264 encoding for resolutions ranging from iPod to HD. It uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for Blu-ray, the web, and mobile devices.
Available in a Desktop Kit with PCIe card or Laptop Kit with ExpressCard/34
$849.00 with FREE HDMI Cable
Use coupon code MAX50 for an additional $50 Off now through 2/28/11
Do you have questions?
Call the Videoguys
at 800-323-2325
The Videoguys' FAQ on the Matrox MXO2 Mini has been updated in with information regarding the newly announced support for Avid Media Composer 5 and Matrox MXO2 Mini with MAX support for the Adobe CS5 Mercury Playback Engine! Great things do come in small packages!
Click here for the Updated
Videoguys' MXO2 Mini FAQ
|
Leave a comment