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Matrox MXO2 LE

Professional HDMI, SDI and analog I/O
for Mac and PC

Matrox MXO2 LE provides all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy, portable breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity.

This device can easily be moved among the computers in your facility as the need arises and you can take it on the road with a PC Laptop or MacBook Pro. It gives you highly-reliable, broadcast-quality input/output via HDMI, SDI, and analog; professional audio inputs and outputs; and HDMI video monitoring with calibration controls including blue-only. You also benefit from a wide variety of HD and SD workflows with Final Cut Studio and Adobe Premiere Pro thanks to Matrox MXO2 LE’s 10-bit hardware up/down/cross scaling engine and support for a wealth of file-based formats and industry-standard codecs. Enjoy maximum I/O flexibility with Matrox MXO2 LE – edit anything, anywhere!

Key Features

Common Features

• Lightweight – 1245 grams
• Fits in your laptop bag (235mm x 241mm x 51mm)
• 4-pin XLR power connector for AC or field battery operation
• Genlock – SD analog black burst (bi-level) or HD tri-level sync

• Up to five user selectable simultaneous video outputs – HD and/or SD on HDMI, SDI, and analog
• File-based workflow support – XDCAM, XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX, P2, P2HD
• RED workflow support
• Three-year hardware warranty and complimentary telephone support

For PC 

• Works with Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows XP (32-bit) laptops and desktops
• HD/SD SDI, HDMI, HD/SD analog component, Y/C, and composite inputs and outputs
• Unique Matrox calibration controls for 10-bit HDMI monitoring including blue-only
• 10-bit realtime hardware downscaling on output
• Captures to HD and SD codecs – 8- and 10-bit uncompressed and highly efficient Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame

• Includes Matrox A/V Tools, an easy-to-use application for fast capture/playback of audio, video, and still frames
• Works with Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 4.2
• Works with all the codecs supported by Adobe Premiere Pro including AVCHD, HDV, DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO5, DVCPRO, and DV
• Provides WYSIWYG support for applications such as Adobe Encore CS4, Photoshop CS4, and After Effects CS4; Autodesk Combustion; and NewTek LightWave 3D (32-bit versions only)
• Also available with Matrox MAX technology for accelerated H.264 encoding with Adobe Media Encoder CS4 4.2

For Mac

• Works with Intel-based MacBook Pros, Mac Pros, and Apple Xserve systems
• HD/SD SDI, HD/SD analog component, Y/C, and composite inputs and outputs
• 10-bit HDMI input, output, and monitoring with calibration controls including blue-only
• 10-bit realtime hardware up/down/cross conversion on capture and output
• RS-422 machine control for frame-accurate capture and print-to-tape

• Captures to a variety of codecs – Apple ProRes 422 HQ, 10-bit uncompressed HD, and many more
• HD-SDI closed captioning support
• Works with Final Cut Pro, Apple Color, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects and all QuickTime applications that support the V-out component
• Also available with Matrox MAX for faster than realtime H.264 encoding

Truly Portable

Matrox MXO2 LE is truly portable. It fits easily into your laptop bag and connects directly to standard field batteries or the included AC power adapter. It connects to your laptop or MacBook Pro via an ExpressCard slot /Apple ExpressCard/34. It can connecti to your desktop PC, Mac Pro or workstation via a PCI Express adapter card.

MAX Technology Option

Matrox MXO2 LE is also available with Matrox MAX technology for faster than realtime high definition H.264 file creation.

HD & SD inputs and outputs

Matrox MXO2 LE features professional inputs and outputs, with frame accurate, broadcast quality capture and playback. A 4-pin XLR power connection is provided for AC or field battery operation. For Mac, RS-422 machine control is provided for frame-accurate capture and print-to tape with Final Cut Pro.

Video

Inputs

• SDI - HD/SD
• Component - HD/SD - 10-bit
• Y/C - 10-bit
• Composite - 10-bit
• HDMI - HD - 10-bit

Outputs

• 2 SDI - HD/SD
• Component - HD/SD - 12-bit
• Y/C - 12-bit
• Composite - 12-bit
• HDMI - HD/SD - 10-bit

Audio

Inputs

• 2 XLR - balance
• 2 RCA - unbalanced
• SDI embedded - up to 8 channels
• HDMI embedded - up to 8 channels

Outputs

• 2 XLR - balanced
• 2 RCA - unbalanced
• SDI embedded - up to 8 channels
• HDMI embedded - up to 8 channels

Up to five user selectable simultaneous video outputs, HD and/or SD on HDMI, SDI, and analog are supported.

Genlock

Matrox MXO2 LE provides SD analog black burst (bi-level) or HD trilevel sync genlock. It can genlock to any type of video input or to house sync. Timing offset controls can be used to align your video output relative to your external genlock source to compensate for cable delays within your facility.

Flexible Workflows

Mac

Capture to a variety of codecs

Matrox MXO2 LE lets you capture to HD and SD codecs supported by Final Cut Pro. On a Quad-Core MacPro, you can capture HD to ProRes 422 HQ, DVCPRO HD, DV, DVCPRO, and DVCPRO50. On a MacBook Pro Core2 Duo 2.4 GHz or faster, you can capture HD to ProRes 422 HQ (720p at 24, 25, and 30 fps), ProRes 422 (LT), and DVCPRO HD. On systems equipped with proper storage you can capture uncompressed 8- and 10-bit HD.

Use your favorite file-based formats

Matrox MXO2 LE lets you work with file-based formats such as XDCAM, XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX, P2, and P2HD. You can play out these formats directly from Final Cut Pro – no intermediate codec is needed. Matrox MXO2 LE lets you play out these formats from a MacBook Pro without dropping frames.

RED workflow support

RED users can benefit from Matrox MXO2 LE to capture, monitor, and playback on set. Back in the post suite, they can use Matrox MXO2 LE to work with 1K and 2K RED timelines and output to SD, 720, or 1080 via MXO2 LE’s realtime 10-bit hardware scaling feature.

HD-SDI closed captioning support

You will no longer need to spend time and money recreating HD captioning data that is typically lost when editing projects in Final Cut Pro. Matrox MXO2 LE offers a unique workflow to capture, playback, and preserve closed captioning data while editing. Nothing is destroyed even when trimming or color correcting video clips. In addition, Matrox has worked with CPC, the closed captioning software leader, to develop an innovative solution that allows the MacCaption software to encode, decode, edit, and create HD and SD closed captioning for use with Matrox MXO2 LE. Matrox MXO2 LE also provides a cost effective way to monitor HD timelines containing closed captioning data on SDI and component SD monitors, while also inserting closed captioning information into line 21 of active video for SD deliverables. You can deliver HD and SD masters containing closed captions simultaneously

PC

Work with a variety of codecs

Matrox MXO2 LE lets you work with all the codecs supported by Adobe Premiere Pro including AVCHD, HDV, DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO, and DV. It also lets you capture from its analog or digital inputs from within the Adobe Premiere Pro capture interface to 8- and 10-bit uncompressed and Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame codecs in HD and SD.

Use your favorite file-based formats

Matrox MXO2 LE gives you full-screen monitoring as you work with file-based formats such as XDCAM, XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX, P2, and P2HD in Adobe Premiere Pro.

RED workflow support

RED users can benefit from Matrox MXO2 LE to capture, monitor, and playback on set. Back in the post suite, they can use Matrox MXO2 LE to work with R3D files and output to SD, 720, or 1080.

Benefit from the Matrox A/V Tools application

Matrox A/V Tools is a stand-alone application for fast capture and playback of your audio/video assets. It’s particularly useful when all you need to do is quickly capture video for web streaming or DVD authoring. Matrox A/V Tools lets you capture HD and SD analog, SDI or HDMI video from your camera or VTR into AVI files on your computer. You can choose to capture to the uncompressed 8- or 10-bit codecs for the highest quality or to the highly-efficient Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame codec at up to 300 Mb/s. Using the MPEG-2 I-frame codec lets you easily edit XDCAM or AVCHD footage which would otherwise be difficult to work with.

Matrox A/V Tools provides on-screen transport controls to let you navigate quickly and easily through clips on disk. You can create playlists and change the order of clips by simply dragging and dropping them. You can also grab single-frame images and save them as TGA files to create photo montages.

Interoperability with Matrox RT.X2 and Axio

Matrox MXO2 LE includes the Matrox color correction plug-in for advanced primary and secondary color control from within Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. Color corrected sequences created in the field using Matrox MXO2 LE will playback in realtime when edited on Matrox RT.X2 and Axio systems. In addition, Matrox MXO2 LE also supports the Matrox 1440 x 1080 MPEG I-frame format so that footage captured with MXO2 LE from various SDI, analog, and HDMI sources including AVCHD can be transferred to RT.X2 and Axio systems for realtime editing.

HD & SD Video Monitoring

Mac

Matrox MXO2 LE turns your HDMI monitor into a true-color video display you can trust, even for color grading. It's packed with features that make it the ideal monitoring solution for Final Cut Pro, Apple Color, Adobe After Effects, and other QuickTime-based applications. You won't need to buy expensive HD monitoring equipment. In addition, MXO2 LE’s realtime downscaling feature lets you view your HD projects on an SD monitor.

PC

Matrox MXO2 LE provides full quality previews on all digital and analog outputs for popular applications such as Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Encore CS4, Photoshop CS4, and After Effects CS4; Autodesk Combustion; and NewTek LightWave 3D (32-bit versions only) so you don’t need to rely on just a small preview window on your desktop. In addition, MXO2 LE’s realtime downscaling feature lets you view your HD projects on an SD monitor

Common Features

HDMI monitoring with 10-bit 4:2:2 color precision

Matrox MXO2 LE lets you adjust and control your HDMI monitor exactly like you would a broadcast HD/SD monitor so you won’t need to buy expensive HD monitoring equipment. Controls for hue, chroma, contrast, brightness, and blue-only are provided. This unique control gives you accurate color representation so that you can use your HDMI monitor even for color grading.

Pixel-to-pixel mapping on the HDMI display

Matrox MXO2 LE provides 1:1 pixel mapping on HDMI monitors that support this feature.

Real-Time Hardware Conversion

Mac - Realtime hardware up/down/cross conversion on capture and output

Matrox MXO2 LE lets you deliver in any format your clients demand. The 10-bit hardware scaling provides high-quality mastering.

HD to SD downscaling

Matrox MXO2 LE provides realtime HD to SD downscaling with proper conversion of the HD color space to the SD color space and proper aspect ratio conversion to anamorphic, letterbox, and center cut. You can monitor or record an SD master of your HD project in real time.

SD to HD upscaling

Matrox MXO2 LE provides realtime SD to HD upscaling with proper conversion of the SD color space to the HD color space. MXO2 LE will "pillarbox" 4:3 footage and scale 16:9 SD footage to full screen.

Cross conversion

Matrox MXO2 LE offers realtime cross conversions from 720 to 1080 and 1080 to 720. Realtime frame rate conversion is also supported with 2:3:2:3 and 2:3:3:2 cadences. This feature is useful if, for example, your source material is recorded at a different frame rate or resolution than the delivery format your client requires. It also facilitates monitoring when, for example, you need to work with 23.98 fps footage but your monitor does not support that frame rate. You can use MXO2 LE's realtime frame rate conversion to view your project at 29.97 fps. Conversion from 23.98 fps to 25 fps is handled by Final Cut Pro and the host.

PC - Realtime hardware downscaling on output

Matrox MXO2 LE provides high-quality realtime 10-bit HD to SD downscaling with proper conversion of the HD color space to the SD color space and proper aspect ratio conversion to anamorphic and letterbox. You can monitor or record an SD master of your HD project in real time.

Hardware acceleration (Mac only)

Hardware acceleration of Final Cut Pro Dynamic RT segments, HDV, and DVCPRO HD

When you are working with Final Cut Pro Dynamic RT segments or the HDV and DVCPRO HD formats, the Matrox MXO2 LE 10-bit hardware scaler takes some of the burden off your CPU, saving processing power for other Final Cut Pro operations, so you get better realtime performance.

In Dynamic RT editing mode, Final Cut Pro automatically reduces frame size to let you preview non-realtime segments of your project at a better frame rate. With the Matrox MXO2 hardware scaler, these segments are accelerated to their original frame size.

Matrox MXO2 LE accelerates HDV and DVCPRO HD to full resolution during playback.

Kit Contents

Mac

• Matrox MXO2 LE input/output device
• One of the following:
  • Matrox MXO2 PCIe host adapter (for use with Mac Pro)
  • Matrox MXO2 PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter (for use with MacBook Pro)

• Matrox MXO2 LE PCIe cable (1 meter)
• Matrox MXO2 LE external power supply and IEC-C13 power cord

Additional Matrox MXO2 host adapters may be purchased separately. A thirdparty RS422 cable is required for machine control.

PC

• Matrox MXO2 LE input/output device
• One of the following:
  • Matrox MXO2 PCIe host adapter (for use with desktops and workstations)
  • Matrox MXO2 PCIe host ExpressCard adapter (for use with laptops)

• Matrox MXO2 LE PCIe cable (1 meter)
• Matrox MXO2 LE external power supply and IEC-C13 power cord

Additional Matrox MXO2 host adapters may be purchased separately.

MAX Technology

Matrox MAX is a unique technology that implements faster than realtime H.264 encoding for resolutions ranging from iPod to HD.

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