Matrox Axio Wins Best of Show "Vidy"Award From Editors of Videography
NAB 2005, Las Vegas, April 21, 2005 - Matrox Axio is a 2005 Vidy Award Recipient chosen by the editorial staff of Videography magazine. The Vidy Awards, along with the Digital Cinematography Premiere Product Awards, Television Broadcast Top Innovation Awards, and Government Video Salutes, are presented in recognition of outstanding achievement in the advancement of the art and science of video technology. "Recognition with an award is a true vote of confidence and admiration from the editorial teams of these leading publications," said Videography magazine editor Cristina Clapp.
About Matrox Axio
Matrox Axio makes Adobe Premiere Pro the foremost realtime HD and SD editor for demanding broadcast and post-production environments. It features no-render HD and SD finishing in compressed and uncompressed formats, superior color correction tools, advanced realtime effects, and a full range of analog and digital audio and video inputs and outputs. It incorporates Matrox Flex 3D and Power of X technologies to leverage scalable CPU power with the explosive performance of dedicated 3D graphics hardware to provide the ultimate SD and HD editing experience.
The Matrox Axio family builds on solid expertise gained over several generations of Matrox DigiSuite and RT Series products. Well over 200,000 users worldwide currently enjoy the amazing value, stable reliability, and superior productivity of Matrox-based realtime nonlinear editing systems.
Key features of Matrox Axio HD
Matrox Axio HD is ideal for facilities doing HD post-production, those doing a mix of HD and SD projects, as well as those just getting into HD. Users get ultra high performance editing in all formats.
| • | Guaranteed full quality, full frame rate, full resolution playback at up to 1080i at 29.97 fps |
| • | At least two layers of uncompressed 10-bit HD video plus two layers of graphics in real time, with effects |
| • | At least 4 layers of uncompressed 10-bit SD video plus 6 layers of graphics in real time, with effects |
| • | Realtime primary and secondary color correction with shot-to-shot color matching |
| • | Realtime 3D DVEs, chroma/luma keying, speed changes, blur/glow/soft focus, and much more |
| • | Uncompressed 8- or 10-bit HD and SD editing |
| • | Compressed HD editing (offline and online finishing-quality MPEG-2 I-frame) |
| • | DV, DVCPRO, DV50, and MPEG-2 I-frame SD editing |
| • | 24-fps editing in HD and SD with pull down and reverse pull down |
| • | DV-1394, SD SDI, and HD SDI input and output |
| • | RGB and YPbPr analog component output |
| • | 4-in/8-out AES/EBU balanced audio, 8-in/8-out SDI embedded audio |
| Key features of Matrox Axio SD Matrox Axio SD is perfect for facilities currently doing SD post-production that want a future-proof solution. Users get ultra high performance SD editing with a full range of analog and digital inputs and outputs to meet their needs today, and the opportunity to upgrade to Matrox Axio HD at any time, simply by adding the HD breakout box.
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Price and availability Matrox Axio HD is priced at $11,495 US in North America. Matrox Axio SD is priced at $7,495 US in North America. Prices include the complete Adobe Video Collection Standard. An exclusive discount program is available to current Matrox DigiSuite owners, offering a savings of $1,500 on Matrox Axio SD and $2,500 on Matrox Axio HD. Details of this program can be found on the Matrox website. The Matrox Axio software and hardware components are integrated into an approved workstation-class PCI-X computer, coupled with a robust storage subsystem, and sold through a network of Matrox authorized dealers. These dealers also provide installation and training services to customers worldwide. First customer shipments of Matrox Axio are scheduled for June 2005. About Videography Videography offers its readers - film, video and audio professionals in the production and post-production communities - a current, relevant resource for business and technology information. The magazine's readers depend on its combination of news, reviews, interviews and tutorials to keep them informed and connected to their industry. About Matrox Matrox Video Products Group is a technology and market leader in the field of digital video hardware and software for realtime editing, DVD authoring, and web streaming applications. Matrox's Emmy award-winning technology powers a full range of content creation and delivery platforms used by television broadcasters, post-production facilities, project studios, corporate communicators, event videographers, and video enthusiasts worldwide. Founded in 1976, Matrox is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and China. For more information visit www.matrox.com/video. Contact our Communications Team |