MW-N S.p.A Exploits the Power of Matrox DSX Developer Products in WonderCube Digital Broadcast and Storage Solutions
Montreal, Canada – September 2, 2008 – Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that MW-N S.p.A, has chosen the Matrox X.mio2 card, part of the Matrox DSX™ line of developer products, as the hardware engine for its WonderCube® digital broadcast and storage solutions. The WonderCube platform, distributed by JVC Professional Europe Ltd (JPE), is JVC Professional’s solution for broadcast, news, archive, security, and medical markets. Current Italian broadcast customers include BLUmux, Reteazzurra, Triveneta Network, and TV7 Lady. Customers using WonderCube for archiving include Magnolia (Italy), Merry of Moscow (Russia), and TVF(CH-Memoriav). Also in Italy, the Hospital of Padua is using WonderCube in a medical environment and Istituto di Vigilanza dell’URBE is using it in a security application.
"When it came time to evolve our WonderCube product to HD, we chose the Matrox X.mio2 card as our development platform because the hardware is cost-effective and Matrox provides the feature-rich software development kit and excellent application development support that helped us get to market quickly," said Alex Chasen, account manager of MW-N S.p.A. "This collaboration with Matrox on WonderCube HD will allow us to expand and reach new markets in the United States, Africa, and Arabic countries."
"We are proud to announce that the Matrox DSX products will be an integral part of WonderCube HD," said Luciano Frigoli, Matrox account manger. "We look forward to a successful collaboration with MW-N and JVC as we support them in expanding their business into new markets."
The WonderCube HD platform will be demonstrated at IBC 2008 on JVC stand 10.D41. The Matrox DSX product line will be demonstrated on stand 7.B29.
About WonderCube
A variety of WonderCube solutions address diverse requirements.
BROADCAST: The WonderCube SD/HD platform connects all departments in broadcast television facilities, eliminating cart machines, VCRs and videocassettes. It speeds up the entire production process from drafting program schedules to managing playlists to broadcasting on multiple channels.
STORAGE: The WonderCube SD/HD Storage System is a digital archiving system which automates DVD and Blu-ray libraries linked to management software and powerful query databases.
INGESTION: WonderCube SD/HD Ingestion is an easy-to-use, modular, audio/video digital ingest system used by broadcasters, production studios, and film libraries.
NEWSROOM MANAGEMENT: WonderCube SD/HD Newsroom provides digital storage and newsroom automation to manage archives and search functions. It can connect newsrooms from many locations into a single production workflow.
SECURITY: WonderCube Security is a professional system for multichannel digital video recording and monitoring. Even remote sites at great distances can be handled as though they were local workstations.
MEDICAL: WonderCube MED is a professional digital document and visual image archive system for medical information such as case histories, forms, ultrasound images, x-rays, surgical films, conferences, and training courses. It features advanced, user-customizable databases.
About Matrox DSX Developer Products
The Matrox DSX product line combines a full range of professional audio and video hardware components with comprehensive Windows XP- and Linux-based Software Development Kits (SDK) that enable OEMs and developers to create a wide variety of cost-effective products and applications including ingest/playout servers, broadcast graphics systems, NLE systems, automation and master control units, multi-layer compositors, and medical media servers. The open-architecture Matrox DSX developer products leverage scalable CPU and GPU power in conjunction with high performance hardware to lead the industry in I/O density, native codec support, file format versatility, and on-board processing capability.
Key features of the Matrox DSX platforms:
- Modular architecture gives developers the flexibility to meet technical and price targets
- Multi-channel HD and SD video/audio I/O support from a single card including 3 Gb/s for 1080p
- Extensive native codec support in HD and SD including DV, D10 for IMX, HDV, DVCPRO HD, MPEG-2 4:2:2, MPEG-2 4:2:2:4 YUVA, MPEG HD for XDCAM HD, MPEG HD422 for XDCAM HD422, AVC-Intra for P2, and H.264
- Cross platform file format support – MXF, MOV, AVI, MPG, etc.
- Multi-layer on-board HD scaler/compositor
- Professional realtime effects including sub-pixel 2D/3D DVE, color correction, chroma/luma keying, graphics overlay, smooth speed changes, etc.
- Application development support by a team of dedicated, experienced engineers
About MW-N S.p.A
MW-N S.p.A. is a software developer and hardware integrator of IT systems for applications such as television broadcasting and digital archiving. Established in 2001, the company has headquarters in Italy and the United States and employs a full staff of engineers, designers, and IT professionals. In synergy with JVC Professional, MW-N has developed eleven customisable, turnkey WonderCube systems to meet the needs of broadcasters and corporations for professional digital document and/or image archiving systems. Over time, the market for WonderCube has expanded to security and medical applications. WonderCube systems are officially distributed by JVC Professional Europe Ltd. (JPE) as JVC products. WonderCube HD debuts at IBC 2008. For more information visit www.wondercube.tv.
About Matrox
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'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 www.matrox.com/video.
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