Inexpensive HD monitoring
Matrox MXO turns your Apple Cinema Display or other DVI monitor into an artifact-free, 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 or the SDI-to-DVI converter required for preview with some I/O cards. In addition, MXO’s realtime downscaling feature also lets you view your HD projects on an SD monitor.
Interlacing artifact elimination
DVI monitor calibration
Super black and super white monitoring on the DVI display
Pixel-to-pixel mapping on the DVI display
"Virtual bezel" on the DVI display
Monitor HD projects on your SD monitor
Interlacing artifact elimination
When scaling your video to full-screen to match the resolution of your display, MXO uses a special interpolation technique rather than simple line doubling to provide the best possible viewing experience without “jaggy” aliasing artifacts. If you preview interlaced video on your computer display, you’ve no doubt noticed tearing due to interlacing artifacts in the displayed image. The progressive display inherent in computer monitors is ideal for graphics, but when it comes to displaying interlaced video you see those annoying artifacts. Matrox MXO solves this problem, letting you enjoy artifact-free previews.
DVI monitor calibration
Matrox MXO lets you adjust and control your DVI monitor exactly like you would a broadcast HD/SD monitor. Controls for hue, chroma, contrast, brightness, and blue-only are provided. This unique control gives you completely accurate color representation so that you can use your ACD or DVI monitor even for color grading.
Super black and super white monitoring on the DVI display
Matrox MXO provides super black and super white monitoring, expanding your viewable color range.
Pixel-to-pixel mapping on the DVI display
Matrox MXO provides user-selectable 1:1 pixel mapping, providing accurate monitoring on your DVI display in the following resolutions:
- 720x486 (NTSC)
- 720x576 (PAL)
- 1920x1080
- 1280x720
"Virtual bezel" on the DVI display
Matrox MXO lets you select a pre-defined resolution to mimic the monitor bezel found on all TVs. For example, this feature can be used to simulate a safe title area so you can check title placement on your DVI monitor. You can create your own bezel or select from the following resolutions:
- 720x486 (NTSC)
- 720x576 (PAL)
- 1920x1080
- 1280x720
Monitor HD projects on your SD monitor
Matrox MXO provides realtime HD to SD downscaling so that you can use your SD monitor to preview and/or record an SD master of your HD project in real time. MXO provides proper conversion of the HD color space to the SD color space and proper aspect ratio conversion to anamorphic, letterbox, and center cut. The scaling is done in hardware, placing no burden on the CPU and GPU, so you have more processing power available for your application.
