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Matrox MXO2 Mini Desktop Kit with MAX Technology
(MXO2MINIMAXD)
$849.00
Everyday low price!
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OverviewDetailsSystem RecommendationsFREE Cable Kit & BundlesVideoguys Notes
Overview
 Don’t settle for an HDMI and analog I/O card with messy cables when you can get all the features and more in a professional breakout box with Matrox MXO2 Mini. This sleek little device for Mac and PC also gives you the added advantage of portability. You can take it with you wherever you go. Use it with a laptop or a desktop system and your favorite applications including Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop, and many more. Capture and playback high definition video via HDMI and analog component; or NTSC and PAL via analog component, S-Video, and composite. Convert your standard definition videos to high definition, or vice versa, while capturing or playing out, using Matrox MXO2 Mini’s high-quality dedicated hardware. Turn your HDMI screen into a professional-grade video monitor with Matrox’s unique color calibration tool. Easily edit AVCHD footage by capturing into an edit-friendly compressed or uncompressed format. Count on uncompromising Matrox quality and reliability in MXO2 Mini, backed by a three-year warranty.
Affordable high definition HDMI and analog I/O for Mac and PC
 Matrox MXO2 Mini is also available with Matrox MAX technology for faster than realtime high definition H.264 file creation.
 Matrox MAX is a unique technology that implements faster than realtime 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. By using specialized hardware acceleration, jobs are finished with amazing speed and system resources are liberated for other tasks. Quality and flexibility are ensured through direct integration with professional applications such as Apple Compressor on the Mac and Adobe Media Encoder on the PC. As an added benefit, the Matrox MAX technology allows direct export to higher-quality H.264 Blu-ray compliant files from Compressor.
Details
Key features of Matrox MXO2 Mini
- Works with Mac and PC, laptops and desktops
- Small, lightweight, external box that's easily connected to cameras and monitors
- Capture and playback high definition video via HDMI and analog component; or NTSC and PAL via analog component, S-Video, and composite
- Turns an HDMI screen into a professional-grade video monitor with color calibration tools including blue-only
- High-quality 10-bit hardware scaling engine for realtime upscaling, downscaling, and cross conversion on capture and playback (See Specifications for scaling features supported on Mac and PC)
- Stereo RCA and up to 8 channels of HDMI audio input and output
- 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound monitoring on the HDMI output
- Easily edit AVCHD footage by capturing into an edit-friendly compressed or uncompressed format
- Works with leading applications including Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, and many more
- Also available with Matrox MAX for faster than realtime H.264 encoding
- Three-year hardware warranty and complimentary telephone support
Key features of Matrox MAX technology
- Faster than realtime creation of H.264 files, for resolutions ranging from iPod to HD, at bitrates up to 50 Mbps
- A specialized, dedicated hardware processor liberates system resources for other tasks
- Accelerated encoding for Blu-ray, PS3, Apple TV, YouTube, Flash, web formats, and mobile devices including iPhone, and iPod from various video sources including 2K files
- Direct integration with Apple Compressor to simplify workflow
- Creation of Blu-ray H.264 files that can be authored in Adobe Encore CS4 or Roxio Toast 10 and burned without re-encoding
- Support for Apple Qmaster to take advantage of multiple systems with a Matrox MAX processing engine for distributed encoding across a network
Inexpensive HDMI monitoring with 10-bit 4:2:2 color precision
This one feature is reason enough to buy Matrox MXO2 Mini. It turns your HDMI screen into a professional-grade video monitor with Matrox’s unique color calibration tool. Controls for hue, chroma, contrast, brightness, and blue-only are provided. You get accurate color representation so that you can use your HDMI monitor even for color grading. Matrox MXO2 Mini provides 1:1 pixel mapping on HDMI displays that support this feature so your video will not be stretched and distorted by the monitor. You get accurate monitoring on your
HDMI display in the following resolutions:
• 720 x 486 (NTSC)
• 720 x 576 (PAL)
• 1920 x 1080
• 1280 x 720
High quality 10-bit hardware scaling at an amazing price
There is no other device near this price point that lets you adapt to any delivery format your clients demand. Matrox MXO2 Mini’s dedicated 10-bit hardware scaling engine provides high-quality capture and playback in the formats you need, no mater what you started with.
- HD to SD downscaling – Matrox MXO2 Mini 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 Mini provides realtime SD to HD upscaling with proper conversion of the SD color space to the HD color space. MXO2 will "pillarbox" 4:3 footage and scale 16:9 SD footage to fullscreen.
- Cross conversion – Matrox MXO2 Mini offers realtime cross conversions from 720 to 1080 and 1080 to 720.
Editing workflows for Mac
On the Mac, Matrox MXO2 Mini lets you capture from either the analog or
HDMI input to uncompressed video or to any of the compression formats
supported by Apple Final Cut Pro including ProRes. This means you can easily edit AVCHD material which is otherwise very difficult to work with.
Matrox MXO2 Mini works with Final Cut Pro, Apple Color, Adobe After Effects, and all QuickTime applications that support the V-out component.
Editing workflows for PC
On the PC, Matrox MXO2 Mini lets you capture to uncompressed or to the highly-efficient Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame HD/SD codec from either the analog or HDMI input. This means you can easily edit AVCHD material which is otherwise very difficult to work with.
As an added benefit, Matrox MXO2 Mini includes Matrox A/V Tools, an easy-touse application for fast capture and playback of your audio/video assets. This stand-alone application is ideal when all you need to do is quickly capture video for web streaming or DVD authoring. Matrox A/V Tools also lets you grab frames from your video and save them as TGA files.
Matrox MXO2 Mini works with Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 on the PC and provides WYSIWYG support for popular applications such as Adobe Encore CS4, Photoshop CS4, and After Effects CS4; Autodesk 3ds Max and Combustion; and NewTek LightWave 3D (32-bit versions only).
System Recommendations
Weight: 9.9 ounces (280 grams)
Dimensions: 6 1/2” x 4 5/16 x 1 1/2” (166mm x 110mm x 40mm)
System compatibility
Mac Pro and Intel-based MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.6 or higher
PC desktops and laptops running Windows XP (32-bit), and Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit)
Video inputs
HDMI - HD - 10-bit
Component - HD/SD - 10-bit
Y/C (S-Video) - 10-bit
Composite - 10-bit
Audio inputs
2 RCA - stereo pair (unbalanced)
HDMI embedded - up to 8 channels
24-bit 48 kHz
Video outputs
HDMI - HD/SD - 10-bit
Component - HD/SD - 12-bit
Y/C (S-Video) -12-bit
Composite - 12-bit
Audio outputs
2 RCA - stereo pair (unbalanced)
HDMI embedded - up to 8 channels
HDMI capture
The HDMI specification defines that Matrox MXO2 Mini cannot capture when connected to copy protected sources. It is the user’s responsibility to confirm copyright ownership before capture or distribution of content.
Codecs
Mac:
On systems with a 2.4 GHz or faster Core2 Duo CPU you can capture to DVCPRO HD and to SD codecs including uncompressed, DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, ProRes 422, and ProRes 422 HQ. On systems with at least two Dual-Core or a Quad-Core 2.4 GHz or faster CPU you can also capture to more HD codecs including ProRes 422 and ProRes 422 HQ. On systems equipped with storage that has sufficient transfer bandwidth, you can capture uncompressed 8- and 10-bit HD.
PC:
Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame HD adjustable from 50 to 300 Mbps
Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame SD adjustable from 10 to 50 Mbps
Uncompressed 8- and 10-bit
10-bit hardware scaling
Mac: Up/down/cross conversion on capture and output
PC: First release supports down conversion on output. Additional features will be made available in subsequent software releases at no charge.
Matrox MXO2 Mini kit contents
Matrox MXO2 Mini input/output device
Matrox MXO2 PCIe cable (1 meter)
Matrox MXO2 Mini external power supply
Two S-Video adapters
Desktop Kit includes Matrox MXO2 PCIe x 1 host adapter (for use with Mac Pro and PC desktop)
Laptop Kit includes Matrox MXO2 PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter
(for use with MacBook Pro and PC laptops)
Videoguys Notes
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Matrox Max can be purchased as a stand-alone PCIe card called the Matrox Compress HD for $495. Compress HD works with your existing I/O solution, such as the AJA Kona or Blackmagic Decklink card. You just capture and edit as always. When it comes time to encode to H.264 select the MAX presets and sit back and enjoy the dramatically faster encoding times. If you do not have an existing I/O solution, or you want to do your encoding on your laptop, then purchase your choice of MXO2 flavor with MAX technology integrated inside! For only $849 you can get the MXO2 Mini with MAX and get all of the HD I/O plus accelerated encoding. If you need SDI the MXO2 LE with MAX is just $1,395. For those in broadcast professional environments the MXO2 Rack MAX at $2,395 is the way to go!
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Great Things DO Come in Small Packages!
We've been getting lots of calls and emails from videographer's and editor's asking questions about just what the MXO2 Mini can and can't do. It's a pretty tremendous value for those looking for HD I/O who do not need SDI.
There are lots of great features... in this mighty mite, so I wrote this article to tell you all about them. We've had great success in the past using an FAQ format to better explain new products and technology, so we'll keep at it now.
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Product of 2009!
Matrox Max can be purchased as a stand-alone PCIe card called the Matrox Compress HD for $495. Compress HD works with your existing I/O solution, such as the AJA Kona or Blackmagic Decklink card. You just capture and edit as always. When it comes time to encode to H.264 select the MAX presets and sit back and enjoy the dramatically faster encoding times. If you do not have an existing I/O solution, or you want to do your encoding on your laptop, then purchase your choice of MXO2 flavor with MAX technology integrated inside! For only $849 you can get the MXO2 Mini with MAX and get all of the HD I/O plus accelerated encoding. If you need SDI the MXO2 LE with MAX is just $1,395. For those in broadcast professional environments the MXO2 Rack MAX at $2,395 is the way to go!
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