Realtime HD and SD Editing for Broadcast and Post Production
 Matrox Axio LE PCIe
Realtime HD/SD Editing
Matrox Axio LE provides a complete post-production solution that lets you get the best from the Adobe CS3 Production Premium software. It gives you the most comprehensive realtime feature set, the highest quality native codec technology, and complete file-based workflows – totally integrated with the Adobe software.
This new card is a full length PCIe 4x card that is compatible with an expanded choice of systems, including lower-cost PCIe-only workstations. You can expect performance similar to current PCI-X systems, at a substantial cost saving.
- Uncompressed 8- or 10-bit HD and SD editing
- Relies on the power of your system GPU to process Matrox Flex effects
- DV-1394, composite, Y/C, HD/SD analog component, and HD/SD SDI input and output
- Simultaneous HD and SD output
- 2-in/6-out AES/EBU audio, 2-in/6-out XLR audio, 8-in/6-out SDI embedded audio, 1/4" output jack for stereo monitoring
Matrox Axio LE PCIe Hardware Only
$3,995.00
Matrox Axio.utils 3.5 provides the following new features:
- Support for the new PCI Express (PCIe) version of the Axio LE card. This card can be installed in a PCIe x4 (or greater) slot that has been electrically wired with at least four lanes. All other system requirements and features for this card are the same as described for Axio LE in your Matrox Axio Installation and User Guide.
- Matrox EZ-HDV AVI utility for support of large HDV .avi files in Video for Windows (VFW) programs, such as Adobe After Effects.
- Audio conforming is no longer required for most clips in your Adobe Premiere Pro projects.
- The following new options are provided on the General page of the Matrox Playback Settings dialog box to allow you to customize how you want to work with your Adobe Premiere Pro projects:
- Suppress creation of PEK files Lets you suppress the creation of audio waveform (.pek) files for imported clips. This speeds up editing of your project immediately after importing clips because resources aren't being used for the .pek file generation. If needed, you can choose to generate the .pek files at a later time.
- Postroll after stop Lets you determine whether or not you want any postroll when you stop the playback of a sequence.
- Optimize memory usage Lets you reduce the amount of system memory that Matrox Axio allocates to work with your project.
- Support for exporting 5.1 audio channels to .mxf files for Adobe Premiere Pro sequences that have a 5.1 master audio track.
- Improved audio quality for captured HDV clips
- Most of the Matrox effects that support scaling (resizing) of your clips, such as 3D DVEs, now have an Enhance Sharpness slider that you can use to adjust the sharpness of your clips.
We have validated the following systems and motherboards for use with the PCIe version
of Axio LE:
- ASUS M3A32 MVP
- P5E3 Deluxe
- Dell Precision T3400
- HP XW4600
- HP XW8400
- HP XW8600
- HP XW9400
- 1Beyond Octoflex
Validation of these additional systems and motherboards is in progress:
- ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WIFI
- ASUS Crosshair
- ASUS M3A32-MVP DELUXE/WIFI
- HP xw6600
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Matrox Axio goes far beyond the capabilities of systems that combine Premiere Pro with a simple I/O card. The additional benefits you get with the Axio platforms include:
• Many more realtime layers of video and graphics in HD and SD
• Realtime mixed-format timelines
• More effects in real time including color correction, chroma/luma keying, speed changes, blur/glow/soft focus, and much more
• Broadcast-quality, realtime 3D effects with soft edges, and realistic shadows
• Native MXF file support for Panasonic P2, Sony XDCAM, and Sony XDCAM HD in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects
• Support for Omneon media servers via native MXF file transfers
• Matrox EZ-MXF utility for native MXF file support in video for Windows (AVI) applications
• Native support for additional codecs including:
DVCPRO HD, MPEG HD, offline HD, MPEG-2 I-frame in HD and SD, IMX, DVCPRO, and DVCPRO50
• Realtime playback of 32-bit compressed and uncompressed AVI with alpha
• Support for Panasonic VariCam
• Support for 720p@50 and 59.94 fps (JVC ProHD)
• Realtime mixed-format multi-cam
• Realtime high-quality downscaling from HD to SD (simultaneous HD and SD output on Axio LE)
• Accelerated export to DVD, all multimedia formats including Flash Video, and Adobe Clip Notes
• WYSIWYG for Adobe After Effects, Bridge, and Photoshop, Autodesk Combustion and 3ds Max, eyeon Fusion, NewTek LightWave 3D, and Windows Media Player with dynamic Alt+Tab switching
• Audio VU meters on capture
Matrox Axio is designed to overcome the limitations of software-only editing by providing performance- and quality-optimized effects processing. Built on Matrox Power of X and Flex technologies, Matrox Axio leverages CPU and GPU power to provide a tightly integrated, ultra high performance SD and HD editing environment for Adobe Premiere Pro.
Highest quality realtime effects
Matrox has invested heavily to develop the expertise in code optimization for both AMD and Intel processors that enables us to deliver the most powerful realtime effects at the highest quality. Matrox Axio effects are fully keyframeable and feature a high level of control for detailed work. Each effect has a series of parameters that can be fine tuned to get just the look you want. To save time you can use the preconfigured effects presets or create and save your own presets.
Most realtime video/graphic layers
Many editing systems compromise quality or effects refinement and complexity to increase the number of layers, whereas Matrox Axio always delivers maximum realtime quality. Timelines with more layers and/or effects than can be processed in realtime can still benefit from hardware-accelerated previews. Matrox Axio will always play back the timeline at the best possible quality and if necessary, gracefully reduce the frame rate. You always get in-context feedback as you work.
 Realtime primary color correction
Primary color correction is a critically important effect for all productions, whether to achieve continuity when cutting between shots, ensure broadcast safe levels, or establish and emphasize a "look". The primary color corrector provides basic proc amp control; three-way color correction complete with master, shadows, midtones and highlights control; input/output level control; and RGB curves control.
Realtime proc amp controls
Matrox Axio lets you easily adjust four proc amp controls - hue, saturation, brightness, and contrast. Hue adjusts the tint of the colors in the image, saturation adjusts the vividness, contrast adjusts the difference in luminance between the lightest and darkest areas of the image, and brightness adjusts the level of black. You can also use these controls to create special effects, such as black and white, in real time.
 Realtime color match and color balance
Colors can be corrected using nine parameters related to the black (shadow), midtone, and white (highlight) levels of your clips. You can easily match colors or balance blacks, whites, and grays against a reference shot in one simple step.
Realtime input/output level control
Using the histogram display and level controls, luminance levels can be remapped to maximize the dynamic range of a clip. For example, bright areas can be made brighter and dark areas can be made darker. Five parameters are available - black, white, and gamma levels on the input; and black and white levels on the output. Auto white and auto black controls are also provided.
Realtime RGB curves control
RGB curves control offers a fast, natural way to fine-tune the colors in your video. If, for example, you want to remove a blue tint from your video, you simply drag the blue curve down. With RGB curves you can also achieve wild color effects and other looks that are otherwise impossible.
 Realtime secondary color correction
The secondary color corrector is an advanced tool used for fine-tuning or dramatic effects creation. It offers all the controls found in the primary color correction filter with the added capability of limiting the effect to a specific range of pixels. Pixel selection can be done using color and/or brightness. Using the simple garbage matte tool, you can also limit the effect to a specific region. The pixel selection can also be inverted.
The secondary color corrector can be used, for example, to change the color of a dress, deepen the background sky color, or to achieve an effect similar to the film Schindler's List where only one object or person remains in color while the rest of the image becomes black and white. |
