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Matrox RT.X10 Suite
Now Includes Adobe Premiere Pro, Encore DVD & Audition!!

Matrox RT.X10 Xtra is a video editing hardware and software bundle designed for home video enthusiasts who want professional results fast. It's part of the new generation of Matrox products that incorporate the "Power of X" – a new architecture that leverages the scalable power of your CPU with the explosive performance of dedicated hardware for the ultimate realtime video editing experience.

"Realtime" editing with RT.X10 Xtra gives you unparalleled creative freedom to experiment. There's no penalty for changing your mind. Everything happens instantly, without rendering, so you can quickly try out any number of effects and combinations of effects to get just the look you want. The Matrox RT.X10 Xtra bundle includes a state-of-the-art video capture and realtime 3D effects card, an audio/video breakout cable, the full version of Adobe Premiere editing software, and Sonic DVDit! SE DVD authoring software.

The combination of Matrox RT.X10 Xtra and Adobe Premiere provides vastly more realtime editing and productivity features than you get with just editing software alone. You capture video faster, edit it in real time without rendering, and then quickly deliver your finished videos on tape, VCD, SVCD, DVD, and the web. You get full-quality, full-resolution, no compromise realtime editing at about the same price as just the software alone.

Matrox RT.X10 Xtra lets you edit video like a pro. You can easily create home movies, business videos, and school projects you can be proud of. Realtime color correction makes all your shots picture perfect. Realtime broadcast-quality titles and customizable 3D effects such as page curls, organic wipes, spheres, cubes, particle effects, 3D tiles and picture-in picture give your projects a high-end TV look. Realtime super-smooth fast and slow motion lets you create dramatic or humorous effects. Multi-track audio mixing lets you easily add soundtracks and music.

Matrox RT.X10 Xtra builds on the field-proven success of the Matrox RT.X10 realtime editing card that has won numerous international awards. New enhancements include:

Four new classes of realtime effects – spheres, cubes, particles, and 3D tiles

Realtime super-smooth, field-blended fast and slow motion

Video capture using OHCI and Video-for-Windows compliant applications

DVD authoring with Sonic DVDit! SE and NTSC/PAL preview

Still image capture from live DV sources

Edit in real time - NO RENDERING!

Matrox RT.X10 lets you edit video like a pro. Its realtime features give you unparalleled creative freedom to experiment. There's no penalty for changing your mind. Everything happens instantly, without rendering, so you can quickly try out any number of effects and combinations of effects to get just the look you want. You see full-quality video output on your TV while you edit, not just a tiny postage-stamp-sized window on your computer monitor. As you customize your effects with key frames, you see all the realtime layers of your project on your TV to more accurately fine-tune your changes.

Realtime color correction makes all your shots picture perfect. Realtime broadcast-quality titles and customizable 3D effects such as page curls, organic wipes, and picture-in picture give your projects a high-end TV look. Realtime adjustable slow and fast motion let you create dramatic or humorous scenes. Multi-track audio mixing lets you easily add soundtracks and music.

Exploiting the power of both your CPU and the dedicated hardware onboard Matrox RT.X10, you can currently combine up to 11 effects in real time on two layers of video and two layers of graphics.

2 layers of video with transparency
2 layers of graphics with transparency
1 channel of cropping
2 channels of color correction
2 channels of adjustable slow or fast motion on video
1 3D perspective effect
1 Flex 3D effect such as page curl

If you want to use more layers and/or more effects than RT.X10 can handle in real time, Matrox TurboDV kicks in, taking advantage of the processing power of your computer and the RT.X10 hardware to perform blazingly fast rendering. The faster your system, the faster the render.

RTX10 Suite $679.95

RTX.10 Xtra Key Features

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Sonicfire's new video import capability allows you to bring videos into SmartSound, with or without the audio track, and score them automatically.

Sonicfire Pro is the perfect companion to your nonlinear edit system. It's so easy to make great-sounding tracks for your digital movies. When used in combination with the various Audio Palettes it is capable of producing some very professional music cues with a minimum of fuss. This Exclusive bundle includes our 2 most popular Audio Palettes at a fantastic price.

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Faster capture tools

Realtime SinglePass DV scan and capture cuts capture time in half and saves wear and tear on camcorders
High-quality capture from VHS, S-VHS, Hi-8, and Video8
Single-frame capture for easy photomontage creation

Realtime editing features eliminate rendering

Full version of Adobe Premiere included
Full-quality video output on TV, while editing
Realtime color correction for picture perfect shots
Realtime, customizable 3D effects such as page curls, organic wipes, and picture-in-picture for a high-end TV look
Realtime broadcast-quality titles with dazzling motion effects
Realtime adjustable slow and fast motion
Multi-track audio mixing for soundtracks and music

Versatile delivery tools

Realtime recording to VHS, S-VHS, Hi-8 and Video8 tape
Matrox TurboDV export engine for fast export to DV tape
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video export for VCD, SVCD and DVD creation
Intuitive DVD authoring package included - Sonic Solutions DVDit! LE
Easy web video creation in Windows Media, RealVideo, and QuickTime formats
Free web video hosting at www.matrox.tv

Recommended system configuration:

Pentium 4 at 2.2 GHz, AMD Athlon XP 2000+, or faster.
512 MB RAM
Microsoft Windows XP Home or Professional, or Windows 2000 Professional (Service Pack 2 or later is recommended).
Display card (Matrox Millennium G450, G550, or Parhelia recommended).
16-bit sound card.
CD-ROM drive for software installation.
500 MB of free space for software installation on system drive.
Separate hard drive for A/V content.

Check out the Videoguy's hands on review of the RTX.100 and the Matrox Power of 'X'. The RTX.10 is based on the same breakthrough technology and delivers many of the same features.

What are the main differences between the RTX.10 and the RTX.100?

The RTX.100 has real-time VGA, analog video and DV output and MPEG2 export. The RTX.10 has real-time VGA and analog video output. DV output and export to MPEG2 requires rendering. The RTX.10 does use the Matrox TurboDV export engine lfor accelerated rendering.
The RTX.100 can capture and encode MPEG-2 files for DVD authoring. The RTX.10 does not support this. All files captured using the RTX.10 use the DV CODEC.
The RTX.100 includes an 18 parameter color corrector. The RTX.10 does not give you as many parameters, but it does include the real-time auto white balance feature.
The RTX.100 has real-time chromakeying. This feature is not include in the RTX.10
Both the RTX.100 and RTX.10 include many of the same real-time 3D transitions and effects such as page curls, organic wipes, and picture-in picture. Both include the new and improved Matrox ketframer for these FX. The RTX.100 also gives you the Matrox Real-TimeFlex 3D effects, such as 3D DVE, blur, ripple, cube, and many more.

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