Matrox Axio LE PCI Express - PCIe - With Premiere Pro CS3

The Matrox Axio family of HD and SD platforms provides a complete post-production solution that lets you get the best from the Adobe CS3 Production Premium software. The Axio platforms are designed to give you the most comprehensive realtime feature set, the highest quality native codec technology, and complete file-based workflows – totally integrated with the Adobe software.

There are three Matrox Axio platforms to choose from, Matrox Axio HD, Matrox Axio SD, and Matrox Axio LE. All offer ultra high performance editing in HD and SD formats. They differ only in terms of the editing codecs supported, the method of performing Matrox Flex GPU effects, and the audio and video inputs and outputs provided on the breakout boxes.

Much more than software alone

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

Key features

• Makes Adobe Premiere Pro the foremost HD and SD editor for broadcast and post
• Full-resolution, mixed-format, multi-layer realtime editing of HD and SD video, graphics, and effects
• Realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects such as color correction, speed changes, and chroma/luma keying
• Realtime and accelerated Matrox Flex GPU effects such as 2D/3D DVE, blur/glow/soft focus, and shine
• 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
• Extensive native codec support in HD and SD – uncompressed, MPEG-2 I-frame, DVCPRO HD, MPEG HD, HDV 1080i, HDV1080p, HDV 720p (JVC ProHD), IMX, DVCPRO50, DV, DVCPRO, DVCAM
• Realtime playback of 32-bit compressed and uncompressed AVI with alpha
• 24 fps editing in HD and SD with pull down, reverse pull down, and Panasonic VariCam support
• Realtime high-quality downscaling from HD to SD
• Accelerated export to DVD, 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
• Matrox EZ-MXF utility for native MXF file support in Video for Windows (AVI) applications

For detailed product information visit www.matrox.com