MXO2/MINI/L - General Description

Laptop version**

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.

Users of file-based workflows will love the built-in colour calibration tools on the MXO2 devices that turn their inexpensive HDMI displays into professional-grade HD monitors they can trust, even for color grading.

Matrox MXO2 now provides support for Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium software, capture support for Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder, and presets for new H.264 encoding parameters in Adobe Media Encoder, with all of it’s I/O devices for Mac OS X.

Matrox are the only I/O hardware manufacturer that can claim support for the three most popular professional editing applications: Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Avid Media Composer.

Matrox announced support for the newly released Avid Media Composer V5.5 editing system. In this release Avid added support for all Matrox MXO2 Mini and Mini MAX resolutions and frame rates including 720p 23.98, 1080p 23.98, 1080p 24, 1080p 25, 1080p 29.97, and 1080p 30. They also provided the ability to select PsF or true P output in 1080p modes. Matrox MXO2 Mini hardware has been fully tested for use on PC and Mac. On the Mac, it accelerates H.264 encoding directly from Media Composer at speeds up to five times faster than software alone.

MXO2/MINI/L - Features

• Works with Mac and PC, laptops and desktops
• Small, lightweight, external box that's easily connected to your 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
• Playback high definition video via HDMI and analog component; NTSC and PAL via HDMI and analog component or HDMI and S-Video and composite
• Output HD and SD video simultaneously
• Turns your 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 section 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 your favorite applications including Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, and many more
• Three-year hardware warranty and complimentary telephone support

MXO2/MINI/L - Specifications

MXO2/MINI/L - Contents

• Matrox MXO2 Mini Input/Output device
• Matrox MXO2 PCIe cable (1 meter)
• Matrox MXO2 Mini external power supply
• Two S-Video adapters
• Matrox MXO2 PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter (for use with MacBook Pro and PC laptops)

MXO2/MINI/L - Datasheet

http://www.new-media.com.au/files/PDF/Matrox_MXO2_Selection_Guide.pdf