Matrox RT.X2 (Software not Included)
Professional realtime native HDV and DV editing

If you're a professional video editor concerned about getting the most from Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Production Studio, you need Matrox RT.X2. It's ideal for corporate communicators, event videographers, project studios, educational facilities and digital filmmakers. Designed primarily for realtime native HDV and DV editing, Matrox RT.X2 also provides a high-quality MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame codec so you can capture other HD and SD formats using RT.X2's analog inputs and mix all types of footage on the timeline in real time. No matter what your desired workflow, Matrox RT.X2 delivers maximum realtime productivity. No other platform gives you so many ways to get the job done in record time.

Matrox RT.X2 goes far beyond the capabilities of software-only editing and systems that combine Adobe Premiere Pro and a simple I/O card.

With Matrox RT.X2 you get:
• Many more realtime layers of video and graphics in HD and SD
• More effects in real time including colour correction, chroma/luma keying, speed changes, blur/glow/soft focus, and much more
• Broadcast-quality, realtime 3D effects with soft edges and realistic shadows
• Capture from analog sources to compressed MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame HD and SD
• Realtime mixing of HD codecs and SD codecs on the same timeline
• Realtime mixed-format multi-cam
• Accelerated export to DVD, all multimedia formats including Flash Video, and Adobe Clip Notes
• Audio VU meters on capture
• Realtime multi-layer workflows that combine HD and SD material from analog and digital sources
• Realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects - colour correction, speed changes,chroma/luma keying and many more
• Realtime and accelerated Matrox Flex GPU effects - 2D/3D DVE,blur/glow/soft focus, shine and many more
• Native HDV and MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame HD editing
• Native DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, and MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame SD editing
• Realtime mixing of HD codecs and SD codecs on any timeline
• Realtime mixed-format multi-cam
• Realtime high-quality hardware downscaling for SD output from an HD timeline
• WYSIWYG for Adobe After Effects and Photoshop, Autodesk Combustion and 3ds Max, eyeon Fusion, and NewTek LightWave 3D with dynamic Alt+Tab switching
• Composite, Y/C, HD/SD analog component I/O
• Full-resolution HD monitoring on an inexpensive flat panel display via independent DVI output

Realtime Adobe Motion effect
Matrox RT.X2 overwrites the Adobe Premiere Pro fixed Motion effect (position, scale and rotation) so it becomes realtime.

Realtime advanced 2D/3D DVE
Matrox RT.X2 lets you position your clips anywhere in 3D space while adding soft edges and rounded borders with colour gradients in real time.

Realtime shadow
Matrox RT.X2 lets you project a realistic shadow from any source containing key information such as DVEs, titles, and keyed video. You can tint the shadow and position, scale, and rotate it to match the angle of the surface on which it is cast. Applying blur to the shadow can simulate the realistic look of diffused light being projected on the source.

Realtime blur/glow/soft focus
The blur/glow/soft focus effect lets you simulate camera defocus and create unique effects in real time.

Realtime page curl
Matrox RT.X2 page curls are true 3D with full-motion video on the reverse side and realistic highlights. Page curls on graphics let you create great looking text effects. You control the position, rotation, scaling, and zooming of page curls in 3D space. You also have control over the softness of the edges.

Realtime surface finish
The surface finish effect gives metal, brick, wood, or granite textures to your video clips and titles with colour spot lighting.

Realtime pan & scan
The realtime pan & scan filter lets you easily convert footage from any aspect ratio to any other. Tracking on-screen action to make accurate judgments is easy because you see the entire source clip and the section of it that will become the final result. For example, DV 16:9 footage is always captured anamorphically and therefore appears vertically stretched when viewed on a 4:3 monitor. To restore the proper aspect ratio, the realtime pan & scan filter lets you letterbox or pan & scan your footage, or use a combination.

Realtime mask
The mask effect lets you choose from dozens of soft-edged cutout shapes for your video clips. You can also create your own masks to meet your specific needs.

Realtime mask blur
The realtime mask blur effect lets you create a "region of interest" by adding a mask and applying blurring to it. You can either create your own custom made mask, or select one of the many pre-created masks included with the effect.

Realtime mask mosaic
The realtime mask mosaic effect lets you create a "region of interest" by adding a mask and applying a mosaic effect to it. You can either create your own custom made mask, or select one of the many pre-created masks included with the effect.

Realtime four-corner pin
The realtime four-corner pin effect lets you anchor each corner of a video or graphics clip onto points in another clip, even if the underlying clip is angled or skewed. This effect is useful if you want to overlay a video clip onto an underlying clip of a television screen, for example.

Accelerated shine
Shine is the shimmering light ray effect often seen on TV and film titles. There's no need to buy an expensive plug-in to get this look.
With Matrox RT.X2, processing of the shine effect is accelerated in HD and SD.

Native Adobe Premiere Pro transitions
Over 60 of Adobe Premiere Pro's native transition effects can be used in real time on Matrox RT.X2. The effects you've been accustomed to rendering in Premiere Pro can now be played back in real time in SD. They are accelerated in HD.

Realtime crystallize
The crystallize effect lets you choose from many different patterns to make your image or text appear as if it is made of crystals.

Realtime lens flare
The lens flare effect lets you simulate the light refractions caused by shining a bright light into the lens of a camera when taking a photo. You can choose from many different lens flare patterns

Realtime old movie effect
The old movie effect lets you create an old film look on your clips by adding scratches, flicker, jitter, and grain.

WYSIWYG for compositing and graphics applications
Matrox RT.X2 includes a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) video output plug-in for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop that lets you see your work directly on your video monitor. The Adobe Dynamic Link feature is supported so you can work in After Effects, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro simultaneously and Alt+Tab between the applications. The video output will change to show the output of the active application.

The WYSIWYG plug-in also supports Autodesk Combustion and 3ds Max, eyeon Fusion, and NewTek LightWave 3D. This feature lets you ensure proper 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio in NTSC or PAL, and check for exact colour temperature, safe-title area, and any interlace artifacts that may be present in your images. You can also view the alpha channel of your output on the video monitor to check for defects.

Voiceover recording in the timeline
The voiceover feature of Premiere Pro is supported to let you record audio directly in the timeline. It is based on ASIO driver technology, which provides low latency. ASIO is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.

Surround sound support
Matrox RT.X2 supports the multi-channel 5.1 surround sound mixing feature of Adobe Premiere Pro. Monitoring is done via your sound card.

VU meters on capture
VU meters on audio/video capture are a unique feature of Matrox RT.X2. They let you see if your audio input is active and also let you monitor and adjust audio levels in order to obtain the optimal signal-to-noise ratio and dynamic range.

Video preview on capture
RT.X2 lets you see your video on your broadcast monitor while capturing, even in HDV.

Device control
Matrox RT.X2 supports the Adobe Premiere Pro standard RS-422 and FireWire device control protocols. There is no need to purchase
third-party device control software.

Realtime mixed-format multi-cam
Matrox RT.X2 supports the multi-cam feature of Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 and goes further to let you view four cameras simultaneously in real time even if the formats are mixed, provided your RT.X2 system has the proper storage and system speed. For example, in a multi-cam sequence you could use one HDV stream and multiple DV streams and switch among them in real time.

Legacy support for RT.X100 AVI files
Matrox RT.X2 supports playback of legacy RT.X100 AVI files within the editing environment, allowing you to reuse archived footage.

24 fps editing in SD
Matrox RT.X2 supports 24 fps editing in SD with pull down and reverse pull down.

Flexible AVI and WAV file formats
Matrox RT.X2 captures video in Windows-standard AVI and WAV files for complete compatibility with other multimedia applications. Interleaved audio is the industry standard and allows for maximum compatibility with applications that expect the audio to be contained within the AVI file. File management is simplified because there is only one file to keep track of. However, integration with audio workstations and DVD authoring is simplified by using separate WAV audio files.

Project compatibility with Matrox Axio
Matrox RT.X2 and Matrox Axio projects are compatible. Any RT.X2 timeline can be loaded onto an Axio system. Axio projects created using codecs and resolutions supported by RT.X2 can be loaded onto an RT.X2 system.

Accelerated export to DVD, all multimedia formats, and Adobe Clip Notes
Matrox RT.X2 significantly accelerates exports to all the formats included in Adobe Premiere Pro.

Adobe Premiere Pro export formats include:
• DVD
• Windows Media for digital cinema, HD DVD, web, and multimedia
• QuickTime
• Real Media
• MPEG-1 for VCD and multimedia
• MPEG-2 for S-VCD, DVD, and HD DVD
• MPEG-4 for streaming
• Flash video (FLV)
• Adobe Clip Notes