User guide

Chapter 1, Introducing Matrox Axio

Welcome to Matrox Axio

The Matrox Axio family of HD and SD editing platforms lets you work at the

highest finishing quality with the most comprehensive realtime feature set and

the most versatile codec technology.

Matrox Axio key features

The following are key features of all Matrox Axio systems:

• Makes Adobe Premiere Pro the foremost HD and SD editor for broadcast

and post production.

• 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 3D DVEs,

blur/glow/soft focus, shine, and much more.

• Native .mxf file support in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects for

Panasonic P2, Sony XDCAM, XDCAM HD, XDCAM HD422, and Grass

Valley Infinity (DV and MPEG-2 I-frame SD files only).

• Support for Omneon media servers via native .mxf file transfers.

• Support for realtime playback of Sony XDCAM EX .mp4 clips in Adobe

Premiere Pro.

• Extensive native codec support in HD and SD—uncompressed, MPEG-2

I-frame, DVCPRO HD, MPEG HD, HDV (1440×1080i/p and 720p), IMX,

DV/DVCAM, DVCPRO, and DVCPRO50.

• Realtime playback of 32-bit compressed and uncompressed .avi files with

alpha.

• 24 fps editing in HD and SD with pulldown, reverse pulldown, and

Panasonic VariCam support.

• Realtime high-quality downconverting from HD to SD.

• Accelerated media encoding, including export to DVD, Flash Video, and

Adobe Clip Notes.

• WYSIWYG plug-ins for many popular compositing and animation

programs.

• Matrox EZ-MXF utility for native .mxf file support in Video for Windows

(.avi file) applications.

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