Matrox Axio: Most powerful realtime HD and SD editing engines for broadcast and post Production

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.

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

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.

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, HDV 1080p, 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