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Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: Matrox - Recent Posts http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: Matrox - Recent Posts en Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:27:26 +0000 shastabroadcaster on "JVC HD-7s" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/jvc-hd-7s#post-70217 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:48:23 +0000 shastabroadcaster 70217@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ For the past four years, I've had this love/hate relationship with my pair of JVC HD-7 Hard Drive camcorders. I've loved the compact size, great optics and 4 hour recording time, hated the short battery life, useless optical stabilization and perhaps most of all, loathed the process of converting the .TOD files to something editable. I nearly ditched them until I discovered I could import the files directly into Vegas Pro. I recently bought a Matrox MX02 Mini, which allows me to capture to FCP via the firewire or component video. I'm still waiting for a plug in that will let me capture directly to PP CS5.5, but that may be a long wait. The cameras have been otherwise trouble free, so if you find one for a smokin good deal it's worth considering despite their age. Cheers bb composite1 on "NLE upgrade" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nle-upgrade#post-46311 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:01:37 +0000 composite1 46311@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ "... could someone explain what is the difference between Blackmagic DeckLink HD Extreme and Kona 3 being twice more expensive. Is there any added value at Ajo?" Kal, The big difference between the Aja & BMD lines are; a) Aja is primarily for mac work environments, though the Xena line will work with PC's and is exactly the same as the Kona but more expensive because of the code needed to run it with windows. b) Blackmagic is crossplatform and generally less expensive. c) Aja supports more codec and has some support for compression codecs whereas the BMD supports fewer codecs (more in mac than windows.) c) depending on the cards or breakout boxes they all primarily do the same thing but have better support for different functions and third party software than the other. Users swear by one brand or the other for various reasons. I suggest you dig through the many forums to get a better idea. There are more differences but those are the main ones in a nutshell. Bottom line: Aja is more established in the mac arena, but does support windows with one line. BMD has always been crossplatform and their higher-end breakout boxes can support windows, mac and crossplatform nle software. Also, the BMD lines are generally less expensive and comparable to Aja despite not having an exact amount of hardware/software options. As always, the smart thing to do is figure out what your immediate needs are to get going based on projected workflow and current budgetary restraints. kal800 on "NLE upgrade" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nle-upgrade#post-46279 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:50:04 +0000 kal800 46279@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Composite, thanks for your explanation regarding Premiere and RT transitions, well, that's definetely weakness of that software. So, I'm getting closer to solution. Now - could someone explain what is the difference between Blackmagic DeckLink HD Extreme and Kona 3 being twice more expensive. Is there any added value at Ajo? Thanks in advance Krzysztof composite1 on "NLE upgrade" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nle-upgrade#post-46275 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:29:05 +0000 composite1 46275@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ John, So Sony finally, built in a RTFX engine into Vegas? I didn't see that on the site. If that's the case, it would definitely be worth the price of an upgrade. Johnboy on "NLE upgrade" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nle-upgrade#post-46273 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:23:17 +0000 Johnboy 46273@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ as far as a NLE upgrade, which is the title of your post, take a serious look at Vegas Pro 9, available for download May 11. Handles large format images with no extra hardware needed. you don't have to do any rendering to view effects in real time, the audio editing capabilities is second to none in the NLE genre. composite1 on "NLE upgrade" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nle-upgrade#post-46272 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:16:46 +0000 composite1 46272@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Kal, Hopefully, I did not infer a PC vs Mac rant. You asked a serious question and I attempted to give a thorough answer for both platforms for someone not familiar working with both. Having used OSX and now Vista 64 bit both are stable platforms. For a professional PC NLE workstation I strongly recommend Vista Business SP1(it only comes in 64 bit) as it is a professional OS. It doesn't have all of that extra junk you don't need with Ultimate and you have full control of your OS tools unlike with Home Premium. The thing you get with the Matrox card and others like it is the ability to view your effects in realtime. The third party software allows you to do what for some reason adobe did not see fit to write into the software. Without an accelerator card or third party software Premiere cannot preview your effects without rendering. However, the more powerful a CPU(s), RAM and GPU(s) you have the shorter your render times. Having an accelerator card gives you some more muscle for rendering. Neither a fully-loaded PC or Mac can make premiere or any other program do real time rendering without it being natively built in. FCP and Avid have that capability built in. Adobe CS3 doesn't have that capability and I haven't seen any documentation that CS4 does either. robGRAUERT on "NLE upgrade" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nle-upgrade#post-46271 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:06:30 +0000 robGRAUERT 46271@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I couldn't image rendering transitions taking a long time with any set-up. I have 2 dual cores and I'm fine when it comes to rendering anything. kal800 on "NLE upgrade" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nle-upgrade#post-46266 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:49:49 +0000 kal800 46266@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Well, Matrox MXO2, Kona or Decklink are capture cards - their main purpose is to transfer different footage into the system. Matrox RT.X2 or AXIO L.E. have more functionalities. They offer realtime transitions accelerated by their hardware. I think that comparable product is Avid's Mojo DX. My question is whether strong Mac Pro with 8 cores and plenty of RAM with FCP or Media Composer is able to render those transitions in RT. Kal robGRAUERT on "NLE upgrade" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nle-upgrade#post-46262 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:14:11 +0000 robGRAUERT 46262@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Wait, I'm confused. Is the Matrox product you are talking about a capture card - is it like the Matrox MXO2, AJA Kona and Blackmagic Decklink? As far as wanting a stable system, I've always been a fan of Mac. kal800 on "NLE upgrade" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nle-upgrade#post-46260 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:52:12 +0000 kal800 46260@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Well, Maybe let's leave for a moment Mac or PC discussion. For sure I will have to go for new platform - either HP, Dell or Mac (price is comparable). Now, what about video card - currently I've been using Matrox which gives hardware accelerated transitions, but for sure such configuration addes lot of complexity to the system so I'm being dependent on 3rd party drivers. The major question is - if I abandon Matrox (either RT.X2 or Axio LE) and equip myself in dual quad core Xeons with plenty of RAM is it going to compensate lack of hardware support - other words - will I have to render all transitions which will take time, or enough powerfull workstation makes it real time? That's very important before I move further. In my opinion pure software solution together with professional I/O card resembles most let's say elegant way to deal with the problem. Regarding Mac and PC - we do not have to discuss hardware because basically they are the same, what about operating systems with respect to stability and performance? In new system I will have to go for Vista to get rid of 3 Gigs of RAM limitation, but on the other hand that system does not perform in a stable and efficient way. My other system used mainly for gaming is very strong (4 Gigs of overclocked DDR3, overclocked C2D, Raptor HD) and many times it slower than on my laptop PC running XP Pro. If we compare Mac OS X and Vista 64 which system is more stable and faster - opinions from users who used both of them are strongly appreciated. If Mac OS is significantly better, I am eager to move to it despite some initial difficulties in dealing with the new system. For NLE software - let's leave it for the last discussion. Krzysztof composite1 on "NLE upgrade" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nle-upgrade#post-46239 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:16:54 +0000 composite1 46239@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Kal, If you're looking to stay with PC's and don't want to build your own, HP makes some great single and double cpu workstations that are certified for premeire and avid. Also, if your budget permits you can hardware/breakout box solutions by Blackmagic Design and Avid. FCP is a good choice of NLE but you will have to retool strictly for Mac as it not cross-platform which could be a problem if you collaborate with others using PC based systems. Avid is crossplatform and should you decide to go with a mac pipeline, you can easily work with others using the pc version and you can kick out an EDL from many other NLE programs to avid. FCP to my knowledge 'plays nice' when it comes to EDL's from Premiere only. With premiere you can also work in either platform and it's greatest strength is it's support of the adobe line of graphic and audio products. FCP and Premiere were created by the same guy hence their striking similarities. Some things you should ask yourself before you upgrade: How much more useful life can I upgrade my current system? Will buying/building a new system be more beneficial? Will my current budget support a max upgrade of my current system or be enough for the purchase of a new system? Despite the 'get a mac' mantra, the whole 'paying for it thing' always gets neglected. Again, not that there's anything wrong or right with mac's but there are things you inherit when you switch from one platform to another. Primarily, the cost of having to buy a new system, new plaform compatible software, new support gear (if what you have doesn't support the new OS) and most important the time it will take to become proficient with the new OS. Mac users always talk about how 'intuitive' the software is forget to mention things that pc users take for granted, like pulling files off a removable disk or drive and putting them on the desktop. With a PC it's a 1 to 1 copy. On a mac, you've only put icons on the desktop. Then there's the whole looking for files with the 'Finder'. Going from a PC where locating files is very different to a mac is a maddening process particularly when you're trying to learn how the OS works and get your work done at the same time. I've gone back and forth due to my work with different facilities and once you get into the flow of either system you can roll along. The process of getting into the flow can inspire violent behavior. On the otherhand, since you're working so extensively with Sony cameras have you tried using Vegas Pro? Vegas is optimized for nearly all of Sony's latest camera formats since DVCAM and your EX series camera is one of the prime ones. robGRAUERT on "NLE upgrade" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nle-upgrade#post-46236 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:34:51 +0000 robGRAUERT 46236@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Yes...Final Cut will work well. Some say it's better than Premiere. I know FCP works well with XDCam EX too. kal800 on "NLE upgrade" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nle-upgrade#post-46235 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:02:54 +0000 kal800 46235@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Ok, but what about software - is FinalCut sufficient (is it comparable to PProCS4), or should I go for Media Composer? Krzysztof robGRAUERT on "NLE upgrade" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nle-upgrade#post-46233 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:43:42 +0000 robGRAUERT 46233@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I would get a Mac Pro and an AJA Kona3 card. If not a Kona3, then the Matrox MXO2 or Decklink Extreme. It would also be a good idea to get yourself a RAID. Maxx Digital and CalDigit make some nice ones. kal800 on "NLE upgrade" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nle-upgrade#post-46227 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:07:49 +0000 kal800 46227@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi, I've got kind of dilemma in which direction should I go regarding my NLE system. I am producing documentaries - mainly for polish national TV. Till now I've been using Sony DVCAM camcorder and Premiere Pro CS3 with Matrox RT.X2 (also AfterEffects 7.0 and Encore) on Core2Duo based PC. I cannot say that I am satisfied with my system. It is not as stable nor perform well as I would like. I'm experiencing numerous hick-ups and performance drops as material become too complicated. Recently I've made upgrade to Premiere Pro CS4 and replaced camcorder - Sony PMWEX3 - situation become worse. I got problems with timecode, performance is even worse, moreover I cannot use full resolution that camcorder produces - 1920/1080. It is time to make serious upgrade. Here are my options: 1. Upgrade to Matrox Axio LE - regarding to Matrox reseller, that system does not require very powerful platform as it posesses quite a computational power 2. Upgrade my workstation - for example Dell Precision with Dual Quad Xeon, by professional IO card with SDI interface and switch to Avid Media Composer or EDIUS transfering all strain to PC. 3. Switch to Mac, buy AYA IO card and choose Final Cut suite. Do you have any other suggestions? The most important thing for me is stability of production process and robustness. I would be grateful for any ideas... Krzysztof Videoguy on "Matrox MXO2 Shipping in Time for IBC 2008" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/matrox-mxo2-shipping-in-time-for-ibc-2008#post-40021 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:16:49 +0000 Videoguy 40021@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Â Matrox MXO2 Shipping in Time for IBC 2008 â€“ Portable, Affordable, Complete I/O for the Mac Montreal, Canada â€“ September 2, 2008 â€“ MatroxÂ® Video Products Group today announced that the eagerly awaited Matrox MXO2 is set to ship coincident with the opening of the 2008 International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) taking place September 12-16 at the RAI Center in Amsterdam. Designed to streamline editing workflow with Apple Final Cut Studio on MacBook Pros and Mac Pros, Matrox MXO2 provides broadcast-quality input/output, monitoring, and up/down/cross conversion. Users can benefit from file-based workflows with XDCAM HD, and P2HD. In addition, they are not limited to using a single codec as with some other I/O devices on the market. MXO2 supports a variety of codecs such as ProRes 422 HQ, 10-bit uncompressed HD, and many more. "Matrox MXO2 was a hit at NAB 2008, winning four prestigious industry awards â€“ a Pick Hit Award from Broadcast Engineering Magazine, a STAR Award from TV Technology Magazine, a Black Diamond Award from DV Magazine, and a Vidy Award from Videography Magazine," said Alberto Cieri, Matrox sales and marketing director. "Itâ€™s clear from the volume of orders that have been pouring in for this innovative product that Matrox is leading the way in mobile editing on the Mac." Matrox MXO2 will be demonstrated at IBC 2008 on stand 7.B29. Key features of Matrox MXO2 * Works with Intel-based MacBook Pros and Mac Pros * Lightweight â€“ less than 3 Â½ lbs. (1600 grams) * Fits in a laptop bag â€“ 13â€ x 9Â½â€ x 2â€ (330mm x 241mm x 51mm) * HD/SD SDI, HD/SD analog component, Y/C, and composite inputs and outputs * Professional audio inputs and outputs including 5.1 surround sound monitoring * HDMI input, output, and monitoring with calibration controls including blue-only * 10-bit realtime hardware up/down/cross conversion * Up to five user selectable simultaneous video outputs - HD and/or SD on HDMI, SDI, and analog * Genlock â€“ SD analog black burst (bi-level) or HD tri-level sync * RS-422 machine control for frame-accurate capture and print-to-tape * Captures to a variety of codecs â€“ Apple ProRes 422 HQ, 10-bit uncompressed HD and many more * Supports file-based workflows â€“ XDCAM, XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX, P2 * Works with Final Cut Pro, Apple Color, Adobe Premiere Pro and all QuickTime applications that support the V-out component for more info you can also check out our MXO2 FAQ <a href="http://www.videoguys.com/mxo2_faq.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.videoguys.com/mxo2_faq.html</a> Gary Videoguy on "Matrox RT.X2 LE FAQ" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/matrox-rtx2-le-faq#post-36540 Thu, 15 May 2008 06:10:43 +0000 Videoguy 36540@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videoguys' Matrox RT.X2 LE FAQ Our Videoguys HD editing experts have been getting a lot of questions about the exciting new Matrox RT.X2 LE and we'd like to share some of the most common answers with you to help you decide to get the Hardware Advantage today! Part I - Introducing Matrox RT.X2 LE What is the difference between Matrox RT.X2 LE and other capture cards? Matrox RT.X2 LE is a real-time hardware accelerator. This means that it is far more powerful then just a simple Input/Output capture card. With Matrox RT.X2 LE you get real-time performance that goes beyond what you can accomplish from software alone. Can I edit HDV footage with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 on its own? Why doI need a Matrox RT.X2 LE? Although Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 software alone can edit HDV footage, it's not going to give you the same smooth, quick editing environment you are used to with DV footage. Not only does HD footage contain more pixels and bits of information, the compressions used put a huge burden on your systems resources. Matrox RT.X2 LE alleviates this burden and editing HDV footage is a breeze. It is BETTER because it is real-time! So what exactly do you mean by real-time? Matrox RT.X2 LE hardware allows you to play back multiple layers of HD video and graphics directly from the Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 timeline without rendering. That includes adding filters, transitions and special effects. That's something that software can't do on its own, even with the fastest quad core computers. For example; our DIY 6 Quad Core machine with Matrox RT.X2 LE can play back a timeline that includes two layers of HDV video with a slow motion filter on one layer and color filters on the other, as well as a graphic overlay. This plays back in real-time, directly from the timeline, with no rendering! For the rest of the RT.X2 Â FAQ, follow this link <a href="http://www.videoguys.com/rtx2le_faq.html">http://www.videoguys.com/rtx2le_faq.html</a> Gary