Hello Sparkie,
Here’s what you can expect from the RTX2 when editing in HD (High def.) or SD (Standard def.):
The first thing you have to think of when it comes to Matrox’s video editing products, is “realtime”. It means realtime when exporting, realtime when editing with many layers of video (native HDV, DV, Sony XDCAM EX, and Panasonic P2 720p and SD) with different effects applied. For example, you are editing a project with Premiere and you want a colored video clip to be turned into a black and white clip, with a film effect (grains added, jittering effect, soft borders) to give this clip an old photographic look. Well, you can all do it in realtime. It means your computer won’t have to do any rendering or less than it would normally do (rendering is a process that means time wasted waiting – especially when you have a long editing job to do)
The second thing you have to think of is output on a professional monitor or a TV. It means output from your timeline while you’re editing, output from After Effect’s timeline, output when you’re typing a title that goes over a clip in the video you’re editing with Premiere. It means you can actually see how your video will look like on a TV, thus you can do professional color correction (if you have professional monitor), use the title safe borders to place your titles correctly and see many pictures defaults you would not be able to see on your computer’s monitor.
You also have to know (info taken from Matrox’s Website) that the Matrox RT.X2 platforms go far beyond the capabilities of software-only editing and systems that combine Adobe Premiere Pro and a simple I/O card.
The additional benefits you get with Matrox RT.X2 include:
- Many more realtime layers of video and graphics
- More effects in real time including color correction, chroma/luma keying, speed changes, blur/glow/soft focus, 3D DVE and much more
- Extensive camera support with Matrox RT.X2 and RT.X2 LE including many new models from Canon, JVC, Panasonic, and Sony
- Realtime native editing of Sony XDCAM EX .mp4 clips with RT.X2 and RT.X2 LE
- Realtime native editing of Panasonic P2 MXF 720p and SD files with Matrox RT.X2 and RT.X2 LE
- Realtime capture from analog sources to compressed MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame
- Realtime playback of 32-bit MPEG-2 I-frame AVI files with alpha
- Realtime mixed-format multi-cam
- Realtime MPEG-2 IBP capture from analog and DV sources for DVD authoring
- Accelerated export to Blu-ray, DVD, all multimedia formats including Flash Video, and Adobe Clip Notes
- Composite, Y/C, and analog component input and output
- WYSIWYG video output for motion graphics, animation, and compositing applications
- Audio VU meters on capture
- Full-resolution HD monitoring on an inexpensive flat panel display via independent DVI output with Matrox RT.X2
The RTX2 is aimed at corporate communicators, event videographers, project studios, educational facilities and digital filmmakers.
I would invite you to visit the realtime editing engine section of Matrox’s Website in order to get more information about the RTX2. There you’ll find a product guide, a datasheet for Matrox RTX2, a RTX2 VS editing with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 only, and some info concerning the performance of the card. You’ll also find information concerning scalable system design, so you can build your computer accordingly to Matrox’s system recommendations.
Hope this helps.
Alex
Video Specialist - Matrox
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