Matrox Electronic Systems MXO2 manual Hardware Scaling, HD to SD downscaling, SD to HD upscaling

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Realtime hardware up/down/cross conversion on capture and output

The Matrox MXO2 products let you deliver in any format your clients demand. The 10-bit hardware scaling provides high-quality mastering.

HD to SD downscaling

The Matrox MXO2 products provide realtime HD to SD downscaling with proper conversion of the HD color space to the SD color space and proper aspect ratio conversion to anamorphic, letterbox, and center cut. You can monitor or record an SD master of your HD project in real time.

SD to HD upscaling

The Matrox MXO2 products provide realtime SD to HD upscaling with proper conversion of the SD color space to the HD color space. MXO2 will “pillarbox” 4:3 footage and scale 16:9 SD footage to full screen.

Cross conversion

The Matrox MXO2 products offer realtime cross conversions from 720 to 1080 and 1080 to 720. Realtime frame rate conversion is also supported with 2:3:2:3 and 2:3:3:2 cadences. This feature is useful if, for example, your source material is recorded at a different frame rate or resolution than the delivery format your client requires. It also facilitates monitoring when, for example, you need to work with 23.98 fps footage but your monitor does not support that frame rate. You can use the MXO2 family’s realtime frame rate conversion to view your project at 29.97 fps. Conversion from 23.98 fps to 25 fps is handled by Adobe Premiere Pro and the host.

Hardware Scaling

Matrox MXO2 Family for PC Product Guide

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Contents Matrox MXO2 Family for PC Product Guide Family for TablePCProductof ContentsGuide Key features of the Matrox MXO2 family for PC Additional features with Matrox MAXConvenient Form Factors Dimensions and weightConvenient form factors Broadcast-quality HD/SD video and audio input/output Inputs and OutputsVideo Video I/OAudio Audio I/OMatrox MXO2 Mini ConnectionsMatrox MXO2 Mini Connections Matrox MXO2 LE Connections Outputs Matrox MXO2 LEMatrox MXO2 LE Connections Inputs Matrox MXO2 Connections Outputs Matrox MXO2Matrox MXO2 Connections Inputs Matrox MXO2 Rack Matrox MXO2 Rack ConnectionsUse your favorite file-based formats Flexible WorkflowsWorks with a variety of codecs Interoperability with Matrox RT.X2 and AxioExtensive application support Content creation applicationsExtensive Application Support Adobe Premiere ProMatrox RT technology for Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro CS5Matrox RT Technology Realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects with Adobe Premiere ProRealtime proc amp controls Realtime Matrox Flex CPU EffectsRealtime color match and color balance Realtime input/output level control Realtime RGB curves controlRealtime secondary color correction Realtime chroma and luma keyingRealtime speed changes Realtime transitionsRealtime HD clip downscaling in an SD timeline Realtime move & scaleRealtime SD clip upscaling in an HD timeline Native Adobe Premiere Pro effects and transitionsMatrox MPEG-2 I -Frame Intermediate Codec Avid Editing Systems Avid Editing SystemsHdmi monitoring with 10-bit 422 color precision Video Monitoring and DownscalingHD and SD video monitoring Pixel-to-pixel mapping on the Hdmi displaySD to HD upscaling Hardware ScalingHD to SD downscaling Cross conversionMatrox MAX Option and Matrox A/V Tools Matrox MAX option for lightning fast H.264 encodingFamily for PC ProductKitContentsGuide