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Professional realtime HD and SD editing platforms
for Adobe CS3 Production Premium
Product Guide / Release 3.5 / April 2008
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Table of contents Overview................................................................................................................................................................................4 Key features..........................................................................................................................................................................5 Scalable system design .........................................................................................
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Realtime twirl..........................................................................................................................................................................19 Realtime impressionist effect ................................................................................................................................................19 Realtime ripple ........................................................................................................................
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Overview If you're a professional video editor concerned about getting maximum productivity from Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and Adobe CS3 Production Premium, have a look at the Matrox RT.X2 product line – the ideal solutions for corporate communicators, event videographers, project studios, educational facilities and digital filmmakers. If you’re delivering your work in SD, Matrox RT.X2 SD is right for you. If you need to edit HDV or P2 MXF 720p and output HD, choose Matrox RT.X2 LE or Matrox RT.X2
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Key features of Matrox RT.X2 and Matrox RT.X2 LE Professional realtime HD and SD editing · Realtime, mixed-format, multi-layer workflows that combine HD and SD material from analog and digital sources · Realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects – color correction, speed changes, chroma/luma keying and many more · Realtime and accelerated Matrox Flex GPU effects – 2D/3D DVE, blur/glow/soft focus, shine and many more · Extensive camera support including many new models from Canon, JVC, Panasonic, and Sony
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Scalable system design Your particular workflow requirements and budget will determine the specific components you should choose when designing your Matrox RT.X2 editing system. If your budget allows, you can combine a top-of-the-line computer system, the fastest GPU, and the largest, most robust storage subsystem to get the absolute maximum number of realtime layers and effects, in all cases. If your budget is more modest, there are many tradeoffs you can make to design an editing system that w
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Realtime multi-layer workflows Matrox RT.X2 and RT.X2 LE are designed primarily for realtime native HDV, DV, and Panasonic P2 720p and SD editing, but also provides a high-quality MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame codec so you can capture other HD and SD formats over the analog inputs, and mix all types of footage on an HD or SD timeline in real time. Matrox RT.X2 SD is designed primarily for realtime DV editing, but also provides a high-quality MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame SD codec so you can capture other SD forma
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Monitor Matrox RT.X2 provides full-resolution HD monitoring on an inexpensive flat panel display via its independent DVI output. You won’t need to buy expensive HD monitoring equipment or the video-to-DVI converter required for monitoring with some I/O cards. In fact, RT.X2 provides better HD video definition, with pixel-to-pixel mapping on a flat panel (1920 x 1200), than you will get on a more expensive professional HD monitor which is typically limited to approximately 800 lines of resolution
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When the need arises, HDV clips can also be placed on your SD timeline. The RT.X2 cards will downscale them so you can mix 1080i at 29.97 fps material into an NTSC timeline or 1080i at 25 fps material into a PAL timeline in real time. With Matrox RT.X2 and RT.X2 LE, you can also mix MPEG-2 I-frame HD material on an SD timeline in real time. Realtime editing using progressive formats Matrox RT.X2 and RT.X2 LE provide realtime native editing of HDV and standard definition progressive formats that
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Realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects The Matrox RT.X2 platforms rely on the power of your CPU to perform a variety of realtime and accelerated effects. The Matrox Flex CPU effects are also available in Adobe After Effects. If you have a timeline in Premiere Pro with any of the Matrox Flex CPU effects and you copy/paste the timeline into After Effects, the Matrox effects will remain intact. This is a huge time saver, given that these effects are realtime in Premiere Pro. · Realtime primary color corr
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Realtime color match and color balance — Colors can be corrected using nine parameters related to the black (shadow), midtone, and white (highlight) levels of your clips. You can easily match colors or balance blacks, whites, and grays against a reference shot in one simple step. Reference Match Corrected Realtime input/output level control — Using the histogram display and level controls, luminance levels can be remapped to maximize the dynamic range of a clip. For example, bright areas can be
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Realtime RGB curves control — RGB curves control offers a fast, natural way to fine-tune the colors in your video. If, for example, you want to remove a blue tint from your video, you simply drag the blue curve down. With RGB curves you can also achieve wild color effects and other looks that are otherwise impossible. · Realtime secondary color correction — The secondary color corrector is an advanced tool used for fine-tuning or dramatic effects creation. It offers all the controls found in the
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The realtime luma keyer gives you low clip, low gain, high clip, high gain, and transparency controls. · Realtime speed changes — You can use speed changes to emphasize special moments, extend the duration of shots to match voiceover timing, or enhance the feeling of dramatic shots. You can apply smooth slow and fast motion with field or frame blending. · Realtime transitions — The Matrox RT.X2 platforms support standard dissolves, SMPTE wipes, and organic wipes with soft edges and color borders
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· Realtime SD clip upscaling in an HD timeline — This effect is enabled by right-clicking on an SD clip in an HD timeline and selecting “scale to frame size”. It provides realtime playback of SD clips upscaled to HD to let you mix NTSC material into a 1080i at 29.97 fps timeline or PAL material into a 1080i at 25 fps timeline. It also provides realtime playback of 576p or 486p SD clips upscaled to HD to mix into a 1080p timeline. (Does not apply to RT.X2 SD) · Realtime HD clip downscaling in an
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Realtime Matrox Flex GPU effects Using the power of your system GPU, the Matrox RT.X2 platforms let you create a wide variety broadcast-quality 2D and 3D digital video effects. · Realtime Adobe Motion effect — The Matrox RT.X2 platforms overwrite the Adobe Premiere Pro fixed Motion effect (position, scale and rotation) so it becomes realtime. · Realtime advanced 2D/3D DVE — The Matrox RT.X2 platforms let you position your clips anywhere in 3D space while adding soft edges and rounded borders wit
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· Realtime page curl — Page curls are true 3D with full-motion video on the reverse side and realistic highlights. Page curls on graphics let you create great looking text effects. You control the position, rotation, scaling, and zooming of page curls in 3D space. You also have control over the softness of the edges. · Realtime surface finish — The surface finish effect gives metal, brick, wood, or granite textures to your video clips and titles with color spot lighting. · Realtime pan & scan —
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· Realtime mask blur — The realtime mask blur effect lets you create a “region of interest” by adding a mask and applying blurring to it. You can either create your own custom made mask, or select one of the many pre-created masks included with the effect. · Realtime mask mosaic — The realtime mask mosaic effect lets you create a “region of interest” by adding a mask and applying a mosaic effect to it. You can either create your own custom made mask, or select one of the many pre-created masks i
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· Realtime crystallize — The crystallize effect lets you choose from many different patterns to make your image or text appear as if it is made of crystals. · Realtime lens flare — The lens flare effect lets you simulate the light refractions caused by shining a bright light into the lens of a camera when taking a photo. You can choose from many different lens flare patterns. · Realtime old movie effect — The old movie effect lets you create an old film look on your clips by adding scratches, fl
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· Realtime twirl — The twirl effect lets you create patterns that twist and rotate your video and graphics clips into spirals, coils, or whirlpools. · Realtime impressionist effect — The impressionist effect lets you choose from many different patterns that give your image the look of an Impressionist painting. · Realtime ripple — The ripple effect lets you create 3D patterns that simulate a flag waving, ripples in a pond, or a dream sequence. · Realtime sphere — The realtime sphere effect lets
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· Accelerated cube — The cube effect lets you map three different video, graphics, or solid colors to the faces of 3D cubes and slabs, then rotate them in 3D space (requires GPU with 512 MB). · Native Adobe Premiere Pro transitions — Most Adobe Premiere Pro native transition effects can be used in real time on the Matrox RT.X2 platforms. The effects you’ve been accustomed to rendering in Premiere Pro can now be played back in real time in SD. On RT.X2, they are accelerated in HD. Adobe transitio
