Jan 05

I made this post on one of the many listservs I participate in. I thought it would be good to share on our blog as well.
One of the things I found so amazing about Avatar was the facial imagery of the cat people and the live actors. With 3D it was like you were right next to them. Sure the action scenes were intense, but it was the immersive effect of the lush planet and the creatures that made it such a powerful experience. Continue reading »
Tagged with: 3D • Adobe • Apple FCP • Avatar • Avid • HD • MC4 • Media Composer
Dec 07

Public beta releases of Matrox Axio.utils version 4.2 and Matrox Mx.tools version 4.2 are now available on our user forums. We are in the process of testing these drivers but would like to offer them to users in the meantime. Continue reading »
Tagged with: CS4 • Matrox • RT.X2 • RTX2Axio • Win7 • Windows7
Nov 05
Those of us who have been editing for a while, remember Avid becoming the “product we love and the company we hate,” starting around the new millennium. With two aggressive leadership changes in the last few years, those days appear to be over. With the release of V.3.5 of Media Composer and Symphony, the revamped company is showing that it really cares what we think again. Continue reading »
Tagged with: AMA • Avid • HD • MC4 • Media Composer • P2 • XD CAM
Oct 26

Portable, Professional I/O for the Mac with Matrox MAX Technology for Faster Than Realtime H.264 Encoding
Montreal, Canada – October 26, 2009— Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MXO2 LE, an HDMI, SDI, and analog I/O device for the Mac, is now available from authorized dealers worldwide. Matrox MXO2 LE streamlines editing with Apple Final Cut Studio on Mac Pros and MacBook Pros. It provides all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy, portable breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity. Matrox MXO2 LE is also available with Matrox MAX technology for faster than realtime H.264 file creation using professional application such as Apple Compressor and Telestream Episode. Continue reading »
Tagged with: FCS3 • Final Cut Pro • H.264 • HDMI • Matrox • MAX • MXO2 LE • SDI