Matrox MXO DVI-hdsdi convertor

[samsc]

http://www.matrox.com/video/products/mxo/home.cfm


$990 from bhphotovideo

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?ci=1&sb=ps&pn=1&sq=desc&InitialSearch=yes&O=RootPage.jsp&A=search&Q=*&bhs=t&shs=matrox+mxo&image.x=0&image.y=0

[jasonrudolph]

From what I understand of this product, it has quicktime drivers and takes the quicktime output and converts it to SDI, so this should work with catalyst, correct??

[samsc]

no.


? DVI to broadcast-quality video conversion in HD and SD --
from what i believe it has nothing to do with quicktime. it just takes the dvi output and converts it to sdi.
much more useful. like a scan convertor - except the conversion is completely digital.

if it did what you describe it would be no use to catalyst. as catalyst uses opengl to do the graphics.

[Gian]

But i can capture the SDI from a Blackmagic Extreme, so using that i can

Capture PPT powerPonit presentations, or other from another computer source, using the DVI output from that computer, converting to SDI,
DVI - SDI thru the Matrox, and then have that captured right ???
Any guess in how will be the resolution of the computer captured, since the Balckmagic understands up to 1080, i belive i can get a much better result than transforming the powerpoint computer output in Video.

And then that problaby works with Catalyst thru Balckmagic right ?

Gian

[samsc]

But i can capture the SDI from a Blackmagic Extreme, so using that i can

Capture PPT powerPonit presentations, or other from another computer source, using the DVI output from that computer, converting to SDI,
DVI - SDI thru the Matrox, and then have that captured right ???
Any guess in how will be the resolution of the computer captured, since the Balckmagic understands up to 1080, i belive i can get a much better result than transforming the powerpoint computer output in Video.

And then that problaby works with Catalyst thru Balckmagic right ?

Gian

you cant get any catalyst output from any decklink card.

this box enables sdi to be generated direct from the dvi output - and captured if you want...

this box is basically a scan convertor - like the extron scan convertors or other - except its a bit cheaper and does dvi-hdsdi - which has only been available on expensive convertors like the folsom imagepro hd.

[jasonrudolph]

From the Matrox MXO forum.....

"The Matrox MXO is designed to work with any QuickTime based application, so it's not tied to any particular version of FCP. It's not even tied to FCP.
It'll work with Motion, Shake, After Effects, Combustion etc...as long as the app is a QT based app that has video output capabilities."

From reading on some other forums from people at NAB, I'm getting the feleing tha tthis connects to quikctime and converts the quicktime output, which is how it's frame accurate. Maybe I'm missing something here, but I wouldn't run out and spend 1000 on something that might not work for Catalyst. Especially when Gefen announce on thet's only a few hundred more.

[samsc]

From the Matrox MXO forum.....

"The Matrox MXO is designed to work with any QuickTime based application, so it's not tied to any particular version of FCP. It's not even tied to FCP.
It'll work with Motion, Shake, After Effects, Combustion etc...as long as the app is a QT based app that has video output capabilities."

From reading on some other forums from people at NAB, I'm getting the feleing tha tthis connects to quikctime and converts the quicktime output, which is how it's frame accurate. Maybe I'm missing something here, but I wouldn't run out and spend 1000 on something that might not work for Catalyst. Especially when Gefen announce on thet's only a few hundred more.

it seems it does do something like this
it has two modes "Quicktime mode", and "presentation mode"


In ?Presentation Mode?, Matrox MXO mirrors the contents of your secondary desktop and displays it as high quality SDI and
analog video simultaneously. This mode can be used, for example, to record and display Keynote and PowerPoint presentations
or web browser sessions. It can also be used to create software application training. MXO will downscale the desktop resolution
to the video output format you select. If the desktop resolution is smaller than the video output format, it will be presented
centered on the video output. A flicker reduction filter ensures solid, stable video output. The system?s audio playback will be
routed to the analog audio outputs and to one user-selectable stereo pair in the embedded SDI signal.

[samsc]

Ah the gefen box -

this was vapourware for a while!
has made a reappearance - but the list price is $2999 - shown at the bottom of this page-

http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=3183

[samsc]

gefen have dvi splitters too:

http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=1403

these can be useful

[Spam Butterfly]

DVI splitters are a life saver when dealing with DVI-D...
Hugh

[jasonrudolph]

Ah the gefen box -

this was vapourware for a while!
has made a reappearance - but the list price is $2999 - shown at the bottom of this page-

http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=3183

Correct, BUT at NAB they announced a new DVI-HDSDI Scaler/converter for 1299.00
http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=3874

[samsc]

Correct, BUT at NAB they announced a new DVI-HDSDI Scaler/converter for 1299.00
http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=3874

so they called it a 'scaler'...

i didnt spot that one.

is it available yet?

[jasonrudolph]

Nope, pre-order only, but then so is the MXO

[samsc]

Nope, pre-order only, but then so is the MXO
yes...