Matrox Video Products Group today announced Matrox CompressHD, the first implementation of Matrox MAX technology in an H.264 accelerator card for the Mac and PC, priced at just $495 US. Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for mobile devices, the web and Blu-ray discs. By using specialized hardware acceleration, jobs are finished with amazing speed and system resources are liberated for other tasks. Matrox CompressHD works in systems with or without a video I/O device. On the Mac, ease of use is ensured through direct integration with Apple Compressor on the Mac. As an added benefit, the Matrox MAX technology allows direct export to higher-quality H.264 Blu-ray compliant files from Compressor. For PC, ease of use is ensured through direct integration with Adobe® Media Encoder software on the PC.
Key features of Matrox CompressHD for the Mac
* Faster than realtime creation of H.264 files, for resolutions ranging from iPod to HD, using Matrox MAX technology
* Low profile, half-length PCIe x1 card that fits into all Mac Pros and Intel-based Apple Xserve systems
* Works in systems with or without an I/O device
* Three-year hardware warranty and complimentary telephone support
Key features of Matrox CompressHD for Windows
* Faster than realtime creation of H.264 files, for resolutions ranging from iPod to HD, using Matrox MAX technology
* Low profile, half-length PCIe x1 card
* Works in systems with or without an I/O device
* Three-year hardware warranty and complimentary telephone support
Key features of Matrox MAX technology
* Faster than realtime creation of H.264 files, for resolutions ranging from iPod to HD, at bitrates up to 50 Mbps
* A specialized, dedicated hardware processor liberates system resources for other tasks
* Accelerated encoding for Blu-ray, PS3, Apple TV, YouTube, Flash, web formats, and mobile devices including iPhone, and iPod from various video sources including 2K files
* Direct integration with Apple Compressor to simplify workflow
* Creation of Blu-ray H.264 files that can be authored in Adobe Encore CS4 or Roxio Toast 10 and burned without re-encoding
* Support for Apple Qmaster to take advantage of multiple systems with a Matrox MAX processing engine for distributed encoding across a network
Price and availability
Priced at $495 US (£375, €449) not including local taxes, Matrox CompressHD with Mac drivers will be available in May 2009 through a worldwide network of authorized dealers.
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