Advanced productivity features
Matrox Axio LE offers many productivity features that streamline your workflow.
Downscaling HD projects for SD delivery
Matrox Axio LE features broadcast-quality NTSC and PAL output of downscaled HD projects with proper conversion of the
HD color space to the SD color space. You can print your HD edit to SD tape in real time. The HD and SD outputs are
simultaneous.
WYSIWYG for compositing and graphics applications (supported in 32-bit versions only)
Matrox Axio LE includes a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) video output plug-in for Adobe After Effects and Adobe
Photoshop that lets you see your work directly on a broadcast video monitor. The Adobe Dynamic Link feature is supported
so you can work in After Effects, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro simultaneously and Alt-Tab between the applications. The
video output will change to show the output of the active application.
The WYSIWYG plug-in also supports Autodesk Combustion and 3ds Max, eyeon Fusion, and NewTek LightWave 3D. This
feature lets you ensure proper 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio in NTSC or PAL, and check for exact color temperature, safe-title area,
and any interlace artifacts that may be present in your images. You can also view the alpha channel of your output on the
video monitor to check for defects.
WYSIWYG video output for Adobe Bridge and Windows Media Player (supported in Windows XP only)
You get instant output of video files such as MPEG, DivX, and AVI on your broadcast monitor using Adobe Bridge, Windows
Media Player or other DirectShow-based applications. You can use this feature to show different versions of your work to clients
on a broadcast monitor without having to open Adobe Premiere Pro. You simply double click on the file in Windows Explorer.
Support for 32-bit AVI with alpha
Matrox Axio LE includes 32-bit uncompressed and MPEG-2 I-frame VFW codecs that you can use to render your animations
or other compositions containing alpha. The 32-bit AVI files will playback in real time on an Axio LE system. This support
enables many workflow possibilities. For example, an editor creating broadcast graphics in After Effects or using a stock animation
package such as Digital Juice or Artbeats can export one 32-bit file instead of rendering out two separate AVI + MATTE files. Having
only one file simplifies management and makes it easy to include the composition in the final edit.
Matrox M.Key/100 (supported in 32-bit operating systems only)
The optional Matrox M.Key/100 USB device unlocks the Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame HD, DVCPRO HD, HDV, and 32-bit VFW
codecs on systems without Matrox editing cards.
With Matrox M.Key/100 attached, any system can use these AVI files captured on Matrox Axio LE and create these AVI files
for use on Matrox Axio LE. This flexibility lets you use any machine to do a rough cut, then copy the project and assets to an
Axio system to finish the job. There is no need for time consuming recapturing. In addition, Matrox M.Key/100 lets dedicated
compositing or animation workstations render finished elements that will playback in real time on an Axio system. Popular
VFW digital content creation applications include Adobe After Effects, Autodesk Combustion and 3ds Max, eyeon Fusion,
and NewTek LightWave 3D.
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