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Matrox Video Products Group today announced that release 2.0 software for the Matrox RT.X2 realtime HDV and DV editing platform will provide significant new features including realtime native editing of JVC's ProHD HDV 720p format. Matrox RT.X2 is designed primarily for realtime native HDV and DV editing with Adobe Premiere Pro. It also provides a high-quality MPEG-2 I-frame codec so users can capture other HD and SD formats using RT.X2's analog inputs and mix all types of footage on the timeline in real time. Matrox RT.X2 will be demonstrated on the Matrox stand 7.128.

Other new features coming in release 2.0 include the following:

Support for Matrox HDV files and Matrox Flex CPU effects in Adobe After Effects
4:2:2:4 (YUVA) MPEG-2 I-frame editing in HD and SD
Realtime playback and mixing of Adobe native HDV files - .MPEG and .M2T
Improved color correction tools
WYSIWYG video output for Adobe Bridge and Windows Media Player
Four new effects - cube, impressionist, ripple, twirl

Key features of Matrox RT.X2 include the following:

Realtime 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
Native HDV and MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame HD editing
Native DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, and MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame SD editing
Realtime mixing of HD codecs and SD codecs on any timeline
Realtime mixed-format multi-cam
Realtime high-quality hardware downscaling for SD output from an HD timeline
Accelerated export to DVD, multimedia formats including Flash Video, and Adobe Clip Notes
WYSIWYG for Adobe After Effects and Photoshop, Autodesk Combustion and 3ds Max, eyeon Fusion, and NewTek LightWave 3D with dynamic Alt+Tab switching
Composite, Y/C, HD/SD analog component input and output
Full-resolution HD monitoring on an inexpensive flat panel display via independent DVI output
Includes Adobe Premiere Pro

Priced at $1,995 US in North America (£1174, €1749) including Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0, Matrox RT.X2 is now available through a worldwide network of authorized dealers. Release 2.0 is scheduled for November 2006.