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MXO2 Mini for Laptops with Matrox MAX (Mac / Win)

Product ID: 1011457 / Mfg Part #: MXO2MINIMAX/D
Matrox - I/O Devices

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Don't settle for an HDMI and analog I/O card with messy cables when you can get all the features and more in a professional breakout box with Matrox MXO2 Mini. This sleek little device for Mac and PC also gives you the added advantage of portability. You can take it with you wherever you go. Use it with a laptop or a desktop system and your favorite applications including Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop, and many more. Capture and playback high definition video via HDMI and analog component; or NTSC and PAL via analog component, S-Video, and composite. Convert your standard definition videos to high definition, or vice versa, while capturing or playing out, using Matrox MXO2 Mini's high-quality dedicated hardware. Turn your HDMI screen into a professional-grade video monitor with Matrox's unique color calibration tool. Easily edit AVCHD footage by capturing into an edit-friendly compressed or uncompressed format. Count on uncompromising Matrox quality and reliability in MXO2 Mini, backed by a three-year warranty.

Matrox MAX is a unique technology that implements faster than realtime H.264 encoding for resolutions ranging from iPod to HD. It uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for Blu-ray, the web, and mobile devices. By using specialized hardware acceleration, jobs are finished with amazing speed and system resources are liberated for other tasks. Quality and flexibility are ensured through direct integration with professional applications such as Apple Compressor on the Mac and Adobe Media Encoder on the PC. As an added benefit, the Matrox MAX technology allows direct export to higher-quality H.264 Blu-ray compliant files from Compressor.

Key features

  • Works with Mac and PC, laptops and desktops

  • Small, lightweight, external box that's easily connected to your cameras and monitors

  • Capture and playback high definition video via HDMI and analog component; or NTSC and PAL via analog component, S-Video, and composite

  • Turns your HDMI screen into a professional-grade video monitor with color calibration tools including blue-only

  • High-quality 10-bit hardware scaling engine for realtime upscaling, downscaling, and cross conversion on capture and playback (See Specifications section for scaling features supported on Mac and PC)

  • Stereo RCA and up to 8 channels of HDMI audio input and output

  • 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound monitoring on the HDMI output

  • Easily edit AVCHD footage by capturing into an edit-friendly compressed or uncompressed format

  • Works with your favorite applications including Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, and many more

  • Also available with Matrox MAX for faster than realtime H.264 encoding

  • Three-year hardware warranty and complimentary telephone support

Specifications
General Weight: 9.9 ounces (280 grams)

Dimensions: 6 1/2" x 4 5/16 x 1 1/2" (166mm x 110mm x 40mm)
System compatibility Mac Pro and Intel-based MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.6 or higher

PC desktops and laptops running Windows XP (32-bit), and Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit)
Regulatory compliance FCC Class A, CE Mark Class A, C-Tick Mark, VCCI

RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC
Video inputs HDMI - HD - 10-bit

Component - HD/SD - 10-bit

Y/C (S-Video) - 10-bit

Composite - 10-bit
Audio inputs 2 RCA - stereo pair (unbalanced)

HDMI embedded - up to 8 channels

24-bit 48 kHz
Video outputs HDMI - HD/SD - 10-bit

Component - HD/SD - 12-bit

Y/C (S-Video) -12-bit

Composite - 12-bit
Audio outputs 2 RCA - stereo pair (unbalanced)

HDMI embedded - up to 8 channels
HDMI capture The HDMI specification defines that Matrox MXO2 Mini cannot capture when connected to copy protected sources. It is the user’s responsibility to confirm copyright ownership before capture or distribution of content.
Codecs Mac:
On systems with a 2.4 GHz or faster Core2 Duo CPU you can capture to DVCPRO HD and to SD codecs including uncompressed, DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, ProRes 422, and ProRes 422 HQ. On systems with at least two Dual-Core or a Quad-Core 2.4 GHz or faster CPU you can also capture to more HD codecs including ProRes 422 and ProRes 422 HQ. On systems equipped with storage that has sufficient transfer bandwidth, you can capture uncompressed 8- and 10-bit HD.

PC:
Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame HD adjustable from 50 to 300 Mbps
Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame SD adjustable from 10 to 50 Mbps
Uncompressed 8- and 10-bit
10-bit hardware scaling Mac: Up/down/cross conversion on capture and output

PC: First release supports down conversion on output. Additional features will be made available in subsequent software releases at no charge.

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