Real Time preview SW vs Real Time RTX100 Matrox

[Mike Velte]

The RTX100 system is only usefull by using their own filters ?
That is correct.

The Matrox card should not cuase other effects to play less smooth than without it, but it is possible…

More and more folks are pulling their Matrox and Canopus cards out in favor of software only.

https://www.video2stream.com

[Blue.eagle]

Thanks.
I agree with you about the near future will be real time software, but what about HD format? It needs very powerfull pc

[Mike Velte]

HD has already ushered in a new breed of accellerator cards like Deck link and others to deal with the quantum leap in bitrate, although the CineForm Pro plug-in and the FX1 might be the flavor of the future for most, like 1394/DV is for SD now.

https://www.video2stream.com

[Aaron Strader]

Seeing as it’s one’s own perogative to pull a card or not…

I’d keep an x100. With the realtime preview, it’s one thing, but you don’t have to render out any of your effects, you get a realtime file format from your other apps (AE and Combustion can render to matrox), and you also get realtime output to tape, MPEG2, MPEG1, and others.

You also get analog input, output, and WYSIWYG on a whole slew of applications.

If you’ve got it, it’s worth hanging onto. You do have the option of working outside of matrox mode, if that’s your thing, and you still get the benefit of working with it’s features whenever you want to…

Heck it’d be worth hanging onto anyway. If and when Matrox builds up a new HDV version of the x100, you betcha you’ll want to have something to use as a potential trade-in.

-Aaron

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