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Testing a Matrox RT.X2
OK, besides the fact that creating a new Matrox project causes a splash screen with audio to come up, I have a lot to learn and a lot of testing to do of my “borrowed” Matrox RT.X2. (Matrox loaned it to me in the hopes that I would stop saying how unnecessary the board was and maybe say something nice instead. We’ll see.) But where to start?
I suppose I will capture some footage and apply a bunch of effects that are available to Cineform users, and a bunch that aren’t. My main concern is how little rendering I can get away with while editing and how good it looks unrendered. I also want to know if there is an advantage during export back to M2T so I can write the M2T to a standard DVD and play it in HiDef on my Linkplayer2 DVD player.
I have an HDTV connected to the RT.X2 via component outputs, and so far I have been pleased with the differences between my old Parhelia APVe and the RT.X2. The RT.X2 seems to require less effort to get the picture out to the HDTV. No jumps or gaps during startup. Nice.
So, what do you want to know. Is there something I can try for you? What are your main concerns?
Steven
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6 Replies
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I just burned out my firewire port so testing will be delayed I guess. I will have to spend over $500 just to get it fixed out of warranty.
I messed up when I put the firewire cable from the RT.X2 into the PC I guess.
Steven
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Firewire 1 – Matrox 0
Good luck !
Vince
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You ‘burnt out’ your firewire port? What were you sending through
it – pure flames?I mean this mild-manneredly: If I’ve got £1000/$2000 to spend
on upgrading our CS3 suite to HD, why would I spend it on
Matrox as opposed to a shiny new Xena card? Especially
considering how well PPro CS3 performed/conformed during the
recent Arri D-20-shot flick ‘Captain Abu Raed’?
https://www.studiodaily.com/main/work/9021.htmlDarren.
x-gf.com
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I’d say the main reasons would be native file format handling, multiple stream HDV playback, real time effects, and accelerated render and export.
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Doesn’t playback begin stuttering once there’s 3 or 4
layers of video on the timeline?This review
https://www.trustedreviews.com/graphics/review/2006/07/21/Matrox-RT-X2-Realtime-HD-Video-Editing/p1
wasn’t the most complimentary, although admittedly is now
18 months old. Presumably the latest processors, RAM and
drivers compensate for X2’s shortcomings?D.
x-gf.com
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It’s storage and processor related. I’ve played 8-10 tracks of DV without dropping frames, but that was with a dual processor workstation and a 400 MB/s array.
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