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Welcome to this issue of the Hi-Tech Trader. This week's article: "Matrox Announces Real-time HD Editing" " Matrox® (2008) Specials: Sony BVP-E30WS, BRC-300 Cameras Customer Spotlight George Rogers, Moment Productions Bargain Bin Matthews Studio H6 Professional Camera Heads COMING SOON More Video Tip and Trick Tutorials By Hi-Tech's Edward Griswold If you have an interesting story, case study, tip or trick. Send it to us at: Editor. If we publish it in The Hi-Tech Trader, we will give full recognition to you and/or your company. ![]() SEE how easy it is for you to be up and running on your new Tricaster, Tricaster PRO , or the NEW Tricaster Studio contact us toll free 888-354-2508 ![]() Make sure you check out our every day low prices on used video gear. Go to: Hot List Inventory Contact Us: Hi-Tech Enterprises, Inc. 4400 118th Avenue North Suite 203 Clearwater, FL 33762 Phone (727)-573-9600 Toll Free (888)-354-2508 Fax (727)-573-9606 Technical Support (727)-573-9600 ext. 227 Video Equipment Sales (727)-573-9600 ext. 224 Video Editing Computer Sales (727)-573-9600 ext. 222 Training (727)-573-9600 ext. 222 Live Remote Support and Traning Try Our New Online Live Tech Support It's like having one of our techs sitting beside you and working on your editing computer. For a lot less than if we travel in person. Get your answers quick and easy. All you need is an Internet connection and a telephone. Call today to get started. For more information or to set up an appointment call 1-888-354-2508 during normal business hours (10:AM to 5:PM Mon-Fri) or leave a message and we'll get back to you the next business day. Suggestion Box In an on going effort to produce a quality newsletter, always feel free to send your comments and suggestions to mike@videoequipment.com ![]() |
Matrox Announces Real-time HD Editing at a Breakthrough Price with New RT.X2 LE Platform Matrox® Press Release (April 14, 2008) Matrox® Video Products Group announced that the new Matrox RT.X2 LE real-time HD and SD editing platform is now available and at a reduced price. The Matrox RT.X2 LE is a ¾-length PCIe card with a professional breakout box. It is designed to work with Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS3 or Adobe Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium.
"The demand for HD video production is set to skyrocket now that HD televisions are in widespread use and Blu-ray has won the battle of the distribution formats. There has never been a better time for corporate communicators, event videographers, project studios, educational facilities, digital filmmakers, and video enthusiasts to get into HD," said Alberto Cieri, Matrox sales and marketing director. "HDV and P2 cameras are affordable and the new Matrox RT.X2 LE card dramatically reduces the cost of a high-performance HD editing system. Not only is the price of the card itself lower than ever, it also fits into a low cost desktop system.""The new Matrox RT.X2 LE card for Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and Adobe Production Premium CS3 delivers substantial benefits for customers," said Hart Shafer, senior product manager at Adobe. "RT.X2 hardware combined with our software gives customers accelerated editing of full-quality, full-frame-rate video, export to DVD, Blu-ray, QuickTime, Adobe Flash and other media formats, and extra productivity with WYSIWYG graphics and realtime downscaling of HD projects for SD delivery."
Key features of Matrox RT.X2 LE Matrox RT.X2 LE extends the capabilities of the Adobe CS3 software with many important benefits. Realtime, mixed-format, 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 Extensive camera support including many new models from Canon, JVC, Panasonic, and Sony Native HDV 1080i, HDV 1080p, HDV 720p (JVC ProHD), Panasonic P2 MXF 720p, and MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame HD editing Native DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, Panasonic P2 MXF SD, and MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame SD editing Realtime playback of 32-bit MPEG-2 I-frame AVI files with alpha in HD and SD Realtime mixed-format multi-cam Realtime high-quality downscaling for analog SD output from an HD timeline Accelerated export to Blu-ray, DVD, multimedia formats including Flash Video, and Adobe Clip Notes WYSIWYG for Adobe After Effects, Bridge, and Photoshop, Autodesk Combustion and 3ds Max, eyeon Fusion, NewTek LightWave 3D, and Windows Media Player with dynamic Alt+Tab switching Composite, Y/C, HD/SD analog component input and output Our Matrox Axio LE non-linear video editing computer is a complete post-production solution that lets you get the best from the Adobe Production Studio software and much more. Contact one our qualified techs today for more information. See More about getting started with Hi-Tech's Bare-bones Non-Linear Editing System ![]() Customer Spotlight Your success is our success! The purpose of the Customer Spotlight portion of this newsletter is to provide a small promotional over view of you, your company, or services. We invite you to submit with our Customer Spotlight Form. We will randomly select one submission per issue. See Yourself Here! It's quick easy and beneficial to you and it is FREE. Producer George Rogers Moment Productions Corporate and Event video productions Type of video Productions-Training and promotion video programs. Most recent production was a demo for a weight control program, which featured success stories of the program's participants. Currently shooting with the Sony ZIU which was purchased from Hi-Tech and editing with the NewTek VT5. Both camera and editor are terrific. We choose Hi-Tech because-Best price and terrific service. Our experience with Hi-Tech-Excellent purchasing experience Would recommend Hi-Tech is one of the best video equipment firms with which to do business. We appreciated the great price on the camera and the excellent follow-up inquiry from Hi-Tech. Bargain Bin
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