Digital Video - NAB Show Special - March 14, 2008 - (Page 31)

splash last year with Io HD, a standalone I/O product that embedded the Apple ProRes codec into the hardware, permitting even laptop users to capture and output HD content with Final Cut Pro. This solution shipped late in the year, so this NAB will be the first time many editors can get a better look at how it works. BLACKMAGIC DESIGN will once again show its wide selection of capture cards, including the flagship products Multibridge Pro and Multibridge Eclipse. Each uses a small, L-shaped connector card that plugs into a 4-lane PCI Express slot and works as a solution for Apple Final Cut Pro, as well as Adobe Premiere Pro on both Windows and Mac. Since the connection requires such a minimal The back side of a Matrox MXO. installation, I have to wonder whether Blackmagic Design will introduce a laptop-oriented sibling to compete with AJA’s Io HD. MATROX will showcase solutions for Adobe CS3 Production Premium and Apple Final Cut Studio. The Matrox Axio platforms are designed for the highest SD and HD real-time performance for editors working on Premiere Pro CS3 (Windows only). Matrox RT.X2 is designed for real-time HDV, P2 MXF and DV editing. Matrox’s Mac product, MXO, is designed for mastering-quality SD and HD video output from a laptop and is ideal for Apple Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 (Mac) editors who don’t need a capture device. Matrox announced the release of MXO 2.1.1 software, which adds support for the latest MacBook Pro laptops with nVidia graphics cards. Another new product of major interest is MOTU’s V3HD, which was announced around NAB 2007 but didn’t ship until late in the year. The V3HD is designed as a competitor to AJA’s Io HD. Instead of ProRes, however, it uses DVCPRO HD as the embedded video codec. Although ProRes is of superior quality, many have now discovered that it works only on the latest Macs. Since DVCPRO HD has proved to be acceptable for HD delivery, the V3HD is an excellent alternative to editors with older Power Mac G5s, for example. In addition, V3HD is compatible with Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro CS3 on the PC. MOTU’s track record as an audio company is undeniable. As one would expect, their V3HD has the most comprehensive audio section of any video capture product on the market today. DV f o c a l p r e s sbooksk s focal press b o o for creatives, by creatives By Trish & Chris Meyer ISBN: 9780240810102 $64.95 By Rich Harrington & Mark Weiser ISBN: 9780240810294 $39.95 By Rich Harrington ISBN: 9780240809267 $54.95 By John Skidgel ISBN: 9780240809106 $49.95 Focal Press books are available where all fine books are sold. To find video samples and pages from these books visit www.focalpress.com learn • master • create http://www.focalpress.com http://www.focalpress.com

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