Matrox MXO2 Rack is a new version of the award-winning Matrox MXO2 I/O device for the Mac. The 2RU-sized Matrox MXO2 Rack is designed for broadcast news operations, OB vans, and other environments where heavy-duty, rackmountable equipment, more audio inputs and outputs, and genlock loop through are required. Matrox MXO2 Rack streamlines editing workflow with Apple Final Cut Studio on Mac Pros and MacBook Pros. It gives you broadcast-quality input/output; monitoring; up/down/cross conversion; and support for a wide variety of formats and codecs.

Key Features

• Works with Intel-based Mac Pros and MacBook Pros
• Rugged 2RU form factor
• HD/SD SDI, HD/SD analog component, Y/C, and composite inputs and outputs
• Genlock with loop through - SD analog black burst (bi-level) or HD tri-level sync
• HDMI input, output, and monitoring with calibration controls including blue-only
• 10-bit realtime hardware up/down/cross conversion on ingest and output
• Up to five user selectable simultaneous video outputs - HD and/or SD on HDMI, SDI, and analog
• Professional audio inputs and outputs including 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound monitoring
     - 4-in, 8-out balanced XLR
     - 4-in, 4-out unbalanced AES/EBU
     - 8-in, 8-out SDI and HDMI embedded
• RS-422 machine control for frame-accurate capture and print-to-tape
• Captures to a variety of codecs - Apple ProRes 422 HQ, 10-bit uncompressed HD, and many more
• Supports file-based workflows - XDCAM, XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX, P2, P2HD
• Works with Final Cut Pro, Apple Color, Adobe After Effects and all QuickTime applications that support the V-out component

Matrox MXO2 Rack is a very versatile product, designed to fit into virtually any broadcast or post facility. It occupies 2RU in a standard 19"inch rack. It comes with two adjustable mounting "ears" so that the unit can be mounted in the rack with the connectors facing the front or back of the rack. The design of the ears allows you to adjust the depth of the unit in the rack.

When you are working with Final Cut Pro Dynamic RT segments or the HDV and DVCPRO HD formats, the Matrox MXO2 Rack 10-bit hardware scaler takes some of the burden off your CPU, saving processing power for other Final Cut Pro operations, so you get better realtime performance.

In Dynamic RT editing mode, Final Cut Pro automatically reduces frame size to let you preview non-realtime segments of your project at a better frame rate. With the Matrox MXO2 Rack hardware scaler, these segments are accelerated to their original frame size.

Matrox MXO2 Rack accelerates HDV and DVCPRO HD to full resolution during playback.

Specifications

Inputs

Video

• SDI - HD/SD
• Component - HD/SD
• Y/C
• Composite
• HDMI - HD

• 4 XLR - stereo pair (balanced)
• 4 AES/EBU
• SDI embedded - up to 8 channels
• HDMI embedded - up to 8 channels

Outputs

Video

• 2 SDI - HD/SD
• Component - HD/SD - 12-bit
• Y/C - 12-bit
• Composite - 12-bit
• HDMI - HD/SD

• 8 XLR - stereo pair (balanced)
• 4 AES/EBU
• SDI embedded - up to 8 channels
• HDMI embedded - up to 8 channels
  

Up to five user selectable simultaneous video outputs, HD and/or SD on HDMI, SDI, and analog are supported.

Matrox MXO2 Rack provides SD analog black burst (bi-level) or HD tri-level sync genlock. It can genlock to any type of video input or to house sync. Timing offset controls can be used to align your video output relative to your external genlock source to compensate for cable delays within your facility. Loop through is supported.

Matrox MXO2 Rack Package Contents

• Matrox MXO2 Rack input/output device
• Matrox MXO2 PCIe host adapter (for use with Mac Pro)
• Matrox MXO2 PCIe cable (3 meter)
• (IEC-C13 power cord appropriate for your region, optional RS422 cable, and optional Matrox MXO2 ExpressCard/34 adapter for use with MacBook Pro must be purchased separately)