The Matrox MXO2 Mini gives you all the features of a high-quality capture card and a breakout box in one very affordable little device. It's also available with the Matrox MAX option for faster than realtime H.264 file encoding to turbo charge your deliveries to Blu-ray, the web, and mobile devices.

Matrox MXO2 Mini provides a cost-effective HD monitoring solution for Avid editing systems

More Than Just I/O, Lightning Fast H.264 Encoding Too!
As a video professional you need an editing platform you can rely on to connect to anything, anywhere; work with your favourite apps; and deliver high-quality video to all the devices your viewers and clients use – the web, mobile devices, Apple TV, Blu-ray discs, even tape. The award-winning Matrox MXO2 devices have you covered. You get highly-reliable, broadcast-quality video and audio input/output and HDMI video monitoring with the unique Matrox HDMI Calibration Utility as well as 10-bit realtime hardware up/down/cross conversion on capture and output. The devices can easily be moved among the Mac Pros in your facility, installed in an OB van, or taken on the road with MacBook Pros. Units equipped with the MAX option provide lightning fast H.264 file encoding.

Support for your favourite editing apps
The Matrox MXO2 devices let you get the most from Apple Final Cut Studio and Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium, providing a wealth of productivity tools. Matrox MXO2 Mini is a cost-effective HD monitoring solution for Avid editing systems, ideal for file-based workflows. The Matrox MXO2 devices can also be used with Windows laptops and desktops, giving you even more apps to work with.

• Small, lightweight, external box that's easily connected to your cameras and monitors
• Works with Intel-based MacBook Pros, Mac Pros, and Apple Xserve systems
• Broadcast-quality HD/SD video and audio input/output
  Capture high definition video via HDMI and analogue component
  Capture NTSC and PAL via analogue component, S-Video, and composite
  Playback high definition video via HDMI and analogue component
  Playback NTSC and PAL via HDMI and analogue component or HDMI, S-Video, and composite
  Output HD and SD video simultaneously
  Stereo RCA and up to 8 channels of HDMI audio input and output
  5.1 and 7.1 surround sound monitoring on the HDMI output
• Flexible support for leading codecs, file formats, cameras, and workflows
• Extensive application support including Final Cut Pro, Apple Colour, Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, and many more
• Cost-effective HD monitoring for Avid Media Composer 5 and Avid NewsCutter 9 with Matrox MXO2 Mini
• 10-bit HDMI input, output and monitoring with the unique Matrox HDMI Calibration Utility
• 10-bit realtime hardware up/down/cross conversion on capture and output
• Hardware acceleration of Final Cut Pro Dynamic RT segments, HDV, and DVCPRO HD
• Matrox Vetura stand-alone application for convenient playback of your H.264 and .mov files
• Also available with Matrox MAX for faster than realtime H.264 encoding
• Three-year hardware warranty and complimentary telephone support

Additional features with Matrox MAX

• Lightning fast H.264 encoding with Adobe Media Encoder, Premiere Pro and Encore
• Matrox MAX H.264 Capture application for direct capture to H.264 files for iPad, iPhone, the web, and Blu-ray
• Matrox RT technology that enhances the Adobe Mercury Playback Engine to provide full-resolution, full-frame-rate, multi-layer, realtime video editing and advanced realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects