Dan Maloney from Matrox explains the advantages of the new Monarch HD Live Streaming Appliance over competition..!

Matrox Launches World’s First Live Streaming Appliance Under $1000 that Simultaneously Records a Blu-ray Quality Video File—Matrox Monarch HD

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Matrox Monarch HD — video streaming
and recording appliance

LAS VEGAS – April 8, 2013 — Matrox® Video today announced Matrox Monarch HD™, a small, easy-to-use video streaming and recording appliance priced at just $995. Matrox Monarch HD is designed for professional video producers who need to simultaneously stream a live event and record a Blu-ray quality version for post-event editing. It overcomes the limitations of today’s content delivery networks that only allow recording and archiving at the lower quality available while streaming by providing two independent delivery channels in an integrated unit.

From any HDMI input source such as a camera or switcher, Matrox Monarch HD generates an H.264-encoded stream compliant with RTSP or RTMP protocol. While encoding the video at bitrates suitable for live streaming, Matrox Monarch HD simultaneously records a high-quality MP4 file to an SD card, a USB drive, or a network-mapped drive. Matrox Monarch HD is remotely controlled using any computer or mobile device with a web browser.
“Matrox Monarch HD is the latest product that exemplifies what Matrox Video does best—provide high-quality, technologically-advanced tools for video professionals that combine multiple functions in a single cost-effective product,” said Alberto Cieri, senior director of sales and marketing at Matrox. “This is the first time that simultaneous streaming and high-quality recording can be achieved so easily and inexpensively.”
Matrox Monarch HD will be demonstrated at the 2013 NAB Show in booth SL4616, April 8-11.

Price and availability

Priced at $995 US (€799, £750) not including local taxes and delivery, Matrox Monarch HD will be available in June 2013 through a worldwide network of authorized dealers.

About Matrox

Matrox Video is a technology and market leader in the field of HD and SD digital video hardware and software for accelerated H.264 encoding, realtime editing, audio/video input/output, streaming, A/V signal conversion, capture/playout servers, channel-in-a box systems and CGs. Matrox’s Emmy award-winning technology powers a full range of multi-screen content creation and delivery platforms used by broadcasters, telcos, cable operators, post-production facilities, videographers and A/V professionals worldwide. Founded in 1976, Matrox is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada. For more information, visit www.matrox.com/video.

Also Hot Topic like the past year was 4K. Matrox has you covered with their new 4K card..!

Matrox Introduces 4K Video Monitoring Card for Adobe Premiere Pro — Matrox Mojito 4K

Post-production professionals see every pixel of every 4K frame in real time to craft breathtaking content

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Matrox Mojito 4K video monitoring card

LAS VEGAS – April 8, 2013 — Matrox® Video today announced Matrox Mojito 4K™, a quad 3G-SDI, 4K video monitoring card for use with the upcoming release of Adobe® professional video editing tools on Windows® platforms. Matrox Mojito 4K enables realtime monitoring and output of video footage at resolutions up to 4096 x 2160 and at frame rates up to 60 fps (4Kp60).

“Native realtime 4K editing and monitoring will become a reality in 2013,” said Daniel Maloney, technical marketing manager at Matrox. “Along with new codec, CPU and display technologies, the Matrox Mojito 4K card is one of the innovations that will make it happen.”
Matrox Mojito 4K will be featured at the 2013 NAB Show in the Matrox booth SL4616 and in the Sony booth C11001. The realtime 4K editing demonstrations will showcase the Matrox Mojito 4K card in a workstation-class Windows computer running Adobe Premiere® Pro and driving a Sony PVM-X300 reference monitor.

Key features of Matrox Mojito 4K

  • 4K (4096 x 2160), QFHD (3840 x 2160), 2K(2048 x 1080), HD and SD output resolutions
  • 60 fps frame rate support, even at 4K resolutions
  • SD, HD and 3G-SDI connectivity per SMPTE 259, 292 and 424/425M Level A and Level B mapping
  • 8- and 10-bit YUV output at all resolutions and frames rates
  • 16 channels of SDI embedded audio support
  • Bi-level and tri-level genlock input
  • Five full-size BNC connectors directly on the card bracket
  • Highly optimized Adobe Transmit plug-ins for Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe SpeedGrade™
  • WYSIWYG support for Adobe After Effects® and Photoshop®

Matrox Developer Products for 4K

Matrox also offers 4K solutions for OEMs. Matrox DSX™ Developer Products include 4K input and output hardware powered by a feature-rich SDK, a selection of codecs up to 4K resolution, extensive file format support and tools for quick app development.

Price and availability

Matrox Mojito 4K, priced at $1995 US (€1795, £1495) not including local taxes and delivery, will be available in May 2013 through a worldwide network of authorized dealers. Matrox 4K OEM products are available now by contacting video.info@matrox.com.

About Matrox Video

Matrox Video is a technology and market leader in the field of HD and SD digital video hardware and software for accelerated H.264 encoding, realtime editing, audio/video input/output, streaming, A/V signal conversion, capture/playout servers, channel-in-a box systems and CGs. Matrox’s Emmy award-winning technology powers a full range of multi-screen content creation and delivery platforms used by broadcasters, telcos, cable operators, post-production facilities, videographers and A/V professionals worldwide. Founded in 1976, Matrox is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada. For more information, visit www.matrox.com/video.

Dan Maloney from Matrox gives us the lowdown on their new 4K Mojito Real Time Card ..!