Matrox Announces Grass Valley EDIUS 7.21 NLE Support for MX02 LE and MXO2 Mini I/O Devices

Matrox® Video today announced the immediate availability of Grass Valley EDIUS® 7.21 nonlinear video editing application support for Matrox MXO2™ LE and Matrox MXO2 Mini I/O devices. EDIUS is a proven solution for editors working on fast-turn-around production in broadcast news, newsmagazine, and studio program content, as well as professional video editors working on organizational, documentary, and theatrical productions.

Matrox MXO2 editing devices are the only I/O products that go everywhere – laptop and desktop; in the studio, in an OB van, and on set. For maximum versatility, they connect to the editing computer via PCIe® or ExpressCard/34® adapters. Thunderbolt™ support for Windows® is coming soon. 

“Opening our editing software up to support more hardware platforms like those from Matrox is a strategic goal for Grass Valley, strengthening third-party relationships, extending our reach and above all giving customers greater choice,” said Alex Kataoka, EDIUS Product Manager for Grass Valley.

“Since the launch of our popular MXO2 product line, EDIUS customers have been asking for support of their editing application of choice,” said Wayne Andrews, Product Manager for Matrox Video. “Now with support for Matrox hardware from Grass Valley, EDIUS users have the perfect cost-effective ingest, monitoring and delivery devices for their SD and HD workflows.

Price and availability
Matrox products are available through a worldwide network of authorized dealers. Matrox MXO2 Mini is priced starting at $449 US (£338, €382) not including local taxes and delivery. Matrox MXO2 LE is priced starting at $995 US (£749, €799). Matrox MXO2 Mini MAX and Matrox MXO2 LE MAX are also supported with EDIUS 7.21 software and offer Adobe Media Encoder users the added benefit of H.264 video encoding up to 5 times faster than software alone without sacrificing quality.

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 http://www.matrox.com/video.