Matrox Upgrades VS4Recorder with Gang Recording

Matrox® Video today announced updates to VS4Recorder™, a standalone multi-camera recording app bundled with Matrox VS4™ quad HD capture cards. Release 3.0 for Matrox VS4 adds many new features to VS4Recorder including VS4Control for gang recording that lets live event producers capture an unlimited number of video sources simply by networking multiple VS4-enabled machines together in a master-slave confirguration. Each VS4-based recording system captures up to four inputs to create files for use with popular editing apps from Adobe, Apple and Avid and for archiving. AVI files can be created using the high-quality Matrox MPEG 2 I-Frame codec. MOV QuickTime files can be created using DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50 and DVCPRO HD. VS4Recoder also functions as a multiviewer, offering pristine video quality even when monitoring interlaced sources on progressive computer monitors.

Other useful tools added to VS4Recorder include the following: an H.264 codec with MOV or MP4 file wrapping so that files can be immediately available for upload to the internet; DirectShow filters for developers to incorporate VS4 functionality in their own applications; event markers for Adobe Premiere CC so that while recording, users can highlight moments of interest for quicker post-event editing; and settings for capture duration and file switching without frame loss.

“We have added the top user-requested features to VS4Recoder,” said Wayne Andrews, product manager, Matrox Video. “Unlimited, synchronized, multi-channel HD capture has never been so easy and so affordable.”

VS4Recorder will be demonstrated in booth SL5019 at the 2014 NAB Show (Las Vegas, April 7-10). 

Price and availability
Priced at $1,495 US (€1295, £995) not including local taxes and delivery, the Matrox VS4 card is now available through a worldwide network of authorized dealers. Full turnkey HD recording systems are available from some certified systems builders starting under $5000. Matrox VS4Recorder is available to registered VS4 users as a free download from the Matrox website. Release 3.0 for Matrox VS4 will be available in May 2014. 

About Matrox Video
Matrox Video is a technology and market leader in the field of 4K, 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, live event producers, videographers and A/V professionals worldwide. Founded in 1976, Matrox is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada. For more information, visithttp://www.matrox.com/video.