adjustment tools" to make a garden variety monitor almost pro (and to make
that swamp land in Florida worth a ton of cash.) I suppose it has some
value, but what has been the experience with this feature? Is it really
worth much? Are there any economy-priced monitors that can couple with this
to some quantitative advantage? Is it just a prosumer come-on?
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From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
oliverpetersvidy
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 9:33 AM
To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: MXO2 LE
> gary wrote:
> For now the MXO2 Mini is the only version that supports MC5. It's
> what Avid wants and will allow - for now. Down the road, when Avid
> opens up an SDK that all 3rd party hardware vendors can use, you'll
> see all versions of MXO2 supported, as well as cards from other vendors.
Right now it's only the Mini from what both Avid and Matrox told me. Like
AJA, Matrox ships driver software for all the MXO2 products as a single
package. Within it are specific drivers for the various models. Until some
folks with other MXO2 products try it on a release version of MC5, we won't
truly know. Pressure from the user base got it this far and I'm sure
additional pressure will open the crack a bit wider.
Remember that this is in response to two needs. The first is for simple
file-based monitoring without needing one of the DX units. In fact, MXO2
Mini won't ingest under Avid control. In other words, if you primarily work
in RED, P2, XDCAM, HDSLRs or ProRes, then you only need the output and this
gives you that.
The second is educational institutions who are budget-challenged. They won't
get DX units, but have the same need as above. Furthermore, if you want them
to invest in MC (over FCP or PPro), then you have to provide a
cost-effective solution. Mini solves the technical and financial issues and
provides a way to continue to "grow" the next generation of Avid editors.
- Oliver
PS: Here's my Mini review (though FCP-centric):
http://digitalfilms
<http://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/matrox-mxo2-mini/>
.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/matrox-mxo2-mini/
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