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Matrox announces next-gen multi-encoding, decoding tech

Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced that it is expanding the Matrox Maevex product line of encoders and decoders with a new range of products designed for multiple real-time encoding, streaming, transcoding and recording.

April 5, 2016

Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced that it is expanding the Matrox Maevex product line of encoders and decoders with a new range of products designed for multiple real-time encoding, streaming, transcoding and recording. The Maevex 2 product line will feature a variety of form factors, including PCI Express cards, standalone appliances and OEM versions of the hardware and software, capable of supporting up to 64 channels of 4K capture, real-time encoding and streaming in a single 5U rack for high-density applications.

Maevex 2 encoding and decoding applications:

• For extension and switching applications, Maevex 2 will provide full-HD, 4K and 8K extension and switching over standard IP including UHD at 60Hz with ultra-low latency.
• For enterprise video management systems, Maevex 2 will feature Matrox Advanced Hybrid Streaming, which provides multiple source capture, real-time encoding and streaming, adjustable picture-in-picture and picture-by-picture, simultaneous stream and record, multi-protocol streaming, multiple concurrent bitrate streaming and more, the company said.
• For live streaming and recording in government and enterprise environments, Maevex 2 will provide interoperability with third-party hardware and software. In addition to the company's real-time encoding resolution capabilities of Maevex 2 SKUs, the new products will be highly adjustable to bias for image quality to the point of near lossless video, the company said. The 4:2:0 color sampling currently shipping on the Maevex 5150 Series will now be joined by Maevex 2 with support for up to 4:4:4 color sampling for clear transmission of detail in any application.

According to the announcement, the new Maevex 2 product range will support commonly used streaming protocols such as RTMP, RTP, HTTP, MPEG2.TS and RTSP, making new SKUs compatible with the current Maevex 5150 series and thousands of third-party hardware and software encoders, decoders, cameras, media players, network storage, mobile devices, browsers and streaming media servers.

Matrox said it also is further expanding the Maevex developer APIs to help OEMs, integrators and software developers incorporate Maevex features into their own applications including AV processors, digital signage software, enterprise video management software, the most challenging video and graphics recording applications, security and surveillance environments, and WAN and cloud tools for any need.

"It is an extremely exciting time here at Matrox," said Ron Berty, business development manager, Matrox Graphics Inc. "What we are rolling out in the coming months is truly a bonanza of multipoint, real-time encoding and streaming capabilities that meet all the goals of our hardware and software OEM development partners and our international value-added distribution and re-sale partnerships."

Matrox is set to show the first live demonstrations of the new Maevex 2 technology at InfoComm 2016, including private showroom demonstrations to registered OEM development partners. The company said the Matrox Maevex 2 developer kits will be available to select partners in H2 2016.