Matrox ran their DigiSuite cards for many years. RT.x100 (I had one of those too) ended up being a transitionary card, fitting a much needed niche and bringing realtime DV mpeg2 encoding to the world. But HD came along, and Matrox took the RT.X100 and made it HDV-capable (now RTX2).
The DigiSuite card was the predecessor to the Axio card (I've now got the Axio HD card). Axio LE is an 8-bit, one-card version of the Axio HD and is a very capable product. Axio is the flagship product and is currently in the beginning of its third year. Axio will be a long-term product line. It's support software is in beta for version 3.0, which would be the 5th iteration of Axio functionality. They're currently debating how, and whether to support 2K/4K Red cameras, and I have to think they are also thinking deeply about making a Mac version of Axio hardware...waiting to see how the Adobe Premiere for Mac does. With so much going on around you that is 16:9, I would think you would be excited to move away from RT.x100. Sure it's a few extra bucks, but worth it. Poking a little fun here, if you buy Matrox products at the end of their life cycle, sure, you'll think their life spans are short ;) John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Taky Cheung Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 5:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AP] Why not Adobe CS3? I hated it Matrox stop supporting RTX100. Their product life span is really short. I want to jump to RTX2 now since I'm starting to play with HDV editing. But I will need to upgrade the editing machine to a full size tower case accepting a 13" PCI-x card with at least 500W power supply. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Peoples" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 4:06 PM Subject: RE: [AP] Why not Adobe CS3? > Just ordered 2 new Axio LE systems with Production Studio Premium > installed > so effectively I have already purchased CS3 as we are now under the time > frame that there is a free upgrade to the Creative Suite Production CS3 > when > it is released if you purchase the 2 software now. The only reason I > would > not have upgraded to PPro CS3 is that there will not be drivers for 3 for > the Matrox RTX100 which I presently use. This is just the fate of legacy > hardware, at some point it will just not be compatible with new software > versions. Its replacement, the RTX2 will have 3 drivers just like Axio. > Time > marches on. > Regards, > Richard > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sune Alexandersen >> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 6:21 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AP] Why not Adobe CS3? >> >> >> I will def upgrade. No doubt about it.. The second it is out.. >> >> On 5/21/07, net <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/813 - Release Date: 5/20/2007 > 7:54 AM > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
