Matrox announces Convert DVI converter

Matrox Video Products Group today introduced Matrox Convert DVI, a sub-$1,000 SD/HD SDI converter capable of converting DVI sources to SD or HD video for broadcast, presentation or recording.

Matrox has today presented to the market a new converter whose price will be below $1,000 and which is designed to go from DVI to SD or HD. This solution allows you to output the entire image or focus on a specific area, providing greater resolution. Among other features, it offers genlock with timing offset controls, an advanced downscaling algorithm, a flicker reduction filter, and one-to-one pixel mapping to ensure optimal quality and flexibility.

This multipurpose device is, according to Chris Yigit, director of technical marketing at Matrox, "ideal for creating video in computer environments, such as video games, PowerPoint presentations, videos for YouTube, animations for Google Earth and web browsing in general. It is an easy way to create training software application videos. It is also the ideal device for projectors and large screens at live events, being a very low-cost HD solution for video editors using applications such as Avid Media Composer."
The Matrox Convert DVI will be on view at the Matrox booth at IBC.

Technical characteristics

• DVI input: up to 1920 x 1200
• Digital Outputs: HD/SD SDI
• Stereo audio input: embedded in SDI output signal
• Analog outputs: HD/SD analog component, S-Video and composite
• Simultaneous analog and digital output
• Black level controls (two levels) in SD or HD tri-level genlock with timing offset controls
• HD to SD in real time with hardware upscaling preserving color and aspect ratio conversion
• Region support exit interest
• Anti-parpadeo filter
• Can work as a standalone device