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Matrox CompressHD Professional Accelerator Card with MAX, for Mac & Windows

SKU: MRMCHD

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TRUSTED PROTECTION PLANS, EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE.

Invest In Your Gear and Peace Of Mind!

Accidents happen where life happens. Protect your favorite Adorama products and purchase a protection plan to stay covered from accidental damage, mechanical or electrical failure, and more.

Repair or Replacement

Repair or Replacement

If we can’t fix it, we’ll replace it at no additional cost.

Accidental Damage

Accidental Damage

Protect your product from drops, spills, and more.

Peace of Mind

Peace of Mind

Enjoy your gear without fear. We have you covered!

Malfunction Protection

Malfunction Protection

When regular use of your product over time results in mechanical or electrical failure.

Zero Deductible

Zero Deductible

We will never charge you a deductible after the purchase of a plan.

Customer-Focused Support

Customer-Focused Support

Our claims process is simple & easy and our customer service team is happy to help.

Adorama Protect powered by Extend is available for purchase to customers in the United States. Not available for purchase Internationally or in U.S. Territories.

Matrox MCHD CompressHD Professional Accelerator card Specifications

  • Slot Required

    PCIe x1 slot

  • System Requirements - Mac

    Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.6 or higher and Apple Compressor or applications that support the QuickTime codec component such as Final Cut Pro and QuickTime.

  • System Requirements - Win

    Windows XP (32-bit) and Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit)

  • Warranty

    Matrox 3 years hardware warranty

  • UPC Code

    630396222153

About Matrox MCHD CompressHD Professional Accelerator card

If you're a professional content creator delivering H.264 files for Blu-ray, the web and mobile devices, you need a fast, flexible, high quality encoding workhorse. Matrox CompressHD is the first implementation of Matrox MAX technology in an amazingly affordable H.264 accelerator card. It lets you create H.264 files, for resolutions ranging from iPod to HD, faster than real time.

It works in systems with or without a video I/O device and extends the life of your current system investment, giving you the power you need to deliver today's premium H.264 formats faster than ever. This low profile, half-length PCIe x1 card fits into Mac Pros, Intel-based Apple xserve systems and PCs. Get yourself a Matrox CompressHD card and deliver your projects in a fraction of the time!

Matrox MCHD CompressHD Professional Accelerator card Features

  • Faster than realtime creation of H.264 files, for resolutions ranging from iPod to HD, at bitrates up to 50 Mbps using Matrox MAX technology
  • Works in systems with or without a video I/O device to enhance your delivery workflow
  • Extends the life of your current system investment, giving you the power you need to deliver today's premium H.264 formats faster than ever
  • Low profile, half-length PCIe x1 card
  • Works in systems with Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.6 or higher, Windows XP (32-bit) and Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit)
  • A specialized, dedicated hardware processor liberates system resources for other tasks
  • Accelerated encoding for Blu-ray, PS3, Apple TV, YouTube, Flash, web formats and mobile devices including iPhone and iPod from various video sources including 2K files
  • Direct integration with Apple Compressor on the Mac and Adobe Media Encoder on the PC to simplify workflow
  • Support for Apple Qmaster to take advantage of multiple systems with a Matrox MAX processing engine for distributed encoding across a network
  • Baseline and main profile encoding algorithms
  • CABAC entropy encoding for high quality
  • CAVLC entropy encoding for mobile devices
  • High quality scaling with de-interlacing
  • Color space conversions - HD to SD, SD to HD, RGB to YUV
  • GOP structure controls
  • Bitrate controls from 100 Kbps to 50 Mbps

Key Features

  • Low profile, half-length PCIe x1 card
  • CABAC entropy encoding for high quality
  • CAVLC entropy encoding for mobile devices
  • High quality scaling
  • GOP structure controls
  • Bitrate controls from 100 Kbps to 50 Mbps

What's in the box:

  • Matrox Max
  • Matrox 3 Year Hardware Warranty