Matrox Monarch HDX Now Available

Matrox Video has announced its new Matrox Monarch HDX dual-channel H.264 encoding appliance is now available. It is priced at $1,995 US (€1,995, £1,395) not including local taxes and delivery.

It will be featured in live streaming and recording demonstrations at Campus Technology 2015 (Boston, July 27–30, booth 531), BIRTV2015 (Beijing, August 26–29, booth1B106) and IBC2015 (Amsterdam, September 11–15, stand 7.B29).

Matrox Monarch HDX is a compact, dual-channel H.264 encoding appliance. It features 3G-SDI and HDMI inputs with frame synchronization to compensate for unstable sources, while two independent H.264 encoders provide redundancy or can be set to stream and/or record using individual settings. Monarch HDX is ideal for broadcasters, event producers, medical facilities, CDNs, educational institutions, houses of worship, corporate communicators and legal videographers.

From any SDI or HDMI input source such as a camera or switcher, Matrox Monarch HDX generates two H.264-encoded video streams at bitrates from 200 Kbps to 30 Mbps. Powerful scaling, deinterlacing and noise reduction engines ensure only pristine images are sent to the encoders. For streaming purposes, the encoders use either RTMP or RTSP protocol to deliver live streams to local media servers or cloud-based CDNs. In recording applications, the encoders write MP4 or MOV files to local USB drives, SD cards or network-mapped drives for post-event editing or archiving. An additional, dedicated H.264 encoder provides remote preview of the input.

"The eagerly awaited Monarch HDX features two encoders in a single device so it can tackle any job – streaming to two different locations, recording proxy-quality and mastering-quality files simultaneously, or streaming while recording a higher quality version for VOD download," said Dan Maloney, technical marketing manager, Matrox Video. "It can integrate seamlessly into virtually any SD and HD installation to deliver video content for live or file-based workflows."

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