Matrox MediaTools for realtime SinglePass DV scan and frame-accurate capture
Matrox MediaTools is a frame-accurate capture and logging application that lets you efficiently manage your DV video footage and capture still images from DV tape or a live source.



Matrox SinglePass technology cuts capture time in half by automatically scanning, logging, and batch capturing DV and DVCPRO clips in a single pass, in real time. That means a one-hour tape can be captured in one hour. A clip is logged and created on your disk, on the fly, for each shot you physically recorded on the tape. You can easily delete any clip that you do not need to keep. This process is far superior to scene detection technology that erroneously creates clips where you never intended, and that prevents you from removing unneeded material that wastes disk space.

Matrox SinglePass technology also eliminates repetitive rewind and pre-roll to save wear and tear on camcorders, VTRs, and tapes. You save hours of tedious logging and capturing time.

Alternatively, you can simply log all the clips from your tape, and then choose which ones you want to batch capture to your hard drive. Once you've performed the scan and capture operation you can export the entire contents of the batch capture list directly into an Adobe Premiere Pro project.

You can also use Matrox MediaTools to grab single-frame TGA images or single-frame AVI clips with automatic de-interlacing to create flicker-free photomontages. Single-frame AVI clips are useful because you can apply realtime effects between two stills without file conversions or rendering.

Video capture using OHCI and Video-for-Windows (VFW) compliant applications
Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme Pro lets you capture DV video over the 1394 port using OHCI-compliant applications. It also includes the Matrox VFW (VidCap) capture driver so you can capture analog video using standard VFW editing and authoring applications such as Sonic Foundry Vegas Video, Ulead MediaStudio Pro, Ulead DVD Workshop, Ulead DVD Movie Factory, Windows XP Movie Maker. You can also capture analog video with many messenger and video conferencing programs, such as Microsoft NetMeeting, to send streaming video over the internet or your corporate intranet.

Realtime DV output
Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme Pro will output DV to either tape or disk directly from the Adobe Premiere Pro timeline, in real time, without rendering.


Frame-accurate insert edits
The Matrox DV export-to-tape module lets you export a complete project, or only a specific part of a project to a specific location on a DV tape. It even lets you do frame-accurate insert edits if your camera or VTR supports this function. You save time because you don't need to reprint your entire project when you make small changes. You can cleanly overwrite the old sections with the new ones.