TFT1957 Interviews Daniel Maloney, Technical Marketing Manager, Matrox Video Products Group, at IBC 2024.
– What new products is your company showcasing at IBC2024?
We have a lot of new technology at the show. We have the Monarch EDGE encoder and decoder, which we’ve been selling for a few years now. It’s an H.264 encoder with 4:2:2 10-bit support, designed for contribution and remote production. It supports SRT and MPEG-2 TS, and it’s been one of our staples for video-over-IP transport for a number of years.
However, as we move into new markets and applications, we see a need to support other video-over-IP formats. Our brand new Matrox Vion – IP Video Gateway product allows you to convert from one video IP format to another, such as NDI, JPEG XS, ST 2110, IPMX, and SRT. These formats can be converted without ever bringing them back to the baseband network. Being able to monitor them while transcoding is a key application for Vion. Vion also has baseband inputs such as SDI and HDMI if you want to encode to SRT, NDI, or IPMX formats.
At this year’s show, we have the ConvertIP. For a number of years, we’ve been selling ConvertIP, transitioning ST 2110 video from broadcast and other video transport formats to fully uncompressed video over 2110 to 5G networks. These converters can take SDI and HDMI and convert them to ST 2110. We also have encoding capabilities, and it supports IPMX, the new video-over-IP standard promoted by AIMS, which is gaining traction in Pro AV applications. So, these products are not only suitable for conversion in the broadcast space but also for the Pro AV space.
Matrox Video: Advanced IP KVM and Encoding Solutions at IBC2024
The new features we’re showcasing this year include our SDM module version of ConvertIP, which fits into monitors such as this Panasonic monitor, eliminating the need for an external block. Event and staging organizations can simply ship the monitor and connect the network directly at the back. We also have features like multiview functionality and a new gateway feature that allows you to send uncompressed video and convert it to compressed. We’re continuing to evolve our ConvertIP product line, and we believe it will remain a staple in Pro AV and broadcast installations for many years to come.
We also have a routing solution called ConductIP, which uses NMOS open standards. It enables routing not only of Matrox products but also any product that supports NMOS, allowing discovery and routing. This demonstrates our commitment to open standards. We believe interoperability is important, and all of our tools, including our new KVM Avio 2, embrace interoperability.
The Avio 2 is the world’s first KVM that is NMOS routed. It extends keyboard, mouse, audio, and video from your computer to your operator’s desk. It’s routable via NMOS, meaning any NMOS-compliant device can route it. The signals are IPMX-based, allowing third-party receivers to interact with the video stream. Moving forward, all of our technology will be based on open standards. That’s what we’re showcasing here, and I encourage you to visit matrox.com to learn more.
– What do you think about the future trends of the broadcast and cinema industry?
Of course, it’s been several years now since video-over-IP and ST 2110 became part of the broadcast space. Moving uncompressed video over networks is not new to broadcast, but increasingly, industries such as corporate enterprise, government, military, and medical are looking to move away from dedicated baseband signals like HDMI and SDI and transition video to IP networks. Sometimes, this won’t be uncompressed. We see the trend toward open-standard-based, compressed, low-latency video transport, routable with protocols like NMOS. We believe this trend is expanding beyond the broadcast space into the more generalized Pro AV market.
– Thanks a lot for the interview!
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Matrox Video is a division of the Matrox Group, specializing in video technology solutions for the broadcast, Pro AV/IT, and emerging markets. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. Matrox Video develops a wide range of products, including video encoders and decoders, IP KVM extenders, video wall and multiviewer cards, and infrastructure products for IP video workflows. These products are designed to enhance video capture, production, and distribution processes across various industries.
