Enables high-quality virtual production and workflows for broadcast using Matrox Video technology
Matrox Video, a leading manufacturer of video technology solutions, has announced a significant collaboration with AMD to enhance the quality of virtual production workflows. This partnership aims to create an all-AMD CPU, GPU, and FPGA-based workflow for virtual production in-camera visual effects.
Matrox Video's latest offering is the integration of Unreal Engine plug-in support for DSX LE5, DSX LE6 Series, and X.mio5 12G SDI and SMPTE ST 2110 network interface controller (NIC) cards. This integration ensures that the Unreal Engine receives high-quality, progressive video inputs, thanks to Matrox's onboard broadcast-quality motion adaptive de-interlacer.
The collaboration includes Matrox Video's IP-based broadcast solutions for virtual production in-camera visual effects. The all-AMD CPU, GPU, and FPGA-based workflow, facilitated by this partnership, involves the use of Matrox Video's DSX LE5 and LE6 Series ST 2110 NICs.
The Unreal Engine plug-in, available for OEMs and system integrators, will operate on both Windows and Linux platforms, ensuring a broad range of deployment options. The plug-in enables the building of scalable, professional-grade virtual production workflows with support for advanced real-time content creation features such as nDisplay and Inner Frustum Split for photorealistic LED wall productions.
Matrox Video's ST 2110 NIC cards provide 25 GbE and 100 GbE connections, ensuring flexible SDI and IP connectivity. They are also fully compliant with SMPTE ST 2110, facilitating integration in IP-based broadcast environments and UHD/8K workflows for ultra-high resolution video productions.
The collaboration includes Matrox Video's IP-based broadcast solutions, specifically the DSX LE5 and LE6 Series ST 2110 NICs, which are a critical element of the all-AMD-based workflow. These NIC cards offer precision timing and scalable performance, allowing reliable synchronization and low-latency video I/O crucial for live virtual production applications.
The cost-effective entry-level options, such as the DSX LE4 IP card, support multi-channel HD video over 10 GbE with ST 2022-7 redundancy and CPU-free networking features, ensuring robust, glitch-free video streaming.
The combination of AMD-based systems, Matrox Video's ST 2110 NIC cards, and the Unreal Engine plug-in will enable companies like Qube Cinema to participate in the virtual production space in India.
Aaron Behman, the project lead for strategic workstream on in-camera VFX at AMD, stated, "We are excited to collaborate with industry leaders like Matrox to advance an all AMD CPU, GPU, and FPGA-based workflow for virtual production in-camera visual effects."
In sum, Matrox Video's ST 2110 NIC cards deliver a powerful, scalable, and reliable media I/O foundation that integrates seamlessly with Unreal Engine and AMD hardware to enable broadcast-grade virtual production workflows with high-resolution, low-latency video and advanced compositing capabilities needed for modern virtual studios and LED wall productions.
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The all-AMD CPU, GPU, and FPGA-based workflow, facilitated by the collaboration between Matrox Video and AMD, incorporates Matrox Video's data-and-cloud-computing technology, such as the IP-based broadcast solutions and ST 2110 NIC cards, which offer advanced features for virtual production workflows.
The Unreal Engine plug-in, available for OEMs and system integrators, provides support for Matrox Video's technology, ensuring a broad range of deployment options for scalable, professional-grade virtual production workflows with features like nDisplay and Inner Frustum Split for photorealistic LED wall productions.
