The Compress-HD from Matrox uses Matrox MAX technology to realize real-time H.264 encoding of
resolutions ranging from iPod to HD. It features a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the
creation of H.264 files for Blu-Ray, the web, and mobile devices.

Special hardware acceleration is designed to provide superior speed without taxing system resources.
This card can be integrated with professional applications such as Apple Compressor on the Mac and
Adobe Media Encoder on the PC. A direct export feature provides higher quality H.264 Blu-Ray
compliant files from Compressor.

• This card offers real-time creation of H.264 files at resolutions ranging from iPod to HD and at
bit rates up to 50Mbps by using Matrox MAX technology

• This solution will function in systems with or without a video I/O device to enhance your delivery
workflow

• Extend the life of your current system investment with the ability to deliver premium H.264
formats

• The card has a low-profile, half-length PCIe x1 card form factor

• It 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 is available 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 simplifies
workflow

• Blu-Ray H.264 files can be authored in Adobe Encore CS4 and Roxio Toast 10 then burned without
re-encoding

• Support for Apple Qmaster takes advantage of multiple systems with a Matrox MAX processing engine
for distributed encoding across a network

Resolutions Blu-ray, PS3, PS3, HD Web Video Archiving: Resolutions: 720 x 480 720 x 576 1280 x 720
1920 x 1080i 1920 x 1080 Frame Rates: 29.97, 59.97 25, 50 23.98, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.97 25, 29.97
23.98, 25, 29.97 Bit-Rate Range: 512Kbps to 3Mbps 1 to 50Mbps

Apple TV, YouTube, HD, Podcasts, Webcasts Resolutions: 640 x 480 (4:3) 640 x 360 (16:9) 640 x 272
(2.35:1) 720 x 480 (4:3) 960 x 540 (16:9) 1280 x 960 (4:3) 1280 x 720 (16:9) 1280 x 544 (2.35:1)
Frame Rates: 15, 23.98, 25, 29.97 15, 23.98, 25, 29.97 Bit-Rate Range: 512Kbps to 3Mbps 1 to 20Mbps

iPod, iPhone, Flash, YouTube, Portable Devices Resolutions: 640 x 480 (4:3) 640 x 360 (16:9) 640 x
272 (2.35:1) 320 x 240 (4:3) 320 x 180 (16:9) 320 x 136 (2.35:1) Frame Rates: 15, 23.98, 25, 29.97
15, 23.98, 25, 29.97 Bit-Rate Range: 512Kbps to 3Mbps 100Kbps to 1Mbps

Matrox Compress-HD

* Three-Year Hardware Warranty & Complimentary Telephone Support