Matrox Orion HD overview
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Matrox Orion HD is a high-performace graphics adapter with video capture capabilities. Both in display and acquisition, the board supports standard defintion (SD) and high-definition (HD) analog or digital video.
Matrox Orion HD has four acquisition paths, but can grab from only two independently at any one time. Two of the acquisition paths support SD or HD 3G-SDI digital video input using a multi-rate deserializer. The other two acquisition paths support multiple video input formats using a multi-format video decoder; they support the following analog video inputs: RGB (including DVI-A), YPbPr, Y/C, and CVBS; they also support DVI-D digital video input. The table below summarizes the supported aquisition video formats:
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Type |
Transmission standard |
Standard resolution |
Digital video |
Analog video (Using multi-format video decoder only) |
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Using multi-rate deserializer |
Using multi-format video decoder |
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Standard Definition (SD) |
576i at 25 frames/sec (PAL) |
720 x 576 (non-square pixels) |
SD-3G-SDI |
- |
CVBS, RGB, Y/C, YPbPr (non-square pixels) |
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486i at 30 frames/sec (NTSC) |
720 x 486 (non-square pixels) |
SD-3G-SDI |
- |
CVBS, RGB, Y/C, YPbPr (non-square pixels) |
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High Definition (HD) |
720p at 60 frames/sec |
1280 x 720 |
HD-3G-SDI |
DVI-D |
RGB |
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1080i at 60 frames/sec |
1920 x 1080 |
HD-3G-SDI |
DVI-D |
RGB |
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1080p at 60 frames/sec |
1920 x 1080 |
HD-3G-SDI |
DVI-D |
RGB |
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Matrox Orion HD can output video (the operating system's desktop) to four independent display devices simultaneously. They can be a mix of digital (DVI-D or SDI) and analog output devices. The video outputs are not only independent from each other, but are also independent from the video inputs for maximum configuration flexibility. The video outputs can be used to display an extended Windows desktop or the Windows desktop and an exclusive display. However, to grab with the Matrox Orion HD board, one of the board's outputs must be used to display the Windows desktop; otherwise, the Matrox GPU driver won't be initialized properly and won't be available to control the grab.
Summary of Matrox Orion HD features
The following table outlines the features currently available on Matrox Orion HD.
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Features |
Matrox Orion HD |
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Memory (acquisition/display) |
1 Gbyte DDR2 SDRAM |
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Number of acquisition paths |
4 (2 independent) |
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PCIe board type |
x16 half-length board |
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Number of display paths |
4 |
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Direct-X compatibility |
Matrox-designed Direct X 9-compatible GPU |
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OpenGL version support |
2.0 |