Overview; Features - Matrox Maevex 5150 User Manual

Overview

Thank you for purchasing a Matrox Maevex Series product. Matrox Maevex is a video distribution
over IP solution that consists of one or more encoder units and one or more decoder units capable of
recording and extending video and audio over a standard IP network.

Features

Your Matrox Maevex products support the following features:
MPEG-4 AVC support using H.264 and AAC codecs
Downscale streams locally before distributing them over the network to lower
bandwidth consumption
Scaling and cropping features enable flexible display of source content on the decoder
output
Open encoding to enable non-Maevex software decoding through VLC® player software
Standard 100/1000Mb Ethernet networks
Decoder integrated network switch allows for Maevex daisy chaining and network
extension
Matrox PowerStream software allows for multiple instances and remote management of
the Maevex network
HDMI®/DVI video support
HDMI or analog audio support
Unicast and multicast streaming support through RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol)
Constant Bit Rate (CBR) and Variable Bit Rate (VBR) support
Manual and scheduled recording to network storage option on encoders
Failsafe video playback or image shown when a decoder loses its connection to an
encoder
PowerStream auto-detection and discovery of Maevex units on subnet (DHCP server
required)
RS232 virtualization from encoder to decoder (point-to-point)
For more information on PowerStream controls and options, see Matrox PowerStream help.
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