Matrox VFW Software Codecs is a set of codecs that allows you to play and render video content created in Matrox AVI format without the need to install Matrox external hardware. The Matrox codec is characterized by high performance. The package includes Matrox DVCPRO HD codec and uncompressed version of Matrox codec with Alpha channel and MPEG-2 i-frame codecs.

This package allows you to play AVI files in all HD formats (720p, 1440x1080i / p, and full-size 1080i / p). The following codec formats are supported: Matrox DV/DVCAM, Matrox DVCPRO, Matrox DVCPRO50, Matrox DVCPRO HD, Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame, Matrox Uncompressed, Matrox Offline HD and Matrox M-JPEG and HDV (playback only).