Matrox Video has announced Matrox Origin Fabric, a robust low-level C++ Software Development Kit (SDK) designed for asynchronous media content sharing between applications. This SDK leverages the most efficient transport method available for optimal performance.
Initially part of the Matrox Origin framework, this foundational transport technology is now being released as a standalone product for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and media application developers. Developed over five years of iterative development and real-world deployments, Matrox Origin Fabric offers the same scalable and resilient media fabric layer found in Matrox Origin. This allows developers to enhance performance and interoperability without extensive platform re-architecting.
The SDK directly addresses a critical requirement in contemporary media workflows: vendor-agnostic, asynchronous transport across cloud-based, distributed, and microservice environments. “We are excited to introduce new ways of working with Matrox Origin via Matrox Origin Fabric,” said Daniel Robinson, Product Manager at Matrox Video. “This provides media application developers with a simple low-level C++ SDK to access flows on a Matrox Origin fabric, delivering immediate value from technology that has been proven in production environments over the past five years.”
Matrox Origin Fabric enhances media transport flexibility and reliability through three key features: An intelligent transport mechanism automatically routes content between sources and destinations, utilizing shared memory for high-speed local transfers, TCP for broad compatibility, or RDMA for low-latency, high-bandwidth networked systems. It supports multiple producers for a single content stream with automatic failover, eliminating single points of failure and ensuring continuous service. Finally, it acts as a transport layer seamlessly connecting applications from diverse vendors via logical, content-centric routing, making it ideal for distributed, microservice-oriented, and cloud-based media workflows.
This solution is particularly beneficial for organizations with existing orchestration or control systems and developers aiming to integrate existing applications with Matrox Origin workflows. Matrox Origin Fabric will be available for beta testing in September 2025, with general availability expected by year's end.