Matrox DigiSuite LX MAX, User & Installation Manual

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Installing Video Clipboard for DigiSuite
You can also choose to install any or all of the following components:
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DigiTools A suite of tools you can use to capture and play back
high-quality video and audio clips, as well as convert files between
different formats and record clips onto tape.
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3D Studio MAX plug-in Lets you render high-quality alpha-keyed
animations in 3D Studio MAX.
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LightWave 3D plug-in Lets you render high-quality alpha-keyed
animations in LightWave 3D (version 5.5 or later).
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Adobe After Effects plug-in Lets you display the contents of your
Composition window in Adobe After Effects (version 4.0 or later) on
your NTSC or PAL Program monitor.
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Matrox realtime plug-in Lets you add realtime transitions and
effects to your nonlinear editing projects. Plug-ins are available for
Adobe Premiere and Speed Razor.
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VTR driver Lets you control your VTR with DigiTools and various
nonlinear editing programs to perform frame-accurate capture and
print-to-tape of clips using time code. This driver will be installed
automatically if you install the Matrox realtime plug-in for Adobe
Premiere.
For instructions on how to use the DigiSuite software, refer to your
DigiSuite MAX User Guide . To install this software, you must have
DigiSuite LX MAX installed in your computer.
If you’d like to create and play back DigiSuite-compatible .avi files
without having the DigiSuite hardware installed in your computer, see
“Installing the VFW software codecs for use on a system without the
DigiSuite hardware”
on page 64 . If you’d like to install the Matrox File
Converter on a computer without the DigiSuite hardware, see “Installing
the Matrox File Converter for use on a system without the DigiSuite
hardware”
on page 65 .
Installing Video Clipboard for DigiSuite
Inscriber Technology’s Video Clipboard for DigiSuite program lets you
copy images to DigiSuite LX MAX from any application that supports the
shared Windows Clipboard. You’ll see the copied images on your Program
monitor when DigiSuite LX MAX is configured to display the graphic
frame buffer (for details, see
“Configuring the video and key output
signals” on page 82 ).