Matrox DigiSuite LX MAX, User & Installation Manual

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Configuring your video settings
Configuring your video settings
You can customize your DigiSuite LX to meet specific video input and
output requirements. For example, you can select a default video source,
adjust your incoming video signal’s proc amps, and calibrate your video
and key output signals.
Configuring the video input signal
To select a default video source and configure your video input signal,
click the
DigiSuite LX tab, then the Video In tab.
✃
Video Source
Use this list to select your default video source for
use with DigiTools and third-party programs. For example, select
Y/C (S-Video) 1
to use your S-Video VTR connected to Y/C IN 1 as
your default capture source with DigiTools and Adobe Premiere. If
you have the optional digital module, select
4:2:2 (SDI)
to use your
digital input source.
✃
Proc Amp Settings
Use these controls to adjust the default proc
amps for your incoming analog video signal. To obtain a precise
setting for a control, click its left or right arrow instead of dragging the
slider. To return a control to its factory default setting, click its
Def
button or
SHIFT+
click the slider.
✄
Hue
Adjusts the tint of the colors in the picture. This control won’t
be available if you’ve selected an analog component video source.
✄
Chroma
Adjusts the vividness (saturation) of the picture’s colors.
✄
Level
Adjusts the difference in luminance between the lightest and
darkest areas of the picture.