Matrox MXO, Installation And User Manual

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Matrox MXO operation modes
Matrox MXO operation modes
Matrox MXO works in two different modes depending on your application:
• Mastering mode This mode is for video editors using QuickTime-based
applications such as Final Cut Pro. Matrox MXO uses the DVI port on your
Mac computer in a unique way to output frame-accurate audio/video for
insert editing and printing to tape. Up to eight channels of mono audio are
available from your application and embedded in the SDI output signal. The
MXO preferences window allows you to choose which stereo pair you
would like to monitor via MXO’s RCA output. To use Matrox MXO in
Mastering mode, you must first select MXO as the output device for your
application. For more information on how to do this, see
“Specifying your
video and audio output device settings” on page 34 .
• Presentation mode This mode mirrors the contents of your MXO desktop
(secondary display) and outputs it as high-quality video, such as for display
on a video monitor or recording to a VTR. In Presentation mode, MXO can
be used as an SD and HD scan converter to display and record Keynote and
PowerPoint presentations or web browser sessions. It can also be used to
create software application training. When working in Presentation mode,
your system’s audio playback is routed to all the MXO audio outputs.
Supported video output standards
Matrox MXO supports the following video output standards:
• NTSC
• PAL
• 1080i (1920 × 1080i) at 25 and 29.97 frames per second (fps)
• 1080PsF (1920 × 1080PsF) at 23.98 fps
• 720p (1280× 720p) at 50 and 59.94 fps
¦ Note Up to and including version 6, Final Cut Pro does not support 720p
at 50 fps as an output format.
When working in Mastering mode, you can choose to downconvert your HD
video output to SD, such as to output a 720p at 23.98 fps project as NTSC. The
following table shows the supported MXO video output standards depending on
your project’s video playback setting:
Video playback Video output
NTSC NTSC
PAL PAL
720p at 23.98 fps 720p at 59.94 fps or NTSC