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Index

software

installing

removing

specifications

system requirements

typical connections

viewing information for

Monitor

See

Secondary display

MXO

See

Matrox MXO

Power adapter plugs

Preferences window

See

Matrox MXO

Presentation mode

about

defining a region of interest in

optimizing text in

specifying settings for

Project presets

creating for Final Cut Pro

loading in Final Cut Pro

Region of interest, defining in Presentation

mode

Registering your Matrox MXO

Returning procedure

Secondary display

about

calibrating

calibration overview

enabling and disabling the Matrox DVI

calibration settings

functionality in Mastering mode

functionality in Presentation mode

loading Matrox DVI calibration settings

Service, returns

Specifications, Matrox MXO

Style conventions

System requirements, Matrox MXO

Technical support

See

Customer support

Temperature, monitoring for Matrox MXO

Video output device settings

specifying in Adobe After Effects

specifying in Final Cut Pro

Video output standards, supported

Virtual bezel, displaying in Mastering

mode

Warranty

WWW site, Matrox

Summary of Contents for MXO

Page 1: ...v Y10969 201 0220 Installation and User Guide July 18 2011 Matrox MXO...

Page 2: ...ing or use of broadcast television programming video tape or other copyrighted material may violate copyright laws Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd assumes no responsibility for the illegal duplication u...

Page 3: ...alterations or copies of any kind in the Software except as specifically permitted above d Attempting to disassemble decompile or reverse engineer the Software in any way e Granting sublicenses leases...

Page 4: ...e majeure including theft defects or damage suffered as a result of normal wear and tear and or stolen goods If Matrox receives from you during the applicable warranty period notice of a defect in a w...

Page 5: ...ITH THE MATROX PRODUCT OR ANY BUSINESS INTERRUPTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING ANY LIABILITY OF MATROX FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE DEFECTIVE H...

Page 6: ...on the outside It is strongly recommended that a copy of the original packing slip which states the serial number of the items you re returning be included with the returned merchandise This will spee...

Page 7: ...ernal Devices to Matrox MXO MXO connections 8 Available MXO connections 8 Connecting your MXO to your Mac system 8 MXO power supply and adapter plugs 10 About the Matrox MXO secondary display 11 Typic...

Page 8: ...er 5 Using Matrox MXO with Final Cut Pro and Other Supported Programs Matrox MXO project presets for Final Cut Pro 34 Loading a Matrox MXO project preset 34 Creating a Matrox MXO project preset 34 Spe...

Page 9: ...vii Contents Appendix C Matrox MXO Customer Support How to get Matrox MXO Customer Support 50 Registration 50 Keep up to date with our website 50 Contacting us 50 Index 51...

Page 10: ...viii Contents Your notes...

Page 11: ...ng Matrox MXO This chapter outlines the features of Matrox MXO describes the MXO operation modes lists the contents of your kit provides the MXO system requirements and describes the available MXO doc...

Page 12: ...rce to compensate for cable delays within your system Frame accurate broadcast quality audio video output in HD and SD Portable hot swappable external box Genlockable HD SD SDI HD SD analog component...

Page 13: ...play 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...

Page 14: ...nd connect your primary DVI monitor to a different connector on your display card If you re using an AGP type display card it must run at a speed of 4x or faster DVI monitor that supports a native dis...

Page 15: ...t Pro and Adobe After Effects Style conventions The following style conventions are used in this manual The names of files folders and manuals appear in italics For example The data is stored in the S...

Page 16: ...6 Chapter 1 Introducing Matrox MXO Your notes...

Page 17: ...2 Connecting External Devices to Matrox MXO This chapter shows you how to connect external devices to Matrox MXO...

Page 18: ...th embedded audio and simultaneous S Video and composite output Genlock reference input One RCA stereo output DC power jack One male stereo audio input and one female stereo audio output Connecting yo...

Page 19: ...ereo audio plug on the system end of the MXO cable into the LINE OUT jack on your sound card or laptop 5 Connect the female stereo audio jack on the system end of the MXO cable to your speakers 6 Conn...

Page 20: ...move an adapter plug from the power adapter hold down the button labeled PUSH on the power adapter and then slide the adapter plug up until it releases from the power adapter To insert an adapter plug...

Page 21: ...onal broadcast video monitor when working in Mastering mode see Chapter 4 Calibrating Your Secondary Display Presentation mode When in Presentation mode whatever is displayed on the secondary display...

Page 22: ...12 Chapter 2 Connecting External Devices to Matrox MXO Analog component connections...

Page 23: ...13 Typical Matrox MXO connections S Video connections...

Page 24: ...14 Chapter 2 Connecting External Devices to Matrox MXO Composite connections...

Page 25: ...15 Typical Matrox MXO connections SDI connections...

Page 26: ...16 Chapter 2 Connecting External Devices to Matrox MXO Your notes...

Page 27: ...3 Installing Your Matrox MXO Software and Configuring Your System This chapter explains how to install the Matrox MXO software and how to configure your system in the Matrox MXO preferences window...

Page 28: ...ninstaller 3 Enter your administrator password in the Authenticate dialog box then click OK Important The uninstall will not work unless you enter the correct administrator password Optimizing text in...

Page 29: ...out MXO such as the serial number and current operating temperature Specifying your General settings To specify your General settings on Matrox MXO 1 From the Apple menu click System Preferences and t...

Page 30: ...al reference signal Select this option only if you don t have an external sync generator connected to the REF IN on your MXO External Select this if you connected an external sync generator to the REF...

Page 31: ...project For example you may want to scrub the first or second field to eliminate the flickering that can be seen in your picture when you pause while scrubbing interlaced video 4 Under Video Output s...

Page 32: ...to monitor from the embedded SDI audio 7 Under DVI Monitor Secondary Display you can select options pertaining to your secondary display when working in Mastering mode Virtual bezel Select this option...

Page 33: ...secondary display This feature is useful in identifying the areas of your clip that would be hidden by a bezel when displayed on a standard television screen For example you can simulate a safe title...

Page 34: ...Presentation 3 Under Video Output from the Output desktop as menu select the video standard in which you want the contents of your MXO desktop secondary display to be encoded and routed to the MXO vi...

Page 35: ...ion scales your secondary display s desktop to fit a resolution of 1920 1200 When this option is disabled your secondary display s desktop is centered and displayed at its set resolution 1 1 pixel rat...

Page 36: ...display s desktop A position of 0 0 places the region at the top left corner of the desktop You can also set the placement of the region by dragging its top left corner 5 Under Size select either a p...

Page 37: ...eferences and then click the Matrox MXO icon 2 Click Device 3 To display the current MXO operating temperature select Monitor temperature Important If your MXO exceeds the maximum operating temperatur...

Page 38: ...28 Chapter 3 Installing Your Matrox MXO Software and Configuring Your System Your notes...

Page 39: ...4 Calibrating Your Secondary Display This chapter explains how to use the Matrox DVI Calibration Utility to calibrate your DVI monitor for video...

Page 40: ...locks out all colors except for blue Note This utility is best viewed at a display resolution of 1280 800 or higher Calibrating your secondary display DVI monitor The Matrox DVI Calibration Utility pr...

Page 41: ...atrox DVI calibration settings After calibrating your DVI monitor and saving your calibration settings to a file see Calibrating your secondary display DVI monitor on page 30 the calibration settings...

Page 42: ...ut will have the color settings that are saved in the currently loaded calibration file This is used when you want to monitor video on your DVI monitor Disable the calibration settings if you want the...

Page 43: ...5 Using Matrox MXO with Final Cut Pro and Other Supported Programs This chapter explains how to define various settings for using your MXO with Final Cut Pro and other supported programs...

Page 44: ...d Audio Playback The output settings must match your project s sequence settings 3 In the Summary pane click Create Easy Setup 4 Type a Name and Description and then click Create 5 In the Save dialog...

Page 45: ...Video Playback 2 Select the MXO setting that matches your project s sequence setting For example if you re working with an NTSC project select MXO NTSC YUV 720 486 Once you ve selected an MXO setting...

Page 46: ...Start Adobe After Effects and choose After Effects Preferences Video Preview 2 From the Output Device menu select MXO Video Output 3 From the Output Mode menu select the setting that matches the form...

Page 47: ...ue 1 Start Final Cut Pro and choose Final Cut Pro Audio Video Settings and then click the Device Control Presets tab 2 Select the preset for your device click Edit or Duplicate and then click OK 3 You...

Page 48: ...38 Chapter 5 Using Matrox MXO with Final Cut Pro and Other Supported Programs Your notes...

Page 49: ...A DVI Monitor Scaling Capabilities with Matrox MXO This appendix provides a breakdown of the scaling capabilities for MXO on various DVI monitors...

Page 50: ...or s native resolution True 1 1 The video in Mastering mode or the desktop in Presentation mode is displayed at its true resolution 1 1 pixel ratio Black The desktop in Presentation mode is black Scal...

Page 51: ...I monitor native resolution Mastering mode video output standard NTSC 720 486i Scaled True 1 1 PAL 720 576i Scaled True 1 1 1280 720p Scaled True 1 1 1920 1080i PsF Scaled Scaled Presentation mode des...

Page 52: ...e resolution Mastering mode video output standard NTSC 720 486i Scaled True 1 1 PAL 720 576i Scaled True 1 1 1280 720p Scaled True 1 1 1920 1080i PsF Scaled Scaled Presentation mode desktop resolution...

Page 53: ...ed True 1 1 PAL 720 576i Scaled True 1 1 1280 720p True 1 1 True 1 1 1920 1080i PsF Scaled Scaled Presentation mode desktop resolution 640 480 Scaled True 1 1 640 480 stretched a Scaled Black 800 500...

Page 54: ...4 840 Black Black 1344 1008 Black Black 1600 1000 Black Black 1600 1200 Black Black 1920 1080 Black Black 1920 1200 Black Black a In Presentation mode the video output will be black if you choose to o...

Page 55: ...B Matrox MXO Specifications This appendix provides specifications for your Matrox MXO box...

Page 56: ...vel or HD tri level sync BNC connector 75 terminated SDTV SDI output SD SDI with 8 channels of embedded SDI audio 24 bit 48 kHz BNC connector 75 Compliant with SMPTE 259M C SMPTE 272M SDTV S Video com...

Page 57: ...m output level Analog stereo loop through Output Stereo 3 5mm female jack on MXO cable Input Stereo 3 5mm male plug on MXO cable 4 35 Vp p 6 dBu maximum input output levels Other USB 2 0 type B port 2...

Page 58: ...48 Appendix B Matrox MXO Specifications Your notes...

Page 59: ...C Matrox MXO Customer Support This appendix explains how you can register your Matrox MXO and obtain customer support...

Page 60: ...rt section of our website at www matrox com video support Important Only registered users are entitled to customer support software updates special promotional offers and access to our MXO user forum...

Page 61: ...x MXO project presets 34 specifying settings for 35 G General settings specifying for Matrox MXO 19 General specifications Matrox MXO 46 Genlock selecting source 20 timing offset controls 20 I Interne...

Page 62: ...ing your Matrox MXO 50 Returning procedure iv S Secondary display about 11 calibrating 30 calibration overview 30 enabling and disabling the Matrox DVI calibration settings 32 functionality in Masteri...

Page 63: ...ns D claration de conformit Remarque sur les produits mat riels Matrox couverts par ce guide Ces unit s sont conformes la directive communautaire 89 336 EEC pour les unit s num riques de classe A Les...

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