Specifying Your Genlock Settings - Matrox MXO2 Installation And User Manual

Specifying your genlock settings

You can select the source to which you want to genlock all devices connected to
your MXO2 system, as well as adjust the timing offset for all MXO2 video
outputs.
From the Apple menu, click System Preferences , and then click the
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Matrox MXO2
Click Genlock .
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Select Use external genlock source (REF) if you connected an external
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analog genlock source to MXO2's REF connector, such as a bi-level analog
black burst for SD or a tri-level sync for HD. If you don't have an external
genlock source connected to MXO2's REF connector, clear this option to
genlock to MXO2's internal reference signal during playback, and genlock
to your capture source during capture (see
settings" on page 28).
To indicate whether or not MXO2 is presently locked to your external
genlock source, the status will be displayed next to the Genlock format
menu as Locked or Not locked .
From the Genlock format menu, select the video format of your external
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genlock source.
¡ Important To ensure good output results, make sure that your genlock
source's video format is compatible with the MXO2 video output format.
Defining your settings in the Matrox MXO2 preferences window
icon.
"Specifying your A/V input
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