About This Manual; Style Conventions; How Video Formats Are Expressed - Matrox MXO2 Installation And User Manual

• Disconnect MXO2 from the battery when not in use. Do not leave MXO2
connected to the battery when not in use as this may damage your MXO2
system and/or battery.
• Do not power your MXO2 using your vehicle's battery via the power socket.
²Caution To avoid damage to your MXO2 system and peripheral devices, use a
Matrox-recommended battery. For a list of batteries recommended for use with
your MXO2, visit the Matrox MXO2 Support section of our website at
www.matrox.com/video/support.

About this manual

This manual provides you with information about installing and using your
Matrox MXO2 hardware and software, including how to configure your Matrox
MXO2 for use with supported programs, such as Final Cut 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 Sample Movie file.
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The file is located in the Clips folder.
$
Please refer to your Final Cut Pro User's Manual.
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• Menus and commands that you need to choose are displayed in the form
Menu > Command
menu bar, then click Save in the menu that appears.

How video formats are expressed

With the exception of NTSC and PAL, all SD and HD video formats are
expressed in the Matrox MXO2 documentation as follows:
VRp or i or PsF at n fps
Where:
• VR is the vertical resolution. For 1440×1080 video, however, both the
horizontal and vertical resolutions are specified.
• p or i or PsF represents either progressive, interlaced, or progressive
segmented frame video.
• n fps is the frame rate in frames per second.
Here are some examples:
• 486p at 23.98 fps Represents 720×486 progressive video at 23.98 frames
per second.
. For example, File > Save means click File in the
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