Selecting Color Space Conversion Options - Matrox RT2000 Installation & User Manual

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Selecting color space conversion options

When you render material to an .avi file using a Matrox VFW codec, you can
determine how you want the luminance levels and chroma information to be
processed during the color space conversion that's performed during the render.
¯Note The default settings for color space conversion provide good results for
most applications. We recommend that you change these settings only when
needed for special purposes.
¬ To select the color space conversion options you want:
1 Choose
2 If you're using Windows 2000, do the following:
a Click the
b Click
c Click
3 If you're using Windows Me, do the following:
a Click the
b Click
4 In the provided dialog box under
options you want:
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Chapter 9, Rendering Matrox Video for Windows AVI Files
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Multimedia
Hardware
, then the
Properties
, and then
Properties
tab. Under the list of devices, click the plus sign beside
Devices
Video Compression Codecs
settings will apply to all the Matrox VFW codecs.)
, and then
Properties
Renders video using standard broadcast luminance levels.
Standard
Super black and super white luminance levels are clipped.
Renders video using luminance levels appropriate for DV
DV-compliant
material. This ensures that the super white luminance levels of your video
are retained.
Renders video using the full range of luminance levels. Super
Expanded
black and super white luminance levels are retained. You may want to use
tab. Under the list of devices, select
tab and select
Properties
.
Settings
, then select any of the Matrox codecs. (Your
.
Settings
Color Space Conversion
.
.
Video Codecs
.
Matrox Codecs
, select the