Video Encoding; Software - Matrox Orion Installation And Hardware Reference

10 Chapter 1: Introduction
MIL
MIL-Lite
ActiveMIL
ActiveMIL-Lite
The MGA-G400 integrates DACs and three 256x8-bit output
LUTs. These LUTs can be used by the overlay frame buffer
surface. In addition, the MGA-G400 performs Chroma keying,
which allows non-destructive overlay of graphics on a static
image or live video.

Video encoding

Driven by the secondary CRT controller, the NTSC/PAL/RGB
video encoder provides an additional video output with overlay,
from Matrox Orion to external video devices (for example, TVs
or VCRs). The video encoder can be programmed to output
either component RGB video or both composite and Y/C
(NTSC/PAL) video in either square pixel or CCIR-601
resolutions.

Software

You can purchase one or more of the Matrox Imaging software
products that support the Matrox Orion board. These are the
Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) and its following derivatives:
MIL-Lite, ActiveMIL, and ActiveMIL-Lite. All Matrox Imaging
software is supported under Windows.
MIL is a development library which provides an extensive list
of commands used to capture, process, analyze, transfer,
display, and archive images. Processing and analysis
operations include: spatial filtering, morphology,
measurements, blob analysis, optical character recognition
(OCR), pattern matching, matrix/bar code reading, and
calibration.
MIL-Lite is a subset of MIL. It includes all the MIL commands
for image acquisition, transfer, display control, and archiving.
ActiveMIL is a set of ActiveX controls that are based on MIL.
ActiveMIL was designed for rapid application development
(RAD) tools, such as Microsoft's Visual Basic. ActiveMIL is
included with MIL.
ActiveMIL-Lite is a subset of ActiveMIL. It includes all the
ActiveX controls for image acquisition, transfer, display control,
and archiving. ActiveMIL-Lite is included with MIL-Lite.