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  • Page 1 Matrox Axio Installation and User Guide November 5, 2010 Y10934-201-0500...
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  • Page 3 Matrox License Agreement, Warranty, and Service A. Matrox software license agreement for single-user products By installing the software, you, the original purchaser, indicate your acceptance of these terms. If you do not agree to the terms of this agreement, please return your Matrox product to your Matrox representative. This Matrox software, any included sample images and other files (the “Software”), is copyrighted by Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd.
  • Page 4 THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR PERFORM WITH ANY HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES. C. End-user registration Before using your Matrox product, please take a moment to register your product in the Matrox Support section of our website at www.matrox.com/video/support. The information you provide will assist Matrox to quickly diagnose and correct any problem that might arise when using the product.
  • Page 5 WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR OR INTENDED PURPOSE OR USE AND THE WARRANTY AGAINST LATENT DEFECTS, WITH RESPECT TO THE HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE. MATROX FURTHER DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY THAT MATROX PRODUCTS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WILL BE FREE FROM INFRINGEMENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.
  • Page 6 unauthorized use, even if such claim alleges that Matrox was negligent regarding the design or manufacture of the Licensed Software. I. Procedure for returning goods No returned goods, for service or otherwise, will be accepted without prior authorization from Matrox. To obtain return authorization, contact Matrox Customer Support (see the contact information at www.matrox.com/video/support).
  • Page 7 IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING, COPYING OR USING THE SOFTWARE. THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU THE END USER (“END USER”) AND MATROX ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS LTD. (“MATROX”) CONCERNING THE MATROX VIDEO FOR WINDOWS SOFTWARE CODEC PACKAGE (COLLECTIVELY, THE “SOFTWARE”) WHICH END USER WISHES TO USE FOR PERSONAL USE.
  • Page 8 4. Exclusion of warranty MATROX PROVIDES TO END USER THE SOFTWARE AND RELATED DOCUMENTATION ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AS WELL AS THE WARRANTY AGAINST HIDDEN OR LATENT DEFECTS, ALL OF WHICH MATROX SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS (AND THE CUSTOMER BY ACCEPTING THE PRODUCT SPECIFICALLY ACCEPTS SUCH DISCLAIMER AND WAIVER) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT...
  • Page 9 audio, video, technology or patent standard or recommendations, including without limitation AVC/H.264, IEEE 1394, JPEG, JPEG2000, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4. 6. Confidentiality Except as licensed hereunder, End User shall treat the Software and all related information as confidential information and refrain from making any such information or the Software itself available to any other person. End User will take commercially reasonable precautions to safeguard the confidentiality of the Software, including those taken by End User to protect its own trade secrets.
  • Page 10 viii limited to, understandings, proposals, negotiations, representations or warranties of any kind whether oral or written with respect to the subject matter hereof. No oral or written representation which is not expressly contained in this Agreement is binding on Matrox or End User. 8.7 This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec.

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    About the PCI retainer bracket ..............11 Removing the PCI retainer bracket.............11 Connect the internal power supply cable to your Axio LE PCIe card ..12 Connect the internal analog audio cable to your Axio LE card ....13 Install your Matrox Axio LE card............14 Before restarting your computer............
  • Page 12 Connect the internal power supply cable to your X.io card .......32 Install your Matrox X.io card ...............32 Before restarting your computer ............33 Chapter 5 Connecting External Devices to Matrox Axio HD and SD X.linkHD and X.linkSD breakout box connections .......36 X.linkHD video connections ...............36 X.linkHD audio connections ...............36 X.linkSD video connections................36...
  • Page 13 Axio hardware ..............47 Updating drivers for using DV-1394 devices ........48 Note about using sleep and hibernation modes with Matrox Axio ..48 Setting Matrox Axio as your default audio playback device....48 Removing your Matrox Axio software ..........49...
  • Page 14 Defining your video preview settings ............76 Defining your capture settings ............77 Specifying your video capture settings ............77 Specifying your audio capture settings............81 Notes about capturing to Matrox .m2v files ..........85 Specifying your audio monitoring settings (X.linkHD and X.linkSD) ....86 Selecting your MPEG-2 I-frame settings ..........88 Selecting your MPEG-2 IBP settings ...........90 Exporting to a Matrox .avi file .............92...
  • Page 15 xiii Creating a Matrox secondary color correction ......... 127 Using the selective key graph..............132 Creating a color pass effect ..............136 Overview of the Matrox chroma key effects ........137 Creating a chroma key or chroma key shadow effect...... 138 Using the chroma key graph to modify key colors and perform an auto key ................
  • Page 16 Chapter 11 Using the Matrox Video for Windows Codecs Overview ................... 178 Using VFW programs without the Axio hardware ......178 Before you start rendering..............179 Selecting color space conversion options ..........180 Rendering material to a Matrox VFW .avi file........181 Configuring the Matrox DVCPRO HD codec ..........
  • Page 17 Other Matrox Axio HD workflows ............. 206 720p workflow example................206 1080i workflow example ................. 208 Editing HD sequences on a Matrox Axio SD system......211 Supported video compression formats ..........213 Matrox Axio LE ..................213 Matrox Axio HD ..................214 Matrox Axio SD..................
  • Page 18 Supported master output formats on Matrox Axio HD and SD ..217 Appendix C Matrox Axio Specifications X.io card ....................220 General ....................220 Typical operating voltages and current consumption ......220 Environmental specifications ..............220 X.linkSD breakout box ............... 221 General ....................221 Typical operating voltages and current consumption ......
  • Page 19 Appendix D Matrox Axio Glossary Glossary of terms ................232 Appendix E Matrox Customer Support How to get Matrox customer support..........244 Registration .................... 244 Keep up to date with our website ............244 Contacting us ..................244 Index ..................245...

  • Page 20: Your Notes

    xviii Your notes Contents...

  • Page 21: Introducing Matrox Axio

    Introducing Matrox Axio This chapter lists the contents of your Matrox Axio kit, provides the Axio system requirements, and describes the available documentation.

  • Page 22: Welcome To Matrox Axio

    Video website at www.matrox.com/video. Hardware supplied for Matrox Axio LE • Axio LE card, and internal power supply cable for the PCI Express (PCIe) version of the Axio LE card. • Axio LE internal balanced analog audio cable with attached audio cable bracket.

  • Page 23: Matrox Axio Hd And Sd System Requirements

    A free PCI-X slot for the PCI-X version of Axio LE. • A free PCI slot near the Axio LE card to install the Axio LE balanced analog audio cable bracket.

  • Page 24: About This Manual

    About this manual This manual provides you with information about installing and using your Matrox Axio hardware and software, including how to use your Matrox Axio system with Adobe Premiere Pro. Style conventions The following style conventions are used in this manual: •...

  • Page 25: Last-Minute Information

    • 1080i @ 29.97 fps Represents full-size 1920×1080 interlaced video at 29.97 frames per second. Last-minute information Any important information that wasn’t available for inclusion in this manual by publication time is provided to you in the Matrox Axio Release Notes. About this manual...
  • Page 26 Your notes Chapter 1, Introducing Matrox Axio...
  • Page 27 Installing Your Matrox Axio LE Hardware This chapter describes how to install your Matrox Axio LE card.

  • Page 28: Installing Your Matrox Axio Le Hardware

    To avoid damage, please observe the following precautions: • Do not remove your Matrox Axio LE card from its antistatic bag until you’re ready to install it. Before removing the card, place the package within easy reach of the area where you intend to perform the installation.
  • Page 29 To provide as much airflow as possible over the card, you must install a fan as explained below: • Position a fan directly facing the end of the Matrox Axio LE card with the PCI retainer bracket. You should make sure the fan directs air over the card.

  • Page 30: Format Your A/V Drives Using Ntfs

    Format your A/V drives using NTFS Your A/V drives must be formatted using NTFS for use with Matrox Axio because NTFS overcomes FAT32 file size limitations. When a hard drive is formatted using FAT32, files saved to this drive cannot exceed 4 gigabytes in size.

  • Page 31: About The Pci Retainer Bracket

    About the PCI retainer bracket Many computers contain card guides at the front end of the computer chassis. These help to stabilize cards. If your Axio LE card is equipped with a PCI retainer bracket, the following diagram depicts the retainer bracket’s use:...

  • Page 32: Connect The Internal Power Supply Cable To Your Axio Le Pcie Card

    Connect the internal power supply cable to your Axio LE PCIe card The PCIe version of the Axio LE card requires power from your computer’s internal power supply. An internal power supply cable is provided to connect your Axio LE card to your computer’s internal power supply.

  • Page 33: Connect The Internal Analog Audio Cable To Your Axio Le Card

    The internal audio cable connector and the corresponding connector on your Axio LE card are designed to fit together such that the tabs on the cable connector line up with the slots in the card connector. Don’t try to force the audio cable connector the wrong way.

  • Page 34: Install Your Matrox Axio Le Card

    Install your Matrox Axio LE card Your Matrox Axio LE card is designed to operate in either a PCIe or PCI-X slot, depending on which type of Axio LE card you have. The PCIe version requires a PCIe x4 (or greater) slot that is electrically wired with at least four lanes. For both versions of Axio LE, you need an additional PCI slot near the Axio LE card to install the analog audio cable bracket.
  • Page 35 Connecting External Devices to Matrox Axio LE This chapter shows you how to connect external devices to Matrox Axio LE.

  • Page 36: X.linkle Breakout Box Connections

    X.linkLE breakout box connections The X.linkLE breakout box provides you with the maximum flexibility possible for connecting external video and audio devices to your Matrox Axio LE system. Cables are provided for connecting the X.linkLE breakout box to your Axio LE card and balanced analog audio cable bracket, and a 1394 cable is included with your Axio LE kit to connect X.linkLE to your computer.

  • Page 37: Attaching The Rubber Feet To X.linkle

    Unpack the two rackmount brackets and their eight mounting screws. ²Caution Use only the screws supplied with your Matrox Axio LE kit to attach the rackmount brackets to your X.linkLE breakout box. If you use screws that are larger or longer than the ones supplied, you can damage your equipment.
  • Page 38 O U T 2 1 3 9 4 7 5 O H Rackmount bracket Using a hand screwdriver only (no power screwdrivers), carefully tighten each screw until snug. Do not overtighten! Chapter 3, Connecting External Devices to Matrox Axio LE...

  • Page 39: Connect Your X.linkle Audio/Video And Sdi Cables To The Axio Le Card

    Connect the X.linkLE audio/video cable from the back of the X.linkLE breakout box to the X.linkLE audio/video cable connector (labeled B) on your installed Axio LE card. Tighten the thumb screws until snug to ensure a stable connection. Back of X.linkLE breakout box (partial view)

  • Page 40: Connect Your X.linkle Balanced Analog Audio Cable To The Audio Cable Bracket

    ²Caution Use extra care when attaching the cable to its respective connector (bent pins can cause your Matrox Axio LE system to not perform properly). Also, do not bend the attached cable too sharply. Excessive bending or flexing can damage internal, shielded wires.

  • Page 41: Connect Your X.linkle 1394 Cable To Your Computer

    Attach the opposite end of the X.linkLE 1394 cable to the 1394 connector on your computer. Using the X.linkLE S-Video adapter cables To support S-Video (Y/C) connections to your X.linkLE breakout box, your Axio LE kit includes two S-Video adapter cables (one for S-Video input and one for S-Video output).
  • Page 42 Y/CVBS OUT Pb/Y OUT Pr/C OUT CVBS OUT OUT 1 OUT 2 1394 75 OHM X.linkLE breakout box (partial view) X.linkLE S-Video adapter cable To S-Video IN connector on record device Chapter 3, Connecting External Devices to Matrox Axio LE...

  • Page 43: Typical Matrox Axio Le Connections

    Typical Matrox Axio LE connections Illustrations in the following sections show some typical video connections. In these illustrations, we’ve connected a Program monitor (NTSC, PAL, or digital) to view the signal that will be recorded, as well as separate source and record decks.

  • Page 44: X.linkle S-Video Connections

    OUT 1/2 OUT 3/4 OUT 5/6 Y/CVBS OUT Pb/Y OUT Pr/C OUT CVBS OUT OUT 1 OUT 2 1394 75 OHM Recorder AUDIO S-VIDEO (Deck 2) Ω SYNC Program monitor input VIDEO Chapter 3, Connecting External Devices to Matrox Axio LE...

  • Page 45: X.linkle Digital Video Connections

    OUT 1/2 OUT 3/4 OUT 5/6 Y/CVBS OUT Pb/Y OUT Pr/C OUT CVBS OUT OUT 1 OUT 2 75 OHM 1394 Recorder Program (Deck 2) monitor input B-Y/B R-Y/R B-Y/B R-Y/R AES/EBU Ω SYNC IN1/2 OUT1/2 Program monitor input Typical Matrox Axio LE connections...
  • Page 46 Your notes Chapter 3, Connecting External Devices to Matrox Axio LE...
  • Page 47 Installing Your Matrox Axio HD or SD Hardware This chapter describes how to install your Matrox X.io card for a Matrox Axio HD or SD system.

  • Page 48: Installing Your Matrox Axio Hd Or Sd Hardware

    ¦ Note Your Matrox Axio system is equipped with numerous temperature sensors to let you monitor the operating temperature of your various Matrox Axio hardware components. These temperatures are displayed in the Matrox X.info program (see “Monitoring Your Matrox Axio System”...
  • Page 49 ²Caution Fan installation should be done by a qualified technician. Improper installation procedures can result in damage to your Axio components and/or your computer system. Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. is not responsible for any damage caused by faulty installation.

  • Page 50: Format Your A/V Drives Using Ntfs

    Format your A/V drives using NTFS Your A/V drives must be formatted using NTFS for use with Matrox Axio because NTFS overcomes FAT32 file size limitations. When a hard drive is formatted using FAT32, files saved to this drive cannot exceed 4 gigabytes in size.

  • Page 51: About The Pci Retainer Bracket

    These help to stabilize cards. Since PCI-X cards are neither long enough nor correctly centered to use these guides, the X.io card is equipped with a PCI retainer bracket. The following diagram depicts the retainer bracket’s use: Axio card PCI retainer Card guide...

  • Page 52: Connect The Internal Power Supply Cable To Your X.io Card

    X.io card Your X.io card requires power from your computer’s internal power supply. An internal power supply cable is provided with Matrox Axio to connect your X.io card to your computer’s internal power supply. Attach the small end of your...

  • Page 53: Before Restarting Your Computer

    ¡ Important Make sure that no other devices are sharing this power outlet. Replace your computer’s cover. When you’ve completed the installation of your Axio hardware and turned on your computer, an LED display on the backplate of your X.io card will light up, indicating that the internal power supply is properly connected.
  • Page 54 Your notes Chapter 4, Installing Your Matrox Axio HD or SD Hardware...
  • Page 55 Connecting External Devices to Matrox Axio HD and SD This chapter shows you how to connect external devices to Matrox Axio HD and SD.

  • Page 56: X.linkhd And X.linksd Breakout Box Connections

    X.linkHD and X.linkSD breakout box connections The X.linkHD and X.linkSD breakout boxes provide you with flexibility for connecting external video and audio devices to your Matrox Axio system. The supplied X.link cable is used to connect your X.link breakout box to your X.io card.

  • Page 57: Using The Desktop Foot

    Using the desktop foot Desktop foot You can use the desktop foot to lay your X.link breakout box flush on your desktop with its audio/video connections facing up. To use the desktop foot, pull the foot out from the back of your breakout box and place the breakout box flush on your desktop.

  • Page 58: Attaching The Rackmount Brackets

    Unpack the two rackmount brackets and their four mounting screws. ²Caution Use only the screws supplied with your Matrox Axio kit to attach the rackmount brackets to your X.link breakout box. If you use screws that are larger or longer than the ones supplied, you can damage your equipment.

  • Page 59: Connect Your X.link Breakout Box To Your Computer

    X.link cable ²Caution Use extra care when attaching the X.link connectors (bent pins can cause your Matrox Axio system to not perform properly). Also, do not bend the attached cable too sharply. Excessive bending or flexing can damage internal, shielded wires.

  • Page 60: Typical Matrox Axio Hd And Sd Connections

    You may, however, use the same deck as both your source and record device by making the input and output connections to a single deck. X.linkHD digital video connections Chapter 5, Connecting External Devices to Matrox Axio HD and SD...

  • Page 61: X.linksd Analog Component Connections

    X.linkSD analog component connections Typical Matrox Axio HD and SD connections...

  • Page 62: X.linksd S-Video Connections

    X.linkSD S-Video connections Chapter 5, Connecting External Devices to Matrox Axio HD and SD...

  • Page 63: X.linksd Digital Video Connections

    X.linkSD digital video connections Typical Matrox Axio HD and SD connections...
  • Page 64 Your notes Chapter 5, Connecting External Devices to Matrox Axio HD and SD...

  • Page 65: Installing Your Matrox Axio Software

    Installing Your Matrox Axio Software This chapter explains how to install the software required to use your Matrox Axio system.

  • Page 66: Overview Of The Software Installation

    This includes installing your third-party software and Matrox Mtx.utils. Matrox Mtx.utils installs the Axio device drivers, and all the software required to use Axio with supported programs, such as the Matrox realtime plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro.

  • Page 67: Installing The Matrox Effect Patterns

    Matrox .avi files in your VFW programs without having to install Matrox Mtx.utils and the Matrox Axio hardware. This flexibility allows you to use a remote editing workstation to create a rough cut of your project, and then copy the project and assets to your Axio system to finish the job.

  • Page 68: Updating Drivers For Using Dv-1394 Devices

    To avoid capture or export to tape issues when using DV-1394 devices with Matrox Axio, make sure that all drivers on your system are up to date (card drivers, chipset and BIOS drivers, etc.), and that you have the latest Windows updates.

  • Page 69: Removing Your Matrox Axio Software

    • For Axio LE, choose Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > , and click the Playback tab. Right-click Matrox WDM audio Sound , and click Set as Default Device . device LE • For Axio HD and SD, choose Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >...
  • Page 70 Your notes Chapter 6, Installing Your Matrox Axio Software...
  • Page 71 Defining Your Adobe Premiere Pro Settings This chapter explains how to define various settings for using Matrox Axio with Adobe Premiere Pro. This includes creating a new Matrox project, and specifying your sequence and export settings.

  • Page 72: Defining Your Adobe Premiere Pro Settings

    Creating a new Matrox project involves specifying the location of your scratch disks and selecting a Matrox sequence preset. For more information about using the Matrox sequence presets for working with different types of sequences, see Appendix B, “Matrox Axio Workflows.” ° To create a new Matrox project: Start Adobe Premiere Pro and click the New Project icon.

  • Page 73: Defining Your Player Settings

    Matrox Axio, your player settings need to be set to use the Matrox Player. To do this, choose Edit > Preferences > Player Settings and choose as the default player.

  • Page 74: Defining Your Sequence Settings

    Defining your sequence settings The Matrox Playback Settings dialog box has several pages that you can use to specify various settings for editing in Adobe Premiere Pro on Matrox Axio. When you select a Matrox sequence preset, a Matrox editing mode is automatically set for your sequence, and many settings are optimized for editing on Matrox Axio.
  • Page 75 Choose Sequence > Sequence Settings and click the Playback button. Settings Click the General tab. Under Scrubbing Mode , select Frame , 1st Field , or 2nd Field to indicate whether you want to display frames or only one field when you scrub a sequence in the Timeline panel.
  • Page 76 cases, such as when the video output for an HD sequence is downconverted to NTSC or PAL, the video processing format will be set to 8-bit . Under Preroll/Postroll Frames for Audio Scrubbing , use the sliders to specify the number of audio frames you want to be played before/after the location of the current-time indicator when you scrub a sequence.
  • Page 77 Select this if you want realtime Accelerate effects and transitions • playback of Premiere Pro effects and transitions that support this feature as explained in Chapter 8, “Setting Up Realtime Effects with Adobe Premiere Pro.” Because Matrox emulates Premiere Pro’s native version of these effects and transitions, if you don’t like the emulation you can clear this option to revert to Premiere Pro’s native version that requires rendering.

  • Page 78: Specifying Your Video Output Settings (X.linkle)

    Specifying your video output settings (X.linkLE) You can specify various settings to configure your video output signals from the X.linkLE breakout box, such as to specify your main and secondary SDI output formats, analog output format, and the setup level for NTSC analog video. Advanced settings, such as horizontal delay and SC/H phase adjustments are provided on a separate page.
  • Page 79 If the Aspect Ratio Conversion list is available, such as when the video output for an HD sequence is downconverted to NTSC or PAL, select one of the following settings for the video output: 16x9 Letterbox Outputs the widescreen 16:9 picture in letterbox mode by adding black bars at the top and bottom of the picture for display on a standard 4:3 television screen.
  • Page 80 Specifying advanced video output settings (X.linkLE) You can specify advanced video output settings for X.linkLE, such as to make horizontal delay and SC/H phase adjustments. ° To specify your advanced video output settings: Choose Sequence > Sequence Settings and click the Playback Settings button.

  • Page 81: Specifying Your Video Output Settings (X.linkhd)

    Specifying your video output settings (X.linkHD) You can specify various settings to configure your video output signals from the X.linkHD breakout box, such as to adjust the gain of your component video, and adjust the horizontal delay of your SDI video. °...
  • Page 82 correct proportions on an NTSC or PAL monitor, select the 16:9 display setting on the monitor. If the Pulldown Method list is available, select the pulldown method you want to be applied to your output video ( Standard 2:3 or Advanced 2:3:3:2 ).

  • Page 83: Specifying Your Video Output Settings (X.linksd)

    Specifying your video output settings (X.linkSD) You can specify various settings to configure your video output signals from the X.linkSD breakout box, such as to adjust the gain of your analog video, and adjust the horizontal delay of your SDI video. °...
  • Page 84 format, and the video output will be downconverted (this includes appropriate color space conversion from HD to SD). If the Aspect Ratio Conversion list is available, such as when the video output for an HD sequence is downconverted to NTSC or PAL, select one of the following settings for the video output: Outputs the widescreen 16:9 picture in letterbox mode 16x9 Letterbox...

  • Page 85: Specifying Your Genlock Settings

    Specifying your genlock settings You can select the source to which you want to genlock all devices connected to your Matrox Axio system, as well as adjust the timing settings for all video outputs from Matrox Axio. For examples of connecting an external sync source to your system, see “Typical...
  • Page 86 SDI Video to avoid audio glitches in your captured audio. When capturing from an SDI device on Matrox Axio LE, you must set your genlock source to Black Burst Broadcast Quality . The status of your genlock source will be displayed, such as Locked or...

  • Page 87: Specifying Your Audio Output Settings (X.linkle)

    Specifying your audio output settings (X.linkLE) Matrox Axio LE lets you customize your audio output settings, such as to adjust the volume of your analog audio output. You can also display audio mapping settings that show which channels are used to output your audio when playing mono, stereo, 5.1 surround, and 16-channel audio tracks.
  • Page 88 Displaying settings for mono and stereo mapping (X.linkLE) Matrox Axio LE lets you display mono and stereo mapping settings that show which channels are used to output your audio when playing back mono and stereo audio tracks in your sequence.
  • Page 89 Displaying settings for 5.1 surround mapping (X.linkLE) Matrox Axio LE lets you display 5.1 surround mapping settings that show which channels are used to output your audio when playing back 5.1 surround tracks in your sequence. ° To display your 5.1 surround mapping settings: Choose Sequence >...
  • Page 90 Displaying settings for 16-channel mapping (X.linkLE) Matrox Axio LE lets you display settings that show which channels are used to output your audio when playing back a 16-channel master audio track in a sequence. Matrox Axio LE supports the output of the first eight channels of your sequence’s master track to the embedded SDI audio output, and the output of the...

  • Page 91: Specifying Your Audio Output Settings (X.linkhd And X.linksd)

    Specifying your audio output settings (X.linkHD and X.linkSD) Matrox Axio HD and SD let you customize your audio output settings, such as to adjust the volume of your analog audio output, select your SDI audio output format, and indicate which channels you want to output when playing mono, stereo, 5.1 surround, and 16-channel audio tracks.
  • Page 92 Specifying settings for mono and stereo mapping (X.linkHD and X.linkSD) You can choose to mute or enable each of the audio outputs from the X.linkHD or X.linkSD breakout box when playing back mono and stereo tracks in your sequence. ° To specify your mono/stereo mapping settings: Choose Sequence >...
  • Page 93 Specifying settings for 5.1 surround mapping (X.linkHD and X.linkSD) You can indicate which 5.1 surround channels you want to assign to the audio outputs from the X.linkHD or X.linkSD breakout box when playing back 5.1 surround tracks in your sequence. °...
  • Page 94 You can indicate which channels you want to assign to the audio outputs from the X.linkHD or X.linkSD breakout box when playing back a 16-channel master audio track in a sequence. Matrox Axio supports the output of the first eight channels of the master audio track.

  • Page 95: Selecting Your Dv-1394 Output Settings

    group that is presently not available, you must mute both audio pairs from one of the currently selected groups. Click OK to save your settings and return to the Sequence Settings dialog box. Selecting your DV-1394 output settings You can choose to output a Matrox sequence over the 1394 interface to perform an export to a DVCPRO HD device.

  • Page 96: Defining Your Video Preview Settings

    Defining your video preview settings When you select a Matrox sequence preset, an appropriate preview file format and codec are automatically set for previewing your video on Matrox Axio. Depending on your sequence’s video format, you can select a different codec to render your video previews.

  • Page 97: Defining Your Capture Settings

    84. Specifying your video capture settings Matrox Axio lets you capture your video to various formats depending on your sequence’s video format and Matrox Axio hardware. For example, if you’re working with an SD sequence, you can capture to a DV format such as DVCPRO to create .avi files for use in your Premiere Pro projects.
  • Page 98 Click the Configure button, then click the Video Capture Settings tab. Under Input Device , select the device from which you want to capture material (this may be automatically set for you based on your sequence’s video format): X.linkLE or X.linkSD to capture material from an analog or SDI video source connected to your X.linkLE or X.linkSD breakout box.
  • Page 99 If you selected DV-1394 as your input device, the name of the DV-1394 device connected to your system will appear in the Input Source box. If Matrox Axio can’t detect your source device when you start a capture, you’ll receive an error message. Either black video will be captured or the capture won’t be able to start until a valid input signal is present.
  • Page 100 (supported only for a 720p @ 23.98 fps or 25 fps sequence). capture Matrox Axio will remove the redundant (filler) frames from the VariCam input during capture and create a clip in the same format as your sequence for editing.

  • Page 101: Specifying Your Audio Capture Settings

    Matrox Axio. Remarks • When you capture to an .avi file on Matrox Axio, the clip’s video and audio are saved to the .avi file, and the clip’s audio is also saved to one or more separate .wav files.
  • Page 102 SDI source, select SDI (embedded audio) . ¦ Note If you experience dropped frames when capturing embedded SDI audio on Axio LE, you can set your audio capture source to SDI (embedded audio) - One pair only . This improves the capture performance by processing only one audio pair for the capture.
  • Page 103 Your first stereo or first two mono channels will be saved to a single stereo .wav file (any other channels will be ignored). When Axio saves the .wav file of an audio-only capture, it does not assign the .Stereo.wav suffix to the filename.
  • Page 104 If you select Show VU meters on the Audio Capture Settings page, each time you configure your Matrox Axio capture settings or open the Capture panel to start a capture in Adobe Premiere Pro, VU meters will be displayed to let you monitor the levels of your currently selected audio input source.

  • Page 105: Notes About Capturing To Matrox .M2V Files

    Notes about capturing to Matrox .m2v files When capturing to Matrox .m2v files, keep the following points in mind: • Automatic scene detection (Scene Detect) is not supported, but batch capture is supported. • Batch capture to Matrox .m2v files is not frame accurate. •...

  • Page 106: Specifying Your Audio Monitoring Settings (X.linkhd And X.linksd)

    Specifying your audio monitoring settings (X.linkHD and X.linkSD) Matrox Axio HD and SD let you customize your settings for monitoring audio during capture, such as to select the particular output channels on which you want to monitor your audio when capturing embedded SDI audio. Only audio input channels that are to be captured to a .wav file can be monitored.
  • Page 107 channel to an audio pair for a group that is presently not available, you must mute both audio pairs from one of the currently selected groups. Click OK to save your settings and return to the Project Settings dialog box. Defining your capture settings...

  • Page 108: Selecting Your Mpeg-2 I-Frame Settings

    Selecting your MPEG-2 I-frame settings When you select the Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame or Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame HD format to capture video, you can specify various settings for the MPEG-2 I-frame compression. ° To select your MPEG-2 I-frame settings: Click the Configure button. This displays a dialog box similar to the following: Drag the Data Rate slider until your desired data rate is displayed.
  • Page 109 ¦ Note The higher the DC precision value that’s used to capture or render your video, the more likely that the DC content will be increased at the expense of the AC content in the encoded stream. This may result in lowering the overall quality of the compressed stream at a specified data rate.

  • Page 110: Selecting Your Mpeg-2 Ibp Settings

    Selecting your MPEG-2 IBP settings When capturing video to a Matrox .m2v file using Adobe Premiere Pro, the capture format is set to Matrox MPEG-2 IBP. You can specify various settings for the MPEG-2 IBP compression. ° To select your MPEG-2 IBP settings: Click the Configure button.
  • Page 111 Video is compressed at varying data rates Variable bit rate (VBR) • based on the complexity of the video. The target data rate you select is used as the average data rate for the compression. , Target , and Max sliders Use these sliders to select your desired data rate.

  • Page 112: Exporting To A Matrox .Avi File

    Exporting to a Matrox .avi file Several software codecs are included with Adobe Premiere Pro so that you can export your video to different formats. Your Matrox Axio system adds several Matrox Video for Windows (VFW) codecs to the ones included with Premiere Pro to allow you to export your sequence to a Matrox .avi file.
  • Page 113 Select Export Video and Export Audio if you want to export both video and audio. ¦ Note Exported audio will be embedded in your .avi file. Matrox Axio does not support audio-only exports to an .avi file. Exporting to a Matrox .avi file...
  • Page 114 Click the Video tab. Under Video Codec , you can select the Matrox codec you want, depending on the video format to which you’re exporting. Renders video to DV or DVCAM format. Matrox DV/DVCAM Matrox DVCPRO Renders video to DVCPRO format. Renders video to DVCPRO50 or D-9 format.

  • Page 115: Exporting A Matrox Ntsc Or 486P Sequence To Mpeg-2 For Dvd Authoring

    Renders video to 8-bit or 10-bit Matrox Uncompressed SD uncompressed SD format. Matrox Uncompressed SD + Alpha Renders video to 8-bit or 10-bit uncompressed SD format with alpha. ¡ Important To export to NTSC or 486p format using a Matrox Uncompressed SD codec, you must set the frame size to 720×486 using the and Height settings on the Video page.

  • Page 116: Adding A Voice-Over To Your Sequence

    Remarks • To use Matrox Axio voice-over, you must have an audio input for the voice-over as well as a valid video input. The video input is required only for genlock purposes. It’s recommended that you genlock all the devices connected to your Matrox Axio system to a reliable external genlock source.

  • Page 117: Recording Your Voice-Over

    From the Input Source list, select the audio source type corresponding to the device to which the microphone is connected. For example, if the microphone is connected to an XLR device on X.linkLE, select XLR (balanced analog) Test the audio input levels by speaking into the microphone and use the VU meters in the Audio Input Levels window to check the audio input levels.
  • Page 118 ¦ Note If a track that you’ll be recording your voice-over on already contains audio at the current-time indicator, the audio will be overwritten by your voice-over. Mute Track Record Enable Volume Play/Stop toggle Record In the Audio Mixer panel, click the Record Enable button for each track on which you want to record audio.

  • Page 119: Setting Up Matrox Rs-422 Device Control

    Setting up Matrox RS-422 device control Matrox RS-422 device control lets you control any device that supports the RS-422 SMPTE time code protocol when capturing or exporting material to tape in Adobe Premiere Pro. To use this device control, you must use an RS-232 to RS-422 adapter cable to connect the serial device control port on your source device or recorder to the serial port on your computer.
  • Page 120 Select this if you want to use only your tape’s control Control Track track as the time source. Because using the control track is not as reliable as LTC or VITC for device control, you should select this option only if you’re having problems using the time code on your tape.

  • Page 121: Exporting Your Sequence To Tape

    To export your Matrox sequence to tape without using device control, simply play back your sequence and record the output from any of the available outputs on your Matrox Axio system. If your recorder supports RS-422 device control, you can export your sequence to tape using Matrox RS-422 device control as explained in the next section, “Exporting to tape using Matrox RS-422 device...
  • Page 122 Choose File > Export > Tape to display the following dialog box: Under Export to Tape Mode , you can specify the type of export you want to perform and the tracks you want to be recorded: Assemble Records all tracks (video and audio) sequentially onto the tape.

  • Page 123: Exporting To A Dvcpro Hd Device Using Dv-1394 Device Control

    If needed, enter the number of frames to offset the recording start time beside Recording Offset. For example, if you perform an export to tape and find that the recording started three frames later than the In point that you specified on the tape, enter an offset of -3.

  • Page 124: Creating An Sd Project In 16:9 Format

    4:3 standard TV screen format, or the widescreen 16:9 format. ° To create an SD project in 16:9 format on Matrox Axio, do the following: Record your video onto tape with your camera set to the widescreen 16:9 format.
  • Page 125 If you can’t set the pixel aspect ratio, create your image at 864×486 for NTSC or 486p video, or at 1024×576 for PAL or 576p video. After you’ve created your image, resize only its width to 720. When you resize the image, your text or graphic will appear elongated on your computer screen.
  • Page 126 Your notes Chapter 7, Defining Your Adobe Premiere Pro Settings...
  • Page 127 Setting Up Realtime Effects with Adobe Premiere Pro This chapter explains how to set up realtime Matrox effects such as color corrections and wipes using the Matrox realtime plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro.

  • Page 128: Setting Up Realtime Effects With Adobe Premiere Pro

    Available effects The Matrox realtime plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro lets you set up the following realtime Matrox effects in your Matrox projects • Color corrections. • Chroma key and luma key effects. • Chroma clamper effect. • Wipes. The following Adobe effects are also accelerated for realtime playback: •...

  • Page 129: How To Apply A Matrox Video Effect In Adobe Premiere Pro

    How to apply a Matrox video effect in Adobe Premiere Pro The Matrox plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro allows you to apply several Matrox video effects to your clips. To apply a Matrox video effect, drag the desired effect from the Effects panel onto the clip in the Timeline panel. By default, the Matrox video effects are found in the Matrox bin under Video Effects ¥...

  • Page 130: Applying A Mask To Your Matrox Effects

    Applying a mask to your Matrox effects The Matrox color correction, chroma key, and luma key effects allow you to add a mask to define the area where you want to apply your effect. For example, you may want to apply a color correction to only one area of your clip and leave the rest of the clip untouched.

  • Page 131: Using Select Mask

    Using Select Mask To apply a mask to your Matrox effect using the Select Mask dialog box, click the triangle next to the Select property to expand it, then click the Select Mask button: dialog box allows you to apply a mask in two ways: Select Mask •...

  • Page 132: Creating A Matrox Primary Color Correction

    Creating a Matrox primary color correction Color correction is important for all productions, whether you want to achieve continuity when cutting between shots, ensure broadcast safe levels, or establish and emphasize a “look.” Matrox color correction provides basic proc amp control, three-way color correction complete with master, shadows, midtones, and highlights control, and input and output level control.
  • Page 133 the clip will remain unchanged. For more information, see “Using Split View” on page 114. ¡ Important This option is for preview only. You should clear it before you render your clip, otherwise the split will appear in your video output. •...

  • Page 134: Using Split View

    Allows you to see a graphical representation of your changes Graphical when you adjust the luma mapping settings. You can also modify the luminance of your clip directly within the graph. For more information, “Using the luma mapping graph” on page 125. Numerical Lets you adjust the luma mapping settings numerically by entering values in the text boxes, or by dragging the corresponding sliders.

  • Page 135: Working With Split View In The Program Monitor

    Working with Split View in the Program Monitor To activate the Split View controls in the Program Monitor, click the Transform icon ( ) beside the name of the Matrox color correction effect in the Effect Controls panel. The Split View button will appear in the upper left corner of the Program Monitor: Split View button Enable Split View by clicking the Split View button.

  • Page 136: Using Rgb Curves

    Using RGB curves ¦ Note The RGB Curves settings are available only with the advanced versions of the Matrox primary and secondary color correction effects. With RGB curves, you can individually adjust the red, green, and blue color channels across the entire tonal range of your clip, or adjust all three color channels simultaneously with a master curve.
  • Page 137 Click the R , G , or B button to select the curve corresponding to the color channel you want to adjust, or click the Master button for the master curve, and then drag the curve to obtain your desired effect. For example, click the R button and drag the top right end point towards the top left of the grid to increase the slope of the curve and add red to the clip.

  • Page 138: Adjusting Tonal Range

    If you want to reset the Master , R , G , or B curve to its default setting at any time, click the appropriate Reset button. Red curve Reset button ¥ Tip By applying a mask to your clip, you can adjust the RGB channels for that specific area of your clip, or invert the mask to isolate that same area from being affected by your RGB adjustments.

  • Page 139: Using The Color Balance Graph

    Using the color balance graph The color balance graph allows you to modify the Color Balance settings for each tonal range directly within the color maps. You can also perform an auto balance or a color match using the buttons beneath the color maps. For more information, see “Performing an auto balance”...
  • Page 140 want to decrease. For example, if you move the handle towards red, you also decrease cyan by the same amount, as shown in the following diagram: MAGENTA BLUE YELLOW GREEN CYAN ¥ Tip For increased precision, hold down the key while you drag the handle. If you want to reset the color balance ( Hue and Saturation) setting, click the Reset Color Balance button under the color map you are using.
  • Page 141 luminance for only the shadows, drag the luminance slider under the Shadows color map. Luminance slider Creating a Matrox primary color correction...

  • Page 142: Performing An Auto Balance

    Performing an auto balance Before matching colors, you can perform an auto balance on your target clip to automatically apply a color shift to your clip to compensate for different lighting conditions. To do this, click the Auto Balance button under the corresponding color map and use the eyedropper to select the area you want to correct in your clip.

  • Page 143: Matching Colors Between Two Clips

    Matching colors between two clips You can perform a color match to match colors between two clips (such as skin tone, sky, etc.). The color match lets you select colors from a reference clip to match to your target clip. You can affect the colors globally ( Master ), or just the Shadows , Midtones , or Highlights .
  • Page 144 Select a reference color from your reference clip by using the Reference Color eyedropper under the color map you want to affect ( Master , , Midtones , or Highlights ). Shadows Reference Color eyedropper For example, to match a very dark color in your reference clip to your target clip, click the Reference Color eyedropper under the Shadows color map, and click (or click and drag) on the desired color in your reference clip.

  • Page 145: Using The Luma Mapping Graph

    Using the luma mapping graph To modify your luma mapping values directly in the graph, click the triangle next to the Luma Mapping Graphical property to expand it: • Map This is the default view when you first expand the Graphical property.
  • Page 146 in the graph to adjust the Input and Output levels for black and white, as well as the Gamma . Input Input Output Output Gamma Black White Black White Level Level Level Level • Auto Black Click this to define the darkest pixels in your clip as black. The intermediate luminance values are proportionally redistributed.

  • Page 147: Creating A Matrox Secondary Color Correction

    Creating a Matrox secondary color correction Matrox secondary color correction offers all the properties found in Matrox primary color correction, with the added capability of limiting the color correction to a specific range of pixels using the selective key properties. For example, secondary color correction can be used to change the color of a dress, deepen the background sky color, or to achieve an effect where only one object or person remains in color while the rest of the image becomes black and white.
  • Page 148 • Enable Split View Select this option to split your clip into two sections in the Program Monitor and on your video monitor. One section will display your clip as you adjust the color correction controls, and the other section of the clip will remain unchanged.
  • Page 149 Allows you to see a graphical representation of your changes Graphical when you adjust the luma mapping settings. You can also modify the luminance of your clip directly within the graph. For more information, “Using the luma mapping graph” on page 125. Numerical Lets you adjust your luma mapping settings numerically by entering values in the text boxes, or by dragging the corresponding sliders.
  • Page 150 Use this to rotate the indicator around the perimeter of the color spectrum so that you can select different hues (colors) on which to key. Aperture Use this to widen or narrow the aperture of the indicator to increase or decrease the range of colors on which you want to key. Sets the amount of softness applied to the range of colors Softness specified in the aperture region.
  • Page 151 Use this to select the lower (darker) luminance values to Low Clip be keyed. A Low Clip setting of 0 represents black, and a setting of 255 represents white. Intermediate settings represent different shades of gray, from very dark to very light gray. Low Gain Use this to set the range of luminance values you want to be partially affected based on the value set by the Low Clip control.

  • Page 152: Using The Selective Key Graph

    Using the selective key graph The selective key graph allows you to modify your selective key settings ( Hue , Saturation Key , and Luma Key ) directly in the graph. You can also perform an auto key. • Map This is the default view when you first expand the graphical property. You can drag the handles to move the indicator to different regions in the graph to adjust the Hue Key , Saturation Key , and Luma Key settings.
  • Page 153 each luminance value present in your image as a vertical line. A longer line indicates a higher amount of pixels in your image of that line’s luminance value. • Hue Click this button to enable or disable the Hue Key properties ( Hue , Aperture and Softness ).
  • Page 154 be able to see the Sat Key indicator and handles to modify the Saturation properties in the selective key graph. 0 12 High Clip Low Clip Low Gain High Gain • Lum Click this button to enable or disable the Luma Key properties ( Low Clip , Low Gain , High Gain , and High Clip ).
  • Page 155 ¦ Note If you want to reset the hue, saturation, and luma key properties to the default settings at any time, click the appropriate Reset button. Saturation Key Reset button • Show Key Click this button to display the matte used to define your selective key region.

  • Page 156: Creating A Color Pass Effect

    This allows you to see the original colors of your clip before any modifications were made. • Indicator Click this button to turn the indicator lines on or off. • Handles Click this button to turn the handles for the indicator lines on or off.

  • Page 157: Overview Of The Matrox Chroma Key Effects

    Apply a mask surrounding the colored object you want to remain intact (see the next section, “Applying a mask to your Matrox effects). Select Expand Outside Mask . Overview of the Matrox chroma key effects You can apply a Matrox chroma key or chroma key shadow effect to make certain areas of a foreground image transparent based on a color in that image, so that an underlying image can show through.

  • Page 158: Creating A Chroma Key Or Chroma Key Shadow Effect

    additional effects to your chroma key, you will get more desirable results by using the chroma key effect without shadow controls. For example, if you want to apply an Adobe Motion effect to your chroma key, you should use the chroma key effect and not the chroma key shadow effect.
  • Page 159 Click this button to display the matte used to create your key Show Key effect. This enables you to further refine your key. For example, when you display the matte, your key color (such as green) appears as black, and opaque areas appear as white.
  • Page 160 • Chroma Suppression Use this to remove any tint that your key color imposes on your foreground image. For example, if your solid color backdrop (key color) is green and you are using a person in your foreground image, the person’s skin may have a green tint. You can adjust the Chroma to replace the green tint with the opposite color in the Suppression spectrum to return the person’s skin to a more natural-looking color.

  • Page 161: Using The Chroma Key Graph To Modify Key Colors And Perform An Auto Key

    Using the chroma key graph to modify key colors and perform an auto key To modify your key colors directly within the chroma key graph or perform an auto key, click the triangle next to the Graphical property to expand it: •...
  • Page 162 vertical line. A longer line indicates a higher amount of pixels in your image of that line’s luminance value. ¦ Note The Plot graph will contain a luma plot histogram only if you are creating a chroma key shadow effect. You can drag the handle in the luma plot histogram to adjust the Luminance .
  • Page 163 Click the eyedropper button and click and drag anywhere on your clip to select a rectangular area containing colors on which you want to key. ¦ Note The Show Key mode and any chroma key applied will be temporarily deactivated in the Program Monitor when using the auto key eyedropper. This allows you to see the original colors of your clip before any modifications were made.

  • Page 164: Overview Of The Matrox Luma Key Effect

    Overview of the Matrox luma key effect You can apply a Matrox luma key to make certain areas of a foreground image transparent based on the luminance in that image, so that an underlying image can show through. In the following example of a luma key effect, two video clips are combined to produce the effect of two cowboys riding through fire.

  • Page 165: Creating A Luma Key Effect

    Creating a luma key effect To set up a Matrox luma key effect, click the triangle next to Matrox Luma Key to expand the property list: • Graphical Allows you to see a graphical representation of your changes when you adjust the property settings. You can adjust the luma key properties directly in the graph to select the luminance values on which you want to key.

  • Page 166: Using The Luma Key Graph

    of the Low Gain control as defining a “Transparent to Opaque” range for keying the dark areas of your foreground image. • High Clip This control is similar to Low Clip , except you use it to select the higher (brighter) luminance values to be keyed. •...
  • Page 167 You can select luminance values on which to key by adjusting the Low Clip handles, or you can use the luminance eyedropper to automatically High Clip pick the luminance value you want to key on. The eyedropper can be used in two ways: •...

  • Page 168: Creating A Wipe Transition

    Creating a wipe transition The Matrox wipe transitions support standard dissolves, SMPTE wipes, and organic wipes with soft edges and color borders. ° To set up a Matrox wipe transition: Click the transition’s icon in your sequence, then click the Custom button in the Effect Controls panel.
  • Page 169 Lets you adjust the prominence of the border between image A Balance and image B. For example, positive values make the border more prominent in image B, while negative values make the border more prominent in image A. Reset Click this button to restore the default Border values. Use the controls under Softness to create a soft edge on the border of your wipe.

  • Page 170: Using The Matrox Chroma Clamper Effect

    Using the Matrox chroma clamper effect You can use the Matrox chroma clamper effect to ensure that when you’ve applied effects that perform color space conversion on part of a clip, the clip’s colors remain constant throughout. Some Adobe Premiere Pro native effects perform color space conversions (YUV to RGB) that will clip RGB values to the acceptable range of 0-255 per color component.

  • Page 171: Using Matrox A/V Tools

    Using Matrox A/V Tools This chapter explains how to use Matrox A/V Tools to capture clips, grab single-frame images, and play back clips in a clip list.

  • Page 172: About Matrox A/V Tools

    About Matrox A/V Tools Matrox A/V Tools is an application that allows you to capture and play back clips. With A/V Tools, you can: • Capture analog or SDI video from your camera or VTR into .avi files on your computer. •...

  • Page 173: Using The Matrox A/V Tools Interface

    Using the Matrox A/V Tools interface Once you’ve specified your A/V Tools options, a dialog box similar to the following appears: Here’s a brief description of the A/V Tools dialog box: New tab Use this tab to capture new clips to add to your clip list. See “Capturing clips”...

  • Page 174: Using The A/V Tools Pop-Up Menu

    mode lets you capture live video from your camera, or video on tape. Disk mode lets you play back captured clips in your clip list. This section contains several items to help you Clip identification area identify your clips. Tape ID Displays the name that you’ve assigned to the tape in your VTR.
  • Page 175 The transport controls are much like those on your VTR: Loop button Positioner Most of these controls perform standard transport functions, but some can be used for special tasks: • Scrub Drag the slider on the Positioner to scrub through any clip in your clip list.

  • Page 176: Defining Your A/V Tools Options

    Changing the time code display A value in a time code field can be displayed as a time code or a specific number of frames. The first time you run A/V Tools, the fields display time codes. To toggle between the two formats, press while the insertion point CTRL+SHIFT (flashing vertical bar) is in any time code field.
  • Page 177 Under Editing Video Format , select the video format and aspect ratio you want for your clips. For example, select NTSC and 4:3 if you want to capture and play back NTSC clips with a standard 4:3 aspect ratio. Remarks When you select an editing video format, many of the playback and capture settings are predetermined for you.

  • Page 178: Selecting Your Capture Folder

    Selecting your capture folder You can select the folder where you want A/V Tools to store your captured clips by typing the drive and folder name directly into the Capture Folder box, or by using the Browse button. To ensure the best capture and playback performance of your clips, save them on one of your A/V drives.
  • Page 179 your picture when you pause while scrubbing interlaced video. Scrubbing fields can also be used to check for any dropped fields that may have occurred in your video during a telecine process. ¦ Note When using a progressive editing video format, the scrubbing mode is set to Frame .
  • Page 180 Specifying your genlock settings You can select the source to which you want to genlock all devices connected to your Matrox Axio system, as well as adjust the timing settings for all video outputs from Matrox Axio. ° To specify your genlock settings: Click the Options button in the Matrox A/V Tools dialog box.

  • Page 181: Defining Your Capture Settings

    ¦ Note The 5.1 surround mapping and 16-channel mapping settings won’t be available as they don’t apply when using Matrox A/V Tools. Click OK to save your settings. Defining your capture settings The Matrox Capture Settings dialog box has pages that you can use to specify your settings for capturing video and audio in A/V Tools.
  • Page 182 From the Input Format list, select the video format that matches your source video. Depending on your editing video format, you may not be able to change the input format. If needed, Matrox Axio will apply an appropriate pulldown method to convert the incoming video to your editing video format.
  • Page 183 you’ll be applying chroma key effects, you should use this codec instead of a DV codec. Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame HD Captures video to MPEG-2 intra-frame format using the 4:2:2 Profile @ High Level at a selected data rate (HD resolution only). This is the only capture format available when using a 1440 ×1080i editing video format.
  • Page 184 SDI source, select SDI (embedded audio) . ¦ Note If you experience dropped frames when capturing embedded SDI audio on Axio LE, you can set your audio capture source to SDI (embedded Chapter 9, Using Matrox A/V Tools...
  • Page 185 . This improves the capture performance by processing audio) - One pair only only one audio pair for the capture. Under Capture Format , select the bit-depth for your captured audio files. If you want the VU meters to be displayed each time you configure your capture settings or start a capture in A/V Tools, select Show VU meters .

  • Page 186: How A/V Tools Assigns Clip Names

    How A/V Tools assigns clip names When using the New tab, Clip ID displays the base name for your new clips. For example, if the Clip ID is “MyClip,” A/V Tools will assign the name MyClip000.avi to the first new clip you capture, and continue naming clips sequentially (for example, MyClip001.avi, MyClip002.avi, etc.).

  • Page 187: Capturing From Tape Without Device Control

    Capturing from tape without device control In the A/V Tools dialog box, click the CAM button. To capture video from tape, your device must be set to VTR mode. In the Tape ID box, type a name for the tape presently loaded in your VTR. In the Clip ID box, type the base clip name you’d like to be assigned to your clip.

  • Page 188: Working With The Clip List

    Working with the clip list The following sections explain how to add new clips to the clip list, play back clips, save and load clip lists, copy, move and delete clips, and how to detach and resize the clip list. Adding clips You can add a clip or a series of clips (.avi files) to the clip list using any of the following methods:...

  • Page 189: Copying Clips

    Remarks The first time you double-click a .dvl file in Windows Explorer, you will need to specify Matrox A/V Tools as the program you want to use to open .dvl files. If you load a .dvl file to a clip list that already contains clips, it will replace the current clip list.

  • Page 190: Detaching And Resizing The Clip List

    Detaching and resizing the clip list You can change the size of your clip list to suit your needs. First, detach the clip list from the Matrox A/V Tools dialog box by clicking the Float/dock clip list button ( ) above the clip list. Now the clip list can be freely moved and resized.
  • Page 191 ° To grab a single-frame image: Play back your source video. If it is on disk, you can use the transport controls to locate the clip In the A/V Tools dialog box, click the Grab Image button to open the Grab dialog box.

  • Page 192: Keyboard Shortcuts

    Keyboard shortcuts The following table provides a complete list of keyboard shortcuts available for using A/V Tools. Keyboard Shortcuts Disk mode CAM mode Play Rewind Fast Forward (apostrophe) Frame Advance ’ Frame Reverse (semicolon) Stop Loop Delete Clip Only DELETE Delete Clip + File SHIFT+DELETE Grab...

  • Page 193: Using The Matrox Wysiwyg Plug-Ins

    Using the Matrox WYSIWYG Plug-ins This chapter explains how to use the Matrox WYSIWYG Control Panel and plug-ins available with Matrox Axio so that you can display the contents of your composition or animation on your video monitor.

  • Page 194: Overview

    Overview Together with your Matrox Axio hardware, the Matrox WYSIWYG Control Panel and Matrox WYSIWYG plug-ins let you display the contents of your composition or animation on your video monitor. This lets you see the exact color temperature, safe-title area, and any interlaced artifacts as you work.

  • Page 195: Required Steps To Use The Wysiwyg Plug-Ins

    From the Preview Type menu, select one of the following options for the preview: Video Select this to view your composition or animation. Select this to view only your composition’s or Alpha Channel animation’s grayscale alpha-key (matte) information. From the Scaling menu, select one of the following options for your preview output: Scale to fit Select this to scale your output to fit your video monitor.

  • Page 196: Autodesk Combustion

    Autodesk Combustion Start Autodesk Combustion and open the file you want to preview. Choose File > Preferences > Framebuffer . In the menu beside Framebuffer Type , select Matrox WYSIWYG Preview , and click OK . eyeon Fusion Start eyeon Fusion and open the file you want to preview. Right-click on the file, and choose View On >...

  • Page 197: Using The Matrox Video For Windows Codecs

    Using the Matrox Video for Windows Codecs This chapter explains how to use the Matrox Video for Windows codecs to render material to Matrox .avi files.

  • Page 198: Overview

    (as well as with untested programs). Using VFW programs without the Axio hardware If you installed the Matrox VFW software codecs for use without the Axio hardware (see “Installing the Matrox VFW software codecs on a system without the Axio hardware”...

  • Page 199: Before You Start Rendering

    Before you start rendering Before you start rendering material to a Matrox .avi file, make the following settings in your VFW program: • Set the frame size (width and height) of your rendered material to full-screen, depending on the codec that you’ll be using. DV/DVCAM, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, or MPEG-2 I-frame SD: 720 ×...

  • Page 200: Selecting Color Space Conversion Options

    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. ¦...

  • Page 201: Rendering Material To A Matrox Vfw .Avi File

    and Chroma interpolation Select these options to Chroma filtering adjust the chroma bandwidth of RGB graphics. This improves images that have abrupt changes between different colors, such as a blue box on a black or white background. You should select these options for most animation and compositing work (computer-generated material).

  • Page 202: Configuring The Matrox Dvcpro Hd Codec

    HD format with alpha. ¦ Note The Matrox Offline HD codec is not supported for rendering clips. This codec is provided only for playback of legacy Matrox Axio offline HD projects. If you’ve selected a Matrox codec that requires configuration, click the button provided by your program that allows you to configure your codec settings.

  • Page 203: Configuring The Matrox Mpeg-2 I-Frame Codecs

    Under Bit Depth , select the bit depth you want for your video. ¦ Note Matrox RT.X2 does not support 10-bit uncompressed video. Under Scan Mode , select the scan mode of your video. Click to save your selection. The settings you selected will be used each time you render material with your program, until you change the settings again.
  • Page 204 Sets the regular (default) zig zag scanning pattern of the AC Regular coefficient of the DCT block as defined in the ISO/IEC 13818-2 (figure 7-2) specification documentation. Alternate Sets an alternate zig zag scanning pattern of the AC coefficient of the DCT block as defined in the ISO/IEC 13818-2 (figure 7-3) specification documentation.

  • Page 205: Monitoring Your Matrox Axio System

    Monitoring Your Matrox Axio System This chapter explains how to use the Matrox X.info program to display important details about your Matrox Axio system and installed hardware.

  • Page 206: Using X.info To Display Axio Information

    The Matrox X.info program lets you display information about your Matrox Axio system and installed hardware, and provides warnings when certain problems arise, such as when the temperature of one of your Axio hardware components exceeds the maximum operating temperature.
  • Page 207 Re-enable Warnings . For example, some Matrox warnings provide an option to turn off the warning (that is, you can select Don’t display this message again ). Clicking Re-enable Warnings allows these warnings to be displayed again. Using X.info to display Axio information...

  • Page 208: Displaying Hardware Information

    Displaying hardware information To display hardware information about your Matox Axio system, select Hardware from the Display Information About list. Each card and breakout box (X.linkHD and X.linkSD) is represented by a tab. ¦ Note No hardware information is provided for the X.linkLE breakout box.

  • Page 209: Monitoring Your Axio Hardware Operating Temperatures

    You should monitor the temperature of your Axio hardware components periodically and take measures as needed to lower the room temperature and/or improve the ventilation in your Axio system. For details on how to ensure your system is properly ventilated, see “Providing adequate ventilation”...
  • Page 210 Your notes Chapter 12, Monitoring Your Matrox Axio System...

  • Page 211: Understanding Standard And Advanced Pulldown

    Understanding Standard and Advanced Pulldown This appendix describes the most common pulldown methods, and explains how and when these pulldown methods are employed by Matrox Axio.

  • Page 212: Overview

    Pulldown can also be applied to your output video to meet certain requirements. When a pulldown is required, Matrox Axio performs either a standard 2:3 pulldown or an advanced 2:3:3:2 pulldown.

  • Page 213: Matrox Axio Implementation Of Standard Reverse Pulldown

    In the case of batch captures, when the first frame of a clip that is to be captured might not always be an A frame, Matrox Axio advances to the next instance of an A frame in the clip to start the pulldown sequence (if it’s required). In order for Matrox Axio to perform standard reverse 2:3 pulldown accurately, the clips must have A frames appearing at time codes 0 and 5.

  • Page 214: Matrox Axio Implementation Of Advanced Reverse Pulldown

    C in the diagram above, is tagged when the 23.98 fps progressive footage is recorded to tape. This information is present in the DV stream and when Matrox Axio performs an advanced reverse pulldown, it reads this information to identify the additional frame that is then removed from the sequence.

  • Page 215: Matrox Axio Workflows

    Matrox Axio Workflows This appendix provides information about working with different types of sequences in Adobe Premiere Pro. It describes the various Matrox codecs and video formats that you can use to complete your video projects.

  • Page 216: Overview

    2:3 pulldown during capture of analog or SDI video. To do this, Matrox Axio identifies the A frames of a sequence as those frames that have time code ending in 0 or 5. The analog or SDI output from your 486p @ 23.98 fps sequence on Matrox Axio is always NTSC.

  • Page 217: 486P @ 23.98 Fps Workflow Example

    NTSC video NTSC video time codes 0 and 5. on tape on tape Matrox Axio detects original pulldown Matrox Axio method, then performs performs standard either a standard or reverse pulldown advanced reverse (2:3 cadence).

  • Page 218: Working With Hd Material

    HD video format (input format) that is different from the HD format that’s defined by your sequence settings. For example, to capture 1080i @ 29.97 fps source video for use in a 1080p @ 23.98 fps sequence, Axio will perform a standard reverse pulldown on your input video during capture. For more information about how pulldown can be applied in your HD sequence, see “Applying pulldown in HD sequences”...

  • Page 219: Using The Matrox Mpeg-2 I-Frame Hd Codec For Online Editing

    In this workflow example, the Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame HD codec is used to capture video clips for online editing. The clips are captured with Matrox Axio at a data rate of 100 Mb/sec or higher and then used to complete an online editing sequence in Adobe Premiere Pro.

  • Page 220: Using The Matrox Mpeg-2 I-Frame Hd Codec For Offline Editing

    50 Mb/sec for offline editing. You can then edit the offline sequence on your Axio system, and later recapture the clips at a high quality to complete your sequence as finishing-quality HD video for broadcast. This workflow is described in “MPEG-2 I-frame HD codec workflow example for offline editing...

  • Page 221: Mpeg-2 I-Frame Hd Codec Workflow Example For Offline Editing On An Axio System

    In this workflow example, the Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame HD codec is used to capture video clips for offline editing. The clips are captured with Matrox Axio at a data rate of 50 Mb/sec and then used to complete an offline editing sequence.

  • Page 222: Mpeg-2 I-Frame Hd Workflow Example For Offline Editing On A Remote System

    (the project will open in Desktop mode). When the offline edit is complete and trimmed, the Premiere Pro project (.prproj) file is transferred back to the Matrox Axio system. The offline-quality clips are then unlinked and recaptured as high-quality clips using the Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame HD codec at a high data rate, or a Matrox Uncompressed HD codec.

  • Page 223: Using The Matrox 8-Bit And 10-Bit Uncompressed Hd Codecs

    VFW application such as Adobe After Effects, the clips are rendered for use on Matrox Axio using the Matrox VFW Uncompressed HD codec. The online editing sequence is then completed on the Axio system and exported to tape for broadcast.

  • Page 224: Applying Pulldown In Hd Sequences

    23.98 fps or 24 fps. This includes film footage that was shot at 24 fps, then transferred to tape as 1080i @ 29.97 fps using a telecine process. In this case, Matrox Axio performs a standard reverse pulldown when it captures 1080i @ 29.97 fps material for use in a 1080p @ 23.98 fps sequence.

  • Page 225: 1080P @ 23.98 Fps Workflow Example

    1080p @ 23.98 fps workflow example The following diagram provides a typical workflow for working with a 1080p @ 23.98 fps online editing sequence on Matrox Axio: HD video footage shot as Matrox Axio performs 1080p @ 23.98 fps standard reverse pulldown with A frames appearing at time codes 0 and 5.

  • Page 226: Other Matrox Axio Hd Workflows

    Other Matrox Axio HD workflows 720p workflow example Matrox Axio supports creating 720p sequences at 23.98 fps, 25 fps, 29.97 fps, 50 fps, and 59.94 fps. If you’re working with a 720p @ 23.98 fps or 25 fps sequence, Matrox Axio supports capturing Panasonic VariCam material (you must select Enable VariCam capture when you perform the capture).
  • Page 227 Matrox .avi broadcast broadcast file ¦ Note You can also capture HDV clips natively over the 1394 interface using the Adobe Premiere Pro HDV capture format as explained in your Adobe Premiere Pro documentation. Other Matrox Axio HD workflows...

  • Page 228: 1080I Workflow Example

    HDV material natively over the 1394 interface using the Adobe Premiere Pro HDV capture format. A 1440×1080i @ 25 fps or 29.97 fps sequence also supports capturing analog component or SDI video to Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame HD format. Appendix B, Matrox Axio Workflows...
  • Page 229 The following diagram provides a typical workflow for working with a 1080i @ 25 fps or 29.97 fps sequence on Matrox Axio: Film footage telecined and transferred to HD tape. Standard 2:3 pulldown performed (for converting to 1080i @ 29.97 fps video only).
  • Page 230 1080p @ 24 fps. ¦ Note A 1080p @ 24 fps sequence can be created and edited on a Matrox Axio HD or LE system only. The following diagram illustrates a typical workflow for working with a 1080p...

  • Page 231: Editing Hd Sequences On A Matrox Axio Sd System

    Your collaborative workflow can be even more flexible and affordable with the ability to edit HD sequences on a Matrox Axio SD system. In other words, HD sequence sharing can be done seamlessly between Matrox Axio HD, SD, and LE systems.
  • Page 232 The following diagram illustrates a typical workflow for editing HD projects on a Matrox Axio SD system: Matrox Axio HD or LE Matrox Axio SD HDV or Clips HDV or DVCPRO DVCPRO HD captured from HD clips captured clips captured...

  • Page 233: Supported Video Compression Formats

    Supported video compression formats Matrox Axio LE SD sequence HD sequence DV-1394 input: DV/DVCAM, DVCPRO, DVCPRO HD and DVCPRO50 SDI and analog component 8- and 10-bit Uncompressed Capture input MPEG-2 I-frame DVCPRO HD MPEG-2 IBP (for capture to 8- and 10-bit Uncompressed .m2v files only)

  • Page 234: Matrox Axio Hd

    If you want to export your sequence to a DV-1394 device other than DVCPRO HD, you need to copy or import your Matrox sequence into a native Adobe Premiere Pro sequence. For more details on exporting to tape, see “Exporting your sequence to tape” on page 101. Appendix B, Matrox Axio Workflows...

  • Page 235: Matrox Axio Sd

    Matrox Axio SD HD sequence SD sequence (video processing is set to 8-bit) DV/DVCAM, DVCPRO, and DVCPRO50 8- and 10-bit Uncompressed DV-1394 input only: Capture MPEG-2 I-frame DVCPRO HD MPEG-2 IBP (for capture to .m2v files only) DV/DVCAM, DVCPRO, DVCPRO HD...

  • Page 236: Supported Main And Secondary Sdi Output Formats On Matrox Axio Le

    NTSC ¦ Note The analog outputs on Matrox Axio LE can be set to the same format as your main or secondary SDI output. If you’re working with an SD sequence or a 1080p @ 24 fps sequence, however, the analog output will be set to the same format as the main SDI output.

  • Page 237: Supported Master Output Formats On Matrox Axio Hd And Sd

    Supported master output formats on Matrox Axio HD and SD The following table lists the supported master output formats for Matrox Axio HD and SD depending on your sequence’s video format. Supported master Supported master Sequence video output formats on...
  • Page 238 Your notes Appendix B, Matrox Axio Workflows...

  • Page 239: Matrox Axio Specifications

    Matrox Axio Specifications This appendix provides specifications for the Matrox Axio cards, as well as the X.linkHD and X.linkSD breakout boxes.

  • Page 240: X.io Card

    • Storage humidity: 5 to 95% relative humidity (non-condensing) ¡ Important To avoid damage to your Matrox Axio components and/or computer system, make sure that you don’t operate your Axio cards at or near the maximum operating temperature for a prolonged period of time (see “Monitoring...

  • Page 241: X.linksd Breakout Box

    X.linkSD breakout box General Video standards NTSC, PAL, NTSC-EIAJ Dimensions L 32.7 cm × W 8.9 cm × H 7.6 cm (12.875” × 3.5” × 2.975”) Typical operating voltages and current consumption Voltage +3.3 V +5 V +12 V –12 V Current 1.2 A 0.9 A...

  • Page 242: Video Output Signals

    Analog unbalanced (1 stereo input pair) Input impedance High impedance Nominal levels –10 dBV, 18 dB headroom Analog unbalanced signal (1 stereo output pair) 100 Ω Output impedance Nominal levels –10 dBV, 18 dB headroom Appendix C, Matrox Axio Specifications...

  • Page 243: Audio Specifications

    • Operating humidity: 20 to 80% relative humidity (non-condensing) • Storage humidity: 5 to 95% relative humidity (non-condensing) ¡ Important To avoid damage to your Matrox Axio components and/or computer system, make sure that you don’t operate your X.linkSD at or near the maximum operating temperature for a prolonged period of time (see “Monitoring...

  • Page 244: X.linkhd Breakout Box

    Total power consumption: 19 Watts Video input signals Signal Type Voltage Impedance 75 Ω SD-SDI/HD-SDI Compliant with SMPTE 259M/SMPTE 292M 110 Ω 1394 200 mV 75 Ω Reference In SD: 1.0 V 75 Ω HD: 1.0 V (tri-sync) Appendix C, Matrox Axio Specifications...

  • Page 245: Video Output Signals

    Video output signals Signal Type Voltage Impedance Component Video 75 Ω Luminance signal (Y) 1.0 V 75 Ω Chrominance signal PAL: 0.700 V at 100% color bar (B-Y, R-Y) 75 Ω NTSC: 0.700 V at 75% color bar 75 Ω NTSC-EIAJ: 0.757 V at 75% color 75 Ω...

  • Page 246: Environmental Specifications

    • Operating humidity: 20 to 80% relative humidity (non-condensing) • Storage humidity: 5 to 95% relative humidity (non-condensing) ¡ Important To avoid damage to your Matrox Axio components and/or computer system, make sure that you don’t operate your X.linkHD at or near the maximum operating temperature for a prolonged period of time (see “Monitoring...

  • Page 247: Axio Le Card

    Axio LE card General PCI interface Full-size PCI Express x4 card, or full-size PCI-X 66 MHz card Regulatory compliance FCC Class A, CE Mark Class A, ACA Class A, RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC NTSC, PAL, NTSC-EIAJ, 1080i/PsF, 720p Video standards 31 cm × 10.7 cm (12.2” × 4.2”)

  • Page 248: Video Input Signals

    NTSC-EIAJ: 0.757 V at 75% color 75 Ω HD: 0.700 V at 100% color bar 75 Ω SD-SDI/HD-SDI Video Compliant with SMPTE 259M/SMPTE 292M 75 Ω Reference In SD: 1.0 V 75 Ω HD: 1.0 V (tri-sync) Appendix C, Matrox Axio Specifications...

  • Page 249: Video Output Signals

    Analog balanced (1 stereo input pair) Input impedance High impedance Nominal levels +4 dBu, 18 dB headroom Analog balanced (3 stereo output pairs) 50 Ω Output impedance Nominal levels +4 dBu, 18 dB headroom 110 Ω Gain boost available Axio LE card...

  • Page 250: Audio Specifications

    • Storage humidity: 5 to 95% relative humidity (non-condensing) ¡ Important To avoid damage to your Matrox Axio components and/or computer system, make sure that you don’t operate your Axio LE card at or near the maximum operating temperature for a prolonged period of time (see “Monitoring your Axio hardware operating temperatures”...

  • Page 251: Matrox Axio Glossary

    Matrox Axio Glossary This glossary defines many of the terms used in this manual and related documentation.

  • Page 252: Glossary Of Terms

    Glossary of terms Use this glossary as a reference for many of wipes, and other effects. On nonlinear editing the basic terms in your Matrox Axio manual systems, A/B roll refers to using two source and related documentation. streams (.avi, .wav, .tga, and so on) to create an effect.
  • Page 253 (NTSC video only). See also levels of an image that are due to varying white level, super black, and super white. lighting conditions or incorrect camera settings. See also white balancing. Blue Book standard See DV. Appendix D, Matrox Axio Glossary...
  • Page 254 DV formats. Video is sampled at image occurring simultaneously with the 4:2:2 for both NTSC and PAL sources to give gradual beginning of another. Also called enhanced chroma resolution. It uses a 1/2” crossfade. metal particle tape. Appendix D, Matrox Axio Glossary...
  • Page 255 Similarly, you could start a new scene with a fade up from black (or fade-in) the DVCPRO format developed by Panasonic transition. that uses a data rate of 100 Mb/sec. Matrox Axio supports DVCPRO HD for 1080i and 720p sequences. Appendix D, Matrox Axio Glossary...
  • Page 256 CPU to allow it to perform more efficiently. A high-performance display card I-frame compression See MPEG-2 is sometimes referred to as a GPU. I-frame. graphics card See display card. I-frame (Intra-frame) A frame created during the MPEG or MPEG-2 compression Appendix D, Matrox Axio Glossary...
  • Page 257 See also progressive through. See also alpha key and chroma key. scanning. luminance The brightness portion of a video signal. The luminance of a pixel Appendix D, Matrox Axio Glossary...
  • Page 258 MB/sec), scalable modes, field or frame that generally uses video and audio clips searching, and much larger screen sizes. See stored on disks. Nonlinear editing programs also intra-frame (I-frame) compression, let you rearrange and edit clips without Appendix D, Matrox Axio Glossary...
  • Page 259 Matrox PCI slot Connection slot to a type of hardware. Windows supports Plug and Play. expansion bus found in many computers. It is smaller in size than older ISA slots and Appendix D, Matrox Axio Glossary...
  • Page 260 (that roll 1. Vertical movement of text across the is, one bit after another), such as for RS-232 screen. Also called scroll. See also crawl. and RS-422 connections. Appendix D, Matrox Axio Glossary...
  • Page 261 Shadows are the darkest areas equipment. of an image, highlights are the lightest areas, and midtones are the areas with tones sync generator An electrical device that between the lightest and darkest areas. generates sync (timing) signals used to Appendix D, Matrox Axio Glossary...
  • Page 262 White balancing can be performed using the Matrox color correction effect, and is also available as a setting on most cameras. Appendix D, Matrox Axio Glossary...

  • Page 263: Matrox Customer Support

    Matrox Customer Support This appendix explains how you can register your Matrox product and obtain customer support.

  • Page 264: How To Get Matrox Customer Support

    How to get Matrox customer support If you have a problem that you’re unable to solve by referring to the documentation for your Matrox product, please contact your Matrox representative. He or she should be able to help you quickly correct any installation or system configuration problem.

  • Page 265: Index

    Index Numerics Adobe After Effects WYSIWYG plug-in about 1080i @ 25 fps sequence required steps working with See also Matrox WYSIWYG plug-ins 1080i @ 29.97 fps sequence Adobe Encore working with capturing material for DVD authoring 1080p @ 23.98 fps sequence exporting sequence for DVD authoring working with Adobe Photoshop WYSIWYG plug-in...
  • Page 266 Audio applications specifications setting Axio as default audio playback device Audio capture settings in Adobe Premiere Pro Breakout box in Matrox A/V Tools available connections to X.linkHD in Matrox AV/Tools available connections to X.linkLE...
  • Page 267 Matrox DV/DVCAM selecting for VFW render 79, 94, Matrox DVCPRO Computer 79, 94, Matrox DVCPRO HD system requirements for Axio HD and SD 79, 94, Matrox DVCPRO50 system requirements for Axio LE Matrox MPEG-2 IBP 80, 88, 94, Connections Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame...
  • Page 268 DV-1394 output for DVCPRO HD Disk defragmentation using DV-1394 device control in Premiere Pro Drivers using RS-422 device control in Premiere Pro installing for Axio hardware eyeon Fusion WYSIWYG plug-in updating for DV-1394 devices about Drop frame time code...
  • Page 269 HD sequences License agreement compression formats on Axio HD VFW software codecs compression formats on Axio LE LightWave 3D WYSIWYG plug-in compression formats on Axio SD See NewTek LightWave 3D WYSIWYG plug-in editing on Matrox Axio SD Luma key effect...
  • Page 270 VFW render supported compression formats configuring in Adobe Premiere Pro supported SDI output formats selecting for capture system requirements selecting for export in Premiere Pro Matrox Axio LE card selecting for VFW render before you install installing Index...
  • Page 271 VFW render using using for offine editing Matrox WYSIWYG plug-ins using for online editing about workflow example for offline editing on Axio installing workflow example for offline editing on remote sys- re-installing removing workflow example for online editing required steps Matrox Mtx.utils...
  • Page 272 Player settings specifying preroll/postroll frames defining Scrubbing mode Power supply selecting connecting internal cable to Axio LE card SD sequences connecting internal cable to X.io card compression formats on Axio HD Preconfigured Matrox video effects compression formats on Axio LE...
  • Page 273 X.linkSD in Adobe Premiere Pro System information Video processing format displaying with X.info Voice-over System requirements adding to sequence for Matrox Axio HD and SD connection and setup for Matrox Axio LE recording VU meters Technical support Temperatures Warnings monitoring displayed for hardware issues by X.info...
  • Page 274 Widescreen format connecting to computer editing SD material on Matrox Axio description digital video connections Wipe transitions mounting creating specifications Workflows S-Video connections for Matrox Axio See also Breakout box WWW site, Matrox XLR output impedance WYSIWYG Control Panel selecting for X.linkHD and X.linkSD See Matrox WYSIWYG Control Panel selecting for X.linkLE...
  • Page 275 Compliance Statements FCC Compliance Statement Remark for the Matrox hardware products supported by this guide This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 276 www.matrox.com/video...

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