Welcome To Matrox Mxo2; Matrox Mxo2 System Requirements; Supported Programs - Matrox MXO2 Installation And User Manual

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Welcome to Matrox MXO2

Matrox MXO2 connects to your Mac Pro or MacBook Pro to provide
broadcast-quality input/output, monitoring, and up/down/cross conversion to
streamline your workflow with Apple Final Cut Studio. MXO2 provides built-in
surround sound monitoring, as well as the flexibility to map any audio track in
Final Cut Pro to any audio output. Through the use of proc amp controls (hue,
chroma, contrast, brightness, and blue-only), you can adjust and control your
HDMI monitor exactly as you would a broadcast HD/SD monitor. This control
turns your HDMI monitor into a true-color video display with accurate color
representation so that you can use your HDMI monitor even for color grading.
For Matrox MXO2 products with Matrox MAX technology, the dedicated
hardware processor accelerates the creation of H.264 files for Blu-ray Disc, the
web, and mobile devices.

Matrox MXO2 system requirements

Matrox MXO2 requires a Mac system or Apple Xserve system with the
following configuration:
• Intel-based Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, or Apple Xserve
• Mac OS X v10.5 or later.
• One free PCIe slot on the Mac Pro or Xserve to install the Matrox PCIe host
adapter, or one free ExpressCard/34 slot on the MacBook Pro to install the
Matrox PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter.
• If using MXO2 with Final Cut Studio 2, you need 2 GB of RAM when
working with compressed HD and uncompressed SD sources, or 4 GB of
RAM when working with uncompressed HD sources.
• We recommend an HDMI monitor that supports 1920×1080 for previewing
all HD formats, and "dot-by-dot" mode for 1:1 pixel mapping.

Supported programs

• Apple Final Cut Pro version 6.0.5 or later, Motion version 3.0.2 or later,
Color version 1.0.4 or later.
• Adobe After Effects CS4, and Encore CS4.
• Roxio Toast version 10.0.2 or later.
• CPC MacCaption version 4.1.4 or later.
• For Matrox MAX H.264 encoding:
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Apple Compressor version 3.0.5 or later (required for Blu-ray Disc).
Apple QuickTime Pro version 7.6 or later, Apple Final Cut Pro version
6.0.5 or later, Adobe After Effects version CS4, Apple Motion version
3.0.2 or later, Apple Qmaster version 3.0.5 or later, or other
QuickTime-based video applications.
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