Setting Your Capture Settings; Setting Your Edit-To-Tape Settings - Matrox MXO2 Installation And User Manual

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Setting your capture settings

For frame-accurate capture using Final Cut Pro with Matrox MXO2, set the
capture settings as follows:
Open Final Cut Pro and choose File > Log and Capture .
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In the Log and Capture window, click the Capture Settings tab.
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From the Device Control menu, select a Matrox MXO2 device control
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preset. To create or edit an MXO2 device control preset, see
editing MXO2 device control presets"
From the Capture/Input menu, select a Matrox MXO2 capture preset. To
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create or edit an MXO2 capture preset, see
capture presets"
To set your audio capture settings, including which MXO2 audio input
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channels you want to capture, click the Clip Settings tab and specify your
settings in the Audio section. For information on how to set your audio
channel settings for capture, see your Final Cut Pro documentation.

Setting your edit-to-tape settings

For frame-accurate edit-to-tape using Final Cut Pro with Matrox MXO2, set the
edit-to-tape settings as follows:
Open Final Cut Pro and choose File > Edit To Tape .
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In the Edit To Tape window, click the Device Settings tab.
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From the Device Control menu, select a Matrox MXO2 device control
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preset. To create or edit an MXO2 device control preset, see
editing MXO2 device control presets"
4 If you'll be performing an insert edit, from the Capture/Input menu, select
a Matrox MXO2 capture preset that is compatible with your tape. This is
required to allow you to preview your tape to see what the edit will look like
in Final Cut Pro's Edit to Tape window. To create or edit an MXO2 capture
preset, see
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outputs from your recorder to the corresponding inputs on MXO2, and then
set the MXO2 A/V input settings accordingly (see
settings (MXO2 and MXO2 Rack only)"
To avoid having black frames recorded at the end of an insert edit, make sure
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that Editing , instead of Mastering , is selected as the edit-to-tape mode. To
do this, click the Video tab, and then select Editing from the Mode menu.
When performing an edit-to-tape on some RS-422 devices, a delay may
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occur between the time that Final Cut Pro starts to play back your project
and the time the device starts recording. To ensure that your edit-to-tape does
not miss any frames, you can delay the playback of your project by adjusting
Chapter 8, Using Matrox MXO2 with Supported Programs
on page 63.
"Creating and editing MXO2 capture presets"
To preview video from your tape, you must connect video and audio
on page 64.
"Creating and editing MXO2
on page 64.
on page 63.
"Specifying your A/V input
on page 39).
"Creating and
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