Installing Your Matrox Compresshd Card; Installing Matrox Mtx.utils - Matrox CompressHD Installation And User Manual

Installing your Matrox CompressHD card

The Matrox CompressHD card is a low-profile, half-length PCIe x1 card
designed to operate in a PCIe slot in your computer. For detailed instructions on
how to perform the following steps, refer to your computer's documentation.
Shut down your system, unplug the power cord and all the cables from the
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unit, and open your computer's chassis.
Insert the Matrox CompressHD card in an available PCIe slot in your
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computer, and secure the card into place.
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another card that generates heat, such as a display card.
Close your computer's chassis, and reconnect the power cord and all the
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cables to the unit.

Installing Matrox Mtx.utils

Matrox Mtx.utils installs the CompressHD device drivers, and all the software
required to use your CompressHD card with Adobe Media Encoder. This
includes Matrox presets for using Adobe Media Encoder to export material to
various formats with the Matrox MAX H.264 codec. The Matrox Video for
Windows (VFW) software codecs are also installed so that you can play back
Matrox .avi files on your CompressHD system.
¡ Important Before installing Matrox Mtx.utils, make sure that you have Adobe
Media Encoder installed on your computer. Adobe Media Encoder is included
with many Adobe programs, such as Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and
Encore.
You can install Matrox Mtx.utils on a computer with or without the CompressHD
card installed. To download and install the latest version of Matrox Mtx.utils,
visit the CompressHD Support section of our website at
www.matrox.com/video/support. You can also contact your CompressHD dealer
for the latest software.
¦ Note Matrox Mtx.utils Setup installs software for Matrox CompressHD as
well as Matrox MXO2. If you have CompressHD without MXO2, you won't be
able to use the installed MXO2 software, such as Matrox A/V Tools, the Matrox
WYSIWYG plug-ins, and the HDMI Monitor Calibration Program. If you're
using CompressHD with MXO2, refer to your Matrox MXO2 Installation and
User Guide for details on installing and using the MXO2 software.
To avoid overheating issues, don't install CompressHD close to
Installing your Matrox CompressHD card
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