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- Page 1 Matrox RTMac for Final Cut Pro Mac OS X version Installation and User Guide June 12, 2003 10715-201-0400...
- Page 2 The information provided by this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. for its use; nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties resulting from its use.
- Page 3 Thank you for choosing Matrox Please register on our web site at www.matrox.com/video in the RTMac Support section or fill in and mail the included registration card to be eligible for customer support, software updates, new product announcements, and information on special offers and upcoming events.
- Page 4 Conditions and limitations of Matrox’s warranty are stated below. 2 Matrox’s limited warranty covers only those defects that arise as a result of normal use of the hardware and does not apply to any: a improper or inadequate maintenance;...
- Page 5 3 If you are still experiencing difficulties, please contact your dealer where you purchased your Matrox product. 4 If you must return a Matrox product, leave the configuration as it was when you were using it, and leave all identification stickers on the product. Pack the product in its original box and return to your Matrox dealer where the product was purchased, together with your proof of purchase.
- Page 6 Purchaser. Upon termination, for any reason, all copies of the Software must be immediately returned to Matrox, and the Original Purchaser shall be liable to Matrox for any and all damages suffered as a result of the violation or default.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Style conventions ......................... 3 Last-minute information...................3 Three quick steps to getting started ..............4 Chapter 2 Installing Your RTMac and Connecting Your Devices Installing the Matrox RTMac card ..............5 Connecting your Matrox RTMac breakout box ..........6 Matrox RTMac breakout box overview ............. 7 Available S-Video and composite video connections .........8... - Page 8 Chapter 5 Using Matrox RTMac with Adobe After Effects and Discreet combustion Overview ...................... 27 Configuring Adobe After Effects for use with Matrox RTMac......27 Configuring Discreet combustion for use with Matrox RTMac ......27 Chapter 6 Matrox RTMac Troubleshooting Up-to-date information ..................
- Page 9 Appendix B Matrox Around the World Worldwide Headquarters ................36 Europe, Middle East, Africa ................36 France ......................36 Germany....................... 36 Asia ......................36 Appendix C Matrox RTMac Specifications Video ......................37 Audio......................37 VGA display ....................37 Environmental specifications ................37 Index ..................
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Page 11: Welcome
Matrox RTMac documentation. Welcome Thank you for purchasing Matrox RTMac. When combined with Apple’s Final Cut Pro, Matrox RTMac provides professional-quality realtime editing, compositing, and effects. Matrox RTMac features • Realtime native DV editing with realtime broadcast-quality effects. -
Page 12: Hardware Supplied
25-megabit/second streams. The Matrox RTMac software detects the capabilities of your computer, and enables more realtime features on a faster system. To take full advantage of realtime editing on Matrox RTMac, use the following recommended system configuration: • 667-MHz or faster PowerPC G4 processor. -
Page 13: About This Manual
This manual explains how to install and use your Matrox RTMac system and included software. Installation and configuration Chapters 2 and 3 explain how to install your Matrox RTMac hardware and software, as well as how to configure your system for use with Matrox RTMac. Using Matrox RTMac with Final Cut Pro Chapter 4 gives you instructions for getting the most from Final Cut Pro and Matrox RTMac. -
Page 14: Three Quick Steps To Getting Started
See Chapter 2, “Installing Your RTMac and Connecting Your Devices.” Install QuickTime, Final Cut Pro, and the Matrox RTMac software, then configure your system. See Chapter 3, “Installing Your Software and Configuring Your System.”... -
Page 15: Installing The Matrox Rtmac Card
Installing the Matrox RTMac card Your Power Mac G4 has different types of expansion slots: AGP and PCI. Matrox RTMac is a PCI card, so you must install it in one of your free PCI slots. For more information on card installation and your computer’s expansion slots, see your Setting Up Your Power Mac G4... -
Page 16: Connecting Your Matrox Rtmac Breakout Box
To connect your Matrox RTMac breakout box cable: Plug the end labelled into the socket RTMAC BOARD on your RTMac card labelled VIDEO Plug the other end, labelled RTMAC/BOB/CBL , into the RTMac breakout box. Chapter 2, Installing Your RTMac and Connecting Your Devices... -
Page 17: Matrox Rtmac Breakout Box Overview
Matrox RTMac breakout box overview Your Matrox RTMac breakout box lets you make analog I/O connections to your external devices more easily. This is useful for changing your connection setup. OUTPUT RTMac cable Audio connector Composite S-Video Matrox RTMac RT2000... -
Page 18: Available S-Video And Composite Video Connections
) lines. Both video input types can be connected at the same time, but only one video input signal at a time can be used by RTMac. You need to select either the composite video input or the S-Video input signal in your Final Cut Pro audio/video settings. -
Page 19: Composite Input/Output Connections
Composite input/output connections To connect your composite video source (for capturing material), use either a composite audio/video VIDEO IN L - AUDIO IN - R S-VIDEO (RCA) cable or three separate cables with RCA connectors. Connect the video output from your composite device to the yellow VIDEO IN... -
Page 20: S-Video Input/Output Connections
To display the output from Matrox RTMac on your NTSC or PAL video monitor, you can connect your video monitor to the breakout box or your recorder. For an illustration of typical composite connections you can use, see “Composite connections using separate source and record devices”... -
Page 21: Firewire Connections
Mac G4. Your secondary monitor connects to the standard 15-pin VGA connector on your RTMac card. Plug the monitor cable into the smaller RTMac socket, which is labelled with a square monitor icon. Plug the other end into your other monitor. -
Page 22: Typical Rtmac Connections
AUDIO L AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO R VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO S-VIDEO S-VIDEO Video monitor Video Recorder or television VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO L AUDIO R Externally powered speakers (or audio mixer) Chapter 2, Installing Your RTMac and Connecting Your Devices... -
Page 23: Installation Overview
Matrox RTMac. Installation overview Once you’ve installed your Matrox RTMac card and have properly connected your devices, you can proceed with your software installation and system configuration. Install QuickTime and Final Cut Pro 3. -
Page 24: Configuring A Secondary Monitor
System Preferences Display display preferences dialog box that appears on your secondary monitor. • Colors For use with RTMac and Final Cut Pro, you can select a color depth of either Thousands Millions depending on your resolution choice. • Resolutions Sets the resolution for your secondary monitor. -
Page 25: Defining Your Matrox Rtmac Preferences
Defining your Matrox RTMac preferences The Matrox RTMac preference pane lets you enable or disable RTMac functionality, select the video standard you want to use with your RTMac system (NTSC or PAL), and select your analog source type. ¡ Important Before making any changes to your RTMac preferences, you must close Final Cut Pro and all other applications using RTMac, including applications using RTMac as a sound input or output device. - Page 26 Broadcast-quality Select this if your source device meets broadcast-quality standards, such as a device with a built-in time base corrector. This allows RTMac to digitize the input signal as-is. A time base corrector (TBC) is an electronic device that, when connected to the output of a VTR, corrects the stability and timing of the VTR’s playback video.
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Page 27: Disabling Energy Saver Mode
Disabling Energy Saver mode To ensure that your RTMac system works correctly, your computer and hard disk’s energy saver features (“sleep” modes) must be turned off. To disable these features: From the Apple menu, choose , then click System Preferences... -
Page 28: Disabling Background Applications And Defragmenting Your Hard Drives
Applications that run in the background use system resources and can affect performance when editing using Final Cut Pro with Matrox RTMac, such as causing dropped frames during playback. As well, an overly fragmented hard drive can similarly affect performance. -
Page 29: Using Matrox Rtmac With Final Cut Pro
Before you can begin working with Final Cut Pro, you must first specify your audio/video settings. The Matrox RTMac software installs presets configured for use with RTMac. ¡ Important If you uninstall the Matrox RTMac software, Matrox RTMac preset names will still appear in the... -
Page 30: Specifying Your Matrox Rtmac Analog Settings
Final Cut Pro. Specifying your Matrox RTMac analog settings If you’re working with an analog source device, select the Matrox RTMac analog Easy Setup that matches your source device connection (composite or S-Video). You can also specify your analog setup by choosing and clicking the Final Cut Pro >... -
Page 31: Analog Capture With Device Control
“System requirements” on page 2. Matrox RTMac lets you work with a maximum of four layers in real time in a given project. On a recommended system, you can use two video layers and two graphics layers. On a minimum system, you can use two video layers and one graphics layer, or one video layer and two graphics layers. -
Page 32: A Note About Scrubbing On The Timeline
For smooth scrubbing, resize the window so that the entire image fits and the scroll bars disappear, or set the image size to Fit to Window Chapter 4, Using Matrox RTMac with Final Cut Pro... -
Page 33: Allocating Memory For Graphics
When you’ll need to render your effects In many cases, your Matrox RTMac effects will play back in real time. You will, however, need to render your effects when you do any of the following. On a recommended system only •... - Page 34 At least eight frames between the end of one clip and the start of the next ¦ Note Non-realtime segments in the Timeline (that is, segments that require rendering) are identified by a red rendering status bar. Chapter 4, Using Matrox RTMac with Final Cut Pro...
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Page 35: Preparing Your Project For Printing To Video
Analog output To record your project onto analog tape, connect your VCR inputs to the composite or S-Video outputs and RCA audio outputs on your Matrox RTMac breakout box, then choose File > Print to Video . If you want to add color bars, select In and Out points for your Timeline, or make other adjustments, choose File >... - Page 36 Your notes Chapter 4, Using Matrox RTMac with Final Cut Pro...
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Page 37: Using Matrox Rtmac With Adobe After Effects And Discreet Combustion
Matrox RTMac. Overview Matrox RTMac lets you display your work in Adobe After Effects (version 5.5 or later) or Discreet combustion (version 2.1 or later) on your NTSC or PAL video monitor. This lets you see the exact color temperature, safe-title area, and any interlaced artifacts as you work. - Page 38 Your notes Chapter 5, Using Matrox RTMac with Adobe After Effects and Discreet combustion...
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Page 39: Up-To-Date Information
Up-to-date information The following pages provide solutions to the most common problems that we’ve found. These solutions are also available in the RTMac Support section of our web site at www.matrox.com/video/videoweb/support. As new information becomes available, we’ll add it there first, so it’s always a good idea to check the site on a regular basis. -
Page 40: Installation/Configuration
DDC is a system that detects the type of monitor connected to a video or graphics card. Some older monitors do not support this system, in which case the RTMac driver will display a default set of resolutions and refresh rates. It’s possible that your monitor doesn’t support some of these resolutions. - Page 41 Possible cause 1 Matrox RTMac software not installed Check your system. If the Matrox RTMac software isn’t installed or didn’t load on startup, your effects won’t play back in real time. Solution Install Matrox RTMac software...
- Page 42 Solution Ensure that your RTMac card is installed properly Shut down your computer and check to see if the RTMac card is fully seated in its slot. Possible cause 2 “Multiple reset” error...
- Page 43 REF IN of your analog source device to the VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT the RTMac breakout box. This will ensure capture accuracy to a single frame. Audio input levels too high when using an XLR source device Possible cause Wrong XLR-to-RCA converters...
- Page 44 Your notes Chapter 6, Matrox RTMac Troubleshooting...
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Page 45: Matrox Rtmac Customer Support
Support section. Registering your RTMac also entitles you to free software upgrades, special promotional offers, and access to the Matrox RTMac User Forum, our dynamic web forum for users who want to share their experiences and learn more about Matrox RTMac. -
Page 46: Worldwide Headquarters
Matrox Around the World Appendix Worldwide Headquarters Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd., Video Products Group 1055 St. Regis Blvd Dorval, Quebec Canada, H9P 2T4 tel: 800 361-4903 (North America) 514 685-2630 ext. 2036 (Worldwide) fax: 514 685-2853 Email: video.info@matrox.com Europe, Middle East, Africa... -
Page 47: Video
Minimum/maximum ambient operating temperatures –40 to 75º C Minimum/maximum storage temperature 3,000 meters Maximum altitude for operation 12,000 meters Maximum altitude for transport 20 to 80% relative humidity Operating humidity 5 to 95% relative humidity Storage humidity non-condensing Appendix C, Matrox RTMac Specifications... -
Page 48: Index
FireWire secondary computer monitor 16:9 editing S-Video typical audio and video Customer support Adobe After Effects configuring for use with Matrox RTMac Analog output Discreet combustion printing to video configuring for use with Matrox RTMac Analog settings specifying Anamorphic 16:9 editing... - Page 49 Final Cut Pro realtime software effects, using Matrox when you’ll need to render your effects contacting us Rendering Matrox RTMac breakout box rendering status bar See Breakout box when you’ll need to render your effects Matrox RTMac card RTMac card...
- Page 50 System requirements Troubleshooting installation/configuration operation Video standard selecting Warranty Widescreen editing WWW site 2, 14, Index...
- Page 51 FCC Compliance Statement Remark for the Matrox hardware products supported by this guide These devices have been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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