Matrox MXO2 PCIe Host Adapter User Manual
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Chapter 11, Using Matrox MXO2 with Avid Editing Applications
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Format
Use this to select the video format you want for your outputs.
For a list of the supported video output formats, see
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Pulldown Method
Depending on your project’s frame rate and the
current video output format, the pulldown method may be automatically
set to
Standard 2:3
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Setup (NTSC)
Use this to select the setup level you want for your
NTSC analog video. This affects both the NTSC analog video input and
output.
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0 IRE
Applies a setup level of 0 IRE. You should select this option
only when working with a commercial DV device that uses the
Japanese analog NTSC setup of 0 IRE. For example, if the video
appears too bright when you play back DV clips on your NTSC
monitor, you can change the setup to 0 IRE to output your DV clips at
the correct brightness.
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7.5 IRE
Applies the standard NTSC setup level of 7.5 IRE.
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Aspect Ratio Conversion
Use this to specify how you want your
video to be output when upscaling or downscaling:
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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.
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4x3 Pillarbox
Outputs the standard 4:3 picture in pillarbox mode by
adding black bars to the left and right sides of the picture for display on
a widescreen 16:9 television screen.
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Anamorphic
Outputs the widescreen 16:9 picture as horizontally
compressed 4:3 video, which retains the picture’s full vertical
resolution for display on a widescreen television. To display the video
with the correct proportions on an NTSC or PAL monitor, select the
16:9 display setting on the monitor.
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Center Cut
Outputs the widescreen 16:9 picture by evenly cropping
the left and right sides of the picture for display on a standard 4:3
television screen.
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Center Zoom
Outputs the standard 4:3 picture by evenly cropping
the top and bottom edges of the picture for display on a widescreen
16:9 television screen.
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Output Type
(for analog output)
For your main analog output, you can
select
Component
, or
Composite & S-Video
if you’re outputting SD
analog video. If you’re outputting HD analog video, the output type will
be set to
Component
(and the composite and S-Video outputs will be
invalid).