Matrox MXO2 PCIe Host Adapter - Manual (Page 28)

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Chapter 1, Introducing Matrox MXO2
• Menus and commands that you need to choose are displayed in the form
Menu > Command . For example, File > Save means click File in the
menu bar, then click Save in the menu that appears.
• The names of keys are displayed in small capital bold letters, such as the
CTRL key.
• A plus (+) sign is used to indicate combinations of keys and/or mouse
operations. For example:
$ CTRL+C means to hold down the CTRL key while pressing the C key.
$ SHIFT+ click means to hold down the SHIFT key while you click an item
with the mouse.
How video formats are expressed
With the exception of NTSC and PAL, all SD and HD video formats are
expressed in the Matrox MXO2 documentation as follows:
VRp or i or PsF @ n fps
Where:
• VR is the vertical resolution. For 1440× 1080 video, however, both the
horizontal and vertical resolutions are specified.
• p or i or PsF represents progressive, interlaced, or progressive segmented
frame video.
• n fps is the frame rate in frames per second.
Here are some examples:
• 486p @ 23.98 fps Represents 720 × 486 progressive video at 23.98 frames
per second.
• 720p @ 59.94 fps Represents 1280× 720 progressive video at 59.94
frames per second.
• 1440x1080i @ 29.97 fps Represents 1440 × 1080 interlaced video at 29.97
frames per second. This format is used for HDV 1080i material.
• 1080i @ 29.97 fps Represents full-size 1920 × 1080 interlaced video at
29.97 frames per second.
Last-minute information
Any important information that wasn’t available for inclusion in this manual by
publication time is provided to you in the
Matrox MXO2 Release Notes .