Matrox Electronic Systems Matrox RT.X2 - Manual (Page 43)

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Capturing HDV material on Matrox RT.X2 SD
Capturing HDV material on Matrox RT.X2 SD
On Matrox RT.X2 SD, you can capture native HDV 1080i/p (1440× 1080i/p)
material over the 1394 interface in an SD project using Adobe Premiere Pro’s
HDV capture feature. Depending on your project’s video format, you can
capture:
• HDV 1080i/p @ 29.97 fps material in an NTSC or 486p @ 29.97 fps project.
• HDV 1080i/p @ 25 fps material in a PAL or 576p @ 25 fps project.
• HDV 1080p @ 23.98 fps material in a 486p @ 23.98 fps project.
Your HDV clips will be downscaled when you scale the clips to your project’s
frame size for realtime playback as explained in
“Mixing SD and HD clips in a
project” on page 20 .
° To capture HDV 1080i/p material on Matrox RT.X2 SD:
1 Make sure that your HDV device is properly connected to the 1394 port on
your Matrox RT.X2 breakout box.
2 Choose Project > Project Settings > Capture .
3 From the Capture Format list, select HDV Capture , and click OK .
4 Choose Edit > Preferences > Device Control .
5 From the Devices list, select DV/HDV Device Control .
6 Click Options and make sure that your device control options are correctly
set as explained in your Adobe Premiere Pro documentation.
7 Click OK to save your settings.
8 Capture your HDV clips as explained in your Adobe Premiere Pro
documentation.