Matrox Electronic Systems Matrox MXO - Manual (Page 10)

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Chapter 1, Introducing Matrox MXO
Welcome to Matrox MXO
Matrox MXO connects to your Mac computer or laptop to provide
broadcast-quality audio/video output. You can view your Apple Final Cut Pro
projects or the output of many other QuickTime-based applications without
interlacing artifacts, and record them to tape at the same time. You can also use
Matrox MXO to provide flicker-free recording of Keynote and PowerPoint
presentations, web browser sessions, and software application training.
Matrox MXO key features
The following are key features of Matrox MXO:
• Frame-accurate broadcast-quality audio/video output in HD and SD.
• Portable, hot-swappable external box.
• Genlockable HD/SD SDI, HD/SD analog component, S-Video, and
composite video outputs.
• Up to eight channels of embedded SDI audio output with stereo audio
monitoring.
• Workflow enhancements for Final Cut Pro and other QuickTime-based
applications such as:
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Frame-accurate audio/video output for insert editing and printing to tape
with guaranteed audio/video synchronization.
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Interlacing artifact elimination and gamma correction when previewing
video on a secondary DVI display.
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Hardware-accelerated output of DVCPRO HD, HDV, and Final Cut Pro
Dynamic RT segments to full output resolution to save processing power
for other applications.
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Realtime downscaling of an HD project to SD resolution with proper color
space conversions.
• Flicker-free, broadcast-quality video output of your computer desktop with
any application.
Matrox MXO operation modes
Matrox MXO works in two different modes depending on your application:
• Mastering mode This mode is for video editors using QuickTime-based
applications such as Final Cut Pro. Matrox MXO uses the DVI port on your
Mac computer in a unique way to output frame-accurate audio/video for
insert editing and printing to tape. Up to eight channels of mono audio are
available from your application and embedded in the SDI output signal. The
MXO Preference pane allows you to choose which stereo pair you would
like to monitor via MXO’s RCA output. To use Matrox MXO in Mastering