Matrox Electronic Systems Matrox MXO User Manual
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Chapter 3, Installing Your Matrox MXO Software and Configuring Your System
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Under
Video Output Control
, select
Downconvert HD video to SD
if
you want to downconvert HD video output to SD.
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Note
When you select
Downconvert HD video to SD
, you do not need
to change your video playback settings in Final Cut Pro. Your project’s video
playback settings should always match your sequence settings.
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If you select
Downconvert HD video to SD
, or if you are working with SD
16:9 material, you can select one of the following video output options from
the
Output 16:9 material as
menu:
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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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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 edges of the picture for display on a standard 4:3 television
screen.
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Under
Audio Output Control
, from the
Monitor audio on
menu, select
which audio channel pair you want to monitor from the embedded SDI
audio.