Matrox Electronic Systems Matrox MXO User Manual

Page 34

Chapter 4, Using Matrox MXO with Final Cut Pro and Other Supported Programs

Ensuring accurate printing to tape using Final
Cut Pro

In order to perform an accurate print-to-tape using Final Cut Pro with Matrox
MXO, you may need to adjust the

Playback Offset

value in the

Device Control

Preset Editor

° To adjust the Playback Offset value:

Start Final Cut Pro and choose

Final Cut Pro > Audio/Video Settings

and then click the

Device Control Presets

tab.

Select the preset for your device, click

Edit

Duplicate

, and then click

You can now adjust the value in the

Playback Offset

box.

Note

To avoid having black frames recorded at the end of an insert edit,

make sure that

Editing

(instead of

Mastering

) is selected in the

Edit to Tape

window. To do this, choose

File > Edit to Tape

, and then select

Editing

from

the pop-up menu at the top of the window.