X2

260 Program settings
Display options
Video output to DV device
Video output on a DV device: This option displays your arranger view on your TV via your
DV camera. This is useful if your graphics card doesn't have a TV output. However, since
your PC must then compress the video signal in real time in DV-AVI format and in addition
to processing all real-time effects, so you need to have a powerful PC for jitter-free
playback. Even if your computer is not particularly powerful, you can still use this function to
see how your video looks on your TV screen, since the analog video output signal of a
good DV camera is better than the TV output of an average graphics card.
Playback in the Arranger/Preview and playback in video recorder
You can set the playback mode separately for the arranger (including all preview windows
and effect dialogs), and the preview monitors during recording and in the video recorder.
Video mode
Standard playback (video for windows): This is the standard mode that functions on all
systems.
Direct 3D (hardware mixer): This mode provides an extreme increase in speed by letting
the mixing, many effects, and various transitions be calculated directly on the graphics
card. Depending on the graphics card, performance can increase by 300%. The graphics
card will not be used during export.
Note: To use this mode the graphics card must posses at least 128 MB own memory. You
will need to install Direct 3D 9 or higher, and the graphics card driver must support "High
Level Pixel Shader Language 2.0". MAGIX Video Pro X2 checks the corresponding
properties when this mode is selected, and switches it off if necessary.