X4

Settings for and management of video projectors 267
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Preview in the Arranger/preview window and playback in video
recorder/analog recording
You can set playback mode separately for the Arranger (including all preview
windows and effects dialogs) and the preview monitors during recording and in
the video recorder.
Video mode
The default setting is "Hardware accelerations (Direct3D)", which you shouldn't
change because it delivers the best results. If you are running into problems,
such as if the image remains black, you can see if the other modes work
better. "Compatibility mode (VideoForWindows)" switches hardware
acceleration completely off, and thus this setting should work best. It is also
the slowest mode, in which the project probably won't play smoothly. These
options are irrelevant for file export and disc burning.
Tip: Change video modes only in case of problems with presets, such as jerks
or persistent image artifacts.
Preview in arranger
Compatibility mode (Video for Windows): This is the (tried-and-true) standard
mode, which works on all systems.
Hardware acceleration (Direct 3D): This mode offers extreme speed
advantages, processing effects, mixing and various transitions directly on the
graphics card. Depending on the graphics card, performance can increase by
300%. The graphics card will not be used during export.
Warning: To be able to use this mode, the graphics card must have at least
128 MB disk space of its own. Direct 3D 9 or higher must be installed and the
graphic card driver must support "High Level Pixel Shader Language 2.0".
MAGIX Video Pro X4 checks the corresponding properties when this mode is
selected, and switches it off if necessary.
Preview and playback on VCR/Analog recording
Alternative mode 1 (Overlay Mixer): In this mode you can use hardware
deinterlacing for export to PC monitor or progressive scan-enabled projector,
which noticeably improves reproduction quality of analog video recorded with
interlacing.