User guide

Chapter 7, Working with .mxf, .mp4, and .avi Files

Additional file details in Windows XP

On a Windows XP system, Matrox Axio lets you add additional details for .mxf

and .avi files in Windows Explorer.

°To add clip details in Windows Explorer:

1 Start Windows Explorer, and ensure that the details view is selected for the

appropriate folder by choosing

View > Details.

2 Choose View > Choose Details.

3 In the Choose Details dialog box, select the check boxes corresponding to

the desired “Matrox” or “Matrox P2” details. Detail names followed by

“Matrox P2” are specific to Panasonic P2 files (for example, User Clip

Name, Shooter, Shooting Location, and Scene No.).

4 Click OK.

5 To apply the change to all folders, choose Tools > Folder Options >

View > Apply to All Folders

Creating Matrox EZ-MXF files for playback with

VFW applications

Many animation, compositing, and motion graphics applications used by video

editors read Video for Windows (VFW) .avi files, but these applications are not

designed to read .mxf files. The Matrox EZ-MXF utility creates a very small

reference .avi file, along with the associated mono .wav files, from an .mxf file

without modifying the contents of your original .mxf file or its metadata. Your

VFW application plays the created .avi and .wav files, which reference the

original .mxf file.

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