User guide

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Chapter 1, Introducing Matrox Convert DVI
Welcome to Matrox Convert DVI
Matrox Convert DVI lets you convert high-resolution DVI sources to HD and SD
video for broadcast, display, and recording. It takes your DVI output and converts
it to high-quality SDI and analog video simultaneously. Stereo audio input can be
embedded into the SDI output from Matrox Convert DVI. You can choose to
output your entire computer screen, or focus on details in a specific region of
interest on the screen. To ensure optimal quality and flexibility, Matrox Convert
DVI provides genlock with timing offset controls, an advanced downscaling
algorithm, a flicker reduction filter, and one-to-one pixel mapping.
Matrox Convert DVI is ideal for creating broadcast video from computer
applications such as video games, PowerPoint presentations, and web browser
sessions. It also provides a user-friendly way to create software application
training videos. You can use Matrox Convert DVI independently of a PC in
stand-alone mode to deliver SDI and analog video in applications where the DVI
signal is not coming from a computer, but from a DVI camera or other device.
Supported video output formats
Matrox Convert DVI supports the following video output formats:
•NTSC.
•PAL.
• 1280×720p @ 50 and 59.94 fps.
• 1920×1080i @ 25 and 29.97 fps.
Hardware supplied for Matrox Convert DVI
• Matrox Convert DVI box.
• Matrox Convert DVI cable (includes USB, DVI, and audio connectors).
• Y/C (S-Video) adapter cable.
• External AC/DC adapter and power cord.
Matrox Convert DVI system requirements
For initial configuration, Matrox Convert DVI requires a computer with the
following system configuration:
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate (32-bit), or Windows XP
Professional (32-bit) with Service Pack 3.
• One free USB 2.0 port.
• A PCIe display card that supports two DVI-D outputs. It is recommended
that you connect Convert DVI to the secondary DVI connector, and connect
your primary DVI monitor to the other connector.