Matrox MX02 Release Notes (Windows version) November 20, 2012 Y11126-401-0710
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Contents About these release notes .............................................................. 1 Visit our website for the latest downloads ...................................... 1 What’s new in this release? ............................................................. 1 Installing this release ....................................................................... 1 Working with Matrox sequences created using Mtx.utils 6.1 and earlier ..................................................................
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1 About these release notes These release notes provide a list of new features, known issues, and other important last-minute information applicable to using Matrox Mtx.utils version 7.1. This information supplements the Matrox MXO2 Installation and User Guide, which is provided in PDF format in the Matrox MXO2 Support section of our website at www.matrox.com/video/support.
2 You can download and install the Matrox Mtx.utils version 7.1 software from the Matrox MXO2 Support section of our website at www.matrox.com/video/support. If you want to use MXO2 with a supported video editing application, make sure that the currently supported version of that application is installed before installing Matrox Mtx.utils.
3 3 Choose File > New > Sequence and under Available Presets in the New Sequence dialog box, select an MPEG-2 I-frame, uncompressed 10-bit, or uncompressed 8-bit preset in the appropriate format (NTSC or 486p). 4 With the new empty sequence active in the Timeline panel, choose Edit > Paste to copy the contents of your old sequence to the new one. 5 You can now delete your old Matrox sequence and save your project.
4 you use your display card’s control panel to turn off the vertical sync for each program that you use with your Matrox video hardware. In the NVIDIA Control Panel, select Manage 3D Settings, click the Program Settings tab, select a program to customize, such as Adobe Premiere, and then set Vertical sync to Force off. (Ref# VPG-3465) • Adobe Photoshop CS6 does not support Matrox .avi files.
5 • When using Matrox RS-422 device control, the capture does not stop at the end of your tape when using the Tape feature in the Capture panel. To avoid capturing past the end of your tape, use the In/Out capture feature instead and set In and Out points for your capture. (Ref# VPG-3550) • The Panasonic AJ-HD1200A does not have auto edit capabilities and will not be frame accurate when using Matrox RS-422 device control. (Ref# VPG-3812) • When using Matrox RS-422 device control to record a 1080p @ 23.
6 • When creating a Matrox wipe transition, you may see dotted lines in your output. To eliminate the dotted lines, apply softness to the wipe. (Ref# 33122) • When you import DV and MPEG-2 I-frame video clips with a 720×480 resolution into a sequence that has a Matrox codec editing mode, the image size displayed in the Project panel and the Properties window will be 720 × 486. To see the real resolution of the clip, look at the Actual Image Size in the Properties window.
7 From the Capture Format list, select Matrox AVI and click Configure. (Ref# 50243) • When you export an NTSC or PAL clip using the Matrox DV/DVCAM codec, your exported clip may appear darker than the original clip. As a workaround, use Adobe Premiere Pro’s DV NTSC or DV PAL codec to export your NTSC or PAL clips to DV format. (Ref# 50460) Adobe Media Encoder ¦ Note If you’re using Adobe Media Encoder for Matrox MAX H.264 encoding, see also “Matrox MAX H.264 encoding (MAX option)” on page 9.
8 • If you’re using the RS-422 connector on your Matrox MXO2 hardware with a Panasonic AJ-SD755 deck, you may get an error when batch capturing clips. As a workaround, try using a suitable adapter (RS-232 to RS-422 or USB to RS-422) to connect the serial device control port on the deck to your computer. (Ref# VPG-4650) • When you open the Title tool using Avid Media Composer 6.0.3 on Matrox MXO2, the background in the Title tool does not update to show the video on the Timeline.
9 • If the video input format selected for your video input source in the Matrox Capture Settings dialog box doesn’t match your source video, after you select the correct input format a slight glitch will occur in the video and audio output, but then the output will be correctly restored. (Ref# VPG-1720) • Disconnecting and reconnecting a video input to your Matrox MXO2 hardware causes a temporary glitch in the video output.
10 • If you created a Matrox .264 file containing complex video, such as for an Adobe Premiere Pro sequence that contains complex Motion effects, Adobe Encore may issue an error when you use this file to create a Blu-ray image or burn a Blu-ray Disc. If this happens, try re-creating your Matrox .264 file using Variable bit rate (VBR) encoding with a high Source video complexity setting in the Matrox MAX H.264 Settings dialog box.
11 • When you export a sequence that contains Matrox wipes in Adobe Premiere Pro to a Matrox .mp4 file, the wipes in the resulting file may be blurry if the source video was scaled for export (such as when downscaling an HD sequence to an Apple iPod format). As a workaround, select Use Matrox MAX hardware scaler when you perform the export.
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