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Chapter 9, Using Matrox MXO2 with Supported Programs
Working with Adobe Encore
The MXO2 video output plug-in for Encore lets you monitor video and audio
from your Encore project using the MXO2 outputs. For a list of the supported
video output formats for the MXO2 main and SD channels, and the supported
video formats for the MXO2 outputs, see Appendix D, “Matrox MXO2
Supported Output Formats.”
Creating a new Matrox MXO2 project
Perform the following steps to create a new Matrox project in Encore.
1 Start Adobe Encore and click the New Project icon. The New Project
window appears. Specify the settings on the
Basic pane. For details on these
settings, see your Adobe Encore documentation.
2 On the Advanced pane, select Matrox Player from the Player list, and then
click
OK.
3 To select or clear the Report dropped frames option, choose Encore >
Preferences > Audio/Video Out
, and then click Video Output Device.
When selected, a message will appear in Encore when one or more frames
are dropped during playback. Click
OK.
4 Set the appropriate video and audio output settings in the MXO2 preferences
window (see Chapter 7, “Configuring Your MXO2 System”).
¡ Importan t When using Matrox Player as the player in Encore, make sure that
a Matrox audio option is not selected as the
Audio Output Device from Encore
> Preferences > Audio/Video Out
.
Working with Adobe After Effects
The Matrox WYSIWYG plug-in for After Effects lets you monitor video and
audio from your After Effects project using the MXO2 outputs. Matrox also
provides WYSIWYG options that you can set to customize your output preview.
Perform the following steps to output video and audio from the MXO2 outputs
during playback in After Effects:
1 Start Adobe After Effects and either open an existing project, or start a new
composition. If necessary, import your clip.
2 Set the MXO2 WYSIWYG settings in the MXO2 preferences window (see
“Specifying your Matrox WYSIWYG settings” on page 74).
3 Play back your clip. When playing back your clip in After Effects, the video
portion of your clip is sent to the MXO2 outputs automatically. However, if
you want to monitor audio from the MXO2 outputs as well, you must play
back your clip in RAM Preview mode. To do so, choose
After Effects >
Preferences > Audio Hardware
, select Matrox MXO2 Audio Output