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Using Final Cut Pro, QuickTime Pro, or other QuickTime-based applications
¦NoteThe minimum frame size is 64×64, and the maximum frame size
depends on the H.264 level selected in step 10. The horizontal and vertical
values must be even numbers.
15 Once all settings are specified, click OK, and then Save in the Save window
to encode your video.
Assigning a Matrox MAX H.264 Compressor
setting in Final Cut Pro
If using Final Cut Pro version 7 or later, you can assign a Matrox MAX H.264
Compressor setting to your Final Cut Pro clip or sequence to export H.264 files
for Blu-ray, the web, and other mobile devices. Final Cut Pro’s Share function
lets you use any of the predefined Matrox MAX H.264 Compressor settings that
are installed with your MXO2 software, and any custom Matrox MAX H.264
settings that you create in Compressor (see “Creating a custom Matrox MAX
H.264 setting” on page 104). For detailed information on Final Cut Pro- or
Compressor-related subjects, see your application’s documentation.
The Matrox MAX H.264 Blu-ray settings encode video only. Audio is not
encoded by the Matrox MAX H.264 codec when creating H.264 elementary
streams for Blu-ray. To include audio when exporting to Blu-ray format, you
must assign a separate audio setting to your source media file. However, audio is
encoded by the Matrox MAX H.264 codec when creating QuickTime files for the
web and mobile devices.
¦NoteWhen selecting a predefined Matrox MAX H.264 setting, any
modifications made to your source video’s frame size in your application must be
taken into consideration. For example, if your source video was cropped in your
application, your source video’s frame size is the cropped frame size and not the
original frame size.
The predefined Matrox MAX H.264 settings that are installed with your MXO2
software are located in Compressor’s
Settings window, under Custom >
Matrox MAX H.264 Settings
. The predefined Matrox MAX H.264 settings are
separated into three folders: Blu-ray, Fast Encode, and High-Quality:
•
Blu-ray Use these settings for all Blu-ray deliverables. The encoded file’s
extension will be .264.
¦NoteFor compatibility with most Blu-ray players and Adobe Encore CS5,
the predefined Matrox MAX H.264 settings for Blu-ray use a simple GOP
structure.
• Fast Encode Use these settings for fast encoding of QuickTime files.
These settings leverage your system’s resources with the MXO2 hardware,
resulting in even faster encoding times. The encoded file’s extension will be
.mov.