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Chapter 9, Using Matrox MXO2 with Supported Programs
Introduction
This chapter provides information on how to configure the following applications
for use with MXO2:
• Apple Final Cut Pro
•Apple Color
• Apple Motion
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe Encore
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Photoshop
This chapter also explains how to use your Matrox MXO2 system as an input
device to feed video and audio to a live media streaming encoding application.
¡ Importan t Matrox MXO2 features scaling options that you can use to scale
your video for capture and output. To ensure desired results, always scale your
video using the MXO2 scaling options (see Chapter 7, “Configuring Your
MXO2 System”) instead of the scaling options found in your video application.
Working with Apple Final Cut Pro
You can use Final Cut Pro with MXO2 to capture and play back video. MXO2
comes with predefined Easy Setups that you can use to quickly set up your
project in Final Cut Pro, or you can create custom Easy Setups for use with
MXO2. 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.”
This section includes information on how to:
• Use and create MXO2 Easy Setups and presets.
• Configure Final Cut Pro for use with Matrox 4VANC AFD and closed
captioning.
• Set your video and audio output device settings in Final Cut Pro.
• Ensure frame-accurate capture and edit-to-tape.
Matrox MXO2 Easy Setups
The Matrox MXO2 QuickTime video output component for Final Cut Pro
includes predefined MXO2 Easy Setups that you can load to immediately apply
appropriate sequence, capture, device control, and A/V output preset settings for
use with MXO2. You can also create a custom MXO2 Easy Setup for Final Cut
Pro. For detailed information on Easy Setups, see your Final Cut Pro
documentation.