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Contents Chapter 1 Introducing Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme Welcome ..........................................................................................2 Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme features.....................................................2 Hardware supplied...........................................................................3 Software supplied ............................................................................3 System requirements................................................................
vi Chapter 3 Installing Your RT.X100 Xtreme and Connecting Your Devices Before you begin ............................................................................18 Installation overview ....................................................................... 18 1. Install your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme card ...................................18 2. Connect your RT.X100 Xtreme breakout cable and computer speakers...............................................................
vii Are you ready?...............................................................................39 Chapter 5 Defining Your Adobe Premiere Settings A note about running other programs with Adobe Premiere ........42 Loading project presets.................................................................42 Setting up your scratch disks ........................................................42 Setting your low disk space warning level.....................................42 Defining your General settings.....
viii Chapter 6 Setting Up Realtime Effects with Adobe Premiere Available effects ............................................................................ 80 How to place your effects to avoid rendering ................................81 How to apply a Matrox transition in Adobe Premiere ................... 83 How to apply a Matrox video effect in Adobe Premiere ............... 83 Applying Matrox video effects to graphics...........................................
ix Overview of the luma key effect .................................................. 124 Creating a luma key effect........................................................... 125 Viewing and selecting your luminance values .....................................127 Applying a pre-created mask DVE effect .................................... 129 Creating a custom mask DVE effect............................................. 131 Adding your own mask patterns ......................................................
x Deleting keyframes............................................................................ 162 Saving and loading keyframe files...................................................... 162 Interpolating between keyframes ...................................................... 163 Keyboard shortcuts ........................................................................... 166 Setting up realtime graphics overlays .......................................... 167 What is XtremePreview? ....................
xi Using the Matrox MediaTools interface....................................... 188 Using the MediaTools pop-up menu.................................................. 190 Navigating through clips with the transport controls.......................... 190 Using the time code fields .................................................................. 191 Defining your capture settings..................................................... 194 Selecting your capture folder...........................................
xii Exporting clips from the Timeline .................................................212 Selecting encoding profiles and adding clip information ..............213 Selecting encoding profiles for use in the session window ................ 213 Adding clip information to your streaming video................................ 215 Modifying standard profile settings to create a customized profile....................................................................
xiii Exporting material for your DVD project ...................................... 241 Creating a DVD volume................................................................243 Playing your DVD volume using a software DVD player ..............245 Chapter 14 Using the WYSIWYG DirectShow Control Panel Overview ......................................................................................248 Configuring the WYSIWYG DirectShow Control Panel .................249 Chapter 15 RT.
xiv Appendix C Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme Glossary Glossary of terms ........................................................................ 272 Appendix D RT.X100 Xtreme Customer Support Getting the most support ............................................................ 284 Register your RT.X100 Xtreme ...........................................................284 Keep up to date with our web site ....................................................284 Contacting us ........................................
Chapt er 1 Introducing Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme This chapter outlines some of the features of your RT.X100 Xtreme, lists the contents of your kit, and describes the available RT.X100 Xtreme documentation.
2 Welcome Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme gives you access to many unique professional features that are not available on any other video editing card in its class. Its unique architecture incorporates “The Power of X,” which leverages the scalable power of your CPU with the explosive performance of dedicated hardware for the ultimate realtime video editing experience. Matrox RT.
3 Hardware supplied RT.X100 Xtreme card Breakout cable 4-to-6 pin 1394 cable ¦ Note The color of cables or other components in your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme kit may vary from the illustration on your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme box. Software supplied • Matrox X.tools Includes the necessary drivers for Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme, and the following software: Lets you add realtime effects and transitions to your Adobe Premiere projects.
4 • Sonic DVDit! SE A DVD authoring program for creating simple DVD projects. System requirements Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme requires the following minimum system configuration: • Microsoft Windows XP Home or Professional, or Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 2 or later. • Intel Pentium III at 1 GHz, Pentium 4 at 1.8 GHz, or AMD Athlon XP 1500+. • 512 MB physical memory (RAM). • Free PCI slot. • Display card (Matrox Millennium G550, P650, P750, or Parhelia recommended).
5 DualHead and TripleHead editing using Matrox display cards Many video editors prefer the larger desktop workspace that two or three monitors can provide. We recommend the Matrox G550, P650, P750, and Matrox Parhelia display cards, which are optimized for DualHead and/or TripleHead editing with Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme. Check our web site for equipment information For up-to-date information about recommended computer systems, motherboards, and other RT.
6 Last-minute information Any important information that wasn’t available for inclusion in the manual by publication time is provided to you in one or both of the following: • The Readme file installed with the software in the Matrox X.tools folder. • Printed Release Notes packaged with the manual. Other electronic documents The following electronic documents are also available: • HTML-based online Help installed on your hard drive.
Chapt er 2 Preparing Your System This chapter provides you with essential steps to prepare your computer system for a successful RT.X100 Xtreme installation.
8 Overview of the preparation steps In order to ensure a successful RT.X100 Xtreme installation and trouble-free operation afterwards, there are certain things you must do to prepare your system before installing your RT.X100 Xtreme hardware and software. The following list provides an overview of the steps required. These steps are explained in greater detail later in this chapter. 1 Plan your storage configuration and install your drives. See page 8.
9 Dedicated Audio/Video (A/V) and export drives To use Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme, you must store your audio, video, and graphics files on an A/V drive reserved solely for this purpose. If you want to perform realtime exports to disk, you’ll also need an additional drive dedicated to perform exports. Windows frequently needs to access your system drive for various reasons, so attempting to store your audio/video files on your system drive will provide unacceptable performance.
10 The following diagram provides an example of an improper EIDE device configuration. Storage information on our web site Most hard drives and controller cards manufactured in the past year should be suitable for use in your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme system. For more information on storage recommendations, and a list of any devices we’ve found to be unsuitable for use with RT.X100 Xtreme, see the RT.X Support section of our web site at www.matrox.com/videoweb/support.
11 If you already have Windows installed on your computer, you can check the format of your drives. In Windows Explorer, right-click the drive letter (such as D:), then choose Properties. Under General, check the format of your drive next to File system. If you need to format a drive using NTFS, right-click My Computer, then choose Manage. Under Computer Management > Storage, select Disk Management. In the Disk Management utility, right-click the appropriate drive and choose Format.
12 3. Configure your Windows display Before you install your RT.X hardware and software, you should configure your Windows display as follows. ° If you have Windows XP: 1 Right-click your Windows desktop background, then choose Properties. 2 Under the Settings tab, select a Screen resolution of at least 1024 by 768 pixels (or 2048 by 768 pixels for a dual-monitor setup), and a Color quality of Medium (16 bit) or Highest (32 bit). We recommend 16-bit color for better performance.
13 4. Configure your sound card To use your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme, you must have a DirectSound-compatible 16-bit sound card installed and properly configured with the latest drivers. For information on installing your sound card, see the documentation that came with your card. If your system has on-board audio, and you want to install a separate sound card, you’ll have to disable the on-board audio in your system’s BIOS. For details on how to do this, see your computer’s documentation.
14 5. Install Adobe Premiere You must install Adobe Premiere before installing your RT.X100 Xtreme card. If you don’t do so, you won’t be able to install Matrox X.tools. ° To install Adobe Premiere: 1 Close all Windows programs. 2 Insert the Adobe Premiere installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. 3 From the CD menu, choose to install Adobe Premiere. When the setup program starts, follow the onscreen instructions.
15 Are you ready? Before continuing, go back over the steps in this chapter and make sure you’ve carried out all necessary preparations. Have you... X Installed and connected your storage devices? X Installed Windows XP or Windows 2000 on your system drive? X Configured your Windows display? X Installed and configured your sound card? X Installed Adobe Premiere? X Installed any third-party programs for which you want to install a Matrox plug-in? If you’ve prepared your system for RT.
16 Your notes Chapter 2, Preparing Your System
Chapt er 3 Installing Your RT.X100 Xtreme and Connecting Your Devices This chapter describes how to install your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme card in your computer and how to connect your external devices to your computer.
18 Before you begin Before proceeding with this chapter, make sure you’ve prepared your system for the Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme installation as explained in the previous chapter. Installation overview The following list provides an overview of the steps to install your RT.X100 Xtreme card and connect your breakout cable and devices. These steps are explained in detail in this chapter. 1 Install your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme card. See the next section. 2 Connect your RT.
19 4 Insert your RT.X100 Xtreme card. a Position your RT.X100 Xtreme card over the PCI slot you’ve chosen. b Push the card in firmly and evenly until it’s fully seated in its slot. RT.X100 Xtreme card c Using the fastening screw, secure your RT.X100 Xtreme card’s bracket to the computer frame. d Replace your computer’s cover. ¡ Important Don’t turn on your computer yet. Proceed to the next section to connect your RT.X100 Xtreme breakout cable and computer speakers. 1. Install your Matrox RT.
20 2. Connect your RT.X100 Xtreme breakout cable and computer speakers To connect your RT.X100 Xtreme breakout cable and your computer speakers: 1 Plug the connector into the RT.X100 Xtreme socket labeled VIDEO. 2 Plug the light blue and light green audio connectors (labeled TO AUDIO CARD IN and TO AUDIO CARD OUT) into the corresponding colored jacks on your sound card. If your sound card doesn’t have colored jacks, refer to the labels on the connectors.
21 TO AUDIO CARD IN LINEIN MIC VIDEO TO AUDIO CARD OUT SPKR AUDIO LIN EIN MIC SPK R To computer speakers 2. Connect your RT.
22 Connections to a sound card with an external breakout box Some sound cards have an external audio breakout box (sometimes referred to as a “rack”) to simplify connecting other devices. If you have an external audio breakout box, you connect the audio input and output on your RT.X100 Xtreme breakout cable differently than explained in the previous section. ° To connect to an external audio breakout box: 1 Connect the light blue connector labeled TO AUDIO CARD IN on your RT.
23 3. Typical RT.X100 Xtreme connections The following illustrations show some typical audio and video connections for capturing and printing to tape. If you require a typical studio setup, you can quickly set up your editing system by referring to these illustrations. For more details on how to connect your devices, see “4. Connect your DV-1394 device” on page 26 and “5. Connect your composite and S-Video devices” on page 27.
24 S-Video connections using same device for capture and print-to-tape Computer speakers To AUDIO connector on RT.X100 Xtreme card R L To RT.X100 Xtreme RT.X100 Xtreme breakout cable R R AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN L L VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT IN Video monitor or television IN VIDEO S-Video VCR OUT IN S- VIDEO AUDIO L AUDIO R VIDEO Chapter 3, Installing Your RT.
25 Composite connections using separate source and record devices Computer speakers To AUDIO connector on RT.X100 Xtreme card L R To RT.X100 Xtreme RT.X100 Xtreme breakout cable Camcorder (source) OUT R R AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN L L VIDEO IN AUDIO L VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT IN AUDIO R VIDEO S-VIDEO Video monitor or television IN Video recorder OUT IN VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO L AUDIO R 3. Typical RT.
26 4. Connect your DV-1394 device Use the supplied 4-to-6 pin cable to plug your DV-1394 device (such as a DV camcorder or DV deck) into the 1394 connector on the RT.X100 Xtreme card. The 4-to-6 pin cable will work with most DV devices. Some DV-1394 devices have 6-pin connectors (in this case, you’ll have to supply your own 6-to-6 pin cable). For a list of compatible DV-1394 devices, see the RT.X Support section of our web site at www.matrox.com/videoweb/support.
27 5. Connect your composite and S-Video devices The RT.X100 Xtreme breakout cable has two composite video connectors (one input and one output), and two S-Video connectors (one input and one output). Most video equipment uses composite video, but some devices (for example, S-VHS VCRs) use S-Video, which provides a higher quality video signal. If you have a video device with S-Video connectors, you should use the Matrox S-VIDEO in and out connectors on your breakout cable.
28 Composite input/output connections 1 To connect your composite video source (for capturing material), use either a composite audio/video (RCA) cable or three separate cables with RCA connectors. On the input side (IN) of your breakout cable: a Connect the video output from your composite device to the yellow VIDEO jack. b Connect the left audio output channel of your device to the white AUDIO-L jack. c Connect the right audio output channel of your device to the red AUDIO-R jack.
29 2 To connect your composite video recorder, use another composite (RCA) audio/video cable or three more separate cables with RCA connectors. On the output side (OUT) of your breakout cable: a Connect the yellow VIDEO jack to the video input on your video recorder. b Connect the white AUDIO-L jack to the left audio input of your video recorder. c Connect the red AUDIO-R jack to the right audio input of your video recorder.
30 S-Video input/output connections 1 To connect your S-Video source (for capturing material), use an S-Video cable, as well as two cables with RCA connectors for audio. On the input side (IN) of your breakout cable: a Connect the video output from your S-Video device to the S-VIDEO jack. b Connect the left audio output channel of your device to the white AUDIO-L jack. c Connect the right audio output channel of your device to the red AUDIO-R jack.
31 2 To connect your S-Video recorder, use another S-Video cable and two more cables with RCA connectors for audio. On the output side (OUT) of your breakout cable: a Connect the S-VIDEO jack to the video input on your video recorder. b Connect the white AUDIO-L jack to the left audio input of your video recorder. c Connect the red AUDIO-R jack to the right audio input of your video recorder.
32 Are you ready? Before installing the software for your RT.X100 Xtreme system as explained in the next chapter, go back over the steps in this chapter and make sure you’ve completed all necessary operations. Have you... X Installed your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme card? X Connected your RT.X100 Xtreme breakout cable and computer speakers? X Connected your DV-1394 device, if applicable? X Connected your composite and S-Video devices, if applicable? Chapter 3, Installing Your RT.
Chapt er 4 Installing Your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme Software This chapter explains how to install the software required to use your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme, including Matrox X.tools and other software.
34 Before you begin Before proceeding with this chapter, make sure you’ve prepared your computer as instructed in the preceding chapters. This includes: • Preparing your system. $ Plan your storage configuration and install your A/V drive(s). $ Install Windows XP or Windows 2000. $ Configure your Windows display for a resolution of 1024×768 (or higher) with 16- or 32-bit color. $ Install and configure your sound card.
35 2. Install Matrox X.tools 1 Insert your Matrox RT.X installation CD in your CD-ROM drive. Windows automatically starts the Matrox RT.X menu. 2 From the Matrox RT.X menu, choose Install Matrox X.tools. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to install Matrox X.tools on your computer. Remarks $ To change the language in which you want to run the X.tools Setup program, choose Select a different language. All the Matrox RT.
36 4 When the Matrox X.tools software installation is complete, you’ll be prompted to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. 5 Click OK to restart your computer. You can then register your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme as explained in the next section. 3. Register your RT.X100 Xtreme When your computer restarts, you can choose Register your RT.X product from the RT.X menu to register your RT.X100 Xtreme online. You must register your RT.
37 ° To install additional software from the RT.X menu: 1 Insert your Matrox RT.X installation CD in your CD-ROM drive. Windows automatically starts the Matrox RT.X menu. 2 From the Matrox RT.X menu, choose the option you want, such as Install Matrox RT.X wallpapers, and follow the onscreen instructions. Adding the Matrox plug-in to LightWave 3D When you install the Matrox plug-in for LightWave 3D, the plug-in is copied to your hard drive.
38 5. Install Sonic Solutions DVDit! SE To install Sonic Solutions DVDit! SE: 1 Close all Windows programs. 2 Insert the DVDit! SE installation CD in your CD-ROM drive. 3 When the setup program starts, follow the onscreen instructions. If Windows doesn’t automatically start the setup program, you can start it manually as follows: a Choose Start > Run. b In the resulting dialog box, type e:\setup (where e: represents your CD-ROM drive), and click OK.
39 ¦ Note If Windows prompts you with a Shared File Detected message during the uninstall, choose Yes to delete the file, and select Don’t display this message again. If you want to uninstall only the Matrox Effect add-ons, choose Start > Programs > Matrox X.tools > Add-ons > Uninstall Matrox Effect add-ons. If you want to remove any other Matrox software, such as a Matrox WYSIWYG plug-in or the Matrox RT.X wallpapers, use Add/Remove Programs in Windows Control Panel.
40 Your notes Chapter 4, Installing Your Matrox RT.
Chapt er 5 Defining Your Adobe Premiere Settings This chapter explains how to define various settings for using your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme with Adobe Premiere. This includes specifying your project and export movie settings, and setting up DV-1394 device control.
42 A note about running other programs with Adobe Premiere For the best performance, don’t run any other programs at the same time as Adobe Premiere. Screen savers and programs that use a large amount of system memory, such as most paint and compositing applications, can cause problems if you run them at the same time as Adobe Premiere. Loading project presets The Matrox realtime plug-in for Adobe Premiere includes project presets that you can load to immediately apply appropriate RT.X100 Xtreme settings.
43 low disk space warning level. This will enable you to delete files when you’re warned, and resume the export. ° To set your low disk space warning level: 1 Choose Edit > Preferences > General and Still Image. 2 In the Low Disk Space Warning Level box, enter a high warning level, such as 100000 K. 3 Click OK to return to your project.
44 your Timeline that don’t appear when you subsequently scrub on the Timeline. For details, see “Switching between scrubbing types” on page 46. 7 Under Error Reporting, select Report dropped frames if you want to be warned each time frames are dropped when you play back video from the Timeline. Otherwise, clear this option. ¦ Note Once playback of the Timeline has stopped, a red bar will appear over segments of the Timeline that have dropped frames (even if you don’t select Report dropped frames).
45 ° To change the setup level of your analog NTSC video on Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme: 1 Choose Project > Project Settings > General. 2 Click the Advanced Settings button. 3 Under Analog Setup (NTSC) on the General page, select one of the following setup levels. This affects both the analog video input and output. $ 0 IRE (DV-compliant) Applies a setup level of 0 IRE. You should select this option only when working with a commercial DV-1394 device that uses the Japanese analog NTSC setup of 0 IRE.
46 Selecting your editing aspect ratio To specify the aspect ratio of the material you’re editing on Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme: 1 Choose Project > Project Settings > General. 2 Click the Advanced Settings button. 3 Under Editing Aspect Ratio on the General page, select the aspect ratio that matches your source material. This ensures that your effects will be displayed with the correct proportions. Select this if your video was recorded using the standard TV screen format.
47 3 Under Scrubbing Type on the General page, select either Field 1 or Field 2. 4 Click OK to return to the Project Settings dialog box, then click OK again to return to the Timeline. 5 When you scrub the Timeline, or pause or stop playback on the Timeline, only the particular field you selected will be displayed. Selecting your speed control method Your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme provides two methods of processing realtime speed changes in your Premiere projects.
48 Selecting your codec options for rendering On the Codec (Rendering) page of the Matrox Advanced Settings dialog box, you can choose whether or not you want Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme to show your render results in Premiere’s Monitor window, as well as select your color space conversion options. When you render material in your Adobe Premiere project on Matrox RT.
49 your rendered images appear to be blurred, try clearing one or both of these options. $ Select this option to help eliminate artifacts such as jagged edges and unwanted lines at the edges of fast-motion video (for PAL video only). Chroma sampling for fast-motion video ¡ Important When rendering graphics and titles, make sure that Chroma sampling for fast-motion video is not selected, as this option can cause jagged edges to appear in your rendered images.
50 Selecting your DV-1394 settings On Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme, you can define various settings for working with DV-1394 devices, such as which DV stereo streams you’d like to capture, and the NTSC time code format of your DV tapes. ° To select your DV-1394 settings: 1 Choose Project > Project Settings > General. 2 Click the Advanced Settings button, then click the DV-1394 tab. 3 Under Export to Tape, you should select Enable video preview during export.
51 is XtremePreview?” on page 169). XtremePreview is disabled when you select Always output to 1394. $ Outputs your Timeline over the 1394 interface to your DV-1394 device whenever you play back the Timeline. You’ll be able to preview the output on your NTSC or PAL monitor, as well as on your DV-1394 device’s viewfinder. This feature cannot be used at the same time as XtremePreview. Always output to 1394 6 Under 1394 Audio Capture, select which DV stereo audio streams you want to capture.
52 Selecting your realtime effect settings You can specify default cropping settings for your realtime Matrox effects, as well as select which Premiere transitions you’d like to play back in real time. For example, all of the Matrox transitions are realtime, whereas Adobe Premiere’s transitions require rendering. With the Matrox realtime plug-in, however, you can select which Adobe Premiere transitions you’d like to play back in real time.
53 4 Under Realtime Premiere Transitions, click the Select Transitions button. 5 In the provided dialog box, select the transitions you want to play back in real time. Matrox provides realtime playback by emulating Premiere’s non-realtime version of these transitions. If you don’t like a realtime transition, you can clear (deselect) it to revert to Premiere’s version that requires rendering.
54 Defining your Video settings Your project’s Video settings determine the compression format for playing back video from the Timeline. On Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme, your Timeline’s compression format is set to DV/DVCAM at a fixed data rate of 25 Mb/sec. ° To specify your project’s Video Settings on Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme: 1 Choose Project > Project Settings > Video. ¦ Note The Compressor is automatically set to Matrox DV/DVCAM.
55 Defining your Capture settings Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme lets you capture your video to DV/DVCAM format at a fixed data rate of 25 Mb/sec, or to MPEG-2 IBP format at a selected data rate. For example, you can capture to DV/DVCAM format to create .avi files for use in your Premiere projects, or capture to MPEG-2 IBP format to create MPEG-2 Elementary (.m2v) files for use with the Sonic ReelDVD Studio and DVDit! SE authoring programs.
56 4 To select the audio and video sources from which you want to capture material, click the A/V Inputs button. 5 From the Video Source list, select Composite, S-Video (Y/C), or DV-1394. For example, to capture your composite input to Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme, select Composite. To capture material from your DV-1394 device over the 1394 interface, select DV-1394.
57 AUDIO CARD IN connection into the Line-In jack (or corresponding jack) on your sound card, choose Line-In from the Analog Audio Source list. Remarks $ All supported audio sources will appear in the Analog Audio Source list, but in most cases the recommended source will be the default. If your audio input connection does not appear in the list, you must unplug the TO AUDIO CARD IN connector on your breakout cable and connect it to an audio input on your sound card that appears in the list.
58 10 Click OK to return to the Project Settings dialog box. 11 To adjust the proc amp settings for the analog (S-Video or composite) video that you’ll be capturing, click the Proc Amps button. ¦ Note Once you’ve captured your video clips, you can apply proc amp changes and other color corrections to your clips on the Timeline using the Matrox color correction effect. For details, see “Applying a pre-created color correction” on page 107.
59 on page 67. Once you’ve configured your MPEG-2 IBP settings, click OK to return to the Project Settings dialog box. You can specify additional Capture settings as explained in your Adobe Premiere User Guide. Using the Matrox scopes to analyze your analog video The Matrox vectorscope/waveform monitors in the Matrox Proc Amp Settings dialog box are software oscilloscopes that let you examine the video signal components of your incoming analog video before you start capturing.
60 • Image View Lets you select the area of your clip that you want to analyze: $ Analyze a line Drag the line in the Image View window to the line you want to analyze, or enter a line number in the text box. ¦ Note $ You can select only the even lines in your clip. Analyze a rectangle Click and drag in the Image View window to select a rectangular area that you want to analyze. The text box displays the coordinates of your rectangle.
61 vectorscope. By analyzing color bars from your source video on the vectorscope, you can make adjustments as needed to calibrate your video. For details on how to calibrate your video, see the next section, “Calibrating your incoming video using color bars.” • YC Waveform Shows a representation of the combined luminance (Y) and chrominance (C) of your video. • Y Waveform Shows only the luminance (Y) values of your video, with the chrominance removed (as if your clip was in black and white).
62 Saturation control to move the dots closer to or farther from the center of the graph. Dot aligned in blue target 7 You can also check the white levels in your color bar pattern. From the Scope View Settings menu, choose Y Waveform. The gray or white color bar corresponds to a line on the waveform (usually the first line at the left). The IRE or mV level of this line should match the type of color bars you are using.
63 • You’ve replaced your sound card with a similar model. (If you replace your sound card with a different model, the Matrox realtime plug-in will automatically prompt you to run the test again.) • You’ve updated or re-installed the drivers for your sound card. • You’ve moved your sound card to another slot in your computer. ° To run the Audio Capture Drift Detection test manually: 1 Choose Start > Programs > Matrox X.tools > Audio Capture Drift Detection.
64 Performing a Premiere export to disk Adobe Premiere lets you export video from the Timeline to a single DV/DVCAM .avi file for purposes such as distribution on CD-ROM and publishing on the web. Several software codecs are included with Adobe Premiere so that you can export your video to different formats. Your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme system adds the Matrox DV/DVCAM codec to the ones included with Premiere. Because the Matrox codec uses your RT.
65 Performing a Matrox realtime export to disk On Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme, you can use the Matrox Realtime Export to Disk feature to export your Timeline in real time to either a DV/DVCAM .avi file, or an MPEG-2 Elementary (.m2v) file. You can use your .m2v files with DVD authoring programs, such as Sonic ReelDVD Studio and DVDit! SE. In order to perform a Matrox realtime export to disk, you’ll need a second dedicated export drive (see “Dedicated Audio/Video (A/V) and export drives” on page 9).
66 4 From the Format list, select DV/DVCAM (.avi) to export to a DV/DVCAM .avi file, or MPEG-2 IBP (.m2v) to export to an MPEG-2 Elementary (.m2v) file. ¦ Note If you choose to export to an .m2v file, click the Configure button to select your MPEG-2 IBP settings as described in “Selecting your MPEG-2 IBP settings” on page 67. 5 From the Audio list, select one of the following: Audio is exported to a separate .wav file. Available only if you’re exporting video to an .m2v file. $ Uncompressed (.
67 Selecting your MPEG-2 IBP settings When you select the MPEG-2 IBP format to capture or export video using Adobe Premiere, you can specify various settings for the MPEG-2 compression. ° To select your MPEG-2 IBP settings: 1 Click the Configure button if you’re performing a realtime export to disk, or click the Format button if you’re defining capture settings.
68 $ Video is compressed at varying data rates based on the complexity of the video. The data rate you select is used as the average target data rate for the compression. Variable bit rate (VBR) 4 Drag the Data rate slider until your desired data rate is displayed. You can also use the arrow keys (left, right, up, and down arrows) to select a precise value. The higher the data rate you select, the better the video quality will be.1 ¡ Important The maximum recommended DVD-compliant data rate is 7.
69 Setting up DV-1394 device control With Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme, you can take advantage of the DV-1394 device control on your DV camera or deck when capturing or recording material in Adobe Premiere. ¡ Important To be able to perform a frame-accurate export to tape, you must use Matrox DV-1394 device control. ° To set up this device control: 1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Scratch Disks and Device Control. 2 Under Device Control, select Matrox DV-1394 Device Control.
70 You can now use device control when capturing or recording material using your DV-1394 device (make sure your device is set to Remote or VTR Mode). Device control will be available when capturing or recording material over the 1394 interface, and also when capturing the analog input from your DV-1394 device, such as the composite input. For details on how to capture material in Adobe Premiere, see your Adobe Premiere User Guide.
71 Exporting your Timeline to DV tape You can export DV material from your Adobe Premiere Timeline to tape using device control over the 1394 interface on Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme. ¦ Note On most systems, you’ll be able to perform a realtime export to tape. Some systems, however, may have problems with the realtime export, such as gray blocks or system sluggishness.
72 4 Choose File > Export Timeline > Export to Tape. This displays the following dialog box: 5 Indicate which Channels you want to export by selecting Export video and/or Export audio. If you decide to export audio only, black video will accompany your audio. 6 By default, the edit points are displayed in time code format. If you would like to display the edit points in frames, select Show time code in frames.
73 $ Logo To add a logo to your recording, click the Browse button to locate the logo you would like to add, then enter the duration for the logo. The logo must be a full-screen, 32-bit, uncompressed .tga file. $ Leading Black To add black video to the start of your project, enter a corresponding duration. 9 From the Project list, select Entire Project to export your entire project, or Work Area to export the range marked by the work area bar.
74 Defining your export to tape options In order to achieve a frame-accurate export to tape, you need to specify various export options. The values you enter for these options depend on the DV-1394 device you are using. ¦ Note Not all DV-1394 devices are frame-accurate. For more information, please see the RT.X Support section of our web site at www.matrox.com/videoweb/support. ° To define your export options: 1 Choose File > Export Timeline > Export to Tape, then click the Options button.
75 to obtain the correct values. Once you’ve got the right values, type the name of your device in the Preset box and click the Save button. Your settings will be saved in the Preset list for future use. 3 Under Offset Times for Recording, specify the appropriate values for your DV-1394 device. $ The first value delays the playback of your project to allow your DV-1394 device time to start recording.
76 Things you need to know about using DV-1394 devices Please keep the following points in mind when using a DV-1394 device with Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme to capture or record DV material in Adobe Premiere: • Set your camcorder to either Camera Mode (to capture live video), or VTR Mode (to capture from tape or record material onto DV tape). ¥ Tip When in Camera Mode, make sure that the cassette compartment is empty to avoid possible auto-shutdown of the camera.
77 Creating a production in 16:9 format When editing on Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme, you can choose to work with source video that’s been recorded in either the 4:3 standard TV screen format, or the widescreen 16:9 format. ° To create a production in 16:9 format on Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme, do the following: 1 Record your video onto tape with your camera set to the widescreen 16:9 format. The video will be recorded as horizontally compressed 4:3 video.
78 Your notes Chapter 5, Defining Your Adobe Premiere Settings
Chapt er 6 Setting Up Realtime Effects with Adobe Premiere This chapter explains how to set up realtime effects using the Matrox realtime plug-in for Adobe Premiere.
80 Available effects The Matrox realtime plug-in for Adobe Premiere lets you: • Set up spectacular realtime 2D and 3D effects and transitions, using up to two video clips and four graphics clips. The plug-in includes chroma keys, luma keys, color corrections, 2D/3D DVEs, particles, blurs, page curls, organic wipes (including Pixélan Software’s Video SpiceRack Lite), and many more effects. • Set up over 60 Adobe Premiere transitions in real time.
81 How to place your effects to avoid rendering All the Matrox effects require a certain amount of preload time that’s determined by the capabilities of your system (both CPU and storage). To keep your effects realtime, use the following guidelines when setting up your effects: • Leave a gap of at least two seconds between the end of one Matrox particle effect and the start of the next. Two-second gap between particle effects ¦ Note The Matrox distortion effect (available as an add-on from your RT.
82 • When playing the Timeline, a maximum of four single-frame graphics clips can be stored in the Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme buffer. Because each clip requires one second to clear the buffer before the next graphics clip on the Timeline can be preloaded, you’ll need to leave an appropriate gap between your graphics clips depending on how many graphics are loaded in the buffer for a given sequence, and how many graphics need to be pre-loaded for the next sequence.
83 How to apply a Matrox transition in Adobe Premiere In Adobe Premiere, all of the transitions can be found in the Transitions palette. By default, the Matrox transitions are found in the Matrox folder. An easy way to create a Matrox transition is to drag the desired effect from the Transitions palette to the Transition track of the Timeline (between clips on the Video 1A and 1B tracks). To set up your Matrox transition, double-click the transition’s icon on the Timeline.
84 Using common controls in the plug-in When you apply a Matrox realtime effect, a dialog box similar to the following appears (the resulting dialog box depends on the type of effect that you apply): ✑ ✐ ✒ ✔ ✕ ✖ ✗ These items are common to most Matrox realtime effects: ✐ Directory This directory tree holds all of the effects for each transition or video effect type.
85 depending on the type of effect you’ve applied. For more information, see “Common controls on the Custom pages” on page 87, and the sections for each Matrox effect in this chapter. Click this tab to display the Transform page, where you can apply various settings to transform your clip, such as to resize and rotate your clip. For details on the available transform settings, see “Transforming your clip” on page 149.
86 $ You use the + or – zoom button to zoom in or out on the tracks. You can use this feature to find a certain frame, or range of frames, within your effect. Zoom buttons ✖ Reverse Select this to reverse the direction of the pattern for your selected effect. ✗ Force render Select this to force your effect to be rendered when you return to the Timeline. Certain effects, particularly particle effects, are difficult for some systems to play back in real time without dropping frames.
87 Common controls on the Custom pages While the custom settings are different for the various Matrox effects, there are some controls that are common to all the Custom pages: ✐ ✑ ✐ Preview Window ✒ You can use the Preview Window to view the results of your changes. ✑ Create Icon Click this button before saving your effect to create an icon of your new effect. This icon will represent your effect in the Effect List, with other pre-created effects of the same type.
88 Previewing your effects There are several ways to preview your effects: • Preview entire effect Click the Preview button at the bottom of the page, or press ALT+SPACEBAR. • Preview from Positioner Press SPACEBAR. To stop the preview, press SPACEBAR again. • Preview a specified range To highlight the range you want to preview, SHIFT+drag on the Ruler. Click the Preview button to view the range you’ve specified. To clear the selected range, CTRL+click the Ruler.
89 (ALT+drag the Positioner). For more information on the particular cases when solo mode is automatically set, see “What is XtremePreview?” on page 169. ¥ Tip If you have added a realtime fade to your clip using Adobe Premiere’s Video Opacity rubberband control, clicking the Solo Mode button allows you to temporarily remove the transparency setting without having to return to the Timeline.
90 Selecting colors Several Matrox effects provide a “color picker” button to let you choose the color you want for the effect, such as the border color for an advanced DVE. Color picker button When you click a button, the Color dialog box appears: ✑ ✐ ✐ Color refinement box ✑ Luminance bar ° To select your color: 1 Click one of the basic colors on the left side of the dialog box, or click the color you want inside the Color refinement box.
91 Applying a pre-created 3D tile When you apply a Matrox 3D tile, the 3D Tiles page appears: ° To set up a 3D tile: 1 Choose the type of effect you are looking for in the Directory. 2 Click the particular effect you want from the Effect List. 3 To see a preview of your effect at any time, click the Preview button. 4 To change the settings for your selected 3D tile pattern, select Allow changes, then use the 3D tile modifiers as follows: Sets the number of rows in your 3D tile pattern.
92 7 When you are satisfied with your effect, click OK to return to your Timeline. Creating a custom 3D tile To customize the settings for your 3D tile, click the Custom 3D Tiles tab or the 3D Tile track: Any settings that you applied under Allow changes on the 3D Tiles page are carried over to the Custom page. You can further customize your effect using the following: • Tile Patterns Click any of these tile patterns to change the originally selected effect that you chose on the 3D Tiles page.
93 Select a type from this list to change the trajectory of the $ Rotation Type flipping tiles. $ Horizontal blinds Select this to modify your pattern to use every second $ Vertical blinds Select this to modify your pattern to use every second horizontal line. vertical line. $ Reverse Select this to reverse the direction of your 3D tile pattern. • Pattern Controls $ Rotation Radius Sets the amount of rotation for each 3D tile in the pattern.
94 Applying a pre-created advanced DVE When you apply a Matrox advanced DVE, the Advanced DVEs page appears: ° To set up an advanced DVE: 1 Choose the type of effect you are looking for in the Directory. For example, click the PiP Effects folder under 3D DVE Effects to display a list of available 3D picture-in-picture effects. ¥ Tip Static 2D or 3D DVE effects are not suitable for use as transitions.
95 $ Lets you adjust the softness of the edge or border on your clip. The higher the softness value, the less sharp the edge or border becomes. Softness 5 To display a shadow behind your clip, make sure that Allow changes is selected, then use the Shadow modifiers as follows: Click the button to select the color of your shadow. $ Color $ Transparency $ X Offset Sets the position of your shadow with respect to the horizontal edges of your clip.
96 Creating a custom advanced DVE To customize the settings for your advanced DVE, click the Custom Advanced DVEs tab or the Adv DVE track: Any settings that you applied under Allow changes on the Advanced DVEs page are carried over to the Custom page. You can further customize your effect using the following: • Border $ Type Allows you to set your border as Flat, Bevel, Round, or Angle. Click the $ First Color $ Second Color $ X Width button to select the border color you want.
97 • Shadow These settings can also be found under Allow changes on the Advanced DVEs page: Click the button to select the color of your shadow. $ Color $ Transparency $ X Offset $ Y Offset Sets the position of your shadow with respect to the top and bottom edges of your clip. Negative numbers move the shadow to the bottom, and positive numbers move the shadow to the top. $ Z Offset Sets the transparency of your shadow. Levels range from opaque (0) to fully transparent (100).
98 Applying a pre-created basic DVE When you apply a Matrox basic DVE, the Basic DVEs page appears: ° To set up a basic DVE: 1 Choose the type of effect you are looking for in the Directory. For example, click the PiP Effects folder under 3D DVE Effects to display a list of available 3D picture-in-picture effects. ¦ Note The available pre-created effects are the same as for an Advanced DVE (see “Applying a pre-created advanced DVE” on page 94).
99 6 If you want to apply or change various transform settings, such as to change your clip’s size, position, and rotation settings, see “Transforming your clip” on page 149. 7 When you are satisfied with your effect, click OK to return to your Timeline. Creating a custom basic DVE To customize the settings for your basic DVE, click the Custom Basic DVEs tab or the Basic DVE track: Any change you applied to the Border Softness on the Basic DVEs page is carried over to the Custom page.
100 Applying a pre-created blur effect When you apply a Matrox blur effect, the Blurs page appears: ° To set up a blur effect: 1 Choose the type of effect you are looking for in the Directory. 2 Click the particular effect you want from the Effect List. 3 To see a preview of your effect at any time, click the Preview button. 4 If your clip contains an alpha channel, you can change the alpha-key color that is used to blend your blurred clip with the underlying (background) clip.
101 Creating a custom blur effect To customize the settings for your blur effect, click the Custom Blurs tab or the Blur track: Any settings that you applied under Allow changes on the Blurs page are carried over to the Custom page. You can further customize your effect using the following: • Intensity Use this to change the amount of blurring in your clip.
102 Overview of the chroma key effect You can use the Matrox realtime plug-in to apply a chroma key to make certain areas of a foreground video clip transparent based on a color in that image, so that an underlying video clip can show through.
103 Creating a chroma key effect To create a chroma key effect, select the Dud effect from the Effect List on the Chroma Keys page, then click the Custom Chroma Keys tab or the Chroma track: By selecting Simple edit, all settings are applied for the duration of your clip. This means that you’ll have only one keyframe at the first frame of your clip. If you want to change settings at different frames of the clip, you’ll have to clear Simple edit.
104 Use this to rotate the color selector around the perimeter of the color spectrum so that you can select different hues (colors) on which to key. $ Hue $ Saturation $ Luminance $ Aperture Use this to select colors that have a particular saturation value. Pale colors have a low saturation value and are located at or near the center of the spectrum. Vivid colors have a high saturation value and are located at or near the perimeter of the spectrum.
105 Viewing and selecting your key colors There are four ways of viewing and selecting the colors on which you want to key. To switch between the views, you can click the appropriate button, or you can use the following keyboard shortcuts: Q for Output, W for Plot, E for Map, and R for Matte. • Output This is the default view when you first display the Custom Chroma Keys page. You can see the result of your chroma key effect in the Preview Window.
106 • Map This view consists of a cube that contains a color spectrum, located under Chroma Map, and a luminance spectrum located under Luma Map. When you adjust the keyer controls, you can see the visual representation of your changes in the Chroma Map or Luma Map: ✑ ✒ ✐ ✐ Luminance selector ✑ Saturation threshold indicator ✒ Color selector • Matte This view displays the matte used to create your key effect.
107 Applying a pre-created color correction When you apply a Matrox color correction, the Color Corrections page appears: ¦ Note You can apply realtime Matrox color corrections to video clips only. If you apply Matrox color corrections to graphics clips, you’ll need to render. You can, however, use an image-editing program (such as Adobe Photoshop) to correct the color of your graphics clips. ° To set up a color correction effect: 1 Click the particular effect you want from the Effect List.
108 Creating a custom color correction To customize the settings for your Matrox color correction, click the Custom Color Corrections tab or the ColorCor track: By selecting Simple edit, all settings are applied for the duration of your clip. This means that you’ll have only one keyframe at the first frame of your clip. If you want to change settings at different frames of the clip, you’ll have to clear Simple edit.
109 ¦ Note By default, any changes you make to the color balance (cyan to red, magenta to green, or yellow to blue) affect your clip globally, from the lightest white to the darkest black. To affect only shadows, midtones, or highlights, you’ll need to select Affect specific tonal range. $ When you click this button, an eyedropper tool appears over your image in the Preview Window. Click the eyedropper tool on an area of white or gray in your image.
110 $ Luma Plot Click this to plot the luminance values in the current frame of your clip to the histogram (the plot will reflect any color correction changes you’ve made). Each luminance value present in your image appears as a vertical line in the histogram. A longer line indicates a higher amount of pixels in your image of that line’s luminance value. $ Black Use the black triangle under the histogram or the slider to define black in your clip.
111 Selecting and viewing the scopes There are different ways you can select and view the various Matrox scopes. When you click the Scopes button, the Image View and Scope View tabs are available: • Image View Lets you select the area of your clip that you want to analyze: $ Analyze a line Drag the line in the Image View window to the line you want to analyze, or enter a line number in the text box. ¦ Note $ You can select only the even lines in your clip.
112 • Scope View Displays the Matrox scopes. You can change the settings to select which scopes you want to see, and how you want them to appear by clicking the button on the right side of the Scope View page: Scope View Settings menu As you move your mouse within each monitor (vectorscope or waveform), you’ll see a crosshair at your chosen position, and the values at that position are shown in the top right corner of the monitor.
113 • RGB Parade Shows the red, green, and blue components of your video in three side-by-side columns. For information on interpreting the RGB parade results, see “Matching colors with the Matrox scopes” on page 115. Calibrating video using color bars Video professionals use color bars on their tapes to ensure that video clips are calibrated for correct color and brightness.
114 Saturation control to move the dots closer to or farther from the center of the graph. Dot aligned in blue target 8 You can also check the white levels in your color bar pattern. From the Scope View Settings menu, choose Y Waveform. The gray or white color bar corresponds to a line on the waveform (usually the first line at the left). The IRE or mV level of this line should match the type of color bars you are using.
115 Matching colors with the Matrox scopes To match color between two clips (such as skin tone, sky, etc.): 1 Place the clip that has the correct colors on the Timeline, and apply the Matrox color correction effect to the clip. 2 Select an effect from the Effect List. 3 On the Image View page, select Analyze a rectangle, then click and drag in the Image View window to select the area containing the colors you want to match.
116 Applying a pre-created colorization effect When you apply a Matrox colorization effect, the Colorization page appears: ° To set up a colorization effect: 1 Choose the type of effect you are looking for in the Directory. 2 Click the particular effect you want from the Effect List. ¥ Tip If you want to modify your clip without using any of the pre-created settings, select the Dud Effect.
117 Creating a custom colorization effect To customize the settings for your colorization effect, click the Custom Colorization tab or the Color track: You can customize your effect using the following: • Photo Negative Select this to create a photo negative effect by inverting the luminance and chrominance information of your clip. This setting is active for the duration of your clip. • Border Softness Use this to adjust the softness on the border of your clip.
118 $ The Color Gain controls for Red, Green, and Blue let you increase or decrease the intensity of a particular color present in your image. For example, increasing the Red value increases only the red color component of your image, without affecting the other colors. $ Color Addition lets you adjust all colors in your image by a given amount of Red, Green, or Blue. For example, increasing the Red value increases the amount of red throughout your entire image.
119 Applying a pre-created cube effect When you apply a Matrox cube effect, the Cubes page appears: ° To set up a cube effect: 1 Choose the type of effect you are looking for in the Directory. 2 Click the particular effect you want from the Effect List. ¦ Note If you want to modify your clip without using any of the pre-created settings, select the _dud effect. 3 To see a preview of your effect at any time, click the Preview button.
120 $ Softness Lets you adjust the softness of the outer edge or border on your cube. 5 If you want to apply custom settings to your effect, see “Creating a custom cube effect” on page 121. 6 If you want to apply or change various transform settings, such as to change your clip’s size, position, and rotation settings, see “Transforming your clip” on page 149. 7 When you are satisfied with your effect, click OK to return to your Timeline.
121 Creating a custom cube effect To customize the settings for your cube effect, click the Custom Cubes tab or the Cube track: ¦ Note To see the full impact of your settings for the cube effect, you need to apply various transform settings. To learn about changing your clip’s size, position, and rotation settings, see “Transforming your clip” on page 149. Any settings that you applied under Allow changes on the Cubes page are carried over to the Custom page.
122 $ Source Region Defines the area of the image that is mapped to the side of the cube. Changes you make to the Source Region can be seen in the small window to the right of the controls. • Left Adjusts the left perimeter of the image. Adjusts the right perimeter of the image. • Right The left and right values can be inverted to horizontally flip the image. • Top Adjusts the top perimeter of the image. • Bottom Adjusts the bottom perimeter of the image.
123 Customizing your cube effect using the Preview Window In the Preview Window, you can use your left or right mouse button to change the Source Region settings. You must first click the Source Region button, or press Q. You’ll notice that the values will change as you drag the mouse in the Preview Window. The following table shows the available mouse controls for working in the Preview Window.
124 Overview of the luma key effect You can use the Matrox realtime plug-in to apply a luma key to make certain areas of a foreground video clip transparent based on the luminance in that image, so that an underlying video clip can show through. In the following example of a luma key effect, two video clips are combined to produce the effect of two cowboys riding through fire.
125 Creating a luma key effect To create a luma key effect, select either Key Black or Key White from the Effect List. This lets you key on black or white in your foreground image. If you want to customize your luma key effect, click the Custom Luma Keys tab or the Luma Key track: By selecting Simple edit, all settings are applied for the duration of your clip. This means that you’ll have only one keyframe at the first frame of your clip.
126 • Low Clip Use this to select the lower (darker) luminance values to be keyed. A Low Clip setting of 0 represents black, and a setting of 255 represents white. Intermediate settings represent different shades of gray, from very dark to very light gray. • Low Gain Use this to set the range of luminance values you want to be partially transparent based on the value set by the Low Clip control.
127 that line’s luminance value. Adjustments made to the Keyer Controls affect the shape and size of the luminance selector in the Luma Plot: Luminance selector ¥ Tip Select the Output or Matte view button to plot your clip’s current frame. Viewing and selecting your luminance values There are two different ways of viewing and selecting the luminance values on which you want to key.
128 • Matte This view displays the matte used to create your key effect. In the following example, you can see a white silhouette against black, with semi-transparent areas seen as grays. As explained for the Output view, you can use the tracking rectangle in the Matte Window to select an area containing the luminance values on which you want to key.
129 Applying a pre-created mask DVE effect When you apply a Matrox mask DVE effect, the Mask DVEs page appears: ° To set up a mask DVE effect: 1 Choose the type of effect you are looking for in the Directory. For example, click the PiP Effects folder under 3D DVE Effects to display a list of available 3D picture-in-picture effects. 2 Click the particular effect you want from the Effect List.
130 Click the button to select the color of your shadow. $ Color $ Transparency $ X Offset $ Y Offset Sets the position of your shadow with respect to the top and bottom edges of your mask pattern. Negative numbers move the shadow to the bottom, and positive numbers move the shadow to the top. $ Z Offset Sets the transparency of your shadow. Levels range from opaque (0) to fully transparent (100). Sets the position of your shadow with respect to the left and right edges of your mask pattern.
131 Creating a custom mask DVE effect To customize the settings for your mask DVE effect, click the Custom Mask DVEs tab or the Mask DVE track: Any settings that you applied under Allow changes on the Mask DVEs page are carried over to the Custom page. You can further customize your effect using the following: • Mask $ Use the Mask list to change the pattern for your mask effect. You can see an icon representing the selected mask pattern.
132 ¥ Tip You can also adjust the position and size of your mask pattern in the Preview Window using your mouse. Left-click and drag to adjust the position controls, and right-click and drag to adjust the size controls. • Outside Transparency Sets the transparency level of the area around your mask pattern. • Shadow These settings can also be found under Allow changes in the Mask page: Click the button to select the color of your shadow.
133 When you first apply a mask DVE effect, the Default pattern is selected as your mask pattern, which is the same as the Cottony Square pattern. If you want another mask pattern as your default, simply make a copy of your chosen pattern, and rename it to Default.tga to overwrite the current one. ¡ Important To create your own mask patterns for use in a widescreen production, create them with a 16:9 aspect ratio. For more information, see “Creating a production in 16:9 format” on page 77.
134 Applying a pre-created organic wipe When you apply a Matrox organic wipe, the Organic Wipes page appears: ° To set up an organic wipe: 1 Choose the type of effect you are looking for in the Directory. 2 Click the particular effect you want from the Effect List. 3 To see a preview of your effect at any time, click the Preview button. 4 To create a soft edge on the border of your organic wipe, select Allow changes, then drag the Softness slider.
135 Creating a custom organic wipe To customize the settings for your organic wipe, click the Custom Organic Wipes tab or the OrgWipe track: Any settings that you applied under Allow changes on the Organic Wipes page are carried over to the Custom page. You can further customize your effect using the following: • TGA File The source file for the effect that you selected on the Organic Wipes page is displayed under TGA File.
136 Adding your own organic wipe patterns You can create your own organic wipe patterns and add them to the Matrox realtime plug-in for use in your projects. Organic wipes use grayscale gradient patterns to switch from one image to another by gradually revealing the second image in a certain pattern. A progressive transition occurs between your initial image (Video 1A), represented by the white areas of your gradient pattern, and your final image (Video 1B), represented by the black areas.
137 Creating a subdirectory for your new organic wipes Your new organic wipes must be added to a subdirectory where you installed Matrox X.tools. If you chose the default location when you installed Matrox X.tools, your Matrox organic wipes will be installed at: Program Files\Matrox X.tools\Effects\Organic Wipes Under the Organic Wipes directory, create a new subdirectory in which to store your own organic wipe patterns, such as: Program Files\Matrox X.
138 Applying a pre-created page curl When you apply a Matrox page curl, the Page Curls page appears: ° To set up a page curl: 1 Choose the type of effect you are looking for in the Directory. 2 Click the particular effect you want from the Effect List. 3 To see a preview of your effect at any time, click the Preview button. 4 To create a soft edge on your page curl, select Allow changes, then drag the Softness slider.
139 Creating a custom page curl To customize the settings for your page curl, click the Custom Page Curls tab or the PgCurl track: Any settings that you applied under Allow changes on the Page Curls page are carried over to the Custom page. You can further customize your effect using the following: • Curl You can select Peel or Roll as your page curl type (this setting is active for the duration of your effect).
140 • Highlight There is a white illuminated line that highlights each page curl. The following settings allow you to manipulate this highlight: $ Intensity $ Position Sets the brightness of the highlight, as a percentage. Sets the location in the page curl where the highlight appears.
141 Applying a pre-created particle effect When you apply a Matrox particle effect, the Particles page appears: ° To set up a particle effect: 1 Choose the type of effect you are looking for in the Directory. 2 Click the particular effect you want from the Effect List. 3 To see a preview of your effect at any time, click the Preview button. 4 To change the settings for your effect, select Allow changes, then use the particle effect modifiers as follows: Sets the progression of the effect.
142 $ Vanishing particles Select this to make the particles vanish after they explode. Select this to soften the edges of the particles that haven’t exploded yet. $ Particle softness $ Reverse sequence Select this to reverse the pattern of the effect. 5 If you want to apply custom settings to your effect, see “Creating a custom particle effect” on page 143.
143 Creating a custom particle effect To customize the settings for your particle effect, click the Custom Particles tab or the Particle track: Any settings that you applied under Allow changes on the Particles page are carried over to the Custom page. You can further customize your effect using the following: • GFX File The pattern file for the effect that you selected on the Particles page is displayed under GFX File. If you want to select a different pattern, click Browse, and select a different .
144 $ Border Softness Sets the softness on the border of your clip. • Global Effect Settings effect: These settings are active for the duration of your $ Seed Sets the random behavior of the pattern. Each value (from 0 to 100) represents a different random pattern. $ Vanishing particles Select this to make the particles vanish after they explode. $ Particle softness Select this to soften the edges of the particles that haven’t exploded yet.
145 The following table shows the available mouse controls for working in the Preview Window.
146 Applying a pre-created sphere effect When you apply a Matrox sphere effect, the Spheres page appears: ° To set up a sphere effect: 1 Choose the type of effect you are looking for in the Directory. 2 Click the particular effect you want from the Effect List. 3 To see a preview of your effect at any time, click the Preview button.
147 Creating a custom sphere effect To customize the settings for your sphere effect, click the Custom Spheres tab or the Sphere track: Any settings that you applied under Allow changes on the Spheres page are carried over to the Custom page. You can further customize your effect using the following: • Sphere Settings $ Morph Use this to set the shape of your sphere. $ Radius Use this to set the size of your sphere.
148 • Light Settings Use this to change the brightness of the highlight in your sphere. You can also change the color of the highlight by clicking the button, and selecting a new color. $ Intensity $ Size Use this to alter the size of the highlight. Customizing your sphere effect using the Preview Window In the Preview Window, you can use your left or right mouse button to change the Sphere Settings, Light Position, and Light Settings.
149 Transforming your clip To apply various transform settings to your clip, such as to resize, position, and rotate your clip, click the Transform tab or the Transform track: • Position Lets you position your clip on x-y-z coordinates (horizontal, vertical, depth). • Size Lets you resize your clip. • Offset Lets you move the pivot point for rotating your clip. • Rotation Lets you set the number of spins of the clip on its x, y, or z axis.
150 Using the transform controls You can use the text boxes or sliders to position, resize, or rotate your clip. For information on how to use the text boxes and sliders, see page 89. ° There are four types of transform settings that you can work with: • Position Use these controls to position your clip on the x (horizontal), y (vertical), and z (depth) axes. Values of (0,0,0) pixels align the center of your clip with the center of the screen, and positions are measured from this point.
151 In the illustrations below, notice how different Offset values can affect the rotation of the cube. Z Z X X Y Figure 1: Offset at 0,0,0 Y Figure 2: Offset at 100,0,0 In Figure 1, the Offset values are (0,0,0), so the center of rotation for the cube is where the x, y, and z axes meet. In Figure 2, the Offset value for the x axis is set to 100, thus moving the cube and the pivot point to the right, so when the cube is rotated, it has a wider arc when spinning around the axes.
152 Transforming a clip using the Preview Window In the Preview Window, you can use your left or right mouse button to resize, position, and rotate your clip. ¡ Important You must first select the type of transform settings you want to adjust by clicking the appropriate button (Position, Size, Offset, or Rotation). Alternately, you can use keyboard shortcuts to select the transform setting you want. Press Q for Position, W for Size, E for Offset, or R for Rotation.
153 Cropping your effect To apply crop settings to your Matrox effect, click the Crop tab or the Crop track: By selecting Simple edit, all settings are applied for the duration of your clip. This means that you’ll have only one keyframe at the first frame of your clip. If you want to change settings at different frames of the clip, you’ll have to clear Simple edit.
154 • Choose a command from the Crop menu to crop your effect by a preset amount. • Crop directly in the Preview Window using your mouse. Using the Cropping Window The Cropping Window allows you to adjust a cropping area using eight resize handles. Mouse pointer on resize handle To display a particular frame in the Cropping Window, move the Positioner to the frame you want displayed, and click the Grab Image button. To resize your cropping area, drag any of the resize handles.
155 Using the crop controls The controls under Crop Settings let you crop any edge of your effect. You can enter the values you want in the text boxes or drag the appropriate sliders (Left, Right, Top, Bottom): Using the Crop menu You can also crop your effect using commands from the Crop menu, located below the Cropping Window: • Full Screen Sets your effect to full-screen size (that is, no cropping is done to the image).
156 Cropping an effect using the Preview Window In the Preview Window, you can use your left and right mouse buttons to crop any edge of your effect: The following table shows the available mouse controls for cropping in the Preview Window.
157 Working with keyframes A keyframe is a frame at which you’ve defined one or more effect settings to take place in a clip. The settings start at the frame where you define them, and remain active on the clip until you define a later keyframe to turn off or change the settings. This allows you to control the occurrence and duration of your effect settings. By interpolating between keyframes, you create gradual transitions between different settings for an effect.
158 beginning of the clip. For more information, see “Creating new keyframes” on page 159. Positioner You can use the Positioner to indicate where you want to create a keyframe. You can also preview an effect by dragging the Positioner as explained in “Previewing your effects” on page 88. To move the Positioner to a particular frame, enter the frame number in the Current frame box, or click the frame on the Ruler. ✔ Zoom buttons You can zoom in or out to view keyframes by clicking the Zoom buttons.
159 Creating new keyframes ° To create a keyframe: 1 In the Matrox Effect Setup dialog box, click the tab or track where you want to create your keyframe. 2 Move the Positioner to the frame in your clip where you want the settings to take place. ¥ Tip Press the HOME key to move the Positioner to the first frame of your clip. 3 Use the effect controls in the dialog box to set up your effect.
160 Selecting keyframes Many operations that you can perform on a keyframe, such as copying and deleting, require you to select the keyframe first. You can select keyframes using any of the following methods: • Select a single keyframe by clicking it, or moving the Positioner to it when the track is highlighted. • Select more than one keyframe by holding down the CTRL key while clicking the keyframes you want to select.
161 Pasting attributes of a keyframe (“selective paste”) You can copy and paste some or all of the attributes of a single keyframe to selected keyframes. The attributes you choose to paste replace the corresponding attributes of the destination keyframes. This is called a “selective paste,” and is particularly useful when you want to make changes to a complex series of keyframes in a clip.
162 ¦ Note The dialog box that appears depends on what type of keyframe you’re pasting. 5 Select the settings you want to paste. For this example, you would select only Size. 6 Click OK. Your destination keyframes are updated with the settings you selected, while retaining all other attributes. Deleting keyframes ° To delete a keyframe selection, use one of the following methods: • Click the Delete button on the Toolbar. • Press the DELETE key. • Drag the selection vertically off the tracks.
163 only transform keyframes to the Transform track, and load only crop settings to the Crop track. ¦ Note Any keyframes presently on the track will be replaced by the loaded keyframes. Interpolating between keyframes Interpolating between two or more consecutive keyframes on the same track enables you to create a gradual transition from one keyframe’s settings to the next. In the following sections we explain: • How interpolation works. • Considerations for creating an interpolation sequence.
164 As you create new keyframes, each keyframe is initialized to the same settings as the one to the immediate left on the track. This makes it easy for you to define an interpolation sequence in ascending order (from left to right). If you add a new keyframe between two interpolated keyframes, however, the new keyframe’s settings will be calculated according to the adjacent keyframes. For example, if you add a keyframe between a size setting of 0% and 50%, the size for the new keyframe will be set to 25%.
165 interpolation sequence several frames before your clip starts to make the spline calculations start earlier. To display the area outside the clip region, right-click the track and turn off Display Clip Region Only. Then drag the Positioner forward or backward to scroll to the area outside the clip. Area before clip Clip region Area beyond end of clip Turning interpolation on and off As previously mentioned, a spline interpolation is set by default between consecutive keyframes created on a track.
166 Keyboard shortcuts The following table provides a complete list of keyboard shortcuts (and corresponding buttons, if available) that you can use when working with keyframes in the Matrox Effect Setup dialog box.
167 Setting up realtime graphics overlays You can add realtime alpha-keyed graphics layers to your production (such as to overlay a title onto a video clip). To do this, you create a single-frame graphics file using any graphics program that supports an alpha channel, such as Adobe Photoshop. You can use any graphics format that is supported by Adobe Premiere (such as .tga or .icg). ° To set up your realtime graphics overlay: 1 Import the graphics file into your Adobe Premiere project.
168 • You can add a realtime fade to your graphics overlay using Adobe Premiere’s Video Opacity rubberband control, such as to fade-in and fade-out as shown below: Rubberband control Chapter 6, Setting Up Realtime Effects with Adobe Premiere
169 What is XtremePreview? When XtremePreview is enabled in the Matrox Advanced Settings dialog box, as explained on page 50, you’ll be able to edit and preview numerous video and graphics layers without having to render. In many cases, you’ll be able to preview all sources (including multiple Matrox effects in any order) for the segment you are editing, even if the segment requires rendering (that is, there is a red bar above the time ruler on the Premiere Timeline).
170 A/B mode preview There are a few instances when you’ll see an A/B representation of your Matrox effect in the Matrox Effect Setup dialog box. This is because the segment you’re editing has one or more of the following characteristics: • A graphics roll, crawl, or animation. • A video standard that doesn’t match your system. • An unsupported video source (such as a QuickTime file).
171 General rule The general rule to follow to avoid the red indicator bar when setting up your realtime effects is that in any given segment, you can use up to two video clips (.avi files), and four single-frame graphics clips. Each clip in the segment can have a fade applied to it. A fade can be any one of the following: • A fade (video opacity) effect created using Premiere’s Opacity rubberband. • An Adobe Premiere Cross Dissolve.
172 Page Curls appears after Matrox Color Corrections. Therefore, the clip will remain realtime: If you want to use Premiere’s virtual clip feature to combine RT.X effects, you must respect the following priority sequence when applying the effects: 1 Color correction effect(s). 2 Chroma key or luma key. 3 Matrox hardware-accelerated effect (such as a page curl, advanced DVE, or Premiere realtime transition).
173 • Apply an Adobe Premiere key type other than None, Alpha Channel, Black Alpha Matte, or White Alpha Matte. • Apply any field processing options to a clip, such as Always deinterlace or Flicker Removal. • Apply a freeze-frame effect to a clip using the Frame Hold command with the Deinterlace option selected (rendering won’t be required if you clear the Deinterlace option). ¦ Note When you play back the Timeline, non-realtime segments display as a “not yet rendered” (X) graphic.
174 Your notes Chapter 6, Setting Up Realtime Effects with Adobe Premiere
Chapt er 7 Using RT.X100 Xtreme with Video for Windows Programs This chapter provides information you need to know when using Video for Windows programs to capture and render material on your RT.X100 Xtreme system.
176 Overview When using Video for Windows programs to render (compile) material to an .avi file, such as in the case of a completed video production or an animation, you can use a Matrox codec to create a Matrox .avi file. For example, you may want to render an animation to Matrox DV/DVCAM format so that you can record it onto DV tape. You could also use your Video for Windows program to render video to a Matrox .
177 Using VFW programs without the RT.X100 Xtreme hardware If you installed the Matrox Video for Windows (VFW) software codecs (see “Installing the Matrox VFW software codecs on a system without the RT.X100 Xtreme hardware” on page 37), you can render and play back RT.X100compatible .avi files using your Video for Windows program without having the RT.X100 Xtreme hardware in your computer. To capture material, however, your system must be equipped with the RT.X100 Xtreme hardware.
178 Selecting color space conversion options When you render material to an .avi file using a Matrox VFW codec, you can determine how you want the luminance levels and chroma information to be processed during the color space conversion that’s performed during the render. ¦ Note The default settings for color space conversion provide good results for most applications. We recommend that you change these settings only when needed for special purposes.
179 this setting, for example, to render material on which you’ll be applying luminance key effects. ¡ Important When rendering RGB graphics, selecting Expanded or DV-compliant will create super black and/or white in your rendered images. For example, if you select Expanded, all black in your RGB graphics will become super black, and white will become super white. To render your RGB graphics with standard black and white levels, set your luminance range to Standard.
180 Before you start capturing To properly capture and play back audio, make sure you’ve set appropriate recording and playback volume levels for your sound card, as explained in the section “4. Configure your sound card” on page 13. If you want to create RT. X100-compatible .avi files (such as to use in your Adobe Premiere projects), make the following settings in your Video for Windows program before you start capturing: • Set the frame rate for your captured clips up to 29.
181 3 From the list of available devices, select Matrox Video Capture Device. The Matrox Input Source Settings dialog box appears: 4 From the Video Source list, select Composite or S-Video (Y/C). Make sure this setting matches your input device. 5 Use the proc amp controls as needed to adjust the incoming analog video signal before starting the capture. To return a control to its factory default setting, click the Def button. Adjusts the tint of the colors in the image.
182 Selecting your capture format and resolution 1 Choose your program’s Video Format command. The Matrox Capture Format Settings dialog box appears: 2 From the Capture Format list, select the format you want for your captured clips. To create an RT.X100-compatible .avi file, select DV/DVCAM. ¦ Note In some Video for Windows programs, if you select RGB or YUV as your capture format, you’ll have to choose a compressor from the list supplied by your program. For details, see your program’s documentation.
183 A note about capturing video with audio Because of the way Video for Windows captures material, when you capture video and audio to the same .avi file, the duration of the video and audio portions of the clip may not be exactly the same. For example, the clip’s audio may end a few frames before its associated video. To play back the clip, Video for Windows adjusts the frame rate of the video so that it’s synchronized to start and stop at the same time as the audio.
184 Your notes Chapter 7, Using RT.
Chapt er 8 Using Matrox MediaTools This chapter explains how to use Matrox MediaTools to scan and capture clips from your DV-1394 device, create a batch capture list, grab singleframe images, and export clips to an Adobe Premiere project.
186 About Matrox MediaTools Matrox MediaTools is a DV capture application that allows you to perform automatic, unattended DV tape scanning and batch capture. With MediaTools, you can: • In a single pass, automatically scan and capture clips from a DV tape into .avi files on your computer. • Automatically scan an entire DV tape to create a batch capture list. • Capture clips from a batch capture list at a later time, and adjust the In and Out points of clips prior to capturing.
187 Starting Matrox MediaTools Before you start Matrox MediaTools, make sure that your DV-1394 device is: • Properly connected and turned on. • Set to VTR mode to capture from tape, or Camera mode to capture live video. • Loaded with a striped tape. To avoid problems, make sure your tape is not at the end. ¥ Tip If you want to capture live video, make sure that the cassette compartment is empty to avoid possible auto-shutdown of the camera.
188 Using the Matrox MediaTools interface When you start MediaTools, a dialog box similar to the following appears: ✐ ✒ ✑ ✔ ✕ ✘ ✖ ✗ Here’s a brief description of the MediaTools dialog box: ✐ New tab Use this tab to scan and capture new clips to add to your clip list, and create batch capture lists. For more information, see “Scanning and capturing clips” on page 196. ✑ Edit tab Use this tab to capture clips in a batch capture list, edit and recapture clips, and update clip information.
189 $ VTR mode lets you control your DV-1394 device to capture and play back clips on tape. $ CAM mode lets you capture live video from your DV-1394 device. $ Disk mode lets you play back captured clips in your clip list. ✔ Clip identification area This section contains several items to help you identify your clips. $ Tape ID Displays the name that you’ve assigned to the DV tape in your DV-1394 device.
190 Using the MediaTools pop-up menu When you right-click anywhere in the clip list, a pop-up menu appears containing commands for working with MediaTools. All commands present in the MediaTools pop-up menu are described in this chapter. Navigating through clips with the transport controls MediaTools includes a common set of transport controls for navigating through clips on tape and clips on disk. You indicate the type of material you wish to control by selecting VTR or Disk.
191 Keyboard Shortcuts CMX-style K L B Z X ’ (apostrophe) ; (semicolon) V A Premiere-style Disk mode VTR mode Play Rewind Fast Forward Frame Advance Frame Reverse Stop Loop D V L or SPACEBAR R F right arrow or 2 left arrow or 1 S or K A ¦ Note To select the style of keyboard shortcuts you want to use, click the Options button in the MediaTools dialog box, then select the option you want under Transport Control Shortcuts.
192 • For increased precision, stop your clip at the appropriate frame and click the Mark In or Mark Out button. You can cue to your In or Out point on tape by SHIFT+clicking the Mark In or Mark Out button.
193 The time code format of your DV tape is indicated by the separator between the seconds and frames digits in the time code fields as follows: • A semicolon ( ; ) indicates drop frame. • A colon ( : ) indicates non-drop frame. ¦ Note MediaTools automatically detects the time code format on your DV tape. If MediaTools is unable to determine the format, you’ll be prompted to select the format that matches the format on your DV tape.
194 Defining your capture settings Before capturing clips with MediaTools, you need to specify various capture settings, such as the folder where you want MediaTools to store your captured clips. ° To define your capture settings for MediaTools: 1 Click the Options button. ¦ Note By default, the Options dialog box is configured to pop up every time MediaTools starts. To turn off this feature, clear Show this dialog box when MediaTools starts.
195 streams, the second audio stream will be saved to a separate audio file named clipID_2ndStream.wav. ¦ Note When capturing audio over the 1394 interface with certain DV devices (such as Sony or Canon), the left and right channels may be inverted in the resulting .wav file. If this happens, you can select Invert left and right channels to correct the problem.
196 folder, all video and audio clips from tape “MyTape” will be saved in D:\MediaTools\MyTape. How MediaTools assigns clip names When using the New tab, Clip ID displays the base name for your new clips. For example, if the Clip ID is “MyClip,” MediaTools will assign the name MyClip000.avi to the first new clip you capture, and continue naming clips sequentially (for example, MyClip001.avi, MyClip002.avi, etc.). Before scanning or capturing new clips, you can change the Clip ID to any base name you like.
197 6 To stop the scan/capture before the Out point is reached (or if you left the Out point blank), click the Stop and Mark Out button. ¦ Note You can identify captured clips by the small video and audio icons ( in the clip list. If you captured both DV stereo streams, a second audio icon (A2) will appear in the clip list. ) Capturing individual clips from tape ° To capture individual clips from your DV tape: 1 In the MediaTools dialog box, click the VTR button.
198 6 Your captured clip is added to the clip list with its duration and an icon representing the first and last frames of the clip. Creating a batch capture list A batch capture list is a list of clips with defined In and Out points for clips on tape that you have not yet captured. There are two ways to create a batch capture list with MediaTools.
199 Adding clips to a batch capture list ° To define individual clips that you want to add to your batch capture list: 1 In the MediaTools dialog box, click the VTR button. 2 In the Tape ID box, type a name for the tape presently loaded in your DV-1394 device. In the Clip ID box, type the base clip name you’d like to be assigned to your clips. For more information, see “How MediaTools assigns clip names” on page 196. 3 Use the transport controls to navigate through clips on tape in your DV-1394 device.
200 Capturing clips from a batch capture list ° To capture clips from your batch capture list: 1 In the MediaTools dialog box, click the VTR button. 2 Click the Edit tab. 3 Select the clips you want to capture in the clip list. If you want to capture all your clips, right-click the clip list and choose Select All. 4 Click Capture. 5 If needed, you’ll be prompted to load the appropriate tape in your DV-1394 device.
201 Changing a clip’s In and Out icons In and Out icons are the small icons representing the first and last frames of a clip in the clip list. These icons can be changed to better represent your clip. ° To change the In and Out icons of scanned or captured clips in the clip list: 1 Use the transport controls to play back your clip in the Preview Window and on your NTSC or PAL video monitor. 2 When you see the frame you want for the In icon, click Grab In Icon. MediaTools automatically updates the icon.
202 Saving and loading a clip list To save a clip list, right-click the clip list. Choose Save As from the pop-up menu to save your current clip list as a .dvl file. You can load a clip list (.dvl) using any of the following methods: • Right-click the clip list. Choose Open Clip List or Open Recent to select a recently-opened clip list. • Drag a .dvl file from a file management program, such as Windows Explorer, to the clip list. • Double-click the .
203 Deleting clips Select the clips you want to delete, right-click the clip list, then choose one of the following from the pop-up menu: • To delete only the selected clips from the clip list, choose Delete Clip Only. • To delete the selected clips and their corresponding files from your hard drive, choose Delete Clip+File. • To delete only the files for the selected clips from your hard drive (the clips will remain in your clip list), choose Delete File Only.
204 Grabbing a single-frame image You can grab single-frame (still) images and save them as .tga or .avi files to use in your Adobe Premiere projects. Your source video can be a clip on tape, a clip on disk, or live video. ¦ Note If you save your image as an .avi file, it will be saved in DV/DVCAM format. ° To grab a single-frame image: 1 If your source video is on tape or disk, use the transport controls to play back your DV tape, or double-click a captured clip in the clip list to play it back.
205 ¦ Note If you do not specify a file name in the Save As text box, or if you select Auto Save, MediaTools will assign a default name to the first grabbed image (such as MyImage01.tga, MyImage01.avi, or a name based on the last name you used) and continue naming images sequentially. Keyboard shortcuts Grab Auto Save Save F5 F6 F7 Exporting your clip list to an Adobe Premiere project You can export all or selected clips from the clip list directly to a new Adobe Premiere project (.ppj file).
206 Keyboard shortcuts The following tables provide a complete list of keyboard shortcuts available for using MediaTools.
207 Additional keyboard shortcuts CAM mode Delete Clip Only Delete Clip + File Delete File Only Grab Auto Save Save Import Clip Select All Cut Copy Paste New Clip List Open Clip List Save Clip List Export to Premiere C DELETE SHIFT+DELETE CTRL+DELETE F5 F6 F7 CTRL+I CTRL+A CTRL+X CTRL+C CTRL+V CTRL+N CTRL+O CTRL+S CTRL+E Keyboard shortcuts
208 Your notes Chapter 8, Using Matrox MediaTools
Ch apter 9 Using Matrox MediaExport This chapter explains how to use Matrox MediaExport to export material from your Adobe Premiere Timeline to Windows Media, RealMedia, and MPEG formats.
210 About Matrox MediaExport Matrox MediaExport is a plug-in for Adobe Premiere that brings together Windows Media and RealMedia streaming media, and Ligos MPEG encoding in one customizable export application. By taking advantage of your Matrox realtime editing hardware, MediaExport significantly reduces the rendering time of exporting clips from your Premiere Timeline.
211 Overview of the Matrox MediaExport dialog box When you start MediaExport, a dialog box similar to the following appears: ✐ ✑ ✒ ✔ ✕ ✖ ✗ ✘ Here’s a brief description of the Matrox MediaExport dialog box: ✐ Destination Lets you specify the destination folder for your encoded files and assign the base file name. For more information, see “Exporting clips from the Timeline” on page 212.
212 ✕ Add button Lets you add an encoding profile to the session window. For more information, see “Selecting encoding profiles for use in the session window” on page 213. ✖ Remove button Click this button to remove the currently selected profile from the session window. ✗ Save button and Load button Click Save to save the current session as a .mex file that can be loaded in a later encoding session. Click Load to load a saved encoding session into the session window.
213 5 To export only the clips under the work area bar of your Adobe Premiere Timeline, select Work area only. 6 Click the Add button, then select the encoding format you want, such as Windows Media. 7 From the profile library, select the encoding profiles you want to use. You can select many encoding profiles for a single encoding session. For details on selecting a standard profile, see “Selecting encoding profiles and adding clip information” on page 213.
214 ° To select an encoding profile: 1 Click Add and choose an encoding format from the list. You can also rightclick in the session window, then choose the format you want from the popup menu, such as Add Windows Media. ¦ Note If an encoding format is not available from the list, it cannot be added to the current encoding session. This means that you’ve either added the total maximum number of profiles to the session window, or you’ve reached the limit for a specific encoding format.
215 see “Modifying standard profile settings to create a customized profile” on page 215. 3 To add the selected encoding profile to the session window, click Select. ¥ Tip If you want to remove an encoding profile that you’ve added to the session window, select it, then either click the Remove button, or right-click in the session window and choose Remove from the pop-up menu.
216 session, unless you choose to save your customized profile as explained in the section “Adding your customized profile to the profile library” on page 228. $ Click Copy to add a copy of the selected profile to the profile library, then click the Edit button. The changes you make will be saved to the copy in the profile library. ¦ Note You can use the Remove button to permanently delete profile copies or customized profiles from the profile libraries. You can’t remove standard profiles.
217 ¦ Note For more information on RealMedia and Windows Media encoder settings, see the Advanced RealMedia and Advanced Windows Media plugin online Help or PDF documentation in Adobe Premiere. Selecting your RealMedia codec options 1 Click the RealMedia tab. By default, the Codec Options are displayed. 2 From the Video Codec list, select the video codec that you want to use.
218 5 From the Audio Content list, select the option that best describes the audio content of your video. 6 If you want to prioritize the delivery of your clip’s audio during periods of Internet congestion, select Emphasize audio. This option, however, may cause the video portion of your clip to degrade during periods of Internet congestion. 7 To allow viewers to download your encoded video onto their hard drives, select Allow download.
219 Selecting your Windows Media codec options 1 Click the Windows Media tab. By default, the Codec Options are displayed. 2 From the Video Codec list, select the video codec that you want to use. If you’re encoding a high-action video clip for high-bandwidth Internet connections, you may want to select the latest version of the video codec. 3 From the Video Size list, select a size for your video frames. As video size increases, greater bandwidth is required to stream the video.
220 Customizing your target audience settings Customizing your target audience settings for RealMedia and Windows Media files, such as bit rate, frame rate, and key frame interval, lets you create video streams that are optimized for delivery over specific types of Internet connections. You can create multiple bit rate video files by adding one or more target audiences to a single bit rate encoding profile. ° To modify your target audience settings: 1 Click the Target Audiences tab.
221 For example, high action segments will be allocated more bits than lower action segments, increasing the overall quality of the video without increasing the file size. $ Lossless protection Select this to help prevent the loss of data from your video file when it is being streamed during periods of heavy internet or network traffic. 5 If you’re modifying a Windows Media encoding profile, drag the Image Quality slider to select the image quality you want.
222 Selecting your Ligos MPEG common settings You can customize various common settings for the Ligos MPEG encoder, such as the video and audio file formats you want to encode. ¡ Important When you customize your Ligos MPEG profile settings, ensure that your new settings are compliant with the type of stream you want to encode. Non-compliant settings may produce undesirable results in your exported video, and in some cases cause your export to be unsuccessful or unsupported by your DVD authoring program.
223 Generates an .mpg (MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Program) file that incorporates the video and audio portions of your clip into one file. $ Video and audio in one file (MPG) $ Video in M1V/M2V, audio in MPA $ Video in M1V/M2V, audio in WAV Generates an .m1v (MPEG-1 Elementary) or .m2v (MPEG-2 Elementary) video file and a compressed .mpa audio file. Generates an .m1v (MPEG-1 Elementary) or .m2v (MPEG-2 Elementary) video file and an uncompressed .wav audio file.
224 $ Determines the subgroup length of B-frames and/or P-frames in the GOP, after the initial I-frame. A subgroup of 3 appears as “BBP,” a subgroup of 2 appears as “BP,” and a subgroup of 1 gives you only P-frames after the initial I-frame. Subgroup Length 3 From the Put sequence header(s) list, select the placement frequency of the sequence header. The sequence header of an MPEG file provides information about the video stream for the decoder, such as bit rate, frame rate, and aspect ratio.
225 Customizing your Ligos MPEG bit rate settings 1 Click the Bit Rates tab. 2 Under Audio (Kbps), select a bit rate for your compressed audio (for .mpg and .mpa files only). 3 To select a bit rate type for your MPEG video, do one of the following: $ Select Constant if you want your video to be compressed at a constant bit rate. Enter the bit rate you want to use for your video in the box provided. Your video is compressed at exactly the bit rate you enter.
226 specify a quantization scale value, select Constant quantization scale, then either select a preset value from the list, or enter a value between 0 and 31. For best results, select a constant quantization value between 2 and 6. 5 If you’ve selected Constant quantization scale, you can also select Specify average bit rate range, then enter an average minimum bit rate to use while encoding slow video, and an average maximum bit rate to use while encoding fast video.
227 DVD - MPEG-1 MPEG Stream Video in M1V/M2V, audio in WAV File Generation 48000/16-bit Audio Sampling Frame Size 352 × 240 (NTSC), 352 × 288 (PAL) Frame Rate 29.
228 MPEG Stream Video CD Frame Size 352 × 240 (NTSC), 352 × 288 (PAL) Frame Rate 29.
229 1 In the session window, select the encoding profile you want to add to the profile library. 2 Right-click the selected profile, then choose Add To Profile Library from the pop-up menu. 3 When the message box appears asking if you want to add the selected profile settings to the profile library, click Yes. 4 The Profile Library dialog box appears with your customized profile added to the bottom of the profile library list. 5 To return to the session window, click Close.
230 Your notes Chapter 9, Using Matrox MediaExport
Chapt er 10 Using the Adobe After Effects plug-in This chapter explains how to use the Adobe After Effects plug-in that comes with Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme so that you can display the contents of your Composition window on your NTSC or PAL video monitor.
232 About the Adobe After Effects plug-in The Adobe After Effects plug-in, together with your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme hardware, lets you display the contents of your Composition window in Adobe After Effects (version 4.0 or later) on your NTSC or PAL video monitor. This lets you see the exact color temperature, safe-title area, and any interlaced artifacts in your composition as you work. Required settings to use the plug-in 1 Start Adobe After Effects.
233 5 Choose Edit > Preferences > Matrox Preview Settings. ¦ Note The Enable preview option is selected by default. If you want to run Adobe Premiere at the same time as After Effects, then you must clear this option before you start Premiere. 6 Click the Setup button. 7 Under Output Size, select the size that you want your composition to be displayed on your NTSC or PAL video monitor. For example, select Original to maintain your composition’s original size.
234 • The plug-in supports customizing the Width and Height of your composition. If the frame size is larger than the actual screen size, the center of the image will be displayed in the Composition window. • When performing operations such as scrubbing the Timeline, the image on your video monitor may temporarily shrink. To avoid this, choose Edit > Preferences > Previews and clear the Use Dynamic Resolution option.
Chapt er 11 Using the 3ds max plug-in This chapter explains how to use the 3ds max plug-in that comes with Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme so that you can display your animation on your NTSC or PAL video monitor.
236 About the 3ds max plug-in The 3ds max plug-in, together with your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme hardware, lets you display your 3ds max animation on your NTSC or PAL video monitor. This lets you see the exact color temperature, safe-title area, and any interlaced artifacts in your animation as you work. The 3ds max plug-in supports 3ds max version 4.0. Required settings to use the plug-in 1 Start 3ds max.
Chapt er 12 Using the LightWave 3D plug-in This chapter explains how to use the LightWave 3D plug-in that comes with Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme so that you can display your animation on your NTSC or PAL video monitor.
238 About the LightWave 3D plug-in The LightWave 3D plug-in, together with your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme hardware, lets you display your LightWave 3D animation on your NTSC or PAL video monitor. This lets you see the exact color temperature, safe-title area, and any interlaced artifacts in your animation as you work. The plug-in supports LightWave 3D version 6.0 or later. Required settings to use the plug-in 1 Start LightWave 3D. 2 Do one of the following: $ If you’re using LightWave 3D version 7.
Chapt er 13 Using Sonic DVDit! SE This chapter explains how to export material from Adobe Premiere for your DVD projects, and how to create a DVD volume with DVDit! SE. It also explains how to play back your DVD volumes using a software DVD player.
240 Overview Sonic DVDit! is a DVD authoring program that lets you create interactive content on your PC and publish it on DVD-R or CD-R. DVDit! SE is specifically tailored for use with your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme. DVDit! SE allows you to output your DVD project to the following formats: • DVD discs are the DVD files as they are written to recordable DVD-R or CD-R disc. $ DVD-R discs work with any set-top or software DVD player (PC-based DVD player).
241 Exporting material for your DVD project The first step to creating a DVD is to get some MPEG-2 video material onto your A/V drive. You can use Adobe Premiere to either capture or export the desired video to an MPEG-2 Elementary (.m2v) file that’s suitable for use with DVDit! SE. Once you have some MPEG-2 video material, you can use DVDit! SE to create your DVD. ° To export material for your DVD project: 1 Start Adobe Premiere. 2 Open the project from which you want to export material.
242 9 Click the Configure button. This displays the following dialog box: 10 Click the Default button. This sets the Data Rate Settings and GOP Structure to recommended DVD-compliant settings that are suitable for use with DVDit! SE. 11 Click OK to return to the Matrox Realtime Export to Disk dialog box. 12 Click OK to begin the export and quit Adobe Premiere once the export is complete.
243 Creating a DVD volume ✐ ✑ ✒ ✐ Video Monitor ✑ “First play” placeholder ✒ Palette Window You can use DVDit! SE to create a DVD volume, which can be played using a PC-based software DVD player (for example, Sonic CinePlayer). The following steps explain how to create a simple DVD volume. For complete details on how to use DVDit! SE, see your DVDit! User Manual. 1 Start DVDit! SE. 2 In the Project Planner that opens, click Start a New Project.
244 6 Click the button in the Video Monitor to resize it. A white border with handles now appears. Drag any of the eight handles to resize the button vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. ¥ Tip You can use CTRL+click to select multiple buttons and resize them simultaneously. 7 Click the Media button on the Palette Window. Right-click on the Palette Window, then click Add File To Theme. Locate the video file (and associated audio file, if applicable) that you exported from Adobe Premiere.
245 14 Choose Build > Make DVD Folder to build your DVD volume. In the Path section, click Browse to name your folder and specify your video drive. All the other settings can be left as is: 15 Click OK. Your DVD volume will now start to build. When it is complete, click OK. 16 Quit DVDit! SE. Playing your DVD volume using a software DVD player You can create a DVD volume on your hard drive, and play the files using any software DVD player (such as Sonic CinePlayer, which is bundled with DVDit! SE).
246 Your notes Chapter 13, Using Sonic DVDit! SE
Chapt er 14 Using the WYSIWYG DirectShow Control Panel This chapter explains how to use the WYSIWYG DirectShow Control Panel to display clips played back using DirectShow programs on your NTSC or PAL video monitor.
248 Overview The WYSIWYG DirectShow Control Panel lets you display video played back using Windows Media Player, Sonic DVDit! SE, and other supported DirectShow applications on your NTSC or PAL video monitor. This gives you a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) video display for checking how your clips appear on a TV or other interlaced monitor. The supported file types are: Matrox .avi and .m2v files, as well as Video CD and Super Video CD files (.mpg, .m1v, and .m2v files).
249 Configuring the WYSIWYG DirectShow Control Panel 1 To open the WYSIWYG DirectShow Control Panel, click the icon on your Windows taskbar. ¦ Note If you are using Windows XP and do not see the icon, right-click the taskbar and choose Properties. Clear the Hide inactive icons option, and click OK. 2 By default, the Matrox WYSIWYG DirectShow output to your NTSC or PAL monitor is enabled. Some DirectShow applications, however, may not display the video properly.
250 3 Under Output Size, select the size that you want your video to be displayed on your NTSC or PAL video monitor. For example, select Original to maintain the original size of your clip. ¦ Note When you select a different output size, you won’t see the change on your video monitor until you pause your video clip and start the playback again.
Chapt er 15 RT.X100 Xtreme Troubleshooting This chapter provides some possible answers if you have trouble installing or operating your RT.X100 Xtreme system.
252 Problems, possible causes, and solutions Up-to-date information The following pages contain information about the most common problems solved by our RT. X Support department. These solutions are also available on our web site at www.matrox.com/videoweb/support in the RT.X Support section. As new information becomes available, we’ll add it there first, so it’s always a good idea to check the site on a regular basis.
253 Installation/configuration The card does not fit If you’re installing your card in new or previously unused slots, there may be considerable resistance as the card slides into the slots. This is normal. Solution Install carefully Make sure that the card is perfectly aligned with the slots and push it in firmly but gently until it is correctly seated. Possible cause 1 New or unused slots Possible cause 2 Wrong slot You may be installing your RT.X100 Xtreme card in the wrong slot.
254 Option to switch video standards isn’t available Possible cause Option wasn’t selected You did not select the option to be able to switch your video standard when you installed Matrox X.tools. Solution Re-install software If you’d like to be able to switch video standards without re-installing Matrox X.tools, you must select the option Install all files to be able to switch the video standard without re-installing X.tools when prompted during the X.tools install.
255 Using Adobe Premiere Video file playback is jerky (dropping frames) You may not be using your A/V drive for playback, or your system is not powerful enough for realtime video editing. Solution 1 Check drive properties Make sure your A/V drives are NTFS, and not compressed to save disk space. In Windows Explorer, right-click the drive letter (such as D:), then choose Properties. Under General, make sure that Compress drive to save disk space is not enabled.
256 Possible cause 3 Other programs running You should not run any other programs at the same time as Adobe Premiere. Screen savers and programs that use a large amount of system memory, such as most paint and compositing applications, can cause problems if you run them at the same time as Premiere. Solution Quit all other programs Make sure you quit all other programs you have running at the same time as Premiere.
257 You may not have installed your display driver correctly, or your display driver is not up to date. Solution Re-install the driver If you use a display driver that is included with your Windows operating system, you should upgrade to the latest version. For an up-to-date list of tested display cards and drivers for your RT.X100 Xtreme system, see the RT.X Support section of our web site at www.matrox.com/videoweb/support.
258 Possible cause 3 Mixed DV tape format The format of your DV tape must match the format you’re recording. Mixed format tapes are not supported. For example, if you set your DV-1394 device to record in DV/DVCAM format, your tape must be striped entirely in DV/DVCAM format. Solution Use only one DV tape format When installing Matrox X.tools, you may have selected the wrong video standard for your system.
259 A/V synchronization is poor when playing back from the Timeline Possible cause 1 Non-compatible sound card You may be using a non- compatible sound card. For an updated list of compatible sound cards, see the RT.X Support section of our web site at www.matrox.com/videoweb/support.
260 Unable to see underlying clip in Matrox effect Possible cause 1 Moved clip from Video 1 track If you move a video clip from the Video 1 track to the Video 2 track or higher (that is, a superimpose track) for the purpose of applying a Matrox video effect to the clip, you’ll have to apply an Alpha Channel key to the clip in order to see the underlying clip in your effect. You do not have to do this for video clips placed directly on a superimpose track.
261 Capture issues Can’t capture with DV-1394, Y/C, or composite input You may not have properly connected your video camera or deck to the breakout cable. Solution Check connections Make sure you have properly connected your devices to the breakout cable. See Chapter 3, “Installing Your RT.X100 Xtreme and Connecting Your Devices.” Possible cause 1 Incorrect connections to breakout cable Your video input settings in Adobe Premiere may not be correct.
262 Export issues Unable to export to tape via DV-1394 Possible cause 1 Non-compatible device You may be using a non- compatible DV-1394 device. For an updated list of compatible DV-1394 devices, see the RT.X Support section of our web site at www.matrox.com/videoweb/ support. Solution Use only compatible DV-1394 devices On certain systems, export to tape will not work if video preview during export is enabled.
263 Audio issues Sound doesn’t capture or print to tape, video files play back with no sound, or sound output is distorted or too loud Possible cause 1 Incorrect adjustments If the sound problem is with a particular device (for example, TV or speaker), the volume control on the device itself may need adjusting. Solution Adjust volume Adjust the volume control on the device. Possible cause 2 Bad connections Audio cables may be loose or incorrectly wired.
264 DVD/CD authoring DVD video playback is jerky (skipping frames) Possible cause Slow player Your DVD drive may be too slow. If your DVD drive supports DMA, DMA will automatically be enabled in Windows. Not all DVD drives, however, support DMA well. For more information, see the documentation that came with your DVD drive.
Appen dix A Data Rates and A/V Disk Space Requirements This appendix provides the approximate disk space requirements for creating video and audio files on your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme system. It also includes charts showing the recommended MPEG data rates for distribution on DVD-R or CD-R.
266 DV/MPEG-2 qualities and required disk space The following table shows approximately how much disk space you’ll need per minute of video when creating DV/DVCAM .avi files and MPEG-2 Elementary (.m2v) files at various data rates. Video Quality Data Data Compression File Size Min/1 GB3 Rate2 Rate1 Ratio (MB/min) of storage (Mb/sec) (MB/sec) DV/DVCAM 25.0 2.98 5:1 178.0 5.8 MPEG-2 2.0 0.24 61.7:1 14.0 73.0 MPEG-2 7.0 0.83 17.8:1 49.8 20.6 MPEG-2 9.0 1.07 13.8:1 64.0 16.
267 Recommended MPEG data rates for distribution on DVD-R or CD-R The following charts show the data rate you should select when creating MPEG files to get the best video quality for your DVD projects. These data rates are calculated according to the length of your project and the size of your distribution medium. When disk space is not an issue, such as when your project is short, you’ll get the best quality using a high constant bit rate (that is, 7 Mbits/sec).
268 Mbits/sec Recommended data rates for 650-MB CD-ROM Time (minutes) Constant bit rate Variable bit rate Appendix A, Data Rates and A/V Disk Space Requirements
Appen dix B RT.X100 Xtreme Specifications This appendix provides specifications for your RT.X100 Xtreme card.
270 Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme card specifications General PCI interface Regulatory compliance Nominal card dimensions 3/4-size PCI card FCC Class B, CE Mark Class B, ACA Class B, BSMI Class B, VCCI Class B Card 8.4” × 4.2” Card including bracket 8.9” × 5.0” Overall thickness including components 0.
Appen dix C Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme Glossary This glossary defines many of the terms used in this manual and in related Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme documentation.
272 Glossary of terms Use this glossary as a reference for many of the basic terms in your RT.X100 Xtreme manual and related documentation. Numerics 1394 See IEEE-1394. alpha key An effect that makes parts of a foreground image fully or partially transparent based on alpha (transparency) values stored within the image’s file, so that an underlying image can show through. See also chroma key and luma key. 2D Short for two-dimensional. An image that has height and width only.
273 only predictive data (that is, not enough data to make up an entire picture), and therefore cannot be edited independently. BIOS Basic Input/Output System settings for system components, peripherals, etc. This information is stored in a special batterypowered memory and is usually accessible for changes at computer start-up. bitmap A graphics image in which a set of values defines each pixel’s relative brightness and color. Blue Book standard See DV.
274 crossfade See dissolve. cube effect A Matrox effect that lets you map video or graphics to the faces of 3D shapes such as cubes and slabs. cut A direct switch from one video and/or audio source to another. D D-9 Originally known as Digital-S. A professional variant of the DV format developed by JVC that uses a data rate of 50 Mb/sec (5.96 MB/sec), which is double the data rate of most other DV formats. Video is sampled at 4:2:2 for both NTSC and PAL sources to give enhanced chroma resolution.
275 DVCPRO A professional variant of the DV format developed by Panasonic that records an 18 micron track on metal particle tape at a data rate of 25 Mb/sec (2.98 MB/sec). Video is sampled at 4:1:1 for both NTSC and PAL sources. DVCPRO50 A professional variant of the DV format developed by Panasonic that uses a data rate of 50 Mb/sec (5.96 MB/sec), which is double the data rate of most other DV formats. Video is sampled at 4:2:2 for both NTSC and PAL sources to give enhanced chroma resolution.
276 hue The tint or tone of a color. For example, the difference between the color green and red is its hue. I IBP compression See MPEG-2 IBP. IEEE-1394 An international standard data transfer protocol created by Apple Computer under the FireWire trademark and standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It enables simple, low-cost, realtime data transfer between computers and consumer and prosumer electronics products, such as DV camcorders and DV decks.
277 on the clip until a later keyframe is defined to turn off or change the settings. See also interpolate. L LTC Longitudinal Time Code. Time code that is generally encoded as an audio signal onto a linear audio track of a tape. This type of time code can be read only while the tape is moving. See also VITC. linear interpolation One of the two types of interpolation that can be set between consecutive keyframes using the Matrox realtime plug-in.
278 mV Abbreviation for millivolt (onethousandth of a volt). Unit of measurement sometimes used to define the amplitude of a video signal. See also IRE unit. N nonlinear editing Random access editing that generally uses video and audio clips stored on disks. Nonlinear editing programs let you rearrange and edit clips without having to redo the entire production, and provide instant cueing to any frame in a clip without waiting for tapes to rewind. NTSC National Television Systems Committee.
279 R realtime effect An effect that is played back instantly, without having to be rendered by an editing program. second. The color difference signals are transmitted sequentially on alternate lines. On Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme, SECAM can be used for video input only. render To compute an image or effect using a nonlinear editing, compositing, or animation program. The result is generally saved in a file on the computer. Also called compile.
280 can hold about 30 minutes of material. Super Video CDs will play back on some DVD settop players. electronically encoded on the tape in the form hours:minutes:seconds:frames. See also dropframe time code, LTC, and VITC. S-Video A component video signal in which the luminance (Y) and chrominance (C) information are separate. S-VHS videocassette recorders use the S-Video format. Also called Y/C video. timeline The graphical representation (normally a horizontal line) of a video sequence.
281 voice over Narration added to a video segment and mixed in louder than the original background sounds. Y/C video See S-Video. W YC waveform A specialized scope that displays the combined luminance (Y) and chrominance (C) of a video signal. WAV An audio data file format developed by Microsoft and IBM. This format is the standard for Windows and can be played by most applications that can support sound.
282 Your notes Appendix C, Matrox RT.
Appen dix D RT.X100 Xtreme Customer Support This appendix explains how to reach us if you need customer support.
284 Getting the most support If you have a problem that you’re unable to solve by referring to your RT.X100 Xtreme documentation, please contact your Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme representative. He or she should be able to help you quickly correct any installation or system configuration problem. If your representative is unable to solve your problem, contact Matrox for further information and assistance. Register your RT.X100 Xtreme Only customers who’ve registered their RT.
285 Contacting us Matrox is proud to offer worldwide customer support. Please use the contact information for your area. ¦ Note The following numbers are subject to change. For up-to-date contact information, always check our web site at www.matrox.com/videoweb/support. United States & Canada Telephone ....................................................................................... 1 514 822-6030 Fax..................................................................................................
286 Your notes Appendix D, RT.
Appen dix E Matrox Around the World This appendix provides contact information for Matrox sales offices around the world.
288 Worldwide Headquarters Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd., Video Products Group 1055 St. Regis Blvd. Dorval, Quebec Canada, H9P 2T4 tel: 1 800 361-4903 (North America) 514 685-2630 ext. 2036 (Worldwide) fax: 514 685-2853 Email: video.info@matrox.com Europe, Middle East, Africa Matrox Video and Imaging Technology Europe Sefton Park Stoke Poges Buckinghamshire SL2 4JS United Kingdom tel: +44 (0) 1753 665577 fax: +44 (0) 1753 665599 Email: video.info.emea@matrox.
Index Numerics 1394 connector connecting DV camera to 26 3D tile applying a pre-created 91 creating a custom 92 placing to avoid rendering 81 3ds max plug-in about 236 installing 36 required settings 236 A A/B mode preview definition 170 A/V drives defragmenting 11 EIDE considerations 9 export drive 9 formatting as NTFS 10 general considerations 8 planning EIDE connections 9 planning setup of 8 space for audio 266 space for video 266 Adaptive degradation definition 169 Adobe After Effects plug-in about 232
290 B Basic DVE applying a pre-created 98 creating a custom 99 placing to avoid rendering 81 Blur effect applying a pre-created 100 creating a custom 101 placing to avoid rendering 81 Breakout cable connecting 20 C Capture folder selecting in MediaTools 194 Capturing using Adobe Premiere specifying settings for 55 troubleshooting 261 Capturing using MediaTools batch capturing 198–200 capturing individual clips from tape 197 capturing live video 197 creating a batch capture list 198 preparing tapes for 186
291 Connections breakout cable 20 composite video 27, 28 computer speakers 20 DV-1394 26 EIDE devices 9 S-Video 27, 30 typical audio and video 23 CPU usage monitoring 173 Crop track crop settings 153 Cropping default setting for Matrox effects 52 source video, MediaExport 212 Cropping a clip using the crop controls 155 using the crop menu 155 using the Cropping Window 154 using the Preview Window 156 Cube effect applying a pre-created 119 creating a custom 121 placing to avoid rendering 81 Custom tracks com
292 E H Editing aspect ratio creating production in 16:9 format 77 selecting 43, 46 Effect tracks resetting to default settings 159 toggling state for preview 88 EIDE devices storage considerations 9 Encoding for the web using MediaExport 210 MPEG video using Matrox Realtime Export to Disk 66, 241 MPEG video using MediaExport 210 profiles in MediaExport 213 Environmental specifications RT.
293 L Legal colors ensuring with Matrox scopes 114 License agreement iv LightWave 3D plug-in about 238 installing 36 required settings 238 Ligos compliant settings 226 encoding MPEG files 210 Luma key effect creating 125 overview 124 placing to avoid rendering 81 viewing and selecting luminance values 127 Luminance range settings for rendering to VFW files 178 M M2V files capturing using Adobe Premiere 55 exporting using Matrox Realtime Export to Disk 65, 241 exporting using MediaExport 222 Mask DVE effec
294 Ligos MPEG common 222 Ligos MPEG GOP structure and motion vector 223 Ligos-compliant settings 226 RealMedia codec options 217 target audience 220 Windows Media codec options 219 starting MediaExport 210 target audience settings 220 video codec, RealMedia 217 codec, Windows Media 219 Ligos MPEG 222 work area only 211 Matrox MediaTools about 186 batch capturing clips 198–200 CAM button 188 capturing individual clips from tape 197 capturing live video 197 changing In/Out icons 201 clip ID and clip names 19
295 MediaTools See Matrox MediaTools MEX files saving and loading 229 MPA files exporting using MediaExport 222 MPEG data rates recommended for DVD-R or CD-R 267 MPEG, Ligos encoding 210 MPEG-1 Elementary files exporting using MediaExport 222 MPEG-1 Program files exporting using MediaExport 222 MPEG-2 Elementary files capturing using Adobe Premiere 55 exporting using Matrox Realtime Export to Disk 65, 241 exporting using MediaExport 222 MPEG-2 IBP settings selecting in Adobe Premiere 67 MPEG-2 Program files
296 colorization effect applying a pre-created 116 creating a custom 117 common controls 84 common controls on the Custom pages 87 copying and moving keyframes 160 creating keyframes 159 cube effect applying a pre-created 119 creating a custom 121 default crop settings 52 default Matrox effect 86 deleting keyframes 162 dropped frames in realtime effects 173, 255 forcing Matrox effects to render 86 graphics overlays 167 interpolating between keyframes 163, 165 keyboard shortcuts 166 linear interpolation 164
297 S Sales offices 287 Scrubbing types switching between 46 Seek method selecting in Adobe Premiere 69 selecting in MediaTools 195 Service returns iii Setup level selecting for NTSC analog video 43, 44 Software license agreement iv supplied with Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme 3 Software installation 3ds max plug-in 36 Adobe After Effects plug-in 36 LightWave 3D plug-in 36, 37 Matrox Effect add-ons 36 Matrox VFW software codecs 37 Matrox X.
298 export issues 262 getting updated information 252 installation/configuration 253 V Vectorscope calibrating video using color bars 61, 113 definition 60, 112 Video effects applying realtime 83 applying to graphics 83 specifying default 86 Video for Windows programs 176 capturing clips 176, 180 rendering Matrox AVI file 179 Video Format command 182 Video Source command 180 Video for Windows software codecs installing 37 Video preview during 1394 export to tape enabling/disabling on computer monitor 50 Vi
