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Chapter 11, Using the 3ds max plug-in
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.
2 Open the Render Scene dialog box (either by clicking the Render Scene
button on the toolbar or by choosing Rendering > Render from the main
menu).
3 Under Render Output, click Devices.
4 Select Matrox Video Monitor in the Select Image Output Device dialog
box, then click
OK. This opens the Matrox Preview Setup dialog box.
5 Under Output Size, select the size that you want your animation to be
displayed on your NTSC or PAL video monitor. For example, select
Original to maintain your animation’s original size.
6 Under Render Preview Type, select one of the following options for
previewing the rendering of your animation on your video monitor:
$ Video and alpha Select this to view your animation keyed over a black
background.
$ Alpha only Select this to view only your animation’s grayscale
alpha-key (matte) information.
For details on how to render scenes, refer to your 3ds max documentation.