User guide

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Defining your General settings
$ Chroma sampling for fast-motion video 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).
¡ 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.
5 Click OK to return to the Project Settings dialog box.
Selecting your DV-1394 settings
On Matrox RT.X, 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 Playback Settings button, then click the DV-1394 tab.
3 If you want to perform a Matrox realtime export to DV tape, make sure
Enable realtime export to tape is selected. Some systems, however, may
have problems with the realtime export, such as gray blocks or system
sluggishness, in which case you’ll want to clear this option. For details, see
“Exporting your Timeline to DV tape” on page 22.
4 Under 1394 Audio Capture, select which DV stereo audio streams you
want to capture. If you capture only one DV stereo stream, the audio stream
of your stereo clip will be embedded in your .avi file, creating a single
interleaved audio and video file. If you choose to capture both DV stereo