User Manual-Mac

Chapter 9, Using Matrox MXO2 with Supported Programs

Introduction

This chapter provides information on how to configure the following applications

for use with MXO2:

• Adobe Premiere Pro (page 82)

• Adobe Encore (page 110)

• Adobe Prelude (page 111)

• Adobe After Effects (page 112)

• Adobe Photoshop (page 113)

• Adobe SpeedGrade (page 114)

• Avid Media Composer and Symphony (page 116)

• Apple Final Cut Pro X (page 125)

¡ Important Matrox MXO2 features scaling options that you can use to scale

your video for capture and output. To ensure desired results, always scale your

video using the MXO2 scaling options (see Chapter 7, “Configuring Your MXO2

System”) instead of the scaling options found in your video editing application.

Working with Adobe Premiere Pro

You can use Adobe Premiere Pro to play back, capture, export, and output video

and audio using Matrox MXO2. For a list of the supported video output formats

for the MXO2 main and SD channels, and the supported video formats for the

MXO2 outputs, see Appendix D, “Matrox MXO2 Supported Output Formats.”

For a list of the input and capture formats that are supported on MXO2, and to

view the MXO2 input scaling options, see Appendix C, “Matrox MXO2

Supported Input and Capture Formats.”

¦NoteTo ensure that changes made in the Matrox Utilities preferences

window are applied to Premiere Pro when switching between Premiere Pro and

the

Matrox Utilities preferences window, select Disable video output when

in the background

in Premiere Pro’s Playback settings (Premiere Pro >

Preferences > Playback

This section provides information on how to:

• Create a new Adobe Premiere Pro project. (page 83)

• Define your playback settings. (page 84)

• Define your capture settings. (page 86)

• Add a voice-over to your sequence. (page 88)

• Work with closed captioning and AFD. (pages 93–96)

• Set up Matrox device control. (page 101)

• Export your sequence to tape. (page 103)