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Chapter 9, Using Matrox MXO2 with Supported Programs
Working with Adobe After Effects
You can output video and audio from the MXO2 outputs during playback in
Adobe After Effects. The procedure to do this depends on which version of After
Effects you’re using as explained in the following sections.
Using Adobe After Effects v13.x
When working with After Effects v13.x, you can output video and audio from the
MXO2 outputs during playback as follows:
1 Start Adobe After Effects and either open an existing project, or start a new
composition. If necessary, import your clip.
2 Choose After Effects > Preferences > Video Preview.
3 In the Preferences dialog box, select Matrox Player under Video Device,
and then click
Setup beside Matrox Player.
4 In the Matrox Player Setup dialog box, set whether to output 8-bit or
10-bit video, and then click OK.
¦NoteThe Enable CC overlay on output (Adobe CS6) option in the
Matrox Player Setup dialog is not used.
5 Set the appropriate video output settings in the Matrox Utilities preferences
window as described in “Specifying your video output settings” on page 60.
6 Play back your clip. When playing back your clip in After Effects, the video
portion of your clip is sent to the MXO2 outputs automatically. However, if
you want to monitor audio from the MXO2 outputs as well, you must select
MXO2 as the audio hardware device and then play back your clip in RAM
Preview mode. To do so, choose
After Effects > Preferences > Audio
Hardware
, select Matrox MXO2 Audio Output from the Default Device
list, and launch RAM Preview (
Composition > Preview > RAM
Preview
).
Using Adobe After Effects v12.x or earlier
The Matrox WYSIWYG plug-in for Adobe After Effects (v12.x and earlier) lets
you monitor video and audio from your After Effects project using the MXO2
outputs. Matrox also provides WYSIWYG options that you can set to customize
your output preview.
Perform the following steps to output video and audio from the MXO2 outputs
during playback in After Effects:
1 Start Adobe After Effects and either open an existing project, or start a new
composition. If necessary, import your clip.
2 Set the MXO2 WYSIWYG settings in the Matrox Utilities preferences
window (see “Specifying your Matrox WYSIWYG settings” on page 72).