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Chapter 10, Using the Matrox MAX H.264 Codec
Overview
If you have an MXO2 product with Matrox MAX technology, you can quickly
and easily create H.264 files for Blu-ray Disc (Apple Compressor only), the web
and mobile devices, such as Apple TV, iPod, and iPhone, using the Matrox MAX
H.264 codec.
Remarks
• The MXO2 inputs and outputs will not be available when creating H.264
files using the Matrox MAX H.264 codec. This limitation, however, does not
apply if your system includes a Matrox CompressHD card. In this case, the
Matrox MAX H.264 codec on your Matrox CompressHD card will always
be used, and your MXO2 inputs and outputs will be available when creating
H.264 files.
• Non-Matrox compression options that are available in supported
applications are not optimized for using MXO2 to accelerate H.264
encoding. As a result, the use of non-Matrox options in a supported
application may result in increased encoding times.
This chapter provides information on how to encode using the Matrox MAX
H.264 codec from the following applications:
• Apple Compressor (page 130)
• Apple Final Cut Pro X (page 139)
• Adobe Premiere Pro (page 140)
• Adobe Media Encoder (page 140)
• Telestream Episode (page 144)
• Avid Media Composer (page 147)
• Avid Symphony (page 147)
• Apple QuickTime Pro (page 151)
Using Apple Compressor
The Matrox MAX H.264 component for Apple Compressor includes predefined
Matrox MAX H.264 settings that you can assign to immediately apply
appropriate compression settings for delivering H.264 files for Blu-ray, the web,
and mobile devices. For most deliverables, you can use one of the predefined
Matrox MAX H.264 settings in Compressor (see “Assigning a Matrox MAX
H.264 setting” on page 131). However, if you require a custom setting, see
“Creating a custom Matrox MAX H.264 setting” on page 132. For detailed
information on settings and other Compressor-related subjects, see your Apple
Compressor documentation.