Workflow Enhancements for Final Cut Pro and QuickTime-Based Applications
Using Matrox MXO in "Mastering Mode" lets you enjoy artifact-free previews and is the easiest way to get video out of Final Cut Pro or other QuickTime-based applications when you're looking for an alternative to FireWire. It offers many workflow enhancements that will improve your editing and content creation experience.
Frame accurate recording
Matrox MXO patent-pending technology takes the DVI preview output from your computer and converts it to frame accurate video for insert editing and print-to-tape with guaranteed audio/video sync. Normally when previewing video from a QuickTime application, the native YUV video is converted to the RGB colour space for output over the DVI connection. The frame rate of the RGB video does not match the standard for broadcast video. For example, it may be 75 Hz rather than the 59.94 Hz standard for NTSC. The frame sequence, therefore, inevitably includes dropped and repeat frames. The Matrox MXO driver, on the other hand, takes the native YUV video from the QuickTime application and sends it directly out over the DVI connection with time-stamping information that allows the MXO box to reconstruct the frame sequence at the broadcast standard frame rate. It also sends eight digital audio tracks that are then embedded in the SDI signal in perfect sync with the video. Simultaneous SDI and analog outputs in HD or SD let you view your project on a broadcast video monitor and record to tape at the same time. A third-party RS-422 adapter is required for deck control.
Full-screen previews without interlacing artifacts
If you use your desktop monitor for previewing video (i.e. Apple's Digital Cinema Mode [Apple Key (Command) + F12] in Final Cut Pro), Matrox MXO improves your experience in two ways. It provides high quality scaling of your video to match the native resolution of your display and it eliminates interlacing artifacts. You won't need to buy expensive HD monitoring equipment or the SDI-to-DVI converter required for preview with some I/O cards. In fact, MXO provides better HD video definition with pixel-to-pixel mapping on a flat panel (1920 x1200) than you will get on a more expensive professional HD monitor which is typically limited to approximately 800 lines of resolution.
When scaling your video to full-screen to match the resolution of your display, MXO uses a special interpolation technique rather than simple line doubling to provide the best possible viewing experience without "jaggy" aliasing artifacts.
If you preview interlaced video on your computer display, you've no doubt noticed tearing due to interlacing artifacts in the displayed image. The progressive display inherent in computer monitors is ideal for graphics, but when it comes to displaying interlaced video you see those annoying artifacts. Matrox MXO cleans up the signal so you enjoy artifact-free previews in 4:3 and 16:9. It also provides hardware gamma correction so you see the correct brightness on your screen. You can easily view your work to ensure proper aspect ratio, verify exact colour temperature and safe-title area.
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