Matrox Electronic Systems Matrox MXO - Manual (Page 12)

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Chapter 1, Introducing Matrox MXO
Matrox MXO system requirements
Matrox MXO requires a Mac system with the following system configuration:
• Mac OS X v10.4.7 or later.
• DVD-ROM drive to install the MXO software.
• Free USB port.
• Display card with a secondary DVI-I connector. Must be able to display
1920 ×1200 @ 60 Hz.
¦ Note You must have a secondary DVI-I connector for use with Matrox
MXO, and connect your primary DVI monitor to a different connector on your
display card. If you are using an AGP display card, it needs to run at a speed
of 4X or faster.
• DVI monitor that supports a native display resolution of 1920 × 1200 is
recommended, such as an Apple Cinema Display.
• 512 MB physical memory (RAM) if using MXO with a QuickTime-based
video editing program (Apple recommends 2 GB for HD editing).
Check our website for equipment information
For up-to-date information about recommended computer systems and other
MXO-compatible devices such as display cards and DVI monitors, check the
Matrox Video Support site at
www.matrox.com/video/support .
About this manual
This manual provides you with information about installing and using your
Matrox MXO hardware and software, including how to configure your Matrox
MXO for use with Final Cut Pro and Adobe After Effects.
Style conventions
The following style conventions are used in this manual:
• The names of files, folders, and manuals appear in italics. For example:
$
The data is stored in the Sample Movie file.
$
The file is located in the Clips folder.
$
Please refer to your Final Cut Pro User’s Manual.
• Menus and commands that you need to choose are displayed in the form
Menu > Command . For example, File > Save means click File in the
menu bar, then click Save in the menu that appears.
Last-minute information
Any important information that wasn’t available for inclusion in this manual by
publication time is provided to you in the Matrox MXO Release Notes.