Matrox MXO2 PCIe Host Adapter User Manual

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Chapter 11, Using Matrox MXO2 with Avid Editing Applications

16x9 Letterbox

Outputs the widescreen 16:9 picture in letterbox

mode by adding black bars at the top and bottom of the picture for
display on a standard 4:3 television screen.

4x3 Pillarbox

Outputs the standard 4:3 picture in pillarbox mode by

adding black bars to the left and right sides of the picture for display on
a widescreen 16:9 television screen.

Anamorphic

Outputs the widescreen 16:9 picture as horizontally

compressed 4:3 video, which retains the picture’s full vertical
resolution for display on a widescreen television. To display the video
with the correct proportions on an NTSC or PAL monitor, select the
16:9 display setting on the monitor.

Center Cut

Outputs the widescreen 16:9 picture by evenly cropping

the left and right sides of the picture for display on a standard 4:3
television screen.

Center Zoom

Outputs the standard 4:3 picture by evenly cropping

the top and bottom edges of the picture for display on a widescreen
16:9 television screen.

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Note

When aspect ratio conversion is applied to both the main and

secondary outputs, the same setting will be applied to both outputs.

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Under

Analog Output

, you can specify your analog output format, NTSC

setup level, and output type.

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Format

Use this to specify whether you want the format for the analog

outputs to be the same as the main or secondary output.

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Output Type

Specifies the analog video output type. If you’re

outputting SD analog video, the output type will be set to

All Available

to

indicate that the output will be available on all the analog outputs. If
you’re outputting HD analog video, the output type will be set to

Component

.

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Setup (NTSC)

Use this to select the setup level you want for your

NTSC analog video. This affects both the NTSC analog video input and
output.

0 IRE

Applies a setup level of 0 IRE. You should select this option

only when working with a commercial DV device that uses the
Japanese analog NTSC setup of 0 IRE. For example, if the video
appears too bright when you play back DV clips on your NTSC
monitor, you can change the setup to 0 IRE to output your DV clips at
the correct brightness.

7.5 IRE

Applies the standard NTSC setup level of 7.5 IRE.

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YUV/RGB

Select

YUV

or

RGB - native

to set the type of video signal

that is sent from the component output. For example, select

RGB - native

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