Starting your capture, Starting your, Capture – Matrox MXO2 PCIe Host Adapter User Manual

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Chapter 20, Using Matrox MAX H.264 Capture

size limit has been reached (available only when capturing to Matrox

.mp4

files with or without

.wav

files).

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Every n minutes

Select this option to specify the number of minutes

after which you want the capture to switch to the next clip.

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Every n GB

Select this option to specify the maximum file size (in

gigabytes) after which you want the capture to switch to the next clip.

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Note

If you select both automatic file switch options, the capture will switch

to the next clip based on the limit that is reached first (minutes or file size).
Be aware that your captured clips won’t have exactly the same duration or file
size because the capture must always end at a GOP boundary.

4

If you’d like to save your changes as a custom preset, click the

Save

(

)

button beside the preset list in the

Matrox MAX H.264 Capture

dialog box.

You’ll then be prompted to enter a name for your custom preset.

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Note

To delete a custom preset, select the preset and click the

Delete

(

)

button.

Starting your capture

Once you’ve specified your input, output, and capture format settings, you’re
ready to start capturing clips. To do this, click the

Capture

button.

1

Enter the capture path and subfolder where you want to store your captured
clips, or click

Browse

to select the location that you want.

2

A default filename will be provided as the base name for your captured clips.
You can change this name if you want. When capturing to Matrox .

mp4

files

using the automatic file switching feature, your clips will be numbered

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