Matrox MXO2 PCIe Host Adapter User Manual

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Chapter 8, Using Matrox MXO2 with Adobe Premiere Pro

different video output formats for each sequence in your project, the video
output formats must not be locked.

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Under

Main Output

and

Secondary Output

, you can specify the settings

you want for your main and secondary outputs from MXO2. Depending on
your sequence’s video format, you may not be able to change some of the
settings.

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Format

Use this to select the video format you want for your outputs.

Be aware that the format you select may not be supported on all the
MXO2 outputs. For a list of the supported formats, see

“Playback using

Adobe Premiere Pro, Prelude, and Encore”

on page

310

.

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Pulldown Method

If this setting is available, select the pulldown

method you want to be applied to your video output (

Standard 2:3

or

Advanced 2:3:3:2

). Depending on your sequence’s frame rate and the

current video output format, a pulldown method may automatically be
selected.

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Aspect Ratio Conversion

Use this to specify how you want your

video to be output when upscaling or downscaling:

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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