Matrox Electronic Systems Matrox RT.X2 - Manual (Page 17)

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Creating Matrox EZ-MXF files for playback with VFW applications
2 Choose View > Choose Details .
3 In the Choose Details dialog box, select the check boxes corresponding to
the desired “Matrox” or “Matrox P2” details. Detail names followed by
“Matrox P2” are specific to Panasonic P2 files (for example, User Clip
Name, Shooter, Shooting Location, and Scene No.).
4 Click OK .
5 To apply the change to all folders, choose Tools > Folder Options >
View > Apply to All Folders .
Creating Matrox EZ-MXF files for playback with
VFW applications
¦ Note The Matrox EZ-MXF utility is not available on RT.X2 SD because
Matrox RT.X2 SD does not support .mxf files.
Many animation, compositing, and motion graphics applications used by video
editors read Video for Windows (VFW) .avi files, but these applications are not
designed to read .mxf files. The Matrox EZ-MXF utility creates a very small
reference .avi file, along with the associated mono .wav files, from an .mxf file
without modifying the contents of your original .mxf file or its metadata. Your
VFW application plays the created .avi and .wav files, which reference the
original .mxf file.
Remarks
• Windows Media Player does not support .mxf files. You can therefore use the
Matrox EZ-MXF utility to create reference .avi and .wav files for your .mxf
files that you want to play back using Windows Media Player.