Matrox M.Key/100 manual

v Use r G uide Jan ua ry 29 , 2007 Ma t r o x M. Key/ 100[...]

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Cont en ts What is Matrox M.Key/100? .... ...... ...... ..... ... ...... ...... ... ...... ...... ... ...... . 1 Hard ware supplied f or Matr ox M.Key/10 0 ..... ......... ...... ... ...... ...... ... . 2 Matrox M .Key/100 sy stem requ irements .... ... ...... ...... ...... ...... ... ...... . 2 Connecti n g Matrox M .Key/100 to your com puter ... [...]

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1 Wh at is Ma t rox M.Ke y/10 0? What is Ma tro x M. Key /100? Matrox M.K ey/1 00 is a USB dongl e with asso ciated s oftw are that all o ws you to use a ll the Matrox V ideo fo r W indo ws (VFW) s oftwa re co decs on a syste m t hat does n’ t ha ve Matrox v ideo har dware. W i t h Matrox M. Key/ 100 connected t o your com pu ter ’ s USB por t,[...]

2 Hard wa re sup pli ed for Ma tr ox M.K ey/1 00 Hardware supplied for Matrox M .Key/100 • M.K ey/100 dongl e. • U SB exte ns ion ca ble. Matrox M.Key/100 system requirements Matrox M.K ey/100 requ ires a co mputer wi th th e follo wing minimum sys tem conf igurat ion: • A comput er that supports SI MD Extension s 2 (SSE2), such as an Intel P[...]

3 In st all in g th e M a tro x M .K ey /1 00 s of twa re Installing the Matrox M.Key/ 100 software ¡ Importa n t Y o u can not inst all the M.K ey/100 softw are o n a c omputer that alre ady ha s Ma trox vi deo hardw a re a nd dri vers, suc h as a Matrox Axi o system with Axi o. u tils . If you don’ t ha ve Ma trox vide o ha rd ware b ut you’[...]

4 Using Matrox M . Key/100 wi th A dobe Premiere Pr o Using Matrox M .Key/100 with A dobe Premiere Pro Matrox M. K e y/100 inc ludes pr oject pre sets fo r Adobe Premi ere Pro t ha t you ca n loa d to im me di ate ly a ppl y ap pr op ria te set ti ngs to cr eat e a pr oj ec t us ing th e Desk top edit ing mode for wo rking wi th Matrox .avi fil es [...]

5 Using Matrox M .Key/ 100 with VF W pr ograms Using Matrox M.Key/100 with VFW programs When using VFW progr ams to render mate rial to an .a vi fi le, such as in t he cas e of a complete d vi deo produc tion or an animat ion, you can use a Matrox c ode c to cre ate a M atro x .a vi f ile. F or exam ple, you m ay w ant to render an anim ation to Ma[...]

6 Usi ng Mat rox M.Key/ 100 with VFW programs Matrox Offl ine HD Cod ec” in your Matr ox Axio Inst allati on and User Guide . • T o re nder vi de o usi ng the same compress ion fo rm at, f rame s ize, a nd frame rate as your s o urce v i deo b ut using a di ffe rent v ideo qual ity (d ata rat e), sc anning mode (interlaced o r progressi ve), or[...]

7 Using Matrox M .Key/ 100 with VF W pr ograms 5 In the pro vided di alog box unde r Co lo r Spa ce C o nve rsio n , s ele ct t he optio ns you w ant: ¦N o t e If an opti on isn’ t supported by the part icular code c(s) you are conf igurin g, that opt ion will not be a v ail a bl e. Most optio ns, howe ver , are com mon to all the Matrox V id eo[...]

8 Usi ng Mat rox M.Key/ 100 with VFW programs $ Chroma samplin g for fast -motion video S ele ct this opt i on to he lp elim in a te ar tifa cts such as ja gg ed edge s an d u nwa nted lin es a t th e edg es of f ast-mot ion vi de o (f or P AL vi de o only). ¡ Importa n t When rendering gra phics and titl e s, make sure that Chro ma sampling for f[...]

9 Using Matrox M .Key/ 100 with VF W pr ograms $ Ma tro x Uncomp res sed SD + Alpha Ren ders video t o 8-bit or 1 0-bit uncompre ssed SD format with alpha . $ Ma tro x Unco mpre ssed HD Renders vid eo to 8-bit or 10-b it uncompre ssed HD format. $ M at r ox Un c o m p re s s ed H D + A lp ha Renders vide o to 8-bit o r 10-bit uncompre ssed HD forma[...]

10 Usi ng Mat rox M.Key/ 100 with VFW programs Configuring the Matrox MPEG-2 I-fra me codecs When y ou click you r progra m’ s Configure b utton to c onfigu re a Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame code c (SD or HD resol u tion, with or without alpha ), a dial og box sim il ar to the f o llow ing ap pear s: 1 Dr ag t he Data R ate slider until your desi red da[...]

11 Using Matrox M .Key/ 100 with VF W pr ograms $ A lte rna t e Se ts an a lter nat e z ig z ag sc an ni ng p att ern of the AC coeffici ent of the DCT bl oc k as def ined in the I SO/IEC 13 818-2 (f igure 7-3) spe cif ication doc umentat i on . Use this sett ing wh en capturi ng or rendering vide o at a high data rate (for ex a mple , at a data ra[...]

12 Matrox M .Key/100 specifica tions Mat rox M. Key /10 0 spe cific ati ons Gene ral USB interface As defined in Chapter 7 of the USB specification Regu lator y com plia nce FCC Class B, CE Mark Class B, RoHS Directiv e 2002/95/ EC, WEEE Directiv e 2002/960/EC Dimensions 68.48mm (L) × 24.94mm (H) T otal power c onsumpti on 58mA in USB acti ve mode[...]

Comp lian ce Sta teme nts USA FCC C omp lianc e Stat ement Remark for the Matr o x hardwa re products supported by this guide These devices hav e been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B di gital dev ice, pursu ant to Part 15 of the FCC R ules. These limits are designed to p rovide reasonable prote ction against harmful interfe[...]

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