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Chapter 1, Introducing Matrox MXO2
Welcome to Matrox MXO2
Matrox MXO2 connects to your Mac Pro or MacBook Pro to provide
broadcast-quality input/output, monitoring, and up/down/cross conversion to
streamline your workflow with Apple Final Cut Studio. MXO2 provides built-in
surround sound monitoring, as well as the flexibility to map any audio track in
Final Cut Pro to any audio output. Through the use of proc amp controls (hue,
chroma, contrast, brightness, and blue-only), you can adjust and control your
HDMI monitor exactly as you would a broadcast HD/SD monitor. This control
turns your HDMI monitor into a true-color video display with accurate color
representation so that you can use your HDMI monitor even for color grading.
For Matrox MXO2 products with Matrox MAX technology, the dedicated
hardware processor accelerates the creation of H.264 files for Blu-ray Disc, the
web, and mobile devices.
Matrox MXO2 system requirements
Matrox MXO2 requires a Mac system or Apple Xserve system with the
following configuration:
• Intel-based Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, or Apple Xserve
.
• Mac OS X v10.5 or later.
• One free PCIe slot on the Mac Pro or Xserve to install the Matrox PCIe host
adapter, or one free ExpressCard/34 slot on the MacBook Pro to install the
Matrox PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter.
• If using MXO2 with Final Cut Studio 2 or later, you need 2 GB of RAM
when working with compressed HD and uncompressed SD sources, or 4 GB
of RAM when working with uncompressed HD sources.
• We recommend an HDMI monitor that supports 1920×1080 for previewing
all HD formats, and “dot-by-dot” mode for 1:1 pixel mapping.
Supported programs
• Apple Final Cut Pro v6.0.5 or later, Motion v3.0.2 or later, Color v1.0.4 or
later.
• Adobe After Effects and Encore CS4.
• Roxio Toast v10.0.2 or later.
• CPC MacCaption v4.1.4 or later.
• Boinx Software BoinxTV v1.3 or later.
• Softron MovieRecorder v1.2.6 or later, OnTheAir Video v2.4.6 or later, and
OnTheAir Video Express v1.0.2 or later.
• ToolsOnAir Just:In version 1.010 or later.
• Media 100 Suite version 1.0 or later.