Matrox RTMac, Installation And User Manual

Page 1: ...Matrox RTMac for Final Cut Pro Mac OS X version Installation and User Guide June 12 2003 10715 201 0400...

Page 2: ...se reconocen todas las dem s marcas y nombres comerciales reconocidos a nivel nacional e internacional Copyright 2003 Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd English All rights reserved Fran ais Tous droits r...

Page 3: ...our web site at www matrox com video in the RTMac Support section or fill in and mail the included registration card to be eligible for customer support software updates new product announcements and...

Page 4: ...sonable delay The replacement product may not be new provided that it has functionality at least equal to that of the product being replaced 4 This warranty is valid in any country where Matrox hardwa...

Page 5: ...e configuration as it was when you were using it and leave all identification stickers on the product Pack the product in its original box and return to your Matrox dealer where the product was purcha...

Page 6: ...Software must be immediately returned to Matrox and the Original Purchaser shall be liable to Matrox for any and all damages suffered as a result of the violation or default Limited warranty Matrox w...

Page 7: ...7 Available S Video and composite video connections 8 Composite input output connections 9 S Video input output connections 10 FireWire connections 11 Connecting a secondary computer monitor 11 Typic...

Page 8: ...ou ll need to render your effects 23 Preparing your project for printing to video 25 Analog output 25 FireWire output 25 Chapter 5 Using Matrox RTMac with Adobe After Effects and Discreet combustion O...

Page 9: ...B Matrox Around the World Worldwide Headquarters 36 Europe Middle East Africa 36 France 36 Germany 36 Asia 36 Appendix C Matrox RTMac Specifications Video 37 Audio 37 VGA display 37 Environmental spec...

Page 10: ...viii Contents Your notes...

Page 11: ...a window on your computer monitor and full resolution display on your NTSC or PAL video monitor Lets you work with up to four layers in real time two video layers and two graphics layers Realtime pro...

Page 12: ...s of your computer and enables more realtime features on a faster system To take full advantage of realtime editing on Matrox RTMac use the following recommended system configuration 667 MHz or faster...

Page 13: ...ating your Matrox RTMac system Customer support and other information Appendix A tells you how to contact us for customer support and Appendix B provides Matrox worldwide sales contact information App...

Page 14: ...ion 1 Install your Matrox RTMac card in your computer See Chapter 2 Installing Your RTMac and Connecting Your Devices 2 Connect your breakout box and other external devices including your secondary mo...

Page 15: ...parts Before touching any electronic parts drain the static electricity from your body You can do this by touching the metal portion of the PCI port access covers on the back of your computer As well...

Page 16: ...access screw to secure your card to the computer frame 8 Close the side panel making sure it snaps into place and reconnect the power cord Connecting your Matrox RTMac breakout box To connect your Ma...

Page 17: ...Matrox RTMac breakout box lets you make analog I O connections to your external devices more easily This is useful for changing your connection setup RT2000 Matrox RTMac OUTPUT RTMac cable connector...

Page 18: ...or in addition to the composite video connectors If you use composite and S Video connectors you can connect up to four video devices to the RTMac at the same time two input and two output Matrox RTMa...

Page 19: ...t box Note If your video device has only one audio connector use the left audio connector on the cable 2 To connect your composite video recorder use another composite RCA audio video cable or three m...

Page 20: ...ctors for audio a Connect the video output from your S Video device to the S VIDEO IN jack on the breakout box b Connect the left audio output channel of your device to the white L AUDIO IN jack on th...

Page 21: ...em will become unstable You ll then need to quit and restart Final Cut Pro Connecting a secondary computer monitor If you want to use a secondary VGA monitor with your system such as to provide a seco...

Page 22: ...at is being captured or recorded and we re monitoring audio from the video recorder to externally powered speakers Composite connections using separate source and record devices Externally powered spe...

Page 23: ...later available from the Apple web site www apple com quicktime 3 When prompted restart your computer Installing the Matrox RTMac software 1 Insert the Matrox RTMac installation CD 2 Double click Mat...

Page 24: ...the display preferences dialog box that appears on your secondary monitor Colors For use with RTMac and Final Cut Pro you can select a color depth of either Thousands or Millions depending on your re...

Page 25: ...Pro and all other applications using RTMac including applications using RTMac as a sound input or output device From the Apple menu choose System Preferences then click Matrox RTMac Enable Matrox RTMa...

Page 26: ...input and output check with your device s manufacturer Analog Source Type Specifies the type of equipment you have Consumer quality Select this if you have a consumer grade source device that doesn t...

Page 27: ...s sleep modes must be turned off To disable these features 1 From the Apple menu choose System Preferences then click Energy Saver 2 On the Sleep tab set the computer sleep slider to Never 3 Make sure...

Page 28: ...s with system performance we suggest you do some or all of the following 1 Disable AppleTalk From the Apple menu choose System Preferences then click Network On the AppleTalk tab clear Make AppleTalk...

Page 29: ...s The Matrox RTMac software installs presets configured for use with RTMac Important If you uninstall the Matrox RTMac software Matrox RTMac preset names will still appear in the Easy Setup and Audio...

Page 30: ...Final Cut Pro with a FireWire setup make sure your DV device is connected to the FireWire port on your Power Mac G4 before starting a capture or print to video If your DV device isn t connected when F...

Page 31: ...monitor Note The realtime features available on your Matrox RTMac system depend on the capabilities of your Power Mac G4 For details on minimum and recommended system requirements for realtime editing...

Page 32: ...city on at least one layer Alpha Key You can alpha key up to two text or graphics layers in real time provided you don t exceed the maximum number of layers that will play back in real time on your sy...

Page 33: ...otion Effects can have rotation On a minimum system only Use more than two video layers and one graphics layer or one video layer and two graphics layers Note If you place a clip with transparency suc...

Page 34: ...art of each clip or place graphics on two layers with less than eight frames between the end of one clip and the start of the next To avoid rendering place your graphics using the guidelines shown in...

Page 35: ...V device you must set the Final Cut Pro external video settings to Apple FireWire Choose Final Cut Pro Audio Video Settings click the External Video tab and select Apple FireWire NTSC 720 420 or Apple...

Page 36: ...26 Chapter 4 Using Matrox RTMac with Final Cut Pro Your notes...

Page 37: ...at full frame rate even on a faster system When you install the Matrox RTMac software the RTMac software for Adobe After Effects and Discreet combustion is also installed In order to use RTMac with th...

Page 38: ...28 Chapter 5 Using Matrox RTMac with Adobe After Effects and Discreet combustion Your notes...

Page 39: ...we ve found These solutions are also available in the RTMac Support section of our web site at www matrox com video videoweb support As new information becomes available we ll add it there first so it...

Page 40: ...tor doesn t support some of these resolutions If you choose an unsupported resolution your monitor will not sync and you ll probably see a black screen Solution Check display settings From the Apple m...

Page 41: ...bled ClearingEnable Matrox RTMac functionality in the Matrox RTMac preference pane disables RTMac functionality Solution Enable RTMac functionality Close Final Cut Pro From the Apple menu choose Syste...

Page 42: ...down your computer and restart From the Apple menu choose Shut Down and restart your computer Scrubbing on the Timeline becomes slow Possible cause 1 Scrubbing proxy realtime effects Scrubbing can be...

Page 43: ...ring from an analog source with device control Possible cause Analog source not genlocked to Matrox RTMac analog output If your analog deck isn t genlocked to RTMac s analog output capture can be off...

Page 44: ...34 Chapter 6 Matrox RTMac Troubleshooting Your notes...

Page 45: ...rox RTMac In addition to registering your RTMac our web site offers you up to the minute information about Matrox products free software updates and access to our support databases Be sure to place ou...

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Page 47: ...t codec supports single stream capture and dual stream play back of mini DV DV and DVCAM NTSC 4 1 1 and PAL 4 2 0 Audio Genlock to video Audio clock locked to video clock for perfect sync Analog audio...

Page 48: ...le connections 8 connecting recorder 9 connecting source 9 Connections breakout box 6 composite video 8 9 FireWire 11 secondary computer monitor 11 S Video 8 10 typical audio and video 12 Customer sup...

Page 49: ...put 25 Q QuickTime installing 13 R Realtime editing 21 available effects 21 Final Cut Pro realtime software effects using 22 when you ll need to render your effects 23 Rendering rendering status bar 2...

Page 50: ...40 Index System requirements 2 T Troubleshooting installation configuration 30 operation 30 V Video standard selecting 15 W Warranty ii Widescreen editing 21 WWW site 2 14 35...

Page 51: ...the user may be required to take adequate measures To meet EC requirements shielded cables must be used to connect the monitor and other peripherals to the card These products have been tested in a t...

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