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Matrox RT.X2 Revealed CS3 Version Jeff Pulera, acclaimed professional videographer and industry guru, unveils techniques and tricks that will help you realize the full potential of your RT.X2 system. Includes bonus content disc! This version only plays on a computer with resolution 1024x768 minimum!  It will not play on a DVD player.  See a master at work as Jeff unlocks the power in RT.X2. He works step-by-step, showing you the necessary settings for just the right look, and building effects on top of effects for amazing results! Over three hours of material. This video is perfect for all levels of RT.X2 users, from beginning to advanced. Uses Adobe PPro CS3 and RT.X2 3.1 drivers, but majority of content applies to PPro 2.0/RT.X2 2.0 versions as well. You will learn: Proper setup of A/V connections and software settings Overview of supported formats, inputs, outputs and capabilities of RT.X2 How to choose project settings and capture video with RT.X2 How to use all of the Matrox real-time effects, with a walk-through of settings and examples of using each Tips and tricks such as creating your own mask images, alpha channel AVI overlays, combining effects and more Export options for tape, DVD, Blu-Ray, iPod, and more Chapter List: Introduction Input/Output Connections Choosing Matrox Project Presets Video capture for DV, HDV and analog Premiere Preference Settings Matrox Wipe Transitions Creating Custom Wipes Matrox Move & Scale Matrox 3D DVE Matrox Shadow Matrox Color Correction Primary Matrox Color Correction Primary Advanced Matrox Color Correction Secondary Matrox Speed Control Matrox Blur/Soft Focus Matrox Shine Matrox 4-Corner Pin Matrox Chroma Key/Chroma Key Shadow Matrox Luma Key Matrox Track Matte Matrox Page Curl Matrox Ripple Matrox Twirl Matrox Mask (incl. Mask Blur and Mask Mosaic) Creating Custom Masks Matrox Impressionist Matrox Crystallize Matrox Pan & Scan Matrox Cube Matrox Old Movie Matrox Lens Flare Matrox Surface Finish Matrox Sphere Using Matrox 32-bit AVI + Alpha AVI codec Export to tape for analog, DV and HDV Matrox Media Encoder output for DVD, Blu-Ray, web, etc. Matrox WYSIWYG Control Panel and plug-ins Notes: Over 3 hours of invaluable training Viewer should be familiar with the features of Premiere Pro CS3 About the Instructor Jeff Pulera has been a professional videographer for over 15 years. He owns Digital Vision Productions, a Milwaukee-based company that specializes in corporate, event and wedding videography. The author of many tech reviews and articles, Jeff is widely known throughout the industry as the "Matrox guru." "I have to say that I quite like it!! Jeff did a real nice job, love some of the techniques, and I actually learned a few things from it." - Wayne Andrews, Matrox RT Product Manager. RT.X2 LE If you're a professional video editor concerned about getting maximum productivity from Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and Adobe CS3 Production Premium, have a look at the Matrox RT.X2 LE - the ideal solution for corporate communicators, event videographers, project studios, educational facilities and digital filmmakers. Matrox RT.X2 LE goes far beyond the capabilities of software-only editing and systems that combine Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and a simple I/O card. The additional benefits you get with Matrox RT.X2 LE include: Many more real-time layers of video and graphics More effects in real-time including color correction, chroma/luma keying, speed changes, blur/glow/soft focus, 3D DVE and much more Extensive camera support including many new models from Canon, JVC, Panasonic, and Sony Native editing of Panasonic P2 MXF 720p and SD files Capture from analog sources to compressed MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame Real-time playback of 32-bit MPEG-2 I-frame AVI files with alpha Real-time mixed-format multi-cam Accelerated export to DVD and all multimedia formats Composite, Y/C, and analog component input and output WYSIWYG video output for motion graphics, animation, and compositing applications Audio VU meters on capture With the Matrox RT.X2 LE, you'll save time on every project so you can concentrate on creating your best work and building your business. Real-time multi-layer HD/SD workflows Matrox RT.X2 LE is designed primarily for real-time native HDV, DV, and Panasonic P2 720p and SD editing, but also provides a high-quality MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame codec so you can capture other HD and SD formats over the analog inputs, and mix all types of footage on an HD or SD timeline in real-time. Extensive camera support Matrox RT.X2 LE supports a wide range of analog, DV, HDV, and P2 cameras from the world's leading manufacturers including most of the resolutions of these new models: JVC HD110, HD200, HD250 Sony HVR-A1, HVR-Z1, HVR-V1, PDW-F330 Panasonic HVX200, HDX900, HDC27H, HPX2000 Canon XH A1, XH G1, XL H1 Highest quality real-time effects The Matrox RT.X2 LE is designed to overcome the limitations of software-only editing by providing performance- and quality-optimized effects processing. Built on Matrox Power of X and Flex technologies, the Matrox RT.X2 LE leverages CPU and GPU power to provide a tightly integrated, high performance editing environment for Adobe Premiere Pro. Matrox RT.X2 LE's broadcast quality effects are fully keyframeable and feature a high level of control for detailed work. Each effect has a series of parameters that can be fine tuned to get just the look you want. To save time you can use the preconfigured effects presets or create and save your own presets. Most real-time video/graphics layers Many editing systems compromise quality or effects refinement and complexity to increase the number of layers, whereas the Matrox RT.X2 LE always delivers maximum real-time quality. Timelines with more layers and/or effects than can be processed in real-time can still benefit from hardware-accelerated previews. The Matrox RT.X2 LE always plays back the timeline at the best possible quality and if necessary, gracefully reduce the frame rate. You always get in-context feedback as you work. The number of layers that can be processed in real-time depends on your system CPU and GPU as well as the characteristics of your workflow - the video resolution you are working with, the frame rate, the codec, and the number and complexity of effects. System selection guidelines and lists of computers, motherboards, and GPUs validated for use with the RT.X2 cards are posted in the support section of the Matrox website. Real-time native HDV editing workflow Matrox RT.X2 LE provides the flexibility you need to get the most from your HDV editing experience. Capture You can transfer native HDV footage over 1394 to your RT.X2 system. Other HD footage with the same resolution and frame rate can be captured from analog HD sources using RT.X2’s high-quality MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame codec. Edit On a reasonably performing system, you can expect to edit at least two HD video layers with color correction plus multiple graphics layers in real-time. Native HDV material can be mixed in real-time on your HD timeline with MPEG-2 I-frame clips. You can also place SD clips on your HD timeline and RT.X2 will upscale them in real-time so you can mix NTSC material into a 1080i at 29.97 fps timeline or PAL material into a 1080i at 25 fps timeline. You can also mix 576p or 486p material into a 1080p timeline. Monitor RT.X2 LE provides full-screen monitoring via the analog video outputs. Deliver When your edits are complete, you can record your project directly to tape using RT.X2's analog component HD output or export to HDV for playout over 1394. Real-time native editing of Panasonic P2 MXF 720p and SD files RT.X2 LE provides native editing of Panasonic P2 MXF 720p files at 23.98, 25, 29.97, 50, and 60 fps and SD files at 23.98p, 25i and 25p, 29.97i and 29.97p fps in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects. You can use MXF files created by your Panasonic P2 camera directly in these applications without having to convert the files to the traditional AVI file format. In addition, the unique Matrox EZ-MXF utility is included with Matrox RT.X2 LE lets you use your native MXF files in animation, compositing, and motion graphics applications that support Video for Windows AVI files. Matrox RT.X2 LE also supports the use of the popular Focus Enhancements FireStore drives allowing you to simply transfer P2 and HDV files to your RT.X2 system and edit them in real-time. RT.X2 LE supports Panasonic VariCam 24p and 25p workflows with the Panasonic HVX200 camera via MXF file transfers. The camera actually saves 60 or 50 frames in the P2 MXF file and tags the ones that should be used to playback at 23.98 or 25 fps. RT.X2 lets you play those MXF files in a 23.98 or 25 timeline without any additional processing. RT.X2 will detect and remove the repeated frames on the fly. The camera also features a "pN" native mode in which it will only save the required 23.98 or 25 frames on the P2 card. RT.X2 also supports real-time playback of those "pN" files. Matrox RT.X2 LE extends Windows Explorer functionality to simplify AVI and MXF file management. Important details such as User Clip Name, Start Timecode, End Timecode, Duration, etc. are available in the Windows Explorer Details View. A clip icon can also be displayed in the Thumbnails View to let you more easily identify your clips. Real-time downscaling of HD timelines to SD Matrox RT.X2 LE also downscales HD projects to broadcast-quality NTSC and PAL with proper conversion of the HD color space to the SD color space. You can print your HD edit to analog SD tape in real-time and or use this feature to preview your HD projects on an inexpensive SD monitor. Capture in HD, edit in SD for maximum real-time performance If your goal is to deliver in SD, yet you want to take advantage of the superior image quality offered by your HDV camera, another way to work with HDV material on your RT.X2 platform is to capture HDV over 1394 then edit in SD using the original HDV clips. You maintain the quality of your original footage, yet benefit from maximum real-time performance during the editing process, similar to what you will experience when editing in native DV. When your edits are complete, you can output straight to SD. When you view the SD master you will see no significant difference in quality compared to a project that is edited in native HDV then downscaled to SD. Real-time native DV editing workflow All the RT.X2 cards provide amazing real-time editing performance in DV. On a reasonably performing system, you can expect to edit at least five native DV video layers plus six graphics layers and effects in real-time. Other SD clips captured from analog SD sources with the same resolution and frame rate can be mixed on your SD timeline in real-time. When the need arises, HDV clips can also be placed on your SD timeline. The RT.X2 cards will downscale them so you can mix 1080i at 29.97 fps material into an NTSC timeline or 1080i at 25 fps material into a PAL timeline in real-time. With Matrox RT.X2 LE, you can also mix MPEG-2 I-frame HD material on an SD timeline in real-time. Real-time editing using progressive formats Matrox RT.X2 LE provides real-time native editing of HDV and standard definition progressive formats that are popular with independent filmmakers. The supported formats are HDV 1080p, HDV 720p, SD 576p and SD 486p. HDV 1080p clips can be mixed in real-time with SD material on a 576p or 486p timeline. As well, 576p or 486p SD material can be mixed in real-time with HD material on a HDV 1080p timeline. Real-time Flex CPU effects The Matrox RT.X2 LE relies on the power of your CPU to perform a variety of real-time and accelerated effects. The Matrox Flex CPU effects are also available in Adobe After Effects. If you have a timeline in Premiere Pro with any of the Matrox Flex CPU effects and you copy/paste the timeline into After Effects, the Matrox effects will remain intact. This is a huge time saver, given that these effects are real-time in Premiere Pro. Real-time primary color correction Real-time secondary color correction Real-time chroma and luma keying Real-time speed changes Real-time transitions Real-time track matte Real-time move & scale Real-time SD clip upscaling in an HD timeline Real-time HD clip downscaling in an SD timeline Native Adobe Premiere Pro effects and transitions Real-time timecode Real-time Flex GPU effects Using the power of your system GPU, the Matrox RT.X2 LE lets you create a wide variety broadcast-quality 2D and 3D digital video effects. Real-time Adobe Motion effect Real-time advanced 2D/3D DVE Real-time shadow Real-time blur/glow/soft focus Real-time page curl Real-time surface finish Real-time pan & scan Real-time mask Real-time mask blur Real-time mask mosaic Real-time Adobe garbage masks Real-time four-corner pin Real-time crystallize Real-time lens flare Real-time old movie effect Accelerated shine Real-time twirl Real-time impressionist effect Real-time ripple Real-time sphere Accelerated cube Native Adobe Premiere Pro transitions Productivity features The Matrox RT.X2 LE offers tight integration with Adobe Premiere Pro and a variety of productivity features that help you get your work done quickly and efficiently. Downscaling HD projects for SD delivery Panasonic VariCam 720p support WYSIWYG for compositing and graphics applications WYSIWYG video output for Adobe Bridge and Windows Media Player Voiceover recording in the timeline Surround sound support VU meters on capture Video preview on capture Device control Real-time mixed-format multi-cam Legacy support for RT.X100 AVI files Flexible AVI and WAV file formats Efficient management of AVI and MXF files Matrox EZ-MXF utility Matrox EZ-HDV utility Support for 32-bit AVI with alpha Project compatibility with Matrox Axio Accelerated export to DVD, all multimedia formats, and Adobe Clip Notes Scalable system design Your particular workflow requirements and budget will determine the specific components you should choose when designing your Matrox RT.X2 LE editing system. If your budget allows, you can combine a top-of-the-line computer system, the fastest GPU, and the largest, most robust storage subsystem to get the absolute maximum number of real-time layers and effects, in all cases. If your budget is more modest, there are many tradeoffs you can make to design an editing system that will give you maximum performance to do exactly what you need to do on a daily basis. The Matrox RT.X2 LE relies on the power of your CPU to perform Matrox Flex CPU effects and to decode and encode compressed video streams such as HDV and DV. It relies on the power of the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) in your system to process Matrox Flex GPU effects. Note that what we refer to here as a GPU has various other names that may be more familiar to you, such as display card, graphics card, or VGA adapter. The type and size of storage you require depends largely on the video formats you are using and the number of hours of video you need to maintain online. Understanding your various options in each category will help you design the most economical system for your needs. Matrox continuously validates computers, motherboards, display cards, and storage subsystems and provide guidelines to enable you to make an informed choice as you choose the components for your own Matrox RT.X2 LE editing system or work with Safe Harbor to build a custom, turnkey TSUNAMI workstation. Please visit the support section of Matrox's website for up-to-date information. Read a review! Watch a user story

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