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MatroxMatrox DigiSuiteDigiSuite Getting the Most from DigiSuite July 31, 1999 10502-301-0400 PDF Digital Video Solutions Matrox® and DigiSuite® are registered trademarks and DigiSuite DTV™, DigiSuite LE™, DigiMix™, DigiMotion™, DigiDesktop™, DV-1394™, DigiTools™, DigiUtils™, and DigiView™ are trademarks of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. Matrox Millennium™ and G400™ are trademarks of Matrox Graphics Inc. 3D Studio MAX® is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc. Adobe After Effects™, Adobe Premiere™, and Adobe Premiere RT™ are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Digital-S™ is a trademark of JVC. DVCAM™ is trademark of Sony Electronics Inc. DVCPRO™ and DVCPRO50™ are trademarks of Panasonic®. DVDit!™ and Sonic Solutions™ are trademarks of Sonic Solutions. Inscriber® is a registered trademark and Inscriber/CG Supreme™ and VideoFX™ are trademarks of Inscriber Technology Corporation. LightWave 3D™ is a trademark of NewTek, Inc. Microsoft® and Windows NT® are registered trademarks and ActiveMovie™, DirectShow™, and Video for Windows™ are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Panasonic® is a registered trademark of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. PKZIP® is a registered trademark of PKWARE, Inc. Speed Razor RT™ is a trademark of in:sync corporation. All other nationally and internationally recognized trademarks and tradenames are hereby acknowledged. Copyright © 1999 by Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. All rights reserved. Disclaimer Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. reserves the right to make changes in specifications at any time and without notice. The information provided by this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. for its use; nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties resulting from its use. No license is granted under any patents or patent rights of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. 1055 St. Regis Blvd., Dorval, Quebec, Canada H9P 2T4 Tel: (514) 685-2630 Fax: (514) 685-2853 World Wide Web: www.matrox.com i Table of Contents Chapter 1 Welcome to DigiSuite Introducing the Matrox DigiSuite product family ......................... 2 About this manual ..................................................................... 2 Assumptions ............................................................................3 Conventions .............................................................................3 Overview of DirectShow and Video for Windows ......................... 4 What is DirectShow? .................................................................4 What is Video for Windows? ......................................................4 About .avi files and the Microsoft standard ...............................4 Benefits of DigiSuite and DirectShow ........................................5 Chapter 2 Displaying Video in a Window with Matrox DigiView Using the Matrox DigiView program............................................ 8 Table of maximum resolutions for Matrox DigiView ................... 10 Chapter 3 Working with Clips Using DigiTools What can you do with DigiTools? ............................................... 12 Setting up for device control ..................................................... 12 Benefits of device control......................................................... 13 Connecting your VTR ................................................................ 13 Preparing your tapes................................................................ 15 Starting DigiTools ..................................................................... 15 Obtaining online Help............................................................... 15 Using the DigiTools interface..................................................... 16 Accessing the tools.................................................................. 16 Using the DigiTools pop-up menus ........................................... 17 Selecting and saving files ........................................................ 18 Navigating through clips with the transport controls ................. 19 Using the time code fields........................................................ 21 Table of Contents ii Using the Channel Selectors.....................................................24 Capturing clips ......................................................................... 25 Before you start capturing ........................................................25 Capturing without device control ..............................................30 Capturing with device control ...................................................33 Printing to tape......................................................................... 35 Before you start printing to tape ...............................................35 Recording without device control..............................................37 Recording with device control...................................................38 Recording an alpha-keyed animation without device control .....40 Recording an alpha-keyed animation with device control ..........41 Using an external keyer ............................................................43 Creating a playlist..................................................................... 44 Adding clips to a playlist ..........................................................45 Saving and loading a playlist....................................................45 Moving clips ............................................................................46 Deleting clips...........................................................................47 Previewing clips .......................................................................47 Editing the Trim In and Trim Out points .....................................48 Selecting channels...................................................................48 Changing the order and width of the playlist columns...............49 Printing a playlist to tape .........................................................49 Converting files ........................................................................ 49 Converting a TGA sequence to an .avi file..................................50 Converting an .avi file to a TGA sequence..................................53 Changing the compression type of an .avi file ...........................55 Supported DigiSuite “AVI to AVI” conversion formats................57 Options for working with files.................................................... 58 Keyboard shortcuts................................................................... 59 Chapter 4 Enhancements to 3D Studio MAX About the DigiSuite 3D Studio MAX plug-in ............................... 62 Adjusting your render settings .................................................. 62 Render Scene settings..............................................................62 Video Post settings ..................................................................64 Selecting and configuring your .avi file...................................... 66 Selecting your file type.............................................................66 Configuring your .avi file (DigiSuite or DigiSuite LE)...................67 Configuring your .avi file (DigiSuite DTV)...................................69 Table of Contents iii Playing back your DigiSuite DirectShow animation .................... 71 Mapping an .avi file to a surface ............................................... 72 Chapter 5 Enhancements to LightWave 3D About the DigiSuite LightWave 3D plug-in ................................. 76 Adjusting your render settings .................................................. 76 Render Panel settings .............................................................. 77 Selecting your file type ............................................................. 78 Configuring your DigiSuite DirectShow .avi file (DigiSuite or DigiSuite LE)...................................................................... 78 Configuring your DigiSuite DirectShow .avi file (DigiSuite DTV) .. 80 Playing back your DigiSuite DirectShow animation .................... 81 Chapter 6 Enhancements to Adobe After Effects About the DigiSuite Adobe After Effects plug-in ......................... 84 Required settings to use the plug-in.......................................... 84 Chapter 7 Creating DigiSuite Effects About the DigiSuite Effects plug-in ............................................ 88 Applying DigiSuite effects to your productions .......................... 88 Using common controls in the plug-in ....................................... 90 About the keyframe controls ....................................................90 Previewing your effects ............................................................ 91 Using sliders............................................................................ 91 Selecting colors .......................................................................92 Creating a transition ................................................................. 93 About the Simple Edit option ...................................................94 Adding a border to your transition ............................................ 95 Adjusting your transition..........................................................96 Creating key effects .................................................................. 98 Table of Contents iv Creating a chroma key effect ....................................................99