Axio Software updates

Matrox Axio.utils 3.5 NEW

(March 17, 2008, 3.39 GB)

Matrox Axio.utils 3.5 provides the following new features:

• Support for the new PCI Express (PCIe) version of the Axio LE card. This card can be installed in a PCIe x4 (or greater) slot that has been electrically wired with at least four lanes. All other system requirements and features for this card are the same as described for Axio LE in your Matrox Axio Installation and User Guide.
• Matrox EZ-HDV AVI utility for support of large HDV .avi files in Video for Windows (VFW) programs, such as Adobe After Effects.
• Audio conforming is no longer required for most clips in your Adobe Premiere Pro projects.
• The following new options are provided on the General page of the Matrox Playback Settings dialog box to allow you to customize how you want to work with your Adobe Premiere Pro projects:
  1. - Suppress creation of PEK files  Lets you suppress the creation of audio waveform (.pek) files for imported clips. This speeds up editing of your project immediately after importing clips because resources aren't being used for the .pek file generation. If needed, you can choose to generate the .pek files at a later time.
  2. - Postroll after stop  Lets you determine whether or not you want any postroll when you stop the playback of a sequence.
  3. - Optimize memory usage  Lets you reduce the amount of system memory that Matrox Axio allocates to work with your project.
• Support for exporting 5.1 audio channels to .mxf files for Adobe Premiere Pro sequences that have a 5.1 master audio track.
• Improved audio quality for captured HDV clips.
• Most of the Matrox effects that support scaling (resizing) of your clips, such as 3D DVEs, now have an Enhance Sharpness slider that you can use to adjust the sharpness of your clips.

For more information about the new software features, see your Matrox Axio Release Notes.

Installation instructions

To install this version of Matrox Axio.utils, you must first uninstall any previous version of Matrox Axio.utils by choosing Start > All Programs > Matrox Axio.utils > Uninstall Matrox Axio.utils. You must also choose to remove the Matrox effect patterns when prompted.

Important:   Before installing Matrox Axio.utils version 3.5, you must install Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. Both Adobe Premiere Pro and Matrox Axio.utils must be installed on an NTFS-formatted drive (usually your system drive).

After installing Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, you should install any other third-party programs for which you want to install the Matrox WYSIWYG plug-in, such as Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, and eyeon Fusion.

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