RT.X2 Software updates
Matrox Mx.tools version 2.0
(December 22, 2006, 3.3 GB)
Matrox Mx.tools version 2.0 provides the following new features:
- Support for Matrox HDV files and Matrox Flex CPU effects in Adobe After Effects.
- Support for creating 720p projects at the following frame rates: 23.98, 25, 29.97, 50, and 59.94. This includes HDV support.
- Realtime playback of Adobe native HDV files (.mpeg) and Focus Enhancements FireStore HDV files (.m2t).
- New "+ Alpha" Matrox VFW codecs that let you render compositions and animations that have an alpha channel to a Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame .avi file that includes the alpha-key information (HD or SD resolution).
- Utility for converting a 32-bit .tga sequence to a single .avi file with alpha for realtime playback on your RT.X2 system.
- Thumbnail previews and additional file details for clips in Windows Explorer and Adobe Premiere Pro.
- WYSIWYG video output for Adobe Bridge, Windows Media Player, and other DirectShow-based applications.
- Improved color correction tools, including better color wheel and color picker precision, a new split view, and a luminance slider for each tonal range.
- Four new Matrox realtime/accelerated effects: cube, impressionist, ripple, and twirl.
Installation instructions
Important: Before installing Matrox Mx.tools version 2.0, you must install Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0. Both Adobe Premiere Pro and Matrox Mx.tools must be installed on an NTFS-formatted drive (usually your system drive).
After installing Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0, 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.
