Input to PC

[timm1303]

I've recently obtained a Matrox Mini. I want to use it to digitise DVD video on-the-fly into Avid Media Composer (6.5).
I've hooked up the DVD to the Matrox Mini via component, and installed the Matrox PCIe host adapter in the PC, and hooked it up via the 422 lead.
My system runs two monitors hooked up to my Nvidea GeForce GTX 650 Ti card so doesn't have any other available inputs.
What else do I need to do to get the output from the Matrox Mini into my PC?
Apologies if this is a stupid "newbie" question.

[Matrox_Support_Vic]

Hi timm1303,

Have you registered your MXO2? If not, please follow this link: https://matrox.com/video/en/support/register/


Which driver for the MXO2 have you installed? Which version of windows are you running?

The MXO2 has a series of inputs and outputs.

You can select one input at a time and switching is done with our AV tools or within Avid, provided the correct driver is installed.

All MXO2 outputs are live, hdmi, composite, component, svideo.

The MXO2 box connects to the computer via the supplied host cable which bridges to the PCIe card.

PDF user manuals are here: http://matrox.com/video/media/pdf/support/mxo2/doc/en_Matrox_MXO2_Quick_Installation_Guide_3_3.pdf

http://matrox.com/video/en/support/windows/mxo2/downloads/doc/release_7.5.1/

Regards

Vic

[autumn]

Besides the obvious of having the correct drivers and all that, please note that MXO2 cannot capture copyrighted materials - if the video source has any encryption in the signal, it won't work, you'll likely get a blue screen in the capture window. Many DVDs players seem to scramble the output even if it IS your own DVD-R disc.

For purposes of testing and configuring MXO2 capture, would be best to start with a clean signal from a video camera. Once MXO2 is working (able to capture), then try the DVD source.

If the DVD is not encrypted, for instance you made it yourself and no longer have the source materials, you may be better off with a ripping software to simply pull editable files direct from the disc. Less generational loss than playing/capturing. Adobe Premiere can actually edit .vob files right from the disc, no conversion, if you have access to that software.

Thanks

Jeff Pulera
Safe Harbor Computers

[Guest]

Hi Vic and thanks for replying

Have you registered your MXO2?

Yes I have.

Which driver for the MXO2 have you installed?

I thought I had the latest, but interestingly the system did an update this morning and this seems to have solved the problem!

Which version of windows are you running?


Windows 7 64 bit

I have one further question which you may or may not be able to help me with...

Avid seems quite happy to capture the video on the fly, and I can see the audio is there but I have no way of monitoring it as it's being digitised.

I connected the audio outs into the computer mic in, but this had no effect.

When I finish digitising, and playback without the Matrox connected, the sound is there in all its glory. It would just be nice to monitor the audio on the in.

But this may not be a Matrox issue but an Avid or Computer set-up one.

Many thanks

Tim

[Guest]

Hi Jeff and thanks for replying.

The DVD source isn't encrypted, and with the recent unexpected software update (see my reply to Vic) the main problem seems to have been resolved.

All I want to do now is work out how to monitor the audio in the Avid while digitising.

Thanks for pointing out the generational loss issue versus ripping. I usually use Handbrake on my Mac, then import the MP4 files into Avid.

Many thanks

Tim

[Matrox_Support_Vic]

Hello Tim,

With our latest 7.5.1 driver for windows, here is a listing of supported Avid applications:

Avid Media Composer 7.0.2, 6.5.4, and 6.0.4, Symphony 6.5.4 and 6.0.4, and NewsCutter 11.0.2, 10.5.4, and 10.0.4.

If required, have your Avid updated to match the revisions I listed.

For the MXO2, all outputs are live. Meaning if your settings are correct, then you should have audio and video out of the MXO2 box active, and should be viewable/listenable.

For example, if you have an HDMI cable from the out of the MXO2 to the input on your tv, you should see and hear the footage from the timeline.

The PDF user guide is here:
http://www.matrox.com/video/media/pdf/support/windows/mxo2/doc/en_Matrox_MXO2_Installation_and_User_Guide_7_5_1.pdf

Chapter 11 talks about Avid usage.

Regards

Vic