Adriane
The Matrox RTX.100 captures in real-time. Lest that phrase slips right by let me expand two thoughts on it - first, the Matrox RTX.100 has the mpeg CODEC built right into its hardware (note other capture cards usually do not, the CODEC in those instances must be applied via software, which is inherently slower), and second, I used it with a camera in an auditorium mounted inaccessible on a pillar and during an event the RTX.100 captured everything live without dropouts (ordinary capture cards can't do that, I'm told), creating avi files. That the CODEC is in hardware helps enable the RTX.100 to do video effects processing so fast. Adobe Premiere Pro has to do everything via software. But the Matrox RTX.100 card comes with software that integrates seamlessly with Adobe Premiere which is what allows it to work so smoothly with AP, which helps explain why the Matrox RTX.100 is sold so often bundled with Adobe Premiere Pro. Rendering is for the output-end of the process, not the capture end. I suspect they use the term "rendering" to describe the process of building viewable frames such as for preview, but "transcoding" for building frames as they must exist in the final output file (such as a DVD), but both those processes are really quite similar. Note the Matrox RTX.100 card is not part of the normal computer graphics and does not drive the display monitor, a "video card" is used for that purpose. Hoping this helps. Lee From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adriane Bahr Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 4:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AP] Re: replacement video card Andrew, thanks so much for the detailed reply. we get nothing on the screen at all. tried a different monitor- same problem. that's why i think it's the video card- i guess i need to reseat it & see if that helps, but since it's so old (4-5 years- in computer years it's ancient) i think it just died.so apparently the matrox card is a video card/capture card/editing accelerator all-in-one piece of hardware (not counting the breakout box that is). 2 more questions: since we had the matrox card running- does that tell you if we have agp or pci? also- when editing, he did have to render his projects, so i'm a bit confused on this rendering thing- i think the big benefit of the matrox's video editing acceleration was it's ability to preview effects real-time (without rendering)- but that's a seperate process from rendering effects real-time, correct? and is it only matrox's effects that it worked on, or does the matrox card also save the rendering process on premier's native effects? (trying to see how much he'll benefit by getting the same kind of "card" here). and to answer one of your questions: yes we're using it to capture both analog & dv sources,so we'll still need that functionality. hope i'm not annoying anyone with these basic questions, but each thing i learn helps fill in the whole picture, and i really appreciate everyone's efforts!! _,___ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
