Matrox output solution
A while back I wrote about trying to find a piece of software to frame
accurately output on a Matrox editing system. Well, Soft VTR was suggested, but
it's about a grand and beyond my budget. So I brainstormed and this is what I
came up with.
A FREE FRAME ACCURATE WAY TO OUTPUT ON A MATROX EDITING SYSTEM!!!!
Yes it's true, and it's fast and reduces wear and tear on your output decks.
It doesn't cost anything but time and effort and it's worth it.
1. Gather together some targa frame output of your average length
animation. Name the first four characters something generic and easy to
remember. then clip collect all your files with the preferences set to grab
still images at 1 frame.
2. after the tedium of clip collecting 2 to 300 frames, build a
storyboard on your avail. video and graphics lines (note a line with a
titania 3D dve will not register and cannot be used) for example place frame
one on video line one, two on two, etc… until you loop back to one.
3. when you output your Targa frames place them in the same directory
as the original frames you clipped and name them according to the clip names
you picked in step 1. once your finished just highlight and print out the
section of the storyboard you want to output.
It works great! I get my output done in a quarter of the time and put
1/4 less use on my Beta deck.
If I've confused anyone just write me some e-mail and I'll be glad to
send you more info.
Later,
JaMeS, LaPlante
Image Works