Matrox Rainbow Runner Manuale utente

Rainbow Runner G-Series

• User Guide •

10619-301-0110

1998.09.04

ENGLISH

2 Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide

Contents

Using this guide 4

More information................................................................................................................4

Overview 5

Hardware supplied..............................................................................................................5

Software supplied ...............................................................................................................5

System requirements...........................................................................................................6

Technical features ...............................................................................................................6

Installation overview...........................................................................................................6

Hardware installation 7

Connection setup 11

Quick connection setup.....................................................................................................11

S-video and composite video............................................................................................15

SCART connector information.........................................................................................16

Rainbow Runner G-Series input.......................................................................................17

Software installation 18

Rainbow Runner G-Series Installation CD-ROM ............................................................18

MediaStudio CD-ROM.....................................................................................................19

Photo Express CD-ROM...................................................................................................19

Matrox PC-VCR Remote program 20

Input setting ......................................................................................................................21

Video file input .................................................................................................................21

TV tuner input...................................................................................................................22

Video line input.................................................................................................................22

Mini remote.......................................................................................................................24

More features....................................................................................................................25

Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide 3

Matrox VidCap driver 27

Video source settings........................................................................................................ 27

Video format settings........................................................................................................ 28

Ulead MediaStudio software 29

Step 1 – Getting files for clips.......................................................................................... 29

Step 2 – Adding clips ....................................................................................................... 30

Step 3 – Editing clips........................................................................................................ 32

Step 4 – Adding effects .................................................................................................... 34

Step 5 – Saving your video............................................................................................... 35

More information ............................................................................................................. 36

Ulead Photo Express program 37

VDOnet Internet VDOPhone program 38

Requirements....................................................................................................................38

Network setup...................................................................................................................38

VDOPhone setup.............................................................................................................. 38

Connecting with other VDOPhone users ......................................................................... 39

More information ............................................................................................................. 40

Troubleshooting 41

Video editing .................................................................................................................... 41

Sound................................................................................................................................ 47

Display information 49

Customer support 51

Warranty 54

Index 56

4 Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide

Using this guide

This guide assumes you’re familiar with basic functions like click, right-click and double-click,

and that you’re familiar with the basics of the operating system you’re using. Also, we use the

following conventions:

Bold for text that appears on-screen, subheadings and labels.

Italics for file names, paths, publication titles, and new terms.

Bold Italics for emphasis.

Keyboard keys in square brackets, with a plus sign separating keys that you press

simultaneously. For example: press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del] to restart your computer.

Arrows (“”) to separate ordered directions. For example, “click OK Close OK” is the

same as “click OK, then click Close, then click OK”.

When viewing online, green for cross-references and underlined green for links to Web pages.

Click green text to jump to what is being referenced. (To jump to Web pages, your system first

needs to have full Internet access.)

More information

We provide important additional information in online documentation, including Help files,

readme files, and Adobe Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format) files. Use the Acrobat Reader

program, which you can install from your “Rainbow Runner G-Series Installation” CD-ROM

(Guides\English\ar32e301), to view or print PDF files.

This guide is available on the CD-ROM as a PDF file (Guides\English\rrg_eng.pdf). The online

version of this guide includes “Software license agreement”, “Customer support” and “Warranty”

information. For more information on the types of documentation provided, see each software

section in this guide.

Also, be sure to check for any last-minute release notes at the end of this manual and in the Matrox

CD-ROM readme file.

Note: This guide makes references to labels on external video devices. The actual labels on

your video devices may not be worded exactly the same. Different manufacturers sometimes

use different labels for the same type of controls and connectors. For example, the VIDEO IN

connector on your TV may be labeled VIDEO 1 (or VIDEO 2). To match labels, see the

documentation for your video devices.

Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide 5

Overview

ThankyouforpurchasingMatroxRainbowRunnerG-Series.With RainbowRunner G-Series, you

canview, record and edit video on your computer. That video can come from a video camera, VCR,

videodisc player, antenna or cable TV. With a video camera and a connection to the Internet, you

can video conference. With a direct connection to an antenna or cable TV, you can change channels

on your computer or preview up to 30 channels simultaneously. Rainbow Runner G-Series turns

your computer into a home entertainment center and digital video editing studio.

Hardware supplied

Software supplied

Matrox drivers – to use the Rainbow Runner G-Series hardware

Matrox PC-VCR Remote – to view and record digital video

Ulead MediaStudio – to edit digital video

Ulead Photo Express – to edit digital images

VDOnet Internet VDOPhone (trial version) – to use your Internet-connected computer as

a video phone

Other software – see the CD-ROM readme file

Rainbow Runner

G-Series card 2 ribbon cables Composite (RCA)

video cable 2 audio cables

6 Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide

System requirements

Technical features

NTSC, PAL and SECAM video input (composite and S-video connectors)

Built-in TV tuner for TV antenna or cable TV input

Full-resolution, hardware MJPEG (Motion-JPEG) video compression/decompression

Installation overview

To install Rainbow Runner G-Series:

1Install the Rainbow Runner G-Series card – see “Hardware installation”, page 7.

2Connect your video input – see “Connection setup”, page 11.

3Install the software – see “Software installation”, page 18.

Requirement Minimum Recommended

Matrox “G” series graphics card, for example*:

Productiva G100, Mystique G200,

Millennium G200, Millennium G200 SD,

Millennium G200 SE or MGA-G200 SD

* Some “G” series graphics cards can’t be used with Rainbow Runner G-Series. For example: Marvel G200,

Marvel G200-TV, Productiva G100 MMS with a TV tuner.



Pentium processor or compatible 166 MHz P2, 233 MHz or faster

System memory (RAM) 32 MB 32 MB or more

CD-ROM for video file playback†

† For MPEG1-encoded video files (*.mpg).

(The data transfer rate needed for the playback of most MJPEG-encoded AVI video files is too high for most CD-ROMs.)

4× with 256 KB cache, or better

Sound card for audio capture and playback

(with a Windows–compatible WAV driver) 

Modem for video conferencing

(with Internet connection) 14.4 Kbps 28.8 Kbps

Free hard disk space for video capturing 300 MB 2 GB

with IDE mode4 or SCSI drive

Video equipment Video camera

(for video conferencing)

TV output support on your graphics

card, and a TV and video recorder

(for video viewing and recording)

Matrox Rainbow Runner must be used with Windows 95/98.

Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide 7

Hardware installation

This section describes how to install your Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series card. To install, you’ll

needa Phillips screwdriver(star-shapedhead). Forinformationspecific to your computer, likehow

to remove its cover, see your system manual. If your Matrox graphics card is not already installed

in your computer, skip to step 2.

1Remove the Matrox graphics card

from your computer*

aTurn off your computer.

bNote how and where devices are

connected to your computer, then

disconnect them.

cRemove your computer cover. This

usually involves removing several screws.

dRemove the screw fastening the bracket of

theMatroxgraphicscard to your computer

rear panel.

eRemove the Matrox graphics card from

your computer. Save the card’s fastening

screw and note which slot the card was in.

WARNING: Static electricity can severely damage electronic parts. Before touching any

electronic parts, drain the static electricity from your body. You can do this by touching the

metal frame of your computer. When handling a card, hold it by its edges, and avoid touching

its circuitry.

* If youhave a MatroxTV output add-on (sold separately) attached to your Matrox graphics card, you should remove

the TV output add-on before you remove your graphics card.

Matrox

graphics

card

8 Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide

2If a DVD add-on card is attached to

your Matrox graphics card:

Move the DVD add-on to your

Rainbow Runner G-Series card

aCarefully remove the DVD add-on from

your Matrox graphics card.

bPosition the DVD add-on card over the

Rainbow Runner G-Series card so the

connectors and the support pin line up.

cPress the two cards together slowly and

evenlyuntil the connectorsarefullyjoined

and the plastic support pin snaps into

place.

WARNING: If the cards are not

separated carefully, they could be

damaged.

WARNING: If the cards are not

properly aligned, they could be

damaged when combined.

Matrox graphics

card

DVD add-on

card

Support pin

Rainbow Runner

G-Series card

Support pin

Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide 9

3Attach the first ribbon cable

Use one of the two ribbon cables included

with Rainbow Runner G-Series – the one

with connector pins on one end.

aAttach the end with the pins to the

connector near the top edge of your

Matrox graphics card – the connector

closer to the bracket.

bAttachthe otherendtothecorresponding

connector near the top edge of your

Rainbow Runner G-Series card.

4Attach the second ribbon cable

Use the second ribbon cable included with

Rainbow Runner G-Series.

aAttach one end to the second connector

near the top edge of your Matrox

graphics card.

bAttach the other end to the second

connector near the top edge of your

Rainbow Runner G-Series card.

WARNING: Pressing together incorrectly aligned connectors can damage them. The

connectors on the ends of the ribbon cables and the connectors on the Matrox cards are made

so they attach to each other only one way. Before pressing connectors together, make sure all

pins and holes are correctly aligned. After pins and holes are aligned, make sure connectors are

firmly pressed together.

Matrox

graphics

card

Rainbow Runner

G-Series card

Matrox

graphics

card

Rainbow Runner

G-Series card

10 Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide

5Choose a PCI slot for your Rainbow

Runner G-Series card

aMost computers have different types of

expansion slots. Choose a PCI expansion

slot for your Rainbow Runner G-Series

card. Your system manual should identify

the location of each type of expansion slot

in your computer.

bRemove the coverfortheslotyouintend to

use. Save the screw for the mounting

bracket.

6Insert your Matrox cards

aPosition your Rainbow Runner G-Series

card over the PCI slot you’ve chosen and

position your Matrox graphics card over

the slot you removed it from.

bPush the cards in firmly and evenly until

they’re fully seated in their slots.

cWith the fastening screws you saved,

secure the brackets of your Matrox cards

to the computer frame.

dPut your computer cover back on.

Your Rainbow Runner G-Series card is now

installed. Before restarting your computer,

connect your external devices (see “Connection

setup”, page 11). After connecting your

external devices, restart your computer and

install your Matrox software (see “Software

installation”, page 18).

WARNING: Inserting your Matrox

cardintothewrong type ofslotcould

damageyour card, your computer,or

both.

AGP slot

PCI slot

ISA slot

(Back of

computer)

AGP cardPCI card

Plastic

tab

Rainbow

Runner

G-Series

card

Matrox

graphics

card

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