Matrox Drivers for FCP X are now available

[Dan Boyd]

Beware!
If you are running Snow Leopard and FCP7 the software update also updates the firmware on the Mini.
I am running a dual boot system Lion 7.02 with FCPx on one partition and SL 10.6.8 with FCP 7.03 on the other. Once the firmware is updated you can’t use the Matrox Mini with 7.03.

Dan

Dan
Dan Boyd Media Services, Inc.

[Andy Mees]

[Dan Boyd] “Once the firmware is updated you can’t use the Matrox Mini with 7.03.”

Thanks for the reminder Dan. Of course it’s “easy” enough to do the uninstall / reinstall dance each time you switch between systems but as easy as it is it’s still a frustrating extra step.

[Russ Blaise]

Something I posted over on LAFCPUG of my findings:

I just tested the new driver out, and it worked perfectly. Who’d a thunk! I use the Matrox Mini. I hooked up a Sony 40″ HDTV. Great picture! What I found really really interesting is that the footage looks the same on my computer monitor (The viewer in FCPX) as it does on the HDTV. I never did any color calibration yet. Also when scrubbing/playing “small filmstrips views”, and scrubbing/playing the footage in the “Project Library”, you can view it on your HDTV… Nice!

Be sure to follow the steps in the Matrox driver documentation when setting up… Happy Broadcast Monitoring!