your project's video settings determine the compression format for playing back video from the timeline. on matrox rt.x10, your timeline's compression format is set to dv/dvcam at a fixed data rate of 25 mb/sec.

    to specify your project's video settings on matrox rt.x10:

    1 choose project ] project settings ] video.

    the compressor is automatically set to matrox dv/dvcam. this codec will be used to render your preview files when playing back non-realtime effects.

    2 from the frame rate list, select 29.97 if you have an ntsc system, or 25 if you have a pal or secam system.

    3 from the pixel aspect ratio list, select the setting that matches the aspect ratio of the material you're editing:

    d1/dv ntsc (0.9) for ntsc material that uses the standard tv screen format.

    d1/dv ntsc widescreen 16:9 (1.2) for ntsc material that uses the widescreen 16:9 format.

    d1/dv pal (1.067) for pal material that uses the standard tv screen format.

    d1/dv pal widescreen 16:9 (1.422) for pal material that uses the widescreen 16:9 format.

    4 click ok to save your settings.