Standard Denition on Mac OS X
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Minimum system requirements
Operating System
Mac OS X™ 10.2.3 or newer. QuickTime™ 6.1 or newer.
We currently recommend QuickTime™ 6.5.1 with Mac OS X™ 10.3.4.
[Mac OS X™ Server and Mac OS 9™ are not supported]
Processor
• Dual processor PowerMac G4/800 or faster. The G4 must have dual
processors even if a faster G4 processor is used.
• Single or dual processor PowerMac G5 with PCI-X slots. Base-model G5’s
with PCI slots might work but are unsupported.
• The fastest system you can afford is always a good idea.
Note: We advise against using processor upgrade cards as they don’t
improve bus speeds and are of little help with uncompressed video.
PCI slots
• Standard denition DeckLink cards will run at both 5 volts and 3.3 volts and
so are fully compatible with the slots in both G4’s and G5’s. DeckLink SD
cards can be used in any PCI or PCI-X slot in supported Macs. DeckLink SD
cards will run at 33 MHz in G4 and 66 MHz in a G5 with PCI-X.
Note: We advise against using PCI expansion chassis as they are not fast
enough for uncompressed video.
Memory
• 512 MB of RAM or more. 1 GB would be preferable.
Disk Arrays
• SCSI - Ultra 160 or Ultra 320 SCSI card, especially the ATTO UL3D (PCI)
and UL4D (PCI-X) cards; at least 2 x U160 or U320 SCSI disks, 10 000 rpm,
software striped as RAID [0], OR;
• SATA - SATA RAID card; with at least 2 x SATA disks, 10 000 rpm, software
striped as RAID [0].
Standard Denition Monitoring
For monitoring Standard Denition and High Denition video, check out
Blackmagic Design’s low cost HDLink. HDLink converts your SD and
HD-SDI output to DVI-D, perfect for use with LCD displays such as the
Apple HD Cinema™ 23” display. HDLink features 2 x resize of NTSC and
PAL on 1920x1200 pixel displays and also provides analog RCA audio output.
For more information on HDLink visit www.blackmagic-design.com
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