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System
Requirements
** VT [4] Live comes with
VT[4] Pro (Card + Software), SX-84 and RS-8 (genlock not built in)
** VT4 POST comes with VT[4] Pro (Card + Software), SX-84 and SDI
*Specifications
are subject to change without prior notice.
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Recommended VT[4] System Configuration*
- Processor
Intel: Single Intel P4 520 (2.8 GHz), or Dual Xeon 2.4 GHz or
faster
(Dual CPU systems are strongly recommended)
- Processor
AMD: Dual AMD Opteron 240 Minimum
- Interface:
A free 66MHz PCI slot for the VT card is recommended for best
performance
(additional slot needed for breakout cable)
- Graphics
Card:
- AGP slot interface
- Full Open OpenGL and DirectX 9.0 support
- Latest drivers from chipset manufacturer
- 1280x1024 minimum screen resolution
- 64MB onboard dedicated RAM per display minimum (128MB recommended)
- System RAM:
512MB RAM minimum, 1GB recommended
- Hard Drives:
- UDMA IDE system drive with 600Mb of free disk space is required
for program installation.
16 GB space is required for installation of DVEs and content.
- Video Stripe Set: Four 10,000 RPM Ultra 160 or 320 SCSI hard
drives or three 15,000 RPM Ultra 160 or 320 hard drives.
- SCSI Controller for Video Stripe Set on the 64bit PCI interface:
Adaptec 19160, 29160, 39160, 29320, 39320 Ultra 160 or 320 SCSI
cards
- DV Capture and Switching: any IEEE1394 Firewire card
NewTek does
not recommend use of IDE video drives. This includes the new SATA
(serial ATA hard drives). Hard drives used for video storage and
retrieval should be striped in Windows. Hardware RAID cards push
data in burst speeds which are not appropriate for video editing.
The sustained speed attained by Ultra 160 and 320 SCSI set up in
standard Windows stripe-sets is what is needed for dependable video
recording and playback. Systems which provide both a 32-bit PCI
bus and a 64-bit PCI bus are recommended. The VT[3] should be installed
in the 32-bit bus, and we recommend you use a 64-bit SCSI controller
in a slot on the 64-bit bus to obtain the highest possible data
rates. Systems with a single PCI bus rather than with separate 32-bit
and 64-bit buses will offer slower performance due to the VT[3]
card utilizing a portion of the bus bandwidth.
- Operating
System: Windows 2000 (SP2 or better) or XP Professional (SP1 or
better)
- Software:
Windows Media Player 9 or higher / Windows Media Encoder 9
- Drivers:
- Direct X 9.0b or higher (9.0b is installed by the VT[4] Installer)
- Latest graphics card drivers (You may obtain these from the
manufacturer)
*NewTek recommends
the optimal system configuration. Systems of lesser processor and
drive speed will work with VT[4] but some complex functions may
not perform in real-time. To review the minimum specifications suitable
to your production requirements visit www.newtek.com. Additionally,
as new technology becomes available, system recommendations will
be updated. Please refer to www.newtek.com for the latest information.
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