Car Video System User Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction 11
System Requirements
System requirements vary depending on how
Media Station|PT is installed:
•As a video satellite of a separate Pro Tools sys-
tem
•As a standard system, which can be installed in
either of the following ways:
• As a standalone application
• Installed on the same computer with your
Pro Tools system
Requirements also vary depending upon the op-
tional peripherals installed.
Video Satellite System
Requirements
• Digidesign-qualified Windows computer
• iLok dongle for the related Pro Tools sys-
tem
• Avid Application Key (dongle)
• Avid video peripheral (required for high-
quality video output)
Standard System Requirements
• Digidesign-qualified Mac or Windows com-
puter
• Avid Application Key (dongle)
• Avid video peripheral (required for high-
quality video output)
Avid Video Peripherals
For high-quality frame edge-aligned playback of
SD video (or 1080 HD video converted to SD
video), you must add the I/O capabilities of an
Avid video peripheral, which includes compos-
ite, component, S-Video and SDI.
Supported Avid Video Peripherals
Media Station|PT supports the following Avid
video peripherals:
•Avid Mojo SDI
•Avid Mojo
• Digidesign AVoption|V10
When using an Avid video peripheral, the fol-
lowing is required:
• An NTSC/PAL black burst generator
Digidesign Audio Peripherals
(Optional)
Media Station|PT plays audio via your com-
puter's built-in audio outputs through
Avid Mojo or Avid Mojo SDI's analog audio out-
puts, or through AVoption|V10's optical out-
puts, and can capture audio via the Avid Mojo
or Avid Mojo SDI.
Supported Digidesign Audio
Peripherals
For the highest-quality audio input and output,
Media Station|PT supports the following Digi-
design audio peripherals:
•192 I/O
•192digital I/O
•96 I/O
Using Digidesign audio peripherals with
Media Station|PT requires the following:
• Digidesign-qualified version of Pro Tools
HD software
• Pro Tools HD Core Card
• Digidesign SYNC I/O or SYNC HD