Specifications

Video Satellite Guide10
System Requirements and
Compatibility
Video Satellite requires the following system
components:
• Avid-qualified Mac or Windows computer
• Pro Tools with Avid HD Native or
Pro Tools|HD hardware with a SYNC HD or
SYNC I/O peripheral
• A second Avid-qualified Mac or Windows
computer for Media Composer or Sym-
phony
• Media Composer or Symphony System
Identification Number and serial number,
or Avid Application Key (included with Me-
dia Composer or Symphony)
• iLok USB Smart Key (included with Video
Satellite option)
• Avid video peripheral (optional, required
for high-quality video output)
Avid can only assure compatibility and provide
support for hardware and software it has tested
and approved.
For complete system requirements and a list of
qualified computers, operating systems, hard
drives, and third-party devices, visit:
www.avid.com/compatibility
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, with devices that
support it, SDI.
For high-quality frame edge-aligned playback of
native HD video, you must add an HD-capable
Avid video peripheral, like Nitris DX or
Mojo DX.
Supported Avid Video Peripherals
Media Composer supports the following Avid
video peripherals:
•Avid Nitris DX
•Avid Mojo DX
• Avid Mojo SDI (Media Composer 5.5.x and
lower only)
Symphony requires an Avid Nitris DX periph-
eral. Original Symphony Nitris hardware is not
supported.
When using an Avid video peripheral, the fol-
lowing is required:
•An NTSC/PAL black burst generator
– or –
• A tri-level sync generator (when working with
HD-capable Avid video peripherals)
Symphony requires an Avid Nitris DX
peripheral.
Mac-based Video Satellite systems are only
qualified for use along with Mac-based
Pro Tools systems.