Specifications

Chapter 1: Introduction to Video Satellite LE 1
Chapter 1: Introduction to Video Satellite LE
Video Satellite LE is a powerful post-production
option for Pro Tools
®
, which uses a separate Mac
OS X computer running Pro Tools software for
synchronized video playback.
By off-loading video playback duties to a sepa-
rate computer, Video Satellite LE contributes to
the best possible performance on the adminis-
trator Pro Tools system.
Video Output Options
Video Satellite LE lets you output video through
a supported PCIe video card in a variety of con-
nection formats:
• Playback to an external NTSC or PAL analog
video monitor
• Playback to an external SDI video monitor
(10-bit SD or HD, or 2k)
• Playback to an external HDMI video monitor
• Playback to an external analog HD video mon-
itor
Supported Video Formats
Video Satellite LE supports the import and play-
back of all standard SD and HD Quicktime video
formats, including 720p and 1080p resolutions
at all standard frame rates.
Video for use with Video Satellite LE can be
encoded with any common QuickTime codec,
including HD codecs such as h.264, DVCPro
100, and HDV.
The Satellite Link option provides more
advanced multi-system linking features
between multiple Pro Tools systems. For
more information on Satellite Link, see the
Satellite Link Guide
.
For more information on supported for-
mats, see the documentation included with
your supported PCIe video card.