Product specifications

Avid|DS RP Station Requirements
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Avid|DS RP Station Requirements
The remote processing station must meet the following requirements:
• Supports both Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000 Professional
operating systems.
• Intel Pentium II 400 MHz (single or dual CPU; MMX not enabled),
Intel Pentium III up to 1 GHz (single or dual CPU; MMX enabled), or
Intel Pentium 4.
• 512 MB RAM (or 1.5 GB RAM if the RP station will be used with
Avid|DS HD)
• 1 GB of hard drive space
• SVGA monitor with a recommended resolution of 1280
×1024
• Network card (100 Mbps minimum recommended)
• Network protocol: All of the workstations being used for your workgroup
must reside on a network that uses the TCP/IP protocol. Each workstation
must be able to see the others over the network.
• Fonts: All Windows fonts used on the Avid|DS client workstations must
also be installed on the remote processing station to prevent processing
errors with titles.
• Third-party plug-ins: To process effects involving third-party plug-ins,
the plug-ins must be installed on the remote processing station that is
handling the processing. So, if you have multiple remote processing
stations on your network, all users should be aware of which remote
processing station has the third-party plug-ins that they need.
• OpenGL for 3D DVE: In Avid|DS, only the 3D DVE layout uses OpenGL.
An Avid|DS RP station does not require an OpenGL card to process
OpenGL effects. However, these effects will process significantly faster if
the remote processing station has an OpenGL card.
Windows NT 4.0 is no longer supported.
Intel Celeron and AMD processors are not supported.
Third-party plug-in vendors handle the licensing for remote
processing of third-party plug-ins.
It is recommended that you use the same type of OpenGL card in
your RP station as you have in your client workstation.