Specifications
Third-Party Video Capture Cards
The following third-party video capture cards have been qualified for use
with Pro Tools 5.0 or higher on G4 Power Macintoshes except as noted in
the chart below:
● Pinnacle miroMotion DC30 Plus (firmware v1.1.2 or higher) All G4
models supported.
● Aurora Fuse (firmware v1.8.1 or higher, 1.8.3 or higher required
for Mac OS 9) See chart for the current list of supported
computers.
Drivers and links to support options for both of these cards can be found in
Digidesign Support/Downloads/Utilities & Links
Testing on 2001 G4 models has shown some incompatibilities with the
Aurora Fuse. The following chart lists current G4 qualification with video
capture cards:
Single
Processor
DC30
Plus
Aurora
Fuse
Dual
Processor
DC30
Plus
Aurora
Fuse
350MHz
PowerPC G4
yes yes
Dual 450MHz
PowerPC G4
yes yes
400MHz
PowerPC G4
yes yes
Dual 500MHz
PowerPC G4
yes yes
450MHz
PowerPC G4
yes yes
Dual 533MHz
PowerPC G4
yes *
500MHz
PowerPC G4
yes yes
466MHz
PowerPC G4
yes *
533MHz
PowerPC G4
yes *
667MHz
PowerPC G4
yes *
733MHz
PowerPC G4
yes *
*the Aurora Fuse will only work with 2001 G4 models when video output is
set to only output to a video monitor. Otherwise, "PCI Bus too Busy"