B&H Photo Mac Pro Workstation AVID MC 6 ULTRASTUDIO 3D TURNKEY ~ Film Media Information

Apple 27" iMac Desktop Computer

Performance
Processor	3.4GHz Intel Core i7
Cache	L3: 8MB
Bus Speed	5GT/s
Hardware Platforms	Slots: 4x SO-DIMM Type: PC3-10600 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM SO-DIMM Installed: 8GB (2x4GB) Capacity: 16GB
Display	Type: LED Backlit Glossy Widescreen TFT Active-Matrix LCD with IPS Technology Size: 27" Native Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Colors: Millions of colors at all resolutions Viewing Angle: 178° horizontal, 178° vertical Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Graphics Display Card	AMD Radeon HD 6970M with 2GB GDDR5 RAM

Storage and Expansion
Hard Drive	1TB 7200rpm SATA
Optical Drive	1x Slot-loading 8x-speed SuperDrive Reads CD: 24x DVD: 8x Writes CD-R: 24x CD-RW: 16x DVD-R: 8x DVD-RW: 6x DVD-R DL: 4x DVD+R: 8x DVD+RW: 8x DVD+R DL: 4x

Input/Output Connectors
Ports	2x Thunderbolt 1x 9-Pin FireWire-800 (7W) 4x USB 2.0 1x IR Receiver
Display Output	Via Thunderbolt (Native support for Mini DisplayPort; DVI, VGA, and Dual-Link DVI supported via optional adapters)
Audio	2x Integrated Stereo Speakers with two internal 17W high-efficiency amplifiers 1x Integrated Microphone 1x 1/8" (3.5mm)/Optical Line-Out 1x 1/8" (3.5mm)/Optical Line-In Support for Apple iPhone headset with microphone

Communications
Wired	Network: 10/100/1000 Gigabit BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45) Modem: None
Wireless	Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
Webcam	1x Integrated FaceTime HD Camera

General
Operating System	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Security	Kensington Lock Slot
Power Requirements	Meets ENERGY STAR 5.2 requirements AC: 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz, Single Phase Maximum Continuous Power: 310W
Environmental Requirements	Operating Temperature: 50-95°F (10-35°C) Storage Temperature: -40-116°F (-40-47°C) Relative Humidity: 5-95%, noncondensing Maximum Altitude: 10,000' (3048 m) Typical Acoustical Performance: 18dBa sound pressure level at idle
Dimensions	25.6 x 20.4 x 8.15" (65 x 51.7 x 20.7cm)
Weight	30.5 lb (13.8kg)

2 x Transcend 4GB SO-DIMM Memory for Notebook
Type PC3-10600 DDR3 SO-DIMM

Capacity 4GB

Speed 1333MHz

Voltage 1.5V

Data Width Not Specified by Manufacturer

ECC Non-ECC

Interface 204-Pin

Packaging Retail
Promise Technology 4TB Pegasus R4 RAID Storage with Thunderbolt (4x 1TB)

Capacity	4TB ¹
Array Type	Direct Attached Storage
Bays	4
Drive Types Supported	4x 1TB SATA 7200rpm Drives Included
Sustained Data Transfer Rate	Over 500MB/s
Video Stream Playback	Supported
RAID	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Desktop/Rackmount	Desktop
Status Indicator	Not specified by the manufacturer
Input and Output Connectors	2x Thunderbolt Ports
Fan	Not specified by the manufacturer
Security	Not specified by the manufacturer
Agency Certifications	RoHS Compliant
System Requirements	Mac Computer with a Thunderbolt Port Supports Time Machine in Mac OS X
Electrical Requirements	Not specified by the manufacturer
Environmental Requirements	Not specified by the manufacturer
Dimensions (WxHxD)	Not specified by the manufacturer
Weight	Not specified by the manufacturer

Avid Media Composer 6.0 (Software License for Mac & PC)

Supported Formats

Supported Formats
See this PDF document for details.

Project Formats
NTSC: 23.976p, 24p, 30i
PAL: 24p, 25i, 25p
HD: 720p23.976, 720p25, 720p29.97, 720p50, 720p59.94, 1080p23.976, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080i59.94, 1080i50

Native Codec Support
AVCHD: All frame rates supported by Media Composer
Avid DNxHD 444: All DNxHD 444 formats
Avid DNxHD: All DNxHD formats
Avid compressed SD resolutions: AVR (playback only), 15:1s, 4:1s, 2:1s, 20:1, 10:1, 3:1, 2:1, 35:1p, 28:1p, 14:1p, 3:1p, 2:1p, 4:1m, 10:1m, 3:1m(p), 8:1m(p)
Avid proxy formats: Interplay MPEG-2 proxy, MPEG-4 proxy, 720p H.264 proxy (transcode service only)
Panasonic DVCPRO: DVCPRO (25 Mb/s), DVCPRO 50 (50 Mb/s)
Panasonic DVCPRO HD: DVCPRO HD (100 Mb/s), AVC Intra (no encode from baseband over HD-DI), native project formats: 1080i59.94, 1080i50, 720p59.94, 720p50, 720p25, 720p23.976
QuickTime: ProRes encode (Mac only) and decode; most QuickTime-compatible movies (playback performance dependent on codec, frame size, and hardware configuration); full metadata support
RED: R3D (frame sizes scaled to HD), RED EPIC, RLX support

File-Based Support
Canon XF: Full native direct access to Canon XF media and metadata; native editing of all listed formats (see "Native Codec Support")
Ikegami GFCAM: Full native direct access to GFCAM material and metadata; native GFCAM editing of all listed formats (see "Native Codec Support"); direct edit of GFCAM media from GFPAK cards or disk drive
MXF: Full native direct access to MXF media and metadata; native editing of all formats
Panasonic P2: Full native direct access to P2 media and metadata; native DVCPRO HD and AVC Intra editing of all listed HD formats (see "Native Codec Support"); direct edit of P2 media from cards or disk drive; support for P2 Store; write-back of finished program to P2 media (Windows only)
QuickTime: Full native direct access to QuickTime media and metadata (including Canon 5D and 7D media); full native ProRes encode (Mac only) and decode support; native editing of all listed formats (see "Native Codec Support"); direct edit of QuickTime movie files
RED: Full native direct access to RED (.R3D) media and metadata (frame size scaled to HD); full native direct access to RED EPIC (5K/4.5K/3K2K RAW, 1080p RGB, and 720p RGB) material; native editing of all listed formats (see "Native Codec Support"); direct edit of RED (.R3D) files from a RED-FLASH card or RED-DRIVE
Sony HDCAM SR Lite: Full native direct access to HDCAM SR Lite media and metadata; native editing of all listed HD data rates (see "Native Codec Support")
Sony XDCAM / XDCAM EX / XDCAM HD: Full native direct access to XDCAM media and metadata; native editing of all listed SD and HD data rates (see "Native Codec Support"); full ancillary data support; import via File Access Mode (FAM) over IEEE 1394; ingest via FTP client over Ethernet; ingest, playout and write-back of finished program to XDCAM media

Uncompressed HD and SD Video
SD: 1:1 interlaced 8-bit, 1:1 interlaced 10-bit, 1:1 progressive 8-bit, 1:1 progressive 10-bit
HD: 1:1 8-bit, 1:1 10-bit, YUV 4:2:2, RGB 4:4:4 (via dual-link HD-SDI)

Supported Audio and Video Plug-In Formats
Audio: RTAS* (Real-Time AudioSuite), AudioSuite
Video: AMA (Avid Media Access), AVX 2 (Avid Video eXtension)

*An iLok USB Smart Key is required to use any additional RTAS/AudioSuite plug-in(s) beyond those that come with Media Composer

Minimum System Requirements

For details on Avid-qualified Mac & PC systems, please visitthis link.

Windows
Computer: Avid-qualified Windows-based computer¹ or laptop
OS: Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz processor or faster
Memory: 4 GB of RAM (6+ GB of RAM recommended for Windows 7 and Windows Vista)
Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro FX family² (FX 560 or higher)
Internal Hard Drive: Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk

Mac
Computer: Avid-qualified Mac-based computer or laptop¹
OS: Mac OS X Lion (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Dual or Intel Dual Core 2.66 GHz Xeon processor or faster, or Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz processor or faster (laptops)
Memory: 4 GB of RAM (6+ GB of RAM recommended)
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce family² or ATI Radeon family (as supported by Apple)
Internal Hard Drive: Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk

¹Uncompressed video on laptops is limited to one stream of uncompressed SD video, except for Windows-based Intel Core i7 laptops (Quad Core with Hyper-Threading) with eSata external storage, which can play multiple streams of 1:1 uncompressed SD.
²NVIDIA cards are recommended; full-screen playback requires a minimum of 128 MB of graphics memory.

Additional
QuickTime: Avid has tested and qualified Apple QuickTime X for Mac users and QuickTime 7.6.9 for Windows users
Windows Media Player: Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 is required to export certain formats and to work with VC-1 material

Blackmagic Design UltraStudio 3D

Connectivity
SDI Input	2x 10-bit SD/HD switchable
SDI Output	2x 10-bit SD/HD switchable
Analog Video Inputs	1x component YUV on 3 BNCs switchable to S-Video or composite. Component supports HD and SD
Analog Video Outputs	1x component YUV on 3 BNCs switchable to S-Video or composite. Component supports HD and SD
HDMI Input Connectors	1x HDMI 1.4a type A
HDMI Output Connector	1x HDMI 1.4a type A
Analog Audio Output	2 channels of professional balanced analog audio via XLR connectors
Analog Audio Inputs	2 channels of professional balanced analog audio via XLR connectors
AES/EBU Audio Input	2 channels unbalanced with sample rate converter
AES/EBU Audio Output	2 channels unbalanced with sample rate converter
SDI Audio Input	16 channels embedded in SD and HD
SDI Audio Output	16 channels embedded in SD and HD
HDMI Audio Input	8 channels embedded in SD and HD
HDMI Audio Output	8 channels embedded in SD and HD
Computer Interface	Thunderbolt
Sync Input	Blackburst in SD, 720p50, 720p59.94, 1080i50 and 1080i59.94 formats or Tri-Sync in any HD format
Device Control	Sony-compatible RS-422 deck control port. Serial ports TxRx direction reversible under software control

Standards
SD Format Support	625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC, 525/23.98 NTSC, and 480p
HD Format Support	720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60
2K Format Support	2048 x 1556PsF24 and 2048 x 1556PsF25; 2048 x 1556p23.98, 2048 x 1556p24, and 2048 x 1556p25
SDI Compliance	SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 372M, and SMPTE 425M
SDI Metadata Support	VITC read for 3:2 pulldown removal. VANC capture and playback using up to 3 lines of video in file. HD RP188. Closed captioning
Video Sampling	4:2:2 and 4:4:4
Audio Sampling	Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz at 24-bit
Color Precision	10-bit
Color Space	REC 601, REC 709
HDMI Color Precision	10-bit
HDMI Resolution	Pixel-for-pixel HD resolution input to connected device
HDMI Configuration	HDMI automatically configures to connected display
Multiple Rate Support	SDI, HDMI, and component analog video connections are switchable between standard definition and high definition. SDI switches between 270 Mb/s standard definition SDI, 1.5 Gb/s HD-SDI, and 3 Gb/s HD and 2K SDI
Copy Protection	For legal reasons HDMI input is unable to capture from copy protected HDMI sources. Always confirm copyright ownership before capture or distribution of content

Processing
Colorspace Conversion	Hardware-based real time
3D Processing	Dual-stream and frame-packed capture & playback
HD Down Conversion	Software-based down conversion during video playback
HD Up Conversion	Real-time standard definition to 1080HD and 720HD during video capture
HD Cross Conversion	Real time 720 HD to 1080 HD during video capture
Real-Time Effects	Apple Final Cut Pro internal effects in DV, DVCPRO HD, ProRes, and uncompressed on Intel Mac OS X. Adobe Premiere Pro Mercury Playback Engine effects in DV, MJPEG, DVCPRO HD, DSLR, AVCHD, XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and uncompressed.

Extras
Software	Media Express, Disk Speed Test, Blackmagic System Preferences, and Blackmagic driver on Mac OS X
Firmware Upgrade	Firmware built into software driver. Loaded at system start or via updater software
Minimum System Requirements	Compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Requires Macintosh computer with Thunderbolt