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Hardware supplied
RTMac card
System requirements
Matrox RTMac requires the following minimum system configuration:
• Single or multi-processor Power Mac G4 with AGP motherboard.
• 400-MHz PowerPC G4 processor.
• 384 MB RAM.
• One free PCI slot.
• CD-ROM drive for software installation.
• Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later.
• Final Cut Pro 3 or later.
• QuickTime version 6.3 or later.
• Fast EIDE/Ultra ATA or SCSI disk drives—must be able to sustain two
25-megabit/second streams.
The Matrox RTMac software detects the capabilities of your computer, and enables more
realtime features on a faster system. To take full advantage of realtime editing on Matrox
RTMac, use the following recommended system configuration:
• 667-MHz or faster PowerPC G4 processor.
• 512 MB RAM.
• Greater than 1 MB combined L2 and L3 cache (per processor).
• 133-MHz or faster system bus.
For information on the realtime capabilities of minimum and recommended systems, see
"Realtime editing using Matrox RTMac"
Check our web site for more information
For up-to-date information about your Matrox RTMac system, including updated drivers,
you can check our web site at www.matrox.com/videoweb/support.
Chapter 1, Introducing Matrox RTMac
Breakout box
on page 21.
RTMac cable