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Home Use
iMac 21.5-inch (or better) or MacMini
This sample setup should be sufficient for one camera:
iMac:
- 2.9GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
- 8GB memory
- 1TB hard drive1
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 1GB video memory
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Maximum recommended BoinxTV document resolution with one camera: 1280×720
MacMini:
- 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
- 8GB memory Important: Needs to be upgraded from default
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
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Maximum recommended BoinxTV document resolution with one camera: 960×540
Camera 1:
Use the following options for a simple 1 camera setup:
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Mobile
MacBookPro 15-inch or MacBookPro 15-inch with Retina display
The Core i7 processor combined with 8GB of RAM and a discrete graphics card should provide enough power to even stream a BoinxTV show with 2 cameras:
MacBookPro 15-inch:
- 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
- 8GB 1600MHz memory Important: Needs to be upgraded from default
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory Upgrading to 1GB of GDDR5 memory suggested.
Camera 1:
- A Firewire DV/HDV camera. We work successfully with Canon HV-40 cameras.
- A IEEE-1394 Firewire Cable 4-9 M/M. All newer MacBook Pro (non Retina) computers feature a Firewire 800 (9 pin) port while DV cameras use small 4 pin connectors.
Camera 2:
A second camera can be connected via the Thunderbolt connectors of the MacBook Pro 15”.
- A Firewire DV/HDV camera. Ideally use the same brand and model for all cameras connected.
- A IEEE-1394 Firewire Cable 4-9 M/M.
MacBookPro 15-inch with Retina display:
- 2.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz
- 8GB 1600MHz memory
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
Camera 1 & 2:
Both cameras can be connected via the Thunderbolt connectors of the MacBook Pro 15” with Retina display.
- A Firewire DV/HDV camera each. Ideally use the same brand and model for all cameras connected.
- A IEEE-1394 Firewire Cable 4-9 M/M each.
or
Camera 1 & 2:
Both cameras can be connected via HDMI or HD-SDI using a Thunderbolt HDMI capture box
- One camera each that supports 720p or 1080p in progressive (non interlaced) mode.
- One Blackmagic Design Ultra Studio Mini Recorder per Camera
Alternative Camera Setup for all above 15" MacBookPros:
- Two USB webcams like the Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920, for these webcams to work simultaneously, a USB 3.0 compatible MacBookPro is required. Each camera must be connected to one of the USB ports or a dedicated USB 3.0 Hub.
Studio
iMac 27"
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M graphics processor with 2GB of GDDR5 memory
- 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz) with 6MB L3 cache
- 8 GB of memory
Camera 1 & 2:
Both cameras can be connected via the Thunderbolt connectors of the MacBook Pro 15” with Retina display.
- A Firewire DV/HDV camera each. Ideally use the same brand and model for all cameras connected.
- A IEEE-1394 Firewire Cable 4-9 M/M each.
or
Camera 1 & 2:
Both cameras can be connected via HDMI or HD-SDI using a Thunderbolt HDMI capture box
- One camera each that supports 720p or 1080p in progressive (non interlaced) mode.
- One Blackmagic Design Ultra Studio Mini Recorder per Camera
Next generation Mac Pro
- 8 GB RAM
- AMD FirePro with 6GB of video memory
Camera 1, 2 & 3:
All cameras can be connected via HDMI or HD-SDI using a Thunderbolt HDMI capture box
- One camera each that supports 720p or 1080p in progressive (non interlaced) mode.
- One Blackmagic Design Ultra Studio Mini Recorder per Camera
or
Camera 1:
- A Firewire DV/HDV camera. We work successfully with Canon HV-40 cameras.
- A IEEE-1394 Firewire Cable 4-9 M/M. All newer Mac Pro computers feature Firewire 800 (9 pin) ports while DV cameras use small 4 pin connectors.
Camera 2, Camera 3:
Each additional camera should be connected via a dedicated FireWire bus. PCI Express cards provide an affordable way to increase the number of FireWire buses on Mac Pro computers.
- PCI Express IEEE-1394 FireWire Adapter Card. Many different brands and models are available, see our Equipment page for examples.
- A Firewire DV/HDV camera. Ideally use the same brand and model for all cameras connected.
- A IEEE-1394 Firewire Cable. Depending on the card chose you need either a Firewire 400 (6 pin) to 4 pin connectors cable or a FireWire 800 (9 pin) to 4 pin cable.