​​​​​​​​​​Hardware Requirements:

• CPU: To playback lossless 10-bit JPEG2000

​                   SD formats @720x576i50 and 720x486i59.94: Single CPU, minimum of 4-Threads @3.0.GHz (Intel Q9550 or higher)

                   HD formats up to 1080p59.94: Dual Intel Xeon with minimum of 24-Threads @2.9GHz (Dual Intel X5680, E5-2670 or higher)

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• RAM: 4 GB @ 1333MHz minimum

• Media Disk Drive: RAID0 or RAID5 array capable of sustained playback rate.

                    SD ~15MB/s for lossless 10-bit JPEG2000 @ 576i50 / 486i59.94

                    SD ~27MB/s for uncompressed 10-bit @ 576i50 / 486i59.94           

                    HD ~100MB/s for lossless 10-bit JPEG2000 up to 1080i59.94 (Minimum of 4 drives recommended)

                    HD ~150MB/s for uncompressed 10-bit up to 1080i59.94 (Minimum of 4 drives recommended)

                    HD ~300MB/s for uncompressed 10-bit up to 1080p59.94 (Minimum of 8 drives recommended)

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Software Requirements:

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• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7, 32-bit/64-bit (Home / Professional / Ultimate) with SP1

• PC Video Playback: DirectX10 or higher compatible graphics card with HDMI recommended

                    SD formats require monitor resolution of 800x600 @60Hz 32-bit color minimum.

                    HD formats require monitor resolution of 1920x1080@60Hz 32-bit color minimum.

                                    

​Wrapper and Essence Formats:

 

• ​JPEG2000 (j2C stream) MXF-wrapped OP1A, MOV and AVI, 4:2:2 YCbCr and 4:4:4 RGB/XYZ (DCP) at 8, 10 and 12-bit color depths

• Uncompressed 4:2:2 YCbCr and 4:4:4 RGB/XYZ in MXF, MOV and AVI wrappers at 8, 10 (V210) and 12-bit color depths

• Cineon DPX in RGB 10, 12 and 16 bits up to 4096 x 2160

• ProRes422 up to 1080p60, ProRes4444 up to 1080p60

• DVCPro50 4:2:2 in MOV wrapper

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Player Features:

 

• ​Playback controls: up to +- 64x play speed, single frame forward and reverse, pause and manual seek bar with short-cut key functions​

• Automatic aspect ratio control, manual override with 4:3, 14:9, 16:9, 21:9

• On-screen overlay with time code, play time, frame count, 16 channels of audio levels, file format, PC display format

• HDMI resolution and frame rate override of desktop, automatic selection of nearest supported rate of attached HDTV

• MXF embedded SMPTE 12M time code, absolute play time and frame index display on player and overlay in full-screen mode

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SDI Playback (Optional):

• ​SD/HD-SDI PCI-Express x4 Slot

                   1-Channel I/O for up to HD 1080p59.94 (3G-SDI Single and dual link).

                   4-Channels I/O for 4K (3840x2160 and 4096x2160)

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​Test Patterns Included in Archimedia Reference Player

• 75% Color Bars, 100% Color Bars, SMPTE Bars, Pluge, Ramp and multi-burst in multiple formats in 480, 576, 720 and 1080 resolutions

• VideoQ VQMA-C Matrix Test Pattern for automated analysis up to 1080p59.94.

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