System Recommendations

The required hardware largely depends on the working video resolution to be used on each desktop machine. The hardware requirements for working with low-quality-SD files are met by virtually any machine (e.g., Intel Pentium E2160 1.8GHz or better). For all other formats, the performance requirements are the same as those given for Cinegy Air PRO (refer to the Cinegy Air PRO system recommendations). For example, when doing cuts-only medium-quality-SD editing (DVD-quality MPEG-2) a single processor 2.7 GHz Intel Pentium E5400 machine is sufficient. However, for more demanding tasks, such as creating effects and titles in real-time, a dual-processor machine or a single-processor machine with dual cores is recommended.

Cinegy Capture Desktop Edition is high-volume media ingest system for broadcast and media production environments, capable to capture live streams. For capture operations, the performance requirements are based on the Cinegy Capture system recommendations.

File-based sources are captured using Cinegy Convert Desktop Edition. For import operations, the performance requirements are based on the Cinegy Convert system recommendations

Dual-core processor with 2 GHz or better (Core2Duo, Core i5). 2GB of RAM or better (4GB when using 64-bit OS). Gigabit Ethernet.

Recommended hardware: Any Windows 10 certified PC. NVIDIA GeForce GT240 or GT430 graphics card or better.

Single six-core processor with 2 GHz or better (Core i7 or single Xeon 56xx) or dual quad or six-core processors. 6GB of RAM. Gigabit Ethernet.

Recommended hardware: HP Z400 or similar. NVIDIA GeForce 200 series graphics card or better.

Cinegy Desktop supports the following SD/HD SDI video cards: Blackmagic DeckLink family of cards, DVS Centaurus II (LT), and Atomix LT.

Recommended hardware: Blackmagic is good value for money for this task.

Standard Definition video – at least 4GB of RAM.

High Definition video – at least 6GB of RAM.

Recommended hardware: 6GB of RAM or more.

If other applications are running on the machine at the same time, additional memory may be advised.

There are no particular requirements in regards to graphics cards unless the optional video output of such card is supposed to be used as a control video monitor output. Any recent graphics card from NVIDIA will work. Even integrated graphics adapters as found in the motherboard chipset by Intel will work fine in most scenarios.

To work with Cinegy Titler only NVIDIA boards are currently certified. Other cards may work, but with no guarantee. For editing purposes in Cinegy Desktop / Cinegy Titler editor cards like NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 or GT 430 graphics card or better are recommended.

For HD applications the graphics adapter should be equipped with at least 256 MB of memory and the memory bus width should be 128-bit or better. For HD playback motherboard integrated graphics, to date, are not fast enough.

Supported video hardware for control monitor video output: