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System requirements for Multibridge with PCI express
From the Black Magic website.
“Multibridge uses standard, but fast Macintosh
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4 Replies
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Hi Scott,
Firstly, please note that the PCIe models of Multibridge are due this northern summer and are not shipping yet.
Having said that, the system requirements should be pretty much the same as the current DeckLink HD series cards. I know you want to buy a machine now but the most reliable system specifications will be published closer to the time.
Many current motherboards have both PCI-X and PCIe. The new Multibridges will require a 4-lane PCIe slot for HD or only a 1-lane slot for SD. You will also need a 16-lane slot for your graphics card.
Regards,
Luke Maslen
Blackmagic Design -
For SD work, could I get away with an Asus P5GD2 Premium?
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Is the new multibridge (PCI express version) intended to also work with laptop computers with PCI express such as the Hewlett Packard ZD800?
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Hi Julie,
Right now we are just focussing on desktop machines as they have plenty of bandwidth and also can take extra cards for your disk array, eg a SCSI card. Laptops do have some impressive technology in them these days and I don’t think it will be long before they are quite adequate for some uncompressed video tasks. However for the moment there is no way for us to connect to them and there would also be the storage issue. For these reasons, we see desktop machines as the only option for the forseeable future but it would not surprise me if laptops come of age soon.
Regards,
Luke Maslen
Blackmagic Design
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