System Requirements & Compatibility

Apple Computer

Operating System: macOS 10.15 Catalina and later
CPU: Intel i5 / Apple Silicon
RAM: 8GB or more
Graphics: Metal compatible GPU

Windows Computer

Operating System: Windows 10 22H2 or later / Windows 11 22H2 or later
CPU: Intel i5 (8th gen or later), AMD Ryzen
RAM: 8GB or more
Graphics: Dedicated GPU - AMD R or RX series and later / NVIDIA Series 700 and later

Iris GPUs as found in Intel NUC computers are explicitly not suported.

Video output device

Blackmagic Design (DeckLink, UltraStudio & Intensity ranges)
AJA (Io & T-TAP ranges. Kona LHi & Kona 5 devices)
Avid® (Artist I/O DNx range)

Dual video output support on a single video device

AJA Io 4k, Io 4k Plus & Kona 5

Video File Formats

Video Sync supports a thoroughly comprehensive range of video containers, codecs, frame rates & resolutions.

Video playback performance can be compromised with heavily compressed video formats.

DAW MIDI Sync

Video Sync can play back videos in sync with most DAWs (or other devices) that support MTC & MMC, including:

Avid® Pro Tools & Avid® Pro Tools | Ultimate™
Steinberg Nuendo
Steinberg Cubase
Apple Logic Pro X
Presonus Studio One
Ableton Live!
Bitwig Studio
MOTU Digital Performer
Cockos Reaper

Pro Tools® & Satellite Link

Video Sync integrates seamlessly with Pro Tools® through Avid's Satellite Link protocol.
Two configurations are supported: Video Sync on the same computer also running Pro Tools; and Video Sync & Pro Tools running on separate computer(s) on the same network.

Satellite Link on the same computer: Pro Tools | Ultimate® 2021.3 or later

Pro Tools Artist & Studio cannot run in Satellite Admin mode, & therefore are not supported in any Satellite Link configuration with Video Sync.

Satellite Link across two computers: Pro Tools | HD 11® or higher; Pro Tools | Ultimate® (any version).

HDX or HD Native hardware are not strictly required when using only one Pro Tools system with Video Sync. This requires at least Pro Tools 2020.12 Ultimate.

An Ethernet network connection is stipulated by Avid when connecting more than one computer over a Satellite Link network.

Larger Satellite Link network with up to 12 participants: At least one Pro Tools | Ultimate™ system with SYNC HD™ or Pro Tools | Sync X

It is currently not possible to connect to Pro Tools on the same computer & to other Video Sync Satellites at the same time.