System Requirements & Compatibility
System Requirements
- Operating System: macOS 10.13 and later
- Minimum Requirements: M1/Intel/Apple Silicon Mac with 8 GB RAM, HDD, 512 MB VRAM
- Recommended Requirements: M1/Intel/Apple Silicon Mac with 16 GB RAM, SSD, 1 GB VRAM
Video Sync version 5.3.100 or later is required to run natively on the M1 platform. Versions prior to this used a Rosetta 2 translation layer to run “non-native” (Intel) apps on the M1 platform.
Video output devices by:
- Blackmagic Design (DeckLink, UltraStudio & Intensity ranges)
- AJA (KONA, Io & T-TAP ranges)
The new Io X3 is currently not yet supported- but will be with a future update)
- Avid® (Artist I/O DNx range)
AJA devices are only supported with Video Sync Pro. This includes the hardware devices sold by Avid as part of their Artist I/O range that are based on AJA hardware, such as the DNxIP & DNxIV.
Video Sync supports most video file types, frame rates, & resolutions. 4K output resolutions are only supported on Video Sync Pro.
Video Sync can playback videos in sync with most DAWs 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
Pro Tools® & Satellite Link Requirements
Video Sync 5 now 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 running on another computer on the same network.
For Satellite Link on the same computer, Pro Tools | Ultimate® 2021.3 or later is required.
For Satellite Link on a separate ethernet connected computer, Pro Tools | HD 11® or higher; or any version of Pro Tools | Ultimate® are required.
It is currently not possible to connect to Pro Tools on the same computer & to other Video Sync Satellites at the same time.
To use Video Sync 5 in a larger satellite network with up to 12 participants, at least one Pro Tools | Ultimate ™ system with SYNC HD ™ or Pro Tools | Sync X is required.
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.
