SUPPORTED MACOS VERSIONS
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Big Sur
11.00 |
Catalina
10.15 |
Mojave
10.14 |
High Sierra
10.13 |
Sierra
10.12 |
El Capitan
10.11 |
Yosemite
10.10 |
Mavericks
10.9 |
M. Lion
10.8 |
2.0 |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
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OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Recommended macOS (for latest version) |
macOS 10.15.5 or later* |
Supported Mac computers |
Intel Processors: Version 1.0 and later
Apple Silicon Processors: Version 2.2 and later
WARNING: With Apple Silicon processors, ATEM production switchers software is not working yet when starting the application in Universal. Start it with Rosetta to be able to connect to an ATEM switcher. Check the following article to know more
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Recommended RAM |
2 GB for the first channel. Then add 2GB per additional channel. |
Supported Graphics Cards |
All graphics cards supported |
Supported Video Switchers with Ethernet connection |
Blackmagic Design ATEM, NewTek Tricaster |
Supported Video Switchers using GPI/tally |
Any switcher that has GPI outputs (requires GPI Commander). |
Supported Video Switchers using MIDI |
Any switcher that has MIDI outputs. |
Supported Codecs & Formats |
Many types of file are supported. Check the codecs & Formats pane. Note that export to FCP7 and Premiere only supports Stereo, 24 bit, 48Khz audio. |
Required Final Cut Pro X versions |
Final Cut Pro X 10.4.1 and later
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Requires Monitor Connected |
Yes. Even if it should behave fine in most cases, it is recommended to keep a monitor connected at all times for best performances. Or you should make the macOS think that there is a monitor connected. Beware of some KVM switches that can cause interrupts in the signal. |
Number of license required |
One complete license required per channel (source). |
Codecs & Format
Video Codecs
Animation |
❌ |
Apple Intermediate Codec |
❌ |
Apple Pixlet Video |
❌ |
Apple ProRes 422 Family (Proxy, 422, LT, HQ) |
✅ |
Apple ProRes 4444 (4444, XQ) |
✅ |
Apple ProRes RAW |
❌ |
AVC-Intra (50, 100, 200) |
✅ |
AVCHD |
✅ |
Avid DNxHD |
✅ |
Avid DNxHR |
✅ |
Blackmagic RAW |
❌ |
DV-PAL |
✅ |
DV/DVCPRO-NTSC |
✅ |
DVCPro-PAL |
✅ |
DVCPro HD |
✅ |
DVCPro 50 |
✅ |
Flash |
❌ |
H.264 |
✅ |
HDV |
✅ |
HEVC |
✅ |
JPEG 2000 |
❌ |
MPEG IMX (30/40/50) |
✅ |
MPEG-2 |
✅ |
MPEG-4 Video |
✅ |
None |
✅ |
Photo-JPEG |
✅ |
Speed HQ |
❌ |
Uncompressed |
✅ |
XAVC |
❌ |
XDCAM EX |
✅ |
XDCAM HD |
✅ |
XDCAM HD422 |
✅ |
* HEVC requires macOS 10.13 or later and a computer using a Intel Core processor Skylake or later (available in 2016 on the Mac)
AAC |
✅ |
AC3 |
❌ |
Apple Lossless |
✅ |
MP2 |
✅ |
MP3 |
✅ |
Linear PCM |
✅ |
AVI |
✅ |
DV |
✅ |
M2T |
✅ |
M2V |
✅ |
M4P (From iTunes with DRM) |
❌ |
M4V |
✅ |
MP2 |
✅ |
MP4 |
✅ |
MPEG |
✅ |
MPG |
✅ |
MXF OP1a |
✅ |
MXF OP-Atom |
❌ |
QuickTime (MOV) |
✅ |
Transport Stream (ts) |
✅ |
Important Note: Some of the codecs above such as H.264 or MPEG2 can have a lot of variants. This is why we always recommend to have a procedure on how to create the files you put on air. So you are sure it will always behave well. If you receive files from external sources and you don’t know how they were generated, it’s always a good idea to test them before putting them on air. You can even test them on a different computer with a demo version of one of our playout application.