BOXX Technologies has introduced HDVPAK, a professional HDV application kit designed to help customers purchase optimized workstation platforms for HDV editing and finishing. The HDVPAK validation program is supported across a wide range of BOXX workstations, from single processor systems to dual-core, dual processor set ups, to meet the demands of any project.
Reese Gautschi, director of marketing for BOXX, says the company created the BOXX HDVPAK certification program as a response to consumer confusion over how choose the right workstation platform for HDV. He comments, "Now, BOXX customers can easily identify and select pre-tuned and optimized workstation configurations for HDV. The HDVPAK logo is our promise of industry-leading price-performance, dependability and an outstanding user experience for desktop DV and HDV editing and finishing."
For optimized HDV, BOXX offers the NVIDIA Quadro FX540 by PNY Technologies, which is designed specifically for HDV. The system offers high bandwidth, OpenGL graphics acceleration and simultaneous real-time HD component, S-Video and composite video connections through an external breakout box. The NVIDIA FX540 PCIe graphics board provides independent, full-screen video overlay output for high-definition preview of real-time effects, video editing timelines and source clips on video monitors.
Since HDV requires more power due to higher video resolution, BOXX’s HDVPAK specification requires that a HDVPAK-qualified workstation have at least an AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or Intel 2.8GHz Pentium 4 processor with a minimum of 1GB of RAM and two disk drives–an 80GB SATA system drive for your OS and application software and a second 250GB SATA data drive for HDV footage.
Additional HDVPAK features include optimized graphics with PCIe x 16 128MB frame buffer and 128-bit precision with OpenGL performance; preview and multi-monitor support; multiple Firewire and USB 2.0 ports; and support for Adobe, Avid, Pinnacle, Canopus, Autodesk, Leitch, Matrox and Sony DV software.
BOXX workstations with HDVPAK are available for purchase via the BOXX web site at www.boxxtech.com or by calling toll free 1-877-877-BOXX in the U.S. and Canada or 512-835-0400 outside the U.S. Customer videos and testimonials can be viewed at www.boxxvideo.com.
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