Specifications

224 Appendix A System requirements
LIVE VIDEO INPUT To integrate live video into WATCHOUT, each display computer used to show
live video must be equipped with a suitable video input, and its driver software
must be installed. Some capture cards support multiple Composite and S-Video
inputs, while some support more advanced video signal standards.
Suitable video input solutions include:
• Black Magic Design DeckLink SDI, Duo, Studio or HD Extreme, accepting
SDI/HDSDI signals. Studio also accepts analog. Intensity Pro accepts HDMI
and analog.
http://blackmagic-design.com/
• Datapath VisionRGB cards accepts VGA/DVI/HDMI computer signal.
http://www.datapath.co.uk/
NETWORK The production and display computers must be connected using a TCP/IP
compatible network.
A typical system has 100 MBit Ethernet network ports on all computers and a
high-quality Ethernet switch with the required number of ports to connect the
computers.
A wireless network may work, but is generally not recommended for reliability
reasons.