EVS XFReader Version 2.6 - October 2013 User Manual - Manual (Page 10)

EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. Issue 2.6.A October 2013
8 Introduction
1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose of the Application
OpenCube XFReader is an easy-to-use player that runs on Windows and enables users
to play back all MXF files on a display unit or SDI Video Screen (HD-SDI option must be
available).
1.2 Minimum Hardware Requirement
Depending on the video codec, the minimum hardware requirement can vary:
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DV and IMX: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz, 2 GB RAM.
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MPEG2 HD: Intel Core i5 2GHz, 4 GB RAM.
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AVC-Intra, JPEG 2000 and VC-3: Intel Core i7 3.06 GHz, 4GB RAM.
An nVidia graphic board is highly recommended.
It is also important to take the quality of the media support into consideration as HD
media requires high read access performances.
To output playback through SDI, you must use one of the following SDI boards:

Blackmagic Decklink SDI;
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Blackmagic Decklink HD Extreme 3D;
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DVS Centaurus II LT;

DVS Atomix LT.
1.3 Minimum Software Requirement
OpenCube XFReader runs under the following Microsoft Windows operating systems:
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Windows XP-SP3;
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Windows Vista;
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Windows 7;
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Windows 8.
OpenCube XFReader is a 32-bit application that can be installed on both 32 and 64 bits
OS.
OpenCube XFReader requires DirectX 9.0c at the minimum.
1.4 Installation
To install OpenCube XFReader, proceed as follows: