Certified Solutions

The following Adobe® OpenHD™ Certified Solutions are the result of a close collaboration between Adobe and the hardware platform providers to create optimized systems for each type of production workflow. Adobe has also worked closely with AJA, Blackmagic Design, Matrox, and Bluefish444, testing Adobe Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium software with each of the specific capture cards on the exact hardware configurations listed to help ensure the highest performance and reliability.

Please check back on the website to determine the status of the certification for each of the solutions. We will be noting which solutions are certified as certification occurs.

To receive more detailed system information from certified resellers of an Adobe OpenHD, complete the online form.

HDV mobile solutions

Dell Precision M90

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Certified configuration
Base turnkey model	Dell Precision M90 Mobile Workstation
CPU(s)	Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7600 (2.33GHz/667MHz/4MB)
RAM	4 GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMM RAM
System drive	160GB hard drive at 7,200 RPM
RAID controller	None
Media storage	None
Capture card	None
Graphics card	NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M, 512MB (dedicated), OpenGL
Integrated audio interface	SIGMATEL STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio
Optional audio interface	N/A
Operating system	Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional SP2 or Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions)
Optical drive	8XDVD+/-RW w/Sonic Digital Media/CyberLink PowerDVD
Adobe software	Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium

Dell M4300

Dell M6300

HP Compaq 8710w

MacBook Pro

HDV solutions

Dell T5400: Certified
Dell T7400: Certified
HP xw4400: Certified; Find a reseller
HP xw4600: Certified
Mac Pro: Certified; Find a reseller

HD/SD editing and finishing solutions

Dell T7400/AJA

Certified

HP xw8400/AJA

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Certified configuration
Base Turnkey Model	HP xw8400 Workstation
CPU(s)	Two Dual-Core Intel Xeon® Processor 5150 2.66 GHz 1333 MHz FSB
RAM	HP 4GB (4x1GB) DDR2-667 ECC FBD
System drive	HP 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 7,200
RAID controller	ATTO ExpressPCI UL5D Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter
Media storage	Ciprico MediaVault RAID Array
Capture card	AJA LHe HD-SDI Card
Graphics card	NVIDIA Quadro FX4600 768MB PCIe (not supported with Windows Vista 32/64-bit)
Integrated audio interface	Integrated HD audio with Jack Retasking technology
Optional audio interface	MOTU UltraLite
Operating system	Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions)
Optical drive	HP 16X DVD+-RW SuperMulti SATA
Adobe software	Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium

HP xw8600/AJA

Certified

HP xw8400/Blackmagic

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Certified configuration
Base turnkey model	HP xw8400 Workstation
CPU(s)	Two Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5150 2.66 GHz 1333 MHz FSB
RAM	HP 4GB (4x1GB) DDR2-667 ECC FBD
System drive	HP 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 7,200
RAID controller	ATTO ExpressPCI UL5D Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter
Media storage	Ciprico MediaVault RAID Array
Capture card	Blackmagic DeckLink™ HD-SDI Pro Card
Graphics card	NVIDIA Quadro FX4600 768MB PCIe (not supported with Windows Vista 32/64-bit)
Integrated audio interface	Integrated HD audio with Jack Retasking technology
Optional audio interface	MOTU UltraLite
Operating system	Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions)
Optical drive	HP 16X DVD+-RW SuperMulti SATA
Adobe software	Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium

HP xw8400/Bluefish444

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Certified configuration
Base turnkey model	HP xw8400 Workstation
CPU(s)	Two Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor 5355 2.66 GHz 1333 MHz FSB
RAM	HP 4GB (4x1GB) DDR2-667 ECC FBD
System drive	HP 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 7,200
RAID controller	ATTO ExpressPCI UL5D Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter
Media storage	Ciprico MediaVault RAID Array
Capture card	Bluefish444 HD Fury HD-SDI card
Graphics card	NVIDIA Quadro FX4600 768MB PCIe (not supported with Windows Vista 32/64-bit)
Integrated audio interface	Integrated HD audio with Jack Retasking technology
Optional audio interface	MOTU UltraLite
Operating system	Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions)
Optical drive	HP 16X DVD+-RW SuperMulti SATA
Adobe software	Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium

Mac Pro/AJA

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Certified configuration
Base turnkey model	Mac Pro
CPU(s)	Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
RAM	4GB of 667MHz DDR2 fully buffered ECC RAM
System drive	250GB 7,200 RPM Serial ATA 3Gb/s
RAID controller	ATTO ExpressPCI UL5D Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter
Media storage	Ciprico MediaVault RAID Array
Capture card	AJA LHe HD-SDI Card
Graphics card	NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 512MB, Stereo 3D (2 x dual-link DVI)
Integrated audio interface	Integrated
Optional audio interface	MOTU UltraLite
Operating system	Mac OS X — U.S. English 10.4.9
Optical drive	16x DVD+/-RW SuperDrive
Adobe software	Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium

Mac Pro/Blackmagic

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Certified configuration
Base turnkey model	Mac Pro
CPU(s)	Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
RAM	4GB of 667MHz DDR2 fully buffered ECC RAM
System drive	250GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
RAID controller	ATTO ExpressPCI UL5D Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter
Media storage	Ciprico MediaVault RAID Array
Capture card	Blackmagic DeckLink HD-SDI Pro Card
Graphics card	NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 512MB, Stereo 3D (2 x dual-link DVI)
Integrated audio interface	Integrated
Optional audio interface	MOTU UltraLite
Operating system	Mac OS X — U.S. English 10.4.9
Optical drive	16x DVD+/-RW SuperDrive
Adobe software	Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium

Real-time multiformat HD/SD editing and finishing solutions

HP xw9400/Matrox Axio LE

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Certified configuration
Base turnkey model	HP xw9400 Workstation
CPU(s)	Two Dual Core AMD Opteron 2214, 2.20 GHz, 1MB/core, AirCool processors
RAM	HP 4GB (4x1GB) DDR2-667 ECC
System drive	HP 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 7,200
RAID controller	ATTO ExpressPCI UL5D Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter
Media storage	Ciprico MediaVault RAID Array
Capture card	Matrox Axio LE HD editing platform
Graphics card	NVIDIA Quadro FX4600 768MB PCIe (not supported with Windows Vista 32/64-bit)
Integrated audio interface	Integrated HD audio with Jack Retasking technology
Optional audio interface	MOTU UltraLite
Operating system	Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions)
Optical drive	HP 16X DVD+-RW SuperMulti SATA
Adobe software	Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium