VERTEX is build to run on a 64 bit Windows system.
Platforms that are running on 32 bit CPU architecture are not supported.
•Windows 11 (recommended: Pro or Enterprise)
•64Bit CPU/ OS platform
•Network Card (Ethernet strictly recommended!!) Minimum 1gb - 10gb recommended for e.g. content transfer
•Graphics Card (Pro Level for complex rendering tasks, Gaming level for standard tasks)
•free choice of your hardware:
olow for standard playout tasks (e.g. kiosk modes or digital signage Systems)
ohigh performance hardware for live events or complex tasks
•Additional ioversal io interfaces for DMX-512 or Timecode
•SSD or even better NVMe Drive for Content handling and System folder
Recommended Hardware Requirements
Ross Video | Experiential Technologies offers a range of pre-configured VERTEX hardware products and individual turnkey solutions:
Ranging from ultra-compact nanoMAX systems and 2RU workstations to high-performance 4RU servers supporting up to four 4K60 outputs.
Expansion options include PCI and USB accessories for networking, video input, audio, lighting control, timecode, and licensing.
Consult your Ross Video partner or sales.vertex@rossvideo.com to find the best solution for your project.
CPU
•VERTEX needs a balance between single-core speed and amount of CPU Cores. Ideal is a single-core speed above 4GHz / 8 cores or higher.
•We do not recommend a dual CPU. Avoid dual CPU Systems - opt for a single CPU with high core speed
GPU
•VERTEX requires a GPU compatible with Direct X11 or higher. Nvidia Quadro Cards are recommended for demanding projects with multiple outputs per System. Nvidia GeForce Series or AMD are supported for smaller setups and GUI systems.
•When using multiple outputs per system, it is strongly recommended to setup a NVidia Mosaic. Our internal tests indicates that these drivers perform significantly better on high number of screens or high resolutions as the OOTB-Windows solution.
•When using dual GPUs on a single system, a NVIDIA Mosaic setup is required. Please consider this carefully, as multiple GPUs will need to work in parallel.
NVIDIA Mosaic presents multiple displays and GPUs as a single logical display region to the operating system.
In Base/Basic Mosaic, each GPU renders the display regions connected to it; the GPUs operate concurrently but their rendering performance is not automatically aggregated into a single combined GPU performance figure.
Performance depends on the workload assigned to each GPU and on the slowest GPU/rendering path. SLI Mosaic is a separate mode with different GPU-rendering behavior.
Storage and RAM
•VERTEX relies on fast data transfers. NVMe drives are recommended for compressed video playbacks and NVMe RAIDs for high performance uncompressed playback.
•Fast System RAM is essential to all tasks. Opt for highspeed RAM as possible.
•Minimum of 8Gb RAM.
Quick Tips
•When using laptop computers, confirm that Windows is using the dedicated GPU and not the internal one.
•Notebooks acting as UI and Playout System will only work if the external and internal displays run on the dedicated GPU.
Using Notebooks in such a setup is not our ideal recommended and can lead to bad performance
•Using multiple NVIDIA Quadro cards is possible but requires a special setup.
•Check your Systems energy saving settings to ensure that no processor throttling is active
•VERTEX supports standard audio devices as well as ASIO Devices. For reliable synchronization use ASIO enabled audio devices
•Compressed Video Formats such as H264 and Apple ProRes rely more on CPU performance than on disk speed while uncompressed formats such as image sequences require fast storage.
Virtual Machines
VERTEX' license system does not support software installations that run on virtual machines.
It is not possible to activate a VERTEX License when Windows is hosted by Virtual Box, VMware and Parallels.