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Installation
Installation Check List.
Make sure you have the following installed prior to installing your SD| Greed, SD| Fidelity and SD| Focus card.
Requirements.
Item Minimum
Macintosh Operating System Apple Mac OSX 10.4.10
QuickTime QuickTime 7.2
Editing/Production Software
Suite Final Cut Pro 6.0.1
Adobe Photoshop CS 3 Import/Export plug-in
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System Mac Pro Quad 2.66GHz (2GB RAM)
Disk Storage 4 SCSI Hard Drives External RAID
Installation Steps
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Prepare your system.
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Install 3rd party applications.
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Install QuickTime version 7.2 or above
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Installing the Bluefish444 hardware.
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Connecting to the outside world
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Driver Installation
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3
rd
Party Software Setup
o
Final Cut Pro 6
o
After Effects
Prepare your system.
Ensure you have installed the latest OS versions, driver updates for your system.
Please refer to the certified hardware guide section or the readme document for more information.
http://www.bluefish444.com/support/compatibility/hardware/
Install 3rd party applications.
It is recommended to pre install supported applications before running the Bluefish444 installer.
If 3
rd
party applications are installed after running the Bluefish444 Max OS X installer. You will be required to re install.
This will install plug ins and presets for the 3
rd
party applications
Install QuickTime version 7.2 or above
Download and install the latest QuickTime installer available at the following site.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
Installing the Bluefish444 Hardware
Bluefish444 provides detailed information on tested and certified hardware configurations for a range of common
motherboards and computer systems.
Please refer to this free informative section available on our web site at the following