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Runs on Any Mid-Range or Higher PC

MachStudio Pro can run on any mid-range or higher PC using with most off-the-shelf professional workstation graphic accelerator cards, including ATI and NVIDIA, with at least 1 GB of memory, though more memory may be required and recommended for optimal performance depending on the complexity of the scene. Listed are the minimum and recommended technical requirements.

Optimized with the ATI FirePro V8750

ATI FireGLTo help deliver optimal real-time performance StudioGPU has partnered with AMD to include a 2GB FirePro V8750 graphics accelerator with every license of MachStudio Pro. It offers full Shader Model 4.0 support for vertex and pixel shaders, 2 Display Port outputs, 1 dual link DVI-I output, stereo sync output, a 10-bit display pipeline, HDR rendering at 16-bit per RGB color, and more.

Pricing and Purchasing Information

MachStudio Pro ships for Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Windows Vista, and comes standard with a FirePro V8750 3D graphics accelerator card. The special North America introductory price is $4,999 (USD), which includes a full year of technical support and product maintenance updates. For pricing in other regions, please contact a regional reseller. If none is listed, please submit a Buy information request to be contacted directly by StudioGPU. Education and volume licensing is available upon request.

Supported Output Formats

MachStudio Pro renders out to the most popular file formats at speeds that are hundred of times faster than traditional software renderers. Supported file formats at any resolution and standard frame rate include:
.mov, .dds, .avi, .ppm, .bmp, .dib, .jpg, .hdr, .tga, .pfm, .png

Technical Requirements

Operating System:
Microsoft Windows 7 - 32 bit or 64 bit
Microsoft Windows Vista Business - 32 bit or 64 bit (SP1 or higher)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional - 32 bit or 64 bit (SP2 or higher)
Hardware Minimum Requirements:
Intel Pentium 4 or higher, AMD Athlon 64, or AMD Opteron processor
2 GB RAM
2 GB of available disk space
1 GB DirectX 9 compliant video card (tested w/ ATI and Nvidia)
DVD-ROM drive
Available USB 2.0 port
Hardware Recommended System:
Intel Core 2 Extreme, AMD Phenom X4, or higher
4 GB RAM (for 32-bit OS), 8 GB RAM (for 64-bit OS)
2 GB of available disk space
2 GB DirectX 9 compliant video card
Three-button mouse
DVD-ROM drive
Available USB 2.0 port
ATI FirePro V8750 System Requirements:
PCI Express-based workstation with available x16 lane graphics slot
450 Watt power supply or greater (assumes fully loaded system)
512 MB of system memory
CD ROM drive for software installation

Supported Input Formats

.fbx - Industry standard data interchange file format.
MachStudio Pro Native file formats
.gxb - MachStudio Pro's native static geometry file format*
.gab - MachStudio Pro's native animation file format*
.cam - MachStudio Pro's native camera animation file format*

*Currently exportable from Autodesk Maya and 3ds Max, McNeel Rhino, Google Sketchup Pro, Autodesk Revit, Graphisoft ArchiCAD with support for other popular packages coming very soon.