Pro Tools III PCI System for Macintosh

Compatibility information for Pro Tools TDM v5.0.1 only.
Pro Tools v5.1 & higher does not support Pro Tools III hardware.

Digidesign PCI Cards Supplied with System

• Disk I/O - PCI
• DSP Farm - PCI

Other Card Options

Digidesign Audio Interfaces (one required)

• 888|24 I/O
• 888 I/O
• 882|20 I/O
• 882 I/O
• ADAT Bridge I/O (16-bit model)

Digidesign Software

• Pro Tools 5.0.1

Optional Digidesign Hardware

• ProControl
• Fader Pack (up to 3)
• Video Slave Driver
• Universal Slave Driver
• SMPTE Slave Driver (discontinued)

Supported Optional Expansion Chassis

Third-Party MIDI Controllers & Interfaces

Third-Party Video Capture Cards

• Aurora Fuse (firmware v1.8.1)
• Pinnacle miroMotion DC30 Plus(firmware v1.2.1)

Supported CPU Models, Speeds & Requirements*

• Power Macintosh G4 (AGP Graphics)
• Power Macintosh G4 (PCI Graphics)
• Power Macintosh Blue & White G3
• Power Macintosh Beige G3
• Power Macintosh 9500 or 9600

Additional Computer Requirements

System Software: Mac OS v8.6 or v9.0

Total System RAM:

• 128 MB minimum
• Pro Tools application & DAE "Preferred" memory allocations both set to 30 MB
• Additional RAM required for simultaneous use with MIDI sequencers
• Virtual memory is not supported

Monitor, color required, minimum resolution of 1024 x 768

Opcode OMS v2.3.8 or higher (supplied)

Apple QuickTime v4.0 or higher (supplied)

Hard Drive Minimum Requirements

Optional Digidesign Software

Qualified Floppy Drives

*Note: Pro Tools III systems require at least two PCI slot. Apple computers that do not contain PCI slots, such as the G4 Cube and iMac, are not supported with this system.