So a Mac user would be editing a 4K video without actually seeing the video in 4K.

The company later clarified that while true 4K video will be visible on the host Z PC, the stream to the remote Mac could be lower resolution depending on bandwidth and other factors. Mac users will be able to run 4K video-editing applications hosted by the HP Z via the RGS plugin, HP representatives said during a conference call. The high-end HP Z840, equipped with Intel E5-2600 v4 chips and Nvidia Quadro GPUs, can outperform any Mac. The Mac receiver is being released as HP announces new workstations with the latest CPUs and GPUs. Click the red dot on the window to return to your edit machine.“HP is upgrading your Mac,” said Christian Jones, worldwide product manager for remote desktop software at HP. You can navigate to 'Performance' and change the slider to affect quality for seamless playback.

Note: If you would like to look at the settings of your remote machine, hover your mouse at the top of the screen and drop down HP RGS Receiver from the menu bar and select 'Preferences'. You have successfully connected and are ready to edit! Please launch Avid NEXIS Client Manager from the task bar below, mount your workspaces then launch Media Composer. You are now in your host machines desktop. The username of 'admin' below is an example and could be 'Atlas Digital' or whatever appears. Type the password and hit return on your keyboard. Double click the background picture and a prompt will appear to login to your host machine. The image below is an example, and your background picture might look slightly different. You can either maximize the window by clicking the green dot in the upper left hand corner, or leaving as a window. The RGS Window will launch in the 'Windowed' mode. Type the user name and password of the remote machine (not your local home machine). Check the box 'Don't ask about this certificate again' and select 'Yes' to proceed. There will be a warning regarding the certificate. Launch HP RGS from your dock or applications folder. Make sure you are connected to the VPN before launching RGS. The installer can be downloaded from this LINK Install HP RGS Receiver package on your home system. Once thats installed and the VPN is connected, then you can connect to your RGS system. There is an install guide for that which you can visit at this LINK. Here is a step by step guide to connect your home system to an Avid Media Composer hosted system using HP's RGS software.īefore beginning using RGS, you must install a VPN client.

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