Helmut4 Clients

Although Helmut clients can be used for various tasks, the following list of system requirements is recommended for Helmut4 clients that will perform render-intensive tasks.

Recommended System Requirements:

  • CPU:

    • Windows: Intel® 11th Gen or newer CPU with Quick Sync – or AMD Ryzenâ„¢ 3000 Series / Threadripper 2000 series or newer CPU

    • Mac: Apple silicon M1 or newer

  • OS: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit), v20H2 or later MacOS 12 or later

  • RAM:

    • HD: 16GB or higher

    • UHD: 32GB or higher

  • GPU:

    • Windows: 4 GB or more of GPU memory for HD and some 4K media

      6 GB or more of GPU memory for 4K and higher

    • Apple Silicon: 8 GB of unified memory (HD), 16GB for 4K and higher

      Apple Intel: 2 GB of GPU memory (HD)

  • Ethernet: 10GbE

For detailed information on the recommended system requirements, please visit the official Adobe Media Encoder website - https://helpx.adobe.com/media-encoder/system-requirements.html

Linux Render Node :

  • CPU: A minimum of 2 Cores*

  • RAM: A minimum of 2GB of RAM*

  • GPU: not supported

  • Ethernet: A minimum of 1 GbE provided by the host, while 10 GbE is recommended for file move/copy operations or heavy rendering

The Linux client is available as a Docker container and is only compatible with x86-based Linux distributions (no ARM architecture)! * If the client is intended for rendering, consider increasing the amount of CPU and RAM.

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