Laptops

Cel-scope3D -HD

Recommended options

Operating System

Windows 7 (any) 32 or 64 bit versions, Windows 8
Windows XP (any), Vista (any)

Server versions of windows generally don't have required graphic card support installed

MAC-OS not supported (sorry)

Dual Stream Capture

It is currently tricky to get two HD-HSDI inputs into a laptop and so they need to be multiplexed either side-by-side or over/under.
You can use the AJA Hi5-3D or the Blackmagic HDLink Pro 3D into the chosen HD-SDI capture port. Cel-Scope3D will work with dual-stream, side-by-side or over/under formats as well as S3D files.

Capture option 1

Blackmagic UltraStudio : The Pro versio has both HD-SDI, HDMI and analog inputs.
Check chosen laptop is approved type by Blackmagic and has USB3 port and the latest Renesas drivers installed. Sandybridge chipset laptops generally seem to work OK with UltraStudio

Capture option 2

The UltraStudio-SD is a basic HD-SDI to USB3 converter with just the one input.

Capture option 3

Imperx HD-HDI Express card (check your Laptop model has Express Card slot) Available in 34 and 54 sizes

Capture option 4

2 x IEEE Firewire can be used but 2nd port must be on Express card
Needs HDV outputs from cameras or converter boxes HD-SDI to Firewire.

Capture option 5

Some laptop model have a HDMI input port: check specs this supports 1080 HD formats

System

Sandybridge chipset recommended

Operating System

Windows XP (any), Vista (any) or Windows 7 (any) 32 or 64 bit versions

Graphics card

Must be NVidia, Fermi based design preferred eg:
GTX680M,GTX580M,GTX560M,GTX485M, GTX480M, GTX460M
also suitable but slower:
GTX260M etc.
note: latest NVidia drivers must be installed