Eurocom Supporting TI XI02221 FW 800 Chipset, RAID and SSDs

Eurocom Corp. is supporting the Texas Instruments, Inc.‘s XI02221 FireWire 800 chipset interface and Xeon Processors in its Panther 4.0 Mobile Workstation for audio and video content creation professionals.

 
The XI02221 FireWire 800 chipset is for audio production professionals because it offers low latency and high bandwidth, reducing audio glitches and drop outs. For professionals working with digital video, FireWire 800 enables multiple stream content from bandwidth intensive applications.
 
Content creation professionals will value the addition of an optional 8 core Xeon E5-2687W processor up to 3.1GHz, the option to add 32GB of DDR3-1600 memory via four memory sockets, for professionals making extensive use of massive sample libraries or mixing vast multi tracked sessions.
 
The Panther 4.0 has support for 4 SSDs, HDD or hybrid drives and RAID-0/1/5/10 availability. With support for four 1TB storage drives, it is able to offer 4TB of storage. RAID-0/1/5/10 gives users performance or redundancy. It offers optional SSDs, which do not have any moving parts so they offer silent operation during on site recording.
 
"The Eurocom Panther 4.0 platform allows professionals involved in sound and video engineering that can be used as a content creation lab on the go, offering the best audio and interface, stability and compatibility," said Mark Bialic, Eurocom president.
 
With professional grade components th Panther 4.0 can run demanding versions of audio/video software such as: Cycling 74 Max 6, Sony Acid Pro, Sony Sound Forge Pro, Camel Audio Alchemy, Steinberg Cubase, Steinberg Wavelab, Vienna Symphonic Library, Presonus Studio One, Presonus Capture,  Avid Pro Tools, FL studio, Deckadence, Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 and Avid Media Composer to name a few.
 
EUROCOM Panther 4.0
Professional Applications and Vertical Markets:

Audio Markets:

• Mobile Recording
• Digital Music Creation
• Audio Engineering
• Composing
• Audio Editing
• Signal Processing
• Voice Processing
• Acoustic Engineering
• Mobile Audio Sound Lab
• Live Sound Production

Video Markets:

• Mobile Broadcasting
• Mobile News
• Mobile Filming Crews
• Mobile Video Production
• Mobile Video Processing
• Video Engineering
• Mobile Video Editing and Production Lab

 
Key Features of Panther 4.0
for professional audio and video work

The audio Texas Instruments XI02221 FireWire 800 chipset for audio professionals because it offers low latency and high bandwidth, reducing audio glitches and drop outs.

Large amounts of redundant storage
Support for up to four storage drives, RAID-0/1/5/10 and 4TB of 6Gb SATA storage, for those with large amounts of data.

Performance desktop processors
and Intel X79 Chipset, LGA 2011 socket
Driving the system is a line of 6 core and 8 core Intel Xeon and Core i7 Processors based on the LGA 2011 processor socket for processing power to mix vast multitracked sessions or heavy users of samples.

Multiple I/O ports to connect to specialized equipment

• 3x USB 3.0 ports allow for high speed data connectivity
• High definition audio interfaces. It comes with S/PDIF audio output, FireWire 800.
• S/PDIF is a digital audio interconnect standard based on the professional AES3 standard, it can carry two channels of PCM audio or multi channel surround sound.
• FireWire 800 is a high bandwidth, low latency  isynchronous and asynchronous data delivery interface, ideal for audio, video and graphics transfer.
• Headphone out.
• Microphone in.

High definition video interfaces.
The Panther 4.0 comes equipped with HDMI 1.4a, Display Port 1.2, DVI-I.

• HDMI 1.4a is a high quality  audio and video interface ideal for transferring uncompressed audio and video from the computer system to digital devices.
• Display Port 1.2 is generally used to connect a video source, being the computer to a display device but can also be used to transmit audio.
• DVI-I is a digital and analog interface designed to transmit uncompressed video.

Optional SSDs for quiet operation
The Panther 4.0 offers optional SSDs, because they do not have any moving parts, they offer silent operation during on site recording.
 
Expandability
The slot ExpressCard 54 slot is compatible with 34mm wide cards as well as 54 and allows for additional connectivity of peripheral devices to the Panther 4.0, including a Magma Express Box expansion chassis containing optional PCIe cards such as video capture, media transcoding, audio processing.
 
Backup in case of power loss during recording
The 4.0 has a built in lithium-ion 78.44WH battery pack for added stability during potential power loss or need for transportation during operation.
 
Built in display, keyboard, track pad in a 12lbs design
The Panther 4.0 is built upon a quality workstation chassis with a built in display, keyboard and track pad for easy transportation during on the go project deployment.
 
Support for up to 32GB of DDR3-1600 memory
Itenables those with huge memory requirements for users aiming to create such things as full orchestral scores and sample based projects.
 
9 in 1 media card reader
The system allows for fast and easy media transfer from cameras and recorders though the 9 in 1 card reader.
 
Graphics expansion
Panther 4.0 supports two VGA modules via standard MXM 3.0b interface with the ability to support up to 100W per card running in SLI or CrossFireX configurations, including the NVIDIA Quadro K5000M  and K3000M cards. Fully OpenGL 4.1 compliant and supporting a colour depth of 10 bits per channel provides the tools graphics and multimedia professionals need to do their jobs on the go. For heavy duty rendering where the utmost accuracy is required, the K5000M’s ECC (error correcting code) memory is up to the task. NVIDIA Quadro cards offer OpenGL quad buffered stereo support, for a smooth experience working with complex 3D models.