Laptop Recommendations

Wave Player macOS is now available for files recorded with Camera FW 1.1.0. For files recorded with Camera Firmware below 1.1.0, Wave Player for Windows is reccomended. Most Macs capable of running macOS 12 Monterey are cabable of running Wave Player macOS.

Wave Player macOS

System Component	Minimum	Recommended
Operating System	macOS 12	macOS 12
CPU Cores	4	8
CPU Architecture	Intel, Apple Silicon	Apple Silicon
Memory	8GB	32GB CPU/GPU Memory
Graphics	2GB VRAM	32GB CPU/GPU Memory
USB	USB 3.x (SS)	USB 3.x (SS)

Some computers that have been tested to work with Wave Player macOS are listed below:

Model	CPU (Cores)	RAM	GPU (VRAM)
Macbook Pro 16"	Apple M1 Max (10)	32GB	Apple M1 Max (32GB Shared)
Macbook Pro 14"	Apple M1 Pro (10)	32GB	Apple M1 Pro (32 Shared)
Macbook Pro 13" M1 2020	Apple M1 (8)	8GB	Apple M1 (8GB Shared)
iMac 2021 M1 2021	Apple M1 (8)	8GB	Apple M1 (8GB Shared)
MacBook Pro 16" Intel	i9-9980HK (8)	32GB	AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (8GB)
MacBook Pro 16" Intel	i9-9800H (8)	16GB	AMD Radeon Pro 5500M (4GB)

Wave Player Windows

The Wave Player PC software used to view and export Wave clips runs on Windows 10. Refer to the following System Specifications for details on supported PCs.

System Component	Minimum	Recommended
Operating System	Windows 10	Windows 10
CPU Cores	4	8
Memory	8GB	32GB
Graphics	2GB VRAM	Dedicated, 8GB VRAM
DirectX Support	DX12	DX12
Display	2560 x 1440	4K
USB	USB 3.x (SS)	USB 3.x (SS)

Wave Player will not run on Parallels, as there is no support for DX12. It will run on a Boot Camp Windows installation.

Some laptops that have been tested to work with Wave Player are listed below:

Brand/Model	CPU (Cores)	RAM	GPU (VRAM)
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition	i7-10875H (8)	32GB	NVIDIA RTX 5000 (16GB)
MacBook Pro 16" (Boot Camp)	i9-9980HK (8)	32GB	AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (8GB)
MacBook Pro 16" (Boot Camp)	i9-9800H (8)	16GB	AMD Radeon Pro 5500M (4GB)
Gigabyte Aero 15	i7-10870H (8)	32GB	RTX 3070 Laptop (8GB)