Share

RV and VFX Platform Requirements

RV works best when the platform it's running on meets minimal requirements. RV follows the target platforms recommendations listed on the VFX Reference platform website.

The Reference Platform is set by calendar year (CY). The following table lists which annual reference platform to use based on the version of RV you're using.

The Reference Platform sets versions for components like operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux), Python, Qt, (including PyQt, PySide, NumPy), OpenEXR, OpenColorIO (OCIO).

It also lists components used by RV but not specified by the VFX Reference Platform page-these components are usually optional.

Important:

If the VFX Reference Platform page and the table below both list the same component but with different versions, then the version listed in this table takes precedence.

Component RV 2024.x RV 2023 RV 2022 RV 2021
VFX Reference Platform CY 2023 CY 2022 CY 2021 CY 2020
Recommended macOS version 11.0 11.0 10.15 10.13
Recommended Windows version Windows 11 Windows 11 Windows 10 Windows 10
Recommended Linux versions CentOS 7.x

Rocky Linux 8.x & 9
CentOS 7.x

Rocky Linux 8.x
CentOS 7.x CentOS 7.x
Open Color IO (OCIO) version 2.x 1.x 1.x 1.x

AJA Software and Blackmagic Design Desktop Video are optional components and only required for external monitoring.

Component RV 2024.2 RV 2024 RV 2023 RV 2022 RV 2021
AJA Software version 17.1 16.2.4 16.2.4 16.2.0.3 (RV 2022.1)

15.5.1 (RV 2022.0)
15.5.1
Blackmagic Design Desktop Video version 12.5.1 12.5.1 12.4.2 11.5 11.5
Network Device Interface (NDI) version 6.1.0 5.6.1 Not supported Not supported Not supported

Was this information helpful?