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Avid Xpress Studio HD Essentials/Complete Minimum System Specification: |
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Avid has identified a minimum system specification for Avid Xpress Studio HD Essentials.
This information will allow you to determine if your existing system, or one you intend to
purchase, will be able to run Avid Xpress Studio HD Essentials. Please note that there are a
number of factors that will impact system performance:
- CPU performance and memory requirements: Increasing the processor speed and the size of main memory will enable additional real time performance and higher stream count.
- Higher end graphics cards will increase the ability to utilize 3D effects and are of particular importance if your particular requirements make heavy use of the Avid 3D application within Studio Essentials.
- Storage configuration: The number of drives and the speed/configuration will affect how much media you plan to work with (capacity requirements) and multi-stream real time playback.
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Supported Processors |
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- Dual or Single 2.4 GHz Xeon processor
- Pentium 4 1.6 GHz processor
- Pentium M 1.8 GHz processor (mobile)
- Note: The boot drive should be IDE, SCSI, or SATA 7200 RPM. Do not use internal SCSI as a boot device if you also plan on adding external SCSI drives (in that case use IDE or SATA).
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Operating System |
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- Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2
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System Memory |
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- 1.5 GB minimum, 2.0 GB recommended. Increased memory size will improve high stream count play performance
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Open GL graphics cards |
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- Nvidia Quadro FX 1400 PCI Express
- Nvidia QuadroFX 1300 PCI Express
- Nvidia QuadroFX 1100 AGP 8x
- Nvidia QuadroFX 500 AGP 8X
- Nvidia Quadro4 980 XGL AGP 8X
Note: Although supported, use of the NVIDIA Quadro 4 980 XGL in a dual-monitor configuration may
result in performance degradation during tasks such as scratch removal, auto color correction, or
general color correction when the safe color warnings are enabled, or using the eyedropper to
select colors in Effect Mode. Single monitor systems with an NVIDIA Quadra 4 980 XGL perform
properly.
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Add-in IEEE-1394 PCI card (required if no built-in 1394) |
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- Note: The add-in PCI card must be a universal PCI card with the Texas Instruments chip set. Current qualified /supported cards include:
- ADS Pyro PCI 64, part #API-311
- SIIG 1394 3-Port PCI i/e, part #NN-440012
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Optical DVD Recording Device (optional) |
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Check the following web site for compatible devices:
http://www.sonic.com/products/Professional/Producer/default.aspx
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Sample Media Storage Configurations |
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- 8-way stripe set for video storage plus 1 basic SCSI drive for audio storage.
- 4-way stripe set for video storage plus 1 basic SCSI drive for audio storage.
- 1 basic SCSI drive for video storage plus 1 basic SCSI drive for audio storage.
- System internal drive/s for video and audio. Internal media drives can be IDE, SATA, or SCSI. If you plan on adding external SCSI do not use internal SCSI drives (in that case use IDE or SATA).
- External Firewire Drives (7200 RPM)
- Note: 8-way or 4-way stripe sets can be single or dual channel.
- Note: The configurations listed above were tested by Avid Technology. You should determine what your particular storage requirements and performance need to be and select a drive configuration accordingly. Drives are listed from highest capacity/performance to lowest capacity/performance.
The basic SCSI drive for audio is only a requirement for Avid Pro Tools LE
Notes:
- During the qualification process, Avid observed a problem with FireWire drives losing the communication link with the system. Power cycling the drive enabled the system to re-establish the connection. This problem is actively under investigation.
- On Avid Xpress Studio HD Complete, FireWire drives should be connected to the add-in 1394 card and the Digi 002 should be chained off the drive. The Avid Mojo component should be connected to the integrated FireWire port. DV cameras and decks should be connected via the Avid Mojo DV port.
- On Avid Xpress Studio HD Essentials, FireWire drives can be connected to the available FireWire port. DV cameras and decks should be chained off the drive.
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Avid Xpress Studio HD Essentials/Complete has been tested on the following configurations |
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- HP xw8200 dual 3.2 GHz (or faster) Xeon workstation
- 1.5 GB system memory (minimum) 2.0 GB system memory (recommended)
- Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2
- SATA Boot Drive
- Nvidia Quadro FX1300 or 1400 Graphics Card
- Integrated IEEE-1394 Firewire port
- HP 400i DVD+RW / +R drive
- Alienware MJ-12m 7700 Laptop
- Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 3.6 GHz
- GB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM at 5333MHz
- Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional SP2
- NVIDIA Quadro FX Go 1400 with 256MB DDR3
- Two 60 GB Hard drives (7200 rpm)
- DVD+ RW Drive
- HP xw8000 dual 3.06GHz (or faster) Xeon workstations
- 1.5 GB system memory (minimum) 2.0 GB system memory (recommended)
- Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2
- IDE Boot Drive
- Nvidia QuadroFX 1100 or the NVidia Quadro4 980 XGL graphics card
- Integrated IEEE-1394 FireWire port
- HP 400i DVD+RW / +R drive
- Dell Precision 670 dual 3.0 GHz (or faster) Xeon workstation
- 1.5GB system memory minimum, 2GB recommended
- Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2
- SATA Boot Drive (non-RAID)
- Nvidia Quadro FX 1300 or 1400 Graphics Card
- Integrated IEEE-1394 Firewire port
- External SCSI expansion requires an ATTO UL4D dual-channel U320 controller
- IBM Intellistation MPro 6225, 3.2 GHz (or faster) Pentium 4 workstation
- Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2
- SATA Boot Drive
- 1.5GB memory minimum, 2.0GB recommended
- Nvidia Quadro FX 1300 or 1400 Graphics Card
- Integrated IEEE-1394 Firewire port
- IBM Intellistation ZPro 6223 dual 3.2 GHz (or faster) Xeon workstation
- 1.5 GB system memory (minimum) 2.0 GB system memory (recommended)
- Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2
- SATA Boot Drive
- Nvidia Quadro FX1300 or FX1400 Graphics Card
- Integrated IEEE-1394 Firewire port
- External SCSI expansion requires an ATTO UL4D dual-channel U320 controller
- HP xw4300 3.2GHz (or faster) Pentium D workstation
- 2.0 GB system memory
- Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2
- 74GB SATA Drive
- NVIDIA Quadro FX1400 128MB Graphics Card
- Add-in 1394 card required
- Requires Avid Xpress Pro HD 5.1.6
- HP xw4100 3.0 or 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 workstation
- 1.5 GB system memory (minimum) 2.0 GB system memory (recommended)
- Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2
- IDE Boot Drive
- Nvidia QuadroFX 1100 or the NVidia Quadro4 980 XGL graphics card
- Optional IEEE-1394 FireWire card installed
- HP 400i DVD+RW / +R drive
- Dell Precision 360 3.2 GHz Pentium D workstation
- 2.0 GB system memory
- Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2
- 250GB SATA Drive
- NVIDIA Quadro FX1400 128MB Graphics Card
- Optional IEEE-1394 FireWire card installed
- DVD+RW/+R
- Dell Precision 360 3.4 GHz Pentium 4 workstation
- 1.5 GB system memory (minimum) 2.0 GB system memory (recommended)
- Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2
- IDE Boot Drive
- Nvidia QuadroFX 1100 or the NVidia QuadroFX 500 graphics card
- Optional IEEE-1394 FireWire card installed
- DVD+RW/+R
- HP nw8000 1.7 GHz Pentium M Laptop
- 1.5 GB system memory (minimum) 2.0 GB system memory (recommended)
- Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2
- ATI Mobility Fire GL T2 graphics
- Integrated IEEE-1394 FireWire port
- DVD+ RW Drive
- The laptop provides 2 USB ports and 3 are required (Avid dongle, Digi ILok, and the M Box). Full operation requires a USB hub to add the additional port.
- HP Compaq nw8240 Mobile Workstation
- 2 GB of 533MHz, DDR2 SDRAM
- Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2
- ATI Mobility Fire GL V5000 graphics controller
- Requires add-on IEEE-1394 card
- DVD+ RW Drive
- Note: DVCPRO HD format not supported
- HP Compaq nx9600 Notebook PC
- GB of 400 MHz, DDR SDRAM
- Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2
- ATI Mobility Radeon X600 (PCI Express) with 128MB of video memory
- Integrated IEEE-1394 FireWire port
- DVD+ RW Drive
- Dell M70 Mobile Workstation
- 2 GB of 533MHz, DDR2 SDRAM
- Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2
- NVIDIA Quadro FX Go1400 256MB graphics controller
- Requires add-on IEEE-1394 card
- DVD+ RW Drive
- Note: DVCPRO HD format not supported. Avid Mojo is not supported with this laptop; connecting it will result in corruption of the firmware and render the Avid Mojo unusable
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