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Is it true that my Avid Xpress Pro (5.0) will have trouble running on the 64-bit versions of Windows XP Pro?
64-bit Windows XP Pro
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Yeah, I met the west-coast Avid tech higher-up and grilled him mercilessly on that. Even worse, they won't certify the Symphony Nitris that *just came out* to run within 64bit, let alone to actually have it be 64bit and certified to run on AMD...
Keep in mind, I'm not even talking about re-writing anything (other then hardware drivers), for the application itself all they need to do is write to the standards MS has had in place for probably over a year (and maybe do a little testing and bugfixing) and they could see a good improvement (plus much more addressable memory). Compositing and 3D applications that run their old 32-bit application under 64-bit see as much as a 20% performance improvement.
Avid is finally starting to make some progress though, I think there's supposed to be a 64bit native DS Nitris soon.
But Avid's narrow range of very specific configurations they'll certify and the way those systems are almost always behind-the-times power-wise is Avid's biggest failing, if you ask me... especially in the lower-end products. Xpress Pro and Xpress Pro HD are actually pretty damn good for the price, but if you have trouble and aren't running it on an overpriced and out-of-date HP you're pretty much out of luck.
Keep in mind, I'm not even talking about re-writing anything (other then hardware drivers), for the application itself all they need to do is write to the standards MS has had in place for probably over a year (and maybe do a little testing and bugfixing) and they could see a good improvement (plus much more addressable memory). Compositing and 3D applications that run their old 32-bit application under 64-bit see as much as a 20% performance improvement.
Avid is finally starting to make some progress though, I think there's supposed to be a 64bit native DS Nitris soon.
But Avid's narrow range of very specific configurations they'll certify and the way those systems are almost always behind-the-times power-wise is Avid's biggest failing, if you ask me... especially in the lower-end products. Xpress Pro and Xpress Pro HD are actually pretty damn good for the price, but if you have trouble and aren't running it on an overpriced and out-of-date HP you're pretty much out of luck.
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The Avid Xpress Pro program won't even install on the 64 bit XP. I bought a shiny new Dell workstation with the 64 bit XP, Avid Xpress Pro wouldn't even install on it. When I tried to install, it came up with a message that said the OS was incompatible and dumped out of the installation program. I had to get the 32 bit version, reformat the HDD and reinstall everything. Then the Avid went in fine.
