Avid runs too slow!!!

DavidBeier

DavidBeier

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Ok, I recently tried exporting a 720 MXF files into my school's Avid. Their system is a P4 2.6 gHz with 1 gig of RAM and a 32 meg. Video card. Sadly, it ran pretty slowly.

At home I have a AMD Atholon 64 3200 with 1 gig of RAM and a 256 meg video card. Do you think I'll be able to edit the footage OK on that? Would another gig of RAM perhaps fix things if I can't? Would a mojo speed things up? Also, could the slower speed be becuase the footage was 30fps and thus I had to create a 29.976 HDV project and perhaps applying an HDV codec slowed it down (as I've heard they need more processing power)? Thanks.
 
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If its Avid Express Pro HD then it requires 1 GB of Ram ( if you doing something else while using Avid, then it would pull more then 1GB.... or the other program would eat into what avid needs.).... that's their minimum.... the recommended is 2GB

Minimum PC System Specifications for Avid Xpress Pro
  • Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
  • QuickTime 7.0.4
  • 1 GB system memory minimum, 2 GB recommended for HD or high-stream count SD projects
  • 2.4 GHz Xeon processor OR Pentium 4 1.8 GHz processor OR Pentium M 1.8 GHz processor (mobile configurations)
  • Qualified graphics card (per model, as supported by system vendors)1
  • Qualified IEEE-1394 FireWire port (integrated or add-in card2 ; Mojo is not supported on notebook systems with PCMCIA cards of any kind)
  • 40 GB or larger internal IDE drive3
  • DVD-ROM or DVD+RW drive
 
Yeah, I know the specifications but that hardly tells you everything you need to know. I repeat, do you think a Mojo would make things run faster?
 
Mojo will let you preview many effects in realtime, so yes, that will make your workflow faster. AMD is not recommended for Avid. I used AMD way back, didn't work well, and replaced it with intel. This might be your problem. I also upgraded to 2 gigs of ram way back and it helped overall preformance. Now specifically about 720 MXF footage, I don't know. I'm just transitioning my avid to hd version now.
 
It is crucial you acknowledge the specs of the Avid -otherwise you will have problems. The software is progressing so quickly and adding new features all the time, including HD. RAM and CPU speed is very important when talking about data rates, and you need a computer that can keep up.
 
The 1 GIG ram usage is killing my boxs also. 2Gig ram Minimum in my view. at 1 gig it is usable, but slow, and dont even think to switch between photoshop and Avid.
 
That's why Final Cut Pro seems to run better.... because its made by Apple and since you can only use it on MAC (made by Apple as well.).... they configure the software to work perfectly with their Mid-Level or even lowest level computer.... If avid made its own computers, like apple does, then there wouldn't be a problem with their software on PCs. With PCs there are so many variables as to will it work well, or poorly, or not at all.

Plus Apple is able to Beta test their software in house since 95% of the time it only runs on MAC.

And if you compare the back of a MAC and the back of a PC; a MAC has the same I/Os in the same place.... you just need to flip the MAC over....
 
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Well Avid are made for professional workstation, where more than 1gig of ram are available, so it not a problem in genera. But for the hobbyist Mac is a cheaper more viable solution.

Since I am a PC guy and memory isn't a problem, Avid is freaking great. And when I talk to all the local studio and TV production, Avid is mostly the only thing that want to hear. (Except for a few Rebel Mac users)
 
DavidBeier said:
Ok, I recently tried exporting a 720 MXF files into my school's Avid. Their system is a P4 2.6 gHz with 1 gig of RAM and a 32 meg. Video card. Sadly, it ran pretty slowly.

At home I have a AMD Atholon 64 3200 with 1 gig of RAM and a 256 meg video card. Do you think I'll be able to edit the footage OK on that? Would another gig of RAM perhaps fix things if I can't? Would a mojo speed things up? Also, could the slower speed be becuase the footage was 30fps and thus I had to create a 29.976 HDV project and perhaps applying an HDV codec slowed it down (as I've heard they need more processing power)? Thanks.
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Does this mean you bought an HVX?
 
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