New Setup Question at DVinfo.net

Mark Koha · August 5th, 2010, 06:30 PM

So I have used Avid quite a bit in the past. I used it while in school on the school's systems and my first job out of school was editing baseball highlights at a TV station. So now I'm ready to build my own Avid suite. My question is is what do I need computer-wise to be able to make it run smoothly while doing HD. I was wanting to stay PC if possible. If some of you could list your HD setups for me that would be a huge help so I can get an idea of what I need. Thanks.

Perrone Ford · August 6th, 2010, 03:14 AM

Avid has a list of certified systems, both PC and Mac. Buy one, and you'll be just fine.

Peter Moretti · August 6th, 2010, 07:50 AM

Vidoeguys also specs a DIY computer that works very well.

Bob Willis · August 6th, 2010, 01:12 PM

Hi Mark,
The windows specifications for Avid MC5 are listed at the bottom of this page:
Avid Knowledge Base

Please read the notes listed with each machine setup carefully.
If you are wanting to run a previous version of Avid you might get by with an older/slower system.

The only Windows machine that I still have running is a HP xw8200 that is running Avid MC3.0. I would suggest a faster machine for running HD material in general. But it all depends on the formats and codecs that you are dealing with day to day. As each new HD codec that appears tends to put greater demands on editing systems in general I would suggest to get the fastest most recent machine that you can afford. My other systems that I have are now Mac based and are running MC4 and soon MC5.

Best,

Jay West · August 6th, 2010, 05:49 PM

Mark:

I have MC5 running fine on a system built using the Videoguys DIY7 recipe. The differences are: (a) I used a PNY nVidia GTX260 display card rather than the Quadro that Videoguys listed; and (b) I'm running dual computer monitors plus an external HDTV display via a Matrox MXO2 Mini (with the 3.01 software). I also have both an internal RAID 0 and an external Raid 10 running off a G-Speed PCIe card.

Mark Koha · August 14th, 2010, 09:40 AM

Thanks for the info. I'll be checking out Videoguys for sure.

Perrone Ford · August 14th, 2010, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Koha

Thanks for the info. I'll be checking out Videoguys for sure.

Just be aware of what this means in terms of trying to get support from Avid. Certified systems are certified for a reason.

August 5th, 2010, 06:30 PM	#1
Mark Koha Major Player Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 243	New Setup Question So I have used Avid quite a bit in the past. I used it while in school on the school's systems and my first job out of school was editing baseball highlights at a TV station. So now I'm ready to build my own Avid suite. My question is is what do I need computer-wise to be able to make it run smoothly while doing HD. I was wanting to stay PC if possible. If some of you could list your HD setups for me that would be a huge help so I can get an idea of what I need. Thanks.

August 6th, 2010, 03:14 AM	#2
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	Avid has a list of certified systems, both PC and Mac. Buy one, and you'll be just fine. __________________ DVX100, PMW-EX1, Canon 550D, FigRig, Dell Octocore, Avid MC4/5, MB Looks, RedCineX, Matrox MX02 mini, GTech RAID, Edirol R-4, Senn. G2 Evo, Countryman, Moles and Lowels.

August 6th, 2010, 07:50 AM	#3
Peter Moretti Trustee Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 1,259	Vidoeguys also specs a DIY computer that works very well. __________________ Avid Media Composer 3.1.3. Boris Red and Continuum Complete. Vegas 8.0c. TMPGEnc Xpress Pro 4.0

August 6th, 2010, 01:12 PM	#4
Bob Willis Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 292	Hi Mark, The windows specifications for Avid MC5 are listed at the bottom of this page: Avid Knowledge Base Please read the notes listed with each machine setup carefully. If you are wanting to run a previous version of Avid you might get by with an older/slower system. The only Windows machine that I still have running is a HP xw8200 that is running Avid MC3.0. I would suggest a faster machine for running HD material in general. But it all depends on the formats and codecs that you are dealing with day to day. As each new HD codec that appears tends to put greater demands on editing systems in general I would suggest to get the fastest most recent machine that you can afford. My other systems that I have are now Mac based and are running MC4 and soon MC5. Best,

August 6th, 2010, 05:49 PM	#5
Jay West Major Player Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Red Lodge, Montana Posts: 889	Mark: I have MC5 running fine on a system built using the Videoguys DIY7 recipe. The differences are: (a) I used a PNY nVidia GTX260 display card rather than the Quadro that Videoguys listed; and (b) I'm running dual computer monitors plus an external HDTV display via a Matrox MXO2 Mini (with the 3.01 software). I also have both an internal RAID 0 and an external Raid 10 running off a G-Speed PCIe card.

August 14th, 2010, 09:40 AM	#6
Mark Koha Major Player Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 243	Thanks for the info. I'll be checking out Videoguys for sure.