MC 5 and Adobe CS 5 playing nice at DVinfo.net

Alden Miller · September 9th, 2010, 01:11 AM

Hey there-
I am upgrading my Windows 7 workstation to Media Composer. I also want to get the new Photoshop and After Effects.
I am a little concern when it comes to a video card. Which ones should I be looking at so everything will play nice with each other? Or can someone direct me to where I can get the info?

Thanks

Perrone Ford · September 9th, 2010, 01:21 AM

Nvidia Quadro cards are recommended by both Adobe and Avid.

Jay West · September 9th, 2010, 07:55 PM

While you do not "need" to have a Quadro card to run MC5, Avid can be finicky about providing supporting to users with non-recommended system configurations. Also, support at nVidia is reported to be much better for Quadro cards than other nVidia cards.

Whether those considerations will matter to you depends on what you actually do with your video and how much you care about support. I've been running both the CS5 Production Premium Suite and MC5 with a GTX260 card and a Matrox MXO2 Mini and have been doing so without any video card related problems. This is a YMMV situation.

Perrone Ford · September 9th, 2010, 08:30 PM

Entry level Quadro cards are sub $300. For that kind of money, I wouldn't risk not being able to get support from Avid. That's just me...

Alden Miller · September 13th, 2010, 09:21 AM

Thanks for your input guys!

September 9th, 2010, 01:11 AM	#1
Alden Miller Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 92	MC 5 and Adobe CS 5 playing nice Hey there- I am upgrading my Windows 7 workstation to Media Composer. I also want to get the new Photoshop and After Effects. I am a little concern when it comes to a video card. Which ones should I be looking at so everything will play nice with each other? Or can someone direct me to where I can get the info? Thanks

September 9th, 2010, 01:21 AM	#2
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	Nvidia Quadro cards are recommended by both Adobe and Avid. __________________ 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.

September 9th, 2010, 08:30 PM	#4
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	Entry level Quadro cards are sub $300. For that kind of money, I wouldn't risk not being able to get support from Avid. That's just me... __________________ 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.

September 9th, 2010, 07:55 PM	#3
Jay West Major Player Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Red Lodge, Montana Posts: 889	While you do not "need" to have a Quadro card to run MC5, Avid can be finicky about providing supporting to users with non-recommended system configurations. Also, support at nVidia is reported to be much better for Quadro cards than other nVidia cards. Whether those considerations will matter to you depends on what you actually do with your video and how much you care about support. I've been running both the CS5 Production Premium Suite and MC5 with a GTX260 card and a Matrox MXO2 Mini and have been doing so without any video card related problems. This is a YMMV situation.

September 13th, 2010, 09:21 AM	#5
Alden Miller Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 92	Thanks for your input guys!