Avid Xpress Pro HD

I was wondering if Avid Xpress Pro HD is compadable for my mac. I know on the avid website, it says I need to have a powerbook, and that I need 1 GB of ram and 128 MB of video memory, but i was wondering if i could still install it and just have it run slowly.
My system is:
iBook G4
1.42 GHz
512 MB physical memory
32 MB video memory
OS X 10.4.6
internal and external hard drive
need answer soon becuase if it doesnt work i have to return it within 19 days
Thanks for the help
Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Even if you were able to install the software and bypass the 128MB video memory specification, I would guess the performance will be very poor. Is there a specific feature of Avid Xpress Pro HD that is not included in a program that is supported like Final Cut Express?
-Doug

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Thanks.

Attempting to cure a preroll issue by changing computing platforms is not recommended. You may or may not like FCP at all. You might not like Macintosh at all.
Stability is relative. Are you saying Avid crashes on prerolls? That's absurd for a video editing application to do that and, no, FCP doesn't do that. But we have tons of recent reports of FCP crashing for other reasons. A quick search of the forum for CRASH or QUIT and AVID will disclose tons of interesting issues.
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Anyone know if Avid Xpress Pro 5.8 runs on a Powerbook 1.5GHz Tiger?
Many thanks in advance.

Version 5.7.5 is the latest version listed on:
http://www.avid.com/products/xpresspro/specs.asp
As you can see from that link, what are the minimum requirements:
Macintosh
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4.10
your 10.4.11 meets this
Earlier versions of Mac OS X are not supported (Mac OSX Leopard support is planned for a future release)
System Memory (same requirements for software-only, with Avid Mojo or with Avid Mojo SDI)
1GB system minimum
2GB recommended for HD and high-stream count SD projects
assuming your lower RAM slot is good you can get this high. There is a Exchange Repair Program for some Powerbooks G4 of your speed, for others, I recommend double checking the RAM you have installed takes account for the bus slewing known to happen for your model when you buy RAM.
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A graphics adapter supported by Apple – 128MB (or higher) memory on graphics card
Alas the 12" Powerbook fails in this regard, the maximum GPU you have for the 12" Powerbook is 64 MB, the latest MacBook, all MacBook Pros fit this and the hard drive requirement below. Some iMac G5s and PowerMac G5s also fit this requirement
Apple native FireWire, included with all qualified systems
40GB or larger internal SATA boot drive
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CD or DVD-ROM drive or DVD+RW drive
QuickTime 7.2
I've outlined where the Powerbook fails in these regards. Unfortunately no Powerbook will run Avid, but some MacBook and MacBook Pros will.
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HDV material captured using FCP - need to import it into Avid Xpress Pro

Any way to do that and stay HDV??

Well, only Xpress Pro on Windows does HDV. I've been editing Avid SD footage in FCP by exporting QT Ref Movies from Avid (quick) so maybe it'll work the other way . . . if you have a PC.

Coming From Avid Xpress Pro 6.0

So I'm coming from SD world and an old Avid system that I've had for close to nine years. While I've dabbled in FCP in the past I'm getting closer to make the leap but on a budget.
My question is this if I get FCP for a laptop what is the recommended setup? Use the internal hard drive or external drive for storage? If external what drive? What to use for a B/O box? I was looking at the AJA Io HD box primarily because I still have decks that I will be using and it future proofs me. Will be shooting with either the JVC GY-HM700 or the Sony EX3.

Never use the internal drive for media storage.
The standard MacBook should not even be considered. It only has USB ports, that won't cut it for video editing.
The 13 and 15 inch MacBook Pro only have a FireWire and USB ports.
The 17 inch has an Express Card slot as well as FireWire and USB.

Why do stills look so much better in Avid Xpress Pro?

I imported some stills into FCP (dimensions 2500x2000) and while they look fine in the viewer, they look terrible in the timeline. I tried importing the same still into AXP and it looks much better.
Any ideas why?
Thanks.

Just to back John up:
Shane's Stock Answer #2: Blurry playback
ONLY JUDGE THE QUALITY OF YOUR MATERIAL ON AN EXTERNAL NTSC MONITOR, OR AT LEAST A TV.
1. Disable overlays on the canvas
2. Make sure you've rendered everything (no green bars at the top of the timeline
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=24787
Video playback requires large amounts of data and many computations. In order to maintain frame rate and be viewable at a normal size, only about one-fourth of the DV data is used in displaying the movie to the screen. However, the DV footage is still at full quality, and is best viewed thru a TV or NTSC monitor routed thru your camera or deck.
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When I output from Avid Xpress Pro to DVD SP I get low audio on the final DVD.
I export my Xpress Pro sequences as QT References with the audio as an AIFF file. I was able to improve the audio a bit by going into APack and converting the AIFF to an AC3 file. Even after boosting all the audio in the sequence (back in Xpress Pro) 10DB it's still not great. Any ideas?

Mix your audio as hot as you can in the Avid...if you are using the -27 Dialogue Normalization setting, you are going to get the levles cut considerably. Use -31 (IIRC) instead...

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Sorry if this question has been answered elsewhere, but unfortunately I don't have the time to dig for it.
Our agency is cuyrrently looking at upgrading our aging Avid Xpress (5.08, not Pro, not DV, but Meridien on OS9) to a FCP system (per my request). We have a G5 with FCP Studio already installed, but it's really only used for assembling DVDs and (motion) graphics.
What I'd like to do is move everything over to the FCP system and purchase an outboard video card and possibly more storage.
First of all, is Automatic Duck the best way to go for migrating projects? We have lots of old commercial and show projects that need to stay in-tact.
Secondly, what will be my best option for outboard video? We are looking to migrate to HD in the near future (more than likely DVCPro100, NOT hdv) and am looking at the different options for FCP.
Lastly, will the RAIDs I have from the old Avid work well with FCP, or should I try to push for a different setup?
Any help or insight is greatly appreciated. Even if it's simply links to past discussions.
Thank you in advance!

Automatic duck is a great way of migrating projects, but only if they don't have any Avid filters or effects like Matte Keys or Animattes. Those will not transfer. Straight cuts, dissolves, wipes...they should transfer.
DVCPRO HD requires no special capture card. It transfers via firewire (thus the reason FCP 4.5 is called FCP HD). But for uncompressed HD, good cards to look into are the Kona LH, Kona 2 (Kona LHe and Kona 3 for the QUADS) or the Decklink HD series from Blackmagic. Aurora has yet to release an HD card, which is a darn shame...
For DVCPRO HD you will need either firewire 800 drives (recommend the G-Raids) or a SATA or fibrechannel Raid. For uncompressed HD, only the SATA or fibrechannel raids will cut it.
I am glad to hear that you are considering DVCPRO HD over HDV. Smart move. For more info on my experiences with the DVCPRO HD workflow, click on UNDERDOG.
Shane

How to transfer Avid XPress project on PC to Premiere CS4 on laptop?

Hi,
I have the following problem: I have an Avid Xpress sytem on a PC and Premiere Pro CS4 on a laptop. I have a project on the PC that I would like to edit while travelling with the laptop - and I'm trying to work out how to transfer the project from one to the other (via an external hard drive).
I noticed that Premiere in the latest update supports AAF files, but when I export the Avid project as AAF, Premiere can read the info in the AAF file but somehow it does not recognise the associated OMF (media) files (i.e. it imports the AAF and then asks where a given OMF file is, but when you tell it, it says that the file format is not supported).
I read somewhere that an alternative would be via quicktime reference files - but the problem I see there is that if I want to transfer the media files to another drive, the quicktime reference file has no means of knowing where they are (or rather will think that they are still at the old place, because it does not ask for any location)?
Another thing may be that the original Avid OMF files might not be quite the right format for Premiere - there is also an option to export to OMF 1.0, but I'm not sure if that would help.
Any suggestions and help regarding transferring the project from one system to the other would be appreciated! Many thanks!

Um ... by basically re-doing the project ... as there's SO much added to CC since the CS6 version, the tools have changed, the available effects have changed, the underlying code has changed ... there's just so much that CC can do that can't be done in the old CS6 version.
You can try exporting an XML and importing that into CS6 ... sometimes that works better than others, it hath been stated. This is sort of like trying to put a modern engine with all the computer controlled gizmos & pollution controls & fuel injection and designed to work with a 5-speed auto transmission into a 1965 Chevelle. With the older 3-speed manual tranny. How do you do it? Rebuild everything ... both the engine & the car. Lot of work.
Neil

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Has anyone heard when Avid or their dongle company will be releasing a update for the MacBook Pro? Its a shame that they have yet to send out a update....my Xpress Pro wont work, and I need it for work...
-Sean

do you mean you dont know what the agp graphic card is? what is video editing program you use, is it avid? i guess it doesnt have the same system requirements as final cut?

Also Quicktime downgrade 7.1.2 7.0.1 Avid xPress don't work anymore

since i have made the upgrade from 7.0.1 to the actually version ... my avid xpress don't work anymore. it doesen't starts ... no reaction ... you have to quit the app by the escapealtapplebutton resolution.
Please help me to downgrade to 7.0.1 imediately!!! i can't work now!
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christof

If you archive your data, reinstall the OS from your OS install disk, then install the combined update to X.4.6, that should get you back, and as a bonus that will take back your QuickTime as well.
The bad thing is, it's an aggravating process, and I think you have to reinstall Xpress Pro as well.
In that Avid thread, someone purported to have found a workaround for the X.4.7 dongle problem, something about reinstalling an older version of a USB driver or something. You could try that. I'd suggest backing your whole system up before you go fooling with it, though.
Next time, if you MUST install a system update in the middle of a project, back up your whole system drive, run the upgrade, then if your system dies, you can restore from the backup
I know. You don't want to hear that right now. 8-)
Let me tell you: I've been there myself. 8-(
--Dave Althoff, Jr.

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if the answer is yes , which one should I buy ?? i5 or i7 ?
If the ( i5 ) is working properly with the device i will buy it , less expensive than i7 ,,
I have no experiense in those Mac mini and I need help .. Thannnnnks

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If your info is correct you need to first buy Snow Leopard from the Apple on-line store ($20) install and update to 10.6.8 and then buy Lion from the App Store for $20.

When will OS X Lion be compatible with Avid's Pro Tools 9, or any Pro Tools for that matter?

When will OS X Lion be compatible with Avid's Pro Tools 9, or any Pro Tools for that matter?

There's less money to be made from compatibility than there is from "forced upgrades." Why would AVID be concerned with their older product working with the new OS when they can release another version for people to pay $250+ for? Free bug-fix download vs. latest software upgrade? You've got two companies with virtual monopolies on the pro audio market. It's a win-win for them.
So what does that say to me about the handful that do not? The incompatibility is a marketing decision, not a shortcoming.
Am I close?

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