Going back to Mac OS 10.8.4 from Mac OS 10.8.5

Hi everyone,
I have a Mac Pro that I purchased with Mac OS 10.6 (with DVD instal), and I purchased Mac OS 10.8 a year ago. A few weeks ago, I upgraded to Mac OS 10.8.5.
Because of a bug with Avid Media Composer, I absolutely have to go back to 10.8.4.
I made a backup with Time Machine, erased my disk (once a year, a clean install doesn't hurt) and... and what can I do now ? When I launch the install of Mac OS 10.8, it automatically installs 10.8.5.
I tried to install the combo 10.8.4.dmg, but the Mac says it won't install a previous version of 10.8.5.
I also tried to go back to 10.6.8 and launch the combo 10.8.4.dmg, but then the Mac says Mac OS 10.8 lacks.
If anyone has an idea, it could be such a great help... thank you !
Cécile

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