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Latest post Mon, May 19 2008 7:46 PM by artworthy. 0 replies.

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Mon, May 19 2008 7:46 PM

artworthy
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Can't open any media files -- AvidSDM fails to Initialize

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After a HD crash had to reinstall Express Pro 4.5.1 on new drive. Old system more than adequate (pent 4 / 2g ram) runiing for 3 years fine. But as Avidl loads an error come on that the AVIDDSM didn't not initialize. And when attempt to play timeline I get error ss :Exception_2008.05.16_17.12.36 20080516171236 Dump

Can't open any media files

I suspect my OMFI MediaFiles can't talk to avid, so to speak bec. of shared library probs or SDM probs. I've reinstalled several times. Any suggestions out there? This is the exact message:

AFTER the Open GL loads on startup, it says at the bottom "Loading Setup..." and that's when the first error message comes up, a Windows error:

"An ACCESS_VIOLATION exception occurred. For more information see the error log: c:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Xpress Pro HD\Avid FatalErrorReports\Exception_2007.01.07_13.35.36"

(I can't open this error log, it is a file type that the PC doesn't know)

When I click Okay, an Avid error comes up:

"The AvidSDM (Storage Device Manager) could not be loaded or initialized. This could be due to a mismatch or missing AvidSDM Shared Library and Service can result in degraded performance while running the Avid application. Please make sure that the proper AvidSDM Shared Library and Service are installed on the system."

Could really use some help. Thanks so much.

-A

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