Although other graphics cards might work, for full performance Avid supports the

following graphics cards for full 3D Open GL compatibility:

• NVIDIA Quadro 4 980 XGL

Although supported, use of the NVIDIA Quadro 4 980 XGL may result in

performance degradation during tasks such as scratch removal, auto color

correction, or general color correction when the safe color warnings are

Single monitor systems with an NVIDIA Quadra 4 980 XGL perform

properly. You might see performance degradation like those listed above

when running dual monitors with this graphics card.

• NVIDIA QuadroFX 1100, FX 1300, FX1400

Driver versions change frequently. Please go to the online support page at

www.Avid.com for the current driver version information.

For specific information on which graphics card your system supports, go to

http://www.avid.com/products/dna/.

For proper operation and performance, you must manually change some driver

If you do not have an NVIDIA card installed on your system and NVIDIA drivers

are installed, a dialog box opens informing you that NVIDIA DLL could not be

loaded. You can either click through the dialog boxes and ignore the message, or

uninstall the NVIDIA drivers.

To uninstall the NVIDIA driver:

1. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.

2. Click NVIDIA Drivers.

3. Click Change/Remove and continue through the dialog boxes.

4. If the problem persists, or the NVIDIA driver was not listed in the Add or

Remove Programs window, delete the following file from your system:

C:\\WINNT\SYSTEM32\nvoglnt.dll

Setting up the NVIDIA Card

To setup the NVIDIA card, you must make sure you have the correct display driver

Checking the NVIDIA Display Driver Version

Prior to setting up the NVIDIA card, check to make sure you have the correct

display driver version.

To check the NVIDIA display driver version:

1. Right-click the Desktop and select Properties.

The Display Properties dialog box opens.

2. Click the Settings tab.

3. Click the Advanced button.

4. Click the applicable Quadro tab.

The version number is listed under the Driver Version Information window next

to the Description: Display driver.

Installing the NVIDIA Display Driver

If you do not have the 77.18 NVIDIA driver, do the following.

To install the NVIDIA display driver:

1. Double-click Program Files\Avid \Utilities \nVidia\77.18.winxp2K.exe

2. Unzip the NVIDIA file to C:\NVIDIA.

3. Double-click C:\NVIDIA\Winxp(77.18)\Setup.exe file.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions and then restart your system.

After you update your driver, when you start the editing application, make sure the

OpenGL setting is set to your NVIDIA display card.

1. In the Avid editing application, open a new or existing project.

2. In the Project Window, click the Settings tab.

3. Double-click Video Display.

4. In the OpenGL Hardware area, select your NVIDIA display card.

Setting Multi-Display Hardware Acceleration

Set the single-display mode and the dual view mode as described in the following

If the driver is set to anything other than Single Display mode, the Avid application

might drop frames during real-time playback of 3D effects.

To set single-display mode:

1. Right-click the Desktop, and select Properties.

The Display Properties dialog box opens.

2. Click the Settings tab.

3. Click the Advanced button.

To set Dual View mode:

1. Right-click the Desktop, and select Properties.

The Display Properties dialog box opens.

2. Click the Settings tab.

3. Click the Advanced button.

4. Click the Quadro tab.

5. In the settings window, click nVidia Display Mode.

6. Select nView Modes > Dualview.

7. Click Apply, and then click OK.

Adjusting Graphics Controls in the NVIDIA Settings

If you see the video display shift in brightness, contrast, hue, or saturation when you

pause and play video, you should adjust the graphics controls in the NVIDIA

To adjust the graphics controls:

1. Exit all applications.

2. Right-click the Desktop, and select Properties.

The Display Properties dialog box opens.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Click the 1 monitor.

5. In the lower right hand corner, click the Advanced button.

6. Click the applicable Quadro tab.

7. On the left side of the display pane, click the Color Correction setting.

8. In the “Apply Color Changes to” menu, make sure Desktop is selected.

9. Click Restore Defaults.

10. Go back to the “Apply Color Changes to” menu, and select Overlay/VMR.

11. Click Restore Defaults.

12. Set the brightness slider to 120%.

13. Set the contrast slider to 110%.

14. Click Apply, and then click OK to save the changes.

15. Go back to step 4 and repeat the process for the second monitor.

Disabling the NVIDIA Driver Helper Service

The NVIDIA Driver Helper Service is a background program that runs with the

NVIDIA driver installed. This service informs you when an update to the NVIDIA

driver is available. There have been instances where this service causes slow restarts

and shutdown with the Avid Mojo attached. The service also can prevent Adobe

Photoshop’s Gamma loader from operating, which causes color correction settings

not to work properly. If this occurs, you should disable the NVIDIA Driver Helper

Service.

To disable the NVIDIA Driver Helper Service:

1. Right-click My Computer.

2. Click Manage.

3. Double-click Services and Applications.

4. Double-click Services.

6. Click Properties.

7. Select Startup Type > Disable.

8. Click OK.