Is anyone running Threadripper with Media Composer? I recently was able to run a transcode test with Media Composer 2018.3 on an i9-7900X processor, an i7 iMac 18,3, and a Threadripper 1950 using 4K UHD footage shot on a Cannon C300 Mark II transcoding it to DNX36. Results: iMac 1.1 x faster than real... (read more)

Hey folks. I recently built a PC and ran a trial of Avid 8.6.1 and everything ran perfectly. Once the trial ended, I bought the student subscription which came with an update to 8.6.3. Update caused no issue. I used Avid througout the day. That night I shutdown, and Windows did an update for stability... (read more)

Just upgraded monitor to HP Pavillion 27xw, but can only input RGB from current video card (NVIDIA QUADRO FX 1700). I want to upgrade card to one with HDMI output. I'm running latest version MC 8.5.2 on Win 10, Intel Extreme MOBO and Intel i7 CPU. Any thoughts? Thanks. (read more)

What about the GeForce 8400 GS? Any problems with that one? I found a good deal on one. Or would the Quadro FX 3450 be better? (read more)

I'm looking for a list of compatible components (Video Cards, sounds cards, firewire, processors, Controller cards etc) that are known to have the best compatibility or performance with Media Composer. e.g. I read in one of the forums that firewire cards (or their chipset) from TI is the best one... (read more)

I was woundering if Media Composer 5 will work with video cards other than the Nvidia Quadro cards? I have the Nvidia Geforce gt 230 and I want to know if Media Composer 5 will work with it or with any of the Geforce cards? (read more)

everything was fine untill yesterday. today, i opened the AVID MEDIA COMPOSER and got the next error: YOUR VIDEO CARD EITHER DOES NOT SUPPORT PLAYBACK OR IT NEEDS MORE MEMORY TRY LOWERING THE SCREEN SIZE OR BIT DEPTH FOR NOW PLAYBACK WILL ONLY DISPLAY THE FIRST FRAMS ON THE DESKTOP my video card is:... (read more)

I'm not opposed to using the quadro video cards in an Avid workstation. It's the card that Avid has backed, so if you want an Avid, you gotta play ball. However, I'm just curious if there are actually any benchmarks out there that compare render times when using different cards in the quadro... (read more)

For anyone who is curious about the technical differences between the Quadro and GeForce GPU's, here is a good Whitepaper provided to me by NVIDIA Technical Support: http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro_geforce.html In addition, here is what Manuel, one of their Technical Support representatives,... (read more)

Thank you for the responses! I do appreciate them. Yes, basically I am a hobbyist at this point. If I was successful and transitioned to being a professional, I would probably build another machine dedicated to editing only. I am guessing I will go with an GeForce card, most likely the highest-end card... (read more)