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700m - Avid Xpress DV / Pro

post #1 of 8
3/10/05 at 9:14pm
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Hello,

Anybody using Avid Xpress DV or Pro on this little machine? I'm wondering if the graphic card would choke... If not, can the s-video output be used for a "client" monitor?

I guess a 1.8 or 2.0 with 1gig of ram could run AVX, but I'm just not sure about the video chipset...

Thanks for your time.
lpr
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post #2 of 8
3/11/05 at 4:14am
I suppose it would crash on the 700m as well as it does on other machines - or is it more stable now?
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post #3 of 8
3/11/05 at 10:17am
First off, you wouldn't use the S-Video for a "client" monitor. There's an external VGA port on the left side, to use with an external monitor.

Secondly, if it crashes on the 700m (and I don't know if it would or not), hooking up an external monitor wouldn't prevent that. It would just show the crashing on a different screen. You'd STILL be running it on the 700m, and if it crashes with the 700m LCD, it'll crash with an external monitor, since the app appears to be dependent on the VIDEO CARD, not the monitor.
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post #4 of 8
3/11/05 at 11:54am
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I'm pretty aware that the monitor as nothing to do with a system's graphic performance...

They were two different questions. If Avid Xpress cannot be used properly on the 700m, I wouldn't need an answer for the second question .

In fact, when I talk about "client" monitor, I'm talking about the full screen outpout of what's being edited on the workspace from the notebook's LCD. I know that on a dual display ATI or Nvidia card this can be done, but I'm not sure on this laptop.

Thanks for your time.
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post #5 of 8
3/11/05 at 12:39pm
Unless Avid Xpress uses any 3d functions from the graphics card, it shouldn't matter which graphics card you have in your machine. For 2d, all graphics cards nowadays are pretty much the same.
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post #6 of 8
3/11/05 at 12:47pm
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There would be the use of real-time dissolves and multi-layered effects that could use 3d functions. One thing for sure, the 700m is not part of Avid's "supported" systems... but maybe someone tried it and it works great for basic dv editing.

Later.
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post #7 of 8
3/11/05 at 9:10pm
There are a few limitations for what you'll be able to do with Avid XPress Pro or DV on a 700m. The largest problem is the shared video. I'd be very surprised if Avid likes it very much. I have seen it work on some systems with shared but for the most part, it's a lot of trouble. Considering the resolution on a 700m is reasonably low, it should be okay for laptop only use. The next thing is ram. Avid is one ram hungry app. A gig should be fine though.

Now about using an second display for editing. I wouldn't recommend it because of the shared video. I would imagine that it wouldn't be able to display any video on the secondary display.

It's a shame that the new precision and d-series models no longer have any onboard firewire ports.
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post #8 of 8
3/11/05 at 10:32pm
I haven't tried DV Express, but I have a competitive product (which I can't name 'cus I work for the developer) on my XPS. Not really a direct comparison, of course...

The S-Video may work for an NTSC monitor - not sure how accurate the colour would be, but then, it is "Never The Same Colour" so that may not be a concern

Don't count on the transitions being 3D accelerated. Usually Avid doesn't do transitions through 3D type protocols - it'll be mostly CPU based.

My biggest concern would be video playback. The hard drive on the 700 M isn't exactly a speed demon. It may work better if you attach a 7200 rpm external 1394 drive.

Let us know how it works out.
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