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Will Adobe ever want their video editing program to be taken seriously by professionals?
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Carl] “Avid runs on quicktime.”
I don’t believe so.
Upon import a QT file is converted to an Avid omf file.
.- Don’t believe? Just Try to use any AVID (PC or MAC) without Quicktime installed.
It won’t work
OMF is a Quicktime wrapper. FCP use quicktime native, without wrapper.
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Not only that.
“OMF is based upon Bento, an extremely versatile, but complicated object-oriented developed by Apple Computer for their ill-fated OpenDoc system. Bento is completely cross-platform compatible, making OMF files completely agnostic as to the computer system they were created on, or where they are read.”
Avid was an APPLE Macintosh only aplication till the appearance and maturity of Windows NT.
That’s why it’s still very close to Mac, at least in the inside.
The default Avid’s workiing audio files, no matter if it’s PC or Mac, are still .AIFF, which is totaly APPLE.
If you are importing audio in .wav. You have to convert it to .aiff and then wrap it in .omf. The conversion is done automatically.
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Thanx Tim, It’s nice to be missed : )
I just like to keep my yap shut once in a while so it doesn’t seem like I’m the ONLY one using Axio . . .
LS
Larry Sherwood
Sherwood Post Production
Austin, Texas
512 219-8721
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Where is your quote from?
I double checked with our experienced Post Manager, who confirmed that to his knowledge, Avid is NOT QT based, but does use QT on the Mac for display purposes. FWIW, I’ve been able to stop the QT process in XP, and XPressPro runs fine.
In any case, I’ve referred this to the COW Avid forum for their input.
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“Where is your quote from?”
https://www.stagetools.com/bill/Omf.htm
“I double checked with our experienced Post Manager, who confirmed that to his knowledge, Avid is NOT QT based, but does use QT on the Mac for display purposes. FWIW, I’ve been able to stop the QT process in XP, and XPressPro runs fine.”
.- Stop the prccess?? You mean to stop the startup icon on the toolbar?? If it’s the case, That doesn’t do nothing.
I said to completely UNINSTAL Quicktime, Try it, You’ll be surprised.
Anyway You can reintall it later.
Genuine “Video for Windows” based apps, like “Avid”(Pinnacle) Liquid Edition DO NOT need For Quicktime to be installed at all in order to work.
Avid does need Quicktime.
“In any case, I’ve referred this to the COW Avid forum for their input.”
.- You’ll be surprised
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Hey Les, can you email or call me, I NEED to speak with you
Thanx
LSLarry Sherwood
Sherwood Post Production
Austin, Texas
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Wes from Automatic Duck has replied on the Avid forum saying that Les is correct.
I love Bill Ferster but in this case . . .LS
Larry Sherwood
Sherwood Post Production
Austin, Texas
512 219-8721
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Wes from Automatic Duck has replied on the Avid forum saying that Les is correct.
.- Just try to run Avid without Quicktime installed.
That’s something anyone can try at home.
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Wes Plate’s response at the Avid pasture is good enough for me.
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From the Avid site
https://www.avid.com/products/xpressprohd/specs.asp#pc
“Minimum PC System Specifications for Avid Xpress Pro
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
QuickTime 7.0.3
1 GB system memory minimum, 2 GB recommended for HD or high-stream count SD projects
Dual or Single 2.4 GHz Xeon processor OR Pentium 4 1.6 GHz processor OR Pentium M 1.8 GHz processor (mobile configurations)
Qualified graphics card (per model, as supported by system vendors)1
Qualified IEEE-1394 FireWire port (integrated or add-in card2 ; Mojo is not supported on notebook systems with PCMCIA cards of any kind)
40 GB or larger internal IDE drive3
DVD-ROM or DVD+RW drive”They put QuickTime in second place of the minimum system requirements.
Again, from the Avid site:
https://www.avid.com/products/liquid/specs.asp
In the LIQUID EDITION (Formerly Pinnacle) requirements , They don’t put QuickTime, not even as an optional requirement.
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