Vous trouverez ci dessous quelques informations importantes concernant les intégrations de Symphony Nitris avec notamment :
– nouveau driver Nvidia qui fixe le problème d'utilisation du driver antérieur 91.36 avec l'outil de titrage Marquee
– intégration du Firmware des contrôlleurs Videoraid RTR320
– intégration du driver du contrôlleur LSI
– versions de bios supportées pour les HPxw8000, 8200, 8400, et 9300.
– intégration du boot.ini pour les configurations à 3 ou 4 Go de RAM.
Symphony Nitris 1.5.x and 1.6.x Upgrade information
Since the 1.5.x releases of Symphony Nitris, customers have called into Support with various playback, render, and performance problems.
Many issues are related to improper upgrade or installation, most of which is covered in the the Read Me's.
Attached to this document is a version of Version Info Extractor. You can save it to the desktop and run a test to check your configuration against the qualified configuration. This utility will go out and look at drivers, project locations, hard drive free space etc. This is the Symphony equivalent of VIE on DS. When directed, you may save a log file and send it to Avid Customer Support for verification.
For Symphony Nitris 1.5. – 1.6.7 You MUST upgrade the Nvidia Driver to version 84.26 and set the Hardware acceleration to Multi display Compatibility mode. This is a different setting than the 1.0.x versions.
The 1.5.x and 1.6.x release notes describe in detail what needs to be done, starting on page 7 and ending on page 12.
For 1.6.3 – 1.7 The 91.36 NVIDIA driver has been included with this version of the editing application in the following location: C:\Program Files\Avid\Utilities\NVIDIA.
The version 91.36 driver resolves Avid Symphony Nitris memory problems, but it does not work with the Marquee Title Tool. If you are working with Avid Symphony Nitris 1.6.3 and have memory problems, use the 91.36 driver. But, if you also use the Marquee Title Tool, use the version 84.26 NVIDIA driver.
NEW for 1.7.x – A new nVidia driver, 91.85 has been qualified. This does not have a Marquee limitation.
In addition you have to extend the usable address space by modifying the boot.ini file. You may run the following application and when prompted, choose the option for “D” for Default
C:\programfiles\avid\utilities\3gb\Install3GBNitris.bat
Attached below is a sample Boot.ini file that is properly configured. You may download the file, and copy-paste the contents into your Boot.ini file, overwriting what is there.
*Symphony Nitris 1.5.x through 1.6.3 supports only QuickTime version 7.1.0, it is recommended that you do not use previous versions of QuickTime.
*When download a BIOS update for your Symphony Nitris from www.hp.com please ensure you are downloading the 32-bit version and NOT the 64-bit version. Also not that some workstations requires additional BIOS changes.
For the HP xw8000 you should run BIOS version JQ.W1.19US
For the HP xw8200 you should run BIOS version 2.0.8a
For the HP xw8400 you should BIOS version v2.23
For the HP xw9300 you should run BIOS version v2.06
*New Firmware for the Avid VideoRaid is available at the following Link:
Avid VideoRaid Firmware Update
It is important to note that the PDF document for updating the Avid VideoRaid also details how to configure your VideoRaid Controllers. If this step was skipped at the installation of the VideoRaids, and is implemented now, you may lose media by reconfiguring your storage. Always verify the current configuration before making changes.
*New Drivers for the LSI SCSI controller for the following workstations are now available. HP xw8000 HP xw8200 and HP xw9300.
*Note: Avid is not responsible for the maintenance of third-party hyper-links. If the link is invalid or does not return the specific version listed in this Knowledge Base Document, you may notify Customer Support at 800-800-2843, and we well do our best to repair the link.
