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What Operating System, QuickTime version, and nVidia driver should I have installed for my version of Avid Media Composer?

The following chart provides a graphical representation of compatability requirements for each specific version of Avid Media Composer PC. Place your mouse on top of your version of Avid Media Composer for a clearer view, or click the version of Avid Media Composer to launch the ReadMe documentation.

This chart represents the latest major and update releases. For a list of current patch releases, see Avid Professional Editor Patch Updates

 

PC Avid Media Composer Version Matrix

Avid Editor Version

Release Date

QT Version

nVidia Driver

OS Version

Qualified PC's

Avid Media Composer 6.0.1

Feb 12

7.7.1

275.89

Win 7 Prof (64 bit)

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Avid Media Composer 6.0

Nov 11

7.7

275.89

Win 7 Prof (64 bit)

Click Here

Avid Media Composer 5.5.3

Aug 11

7.6.9

190.38
or
259.77
**

Win 7 Prof (64 bit) SP1***
Vista SP2 Bus or Ulitmate (64 bit)
XP Prof SP3 (32 bit)

Click Here

Avid Media Composer 5.5.2

May 11

Avid Media Composer 5.5.1

Mar 11

Win 7 Prof (64 bit)
Vista SP2 Bus or Ulitmate (64 bit)
XP Prof SP3 (32 bit)

Avid Media Composer 5.0.4

Jul 2011

7.6.6

190.38
or
182.65 *

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Avid Media Composer 5.0.3

Aug 10

Avid Media Composer 5.0.2

Jul 10

Avid Media Composer 5.0

Jun 10

Avid Media Composer 4.0.5

Dec 09

7.6.4

Vista SP1/2 Bus or Ulitmate SP2 (32/64 bit)
XP Prof SP2/3(32 bit)

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Avid Media Composer 4.0.4

Nov 09

Avid Media Composer 4.0.3

Nov 09

Avid Media Composer 4.0.2

Sep 09

7.6.2

182.65

Avid Media Composer 3.5.4

Jul 09

7.5.5
7.6

169.47 or 182.65

Vista Bus or Ultimate SP SP1 (32/64 bit)
XP Prof SP2/3 (32 bit)

Click Here

Avid Media Composer 3.5.1

Apr 09

169.47

Avid Media Composer 3.5

Mar 09

Avid Media Composer 3.1.3

May 09

7.5.5

Vista Bus SP1 (32/64 bit)
XP Prof SP2/3 (32 bit)

N/A

Avid Media Composer 3.1.2

Jan 09

Avid Media Composer 3.1.1

Dec 08

Avid Media Composer 3.1

Dec 08

Avid Media Composer 3.0.5

Sep 08

7.4.5

Avid Media Composer 3.0

Jun 08

Avid Media Composer 2.8.4

Jul 08

7.3

91.85

XP Prof SP2 (32 bit)

Avid Media Composer 2.8.3

Apr 08

Avid Media Composer 2.8.1

Jan 08

Avid Media Composer 2.8

Nov 07

Avid Media Composer 2.7.7

Nov 07

7.2

Avid Media Composer 2.7.5

Sep 07

Avid Media Composer 2.7.2

Jun 07

7.1.6

Avid Media Composer 2.7

Mar 07

84.26

Avid Media Composer 2.6.4

Nov 06

7.1

Avid Media Composer 2.6.2

Oct 06

Avid Media Composer 2.6.1

Sep 06

Avid Media Composer 2.6

Sep 06

Avid Media Composer 2.5.3

Aug 06

Avid Media Composer 2.5.2

Jul 06

Avid Media Composer 2.5

Jul 06

Avid Media Composer 2.2.13

Sep 07

7.0

Avid Media Composer 2.2.11

Nov 06

Avid Media Composer 2.2.10

Sep 06

Avid Media Composer 2.2.9

Sep 06

Avid Media Composer 2.2.6

Apr 06

77.18

Avid Media Composer 2.1.8

Oct 05

6.5.2

67.22

Avid Media Composer 2.1.7

Sep 05

Avid Media Composer 2.1.6

Jul 05

Avid Media Composer 2.1.5

May 05

Avid Media Composer 2.1.3

Mar 05

Avid Media Composer 2.1

Mar 05

6.5.1

Avid Media Composer 1.6

Oct 04

61.82 (SP2)

XP Prof SP1/2 (32 bit)

Avid Media Composer 1.5.1

Aug 04

53.03 (SP1)

XP Prof SP1 (32 bit)

***Windows 7 64bit (SP1) is also supported with the v5.0.3.9 patch.

** For this release, the 259.77 driver is supported with the z400, z800, and any other configurations with a NVIDIA Quadro 4000, 2000, or 600. Any other configurations are supported with the 190.38 driver.

* For this release, the 182.65 driver is provided specifically if the customer experiences an NVIDIA driver crash followed by C++ errors in the Avid application after manipulating effects in the record monitor. NVIDIA driver crash errors appear in the Windows Event Viewer logs. This applies to systems that have the FX 4800 graphics card on a Windows Vista or Windows 7 system.


The following chart provides a graphical representation of compatability requirements for each specific version of Avid Media Composer MAC. Place your mouse on top of your version of Avid Media Composer for a clearer view, or click the version of Avid Media Composer to launch the ReadMe documentation. Click Here for PC compatibility.

MAC Avid Media Composer Version Matrix

Avid Editor Version

Release Date

Qualified OS

Qualified QT Version

Qualified MAC's

Avid Media Composer 6.0.1

Feb 12

10.7.1, 10.7.2

X

Click Here

Avid Media Composer 6.0

Nov 11

10.7.1, 10.7.2

X

Click Here

Avid Media Composer 5.5.3

Aug 11

OS 10.6.6
OS 10.6.7
OS 10.6.8
OS 10.7(Lion)

X

Click Here

Avid Media Composer 5.5.2

May 11

OS 10.6.6
OS 10.6.7

Avid Media Composer 5.5.1

Mar 11

OS 10.6.6

Avid Media Composer 5.0.4

Jul 11

OS 10.6.6 or OS 10.6.7

Click Here

Avid Media Composer 5.0.3

Aug 10

OS 10.6.3
OS 10.6.4
OS 10.6.5*

Avid Media Composer 5.0.2

Jul 10

Avid Media Composer 5.0

Jun 10

OS 10.6.3

Avid Media Composer 4.0.5

Dec 09

OS 10.6.2
OS 10.5.7 or OS 10.5.8

7.6.4
X

Click Here

Avid Media Composer 4.0.4

Nov 09

Avid Media Composer 4.0.3

Nov 09

OS 10.5.7 or OS 10.5.8

7.6.4

Avid Media Composer 4.0.2

Sep 09

7.6.2

Avid Media Composer 3.5.4

Jul 09

OS 10.5.5
OS 10.5.6
OS 10.5.7

7.5.5
7.6

Click Here

Avid Media Composer 3.5.1

Apr 09

Avid Media Composer 3.5

Mar 09

OS 10.5.5 or OS 10.5.6

Avid Media Composer 3.1.3

May 09

OS 10.5.5

7.5.5

Click Here

Avid Media Composer 3.1.2

Jan 09

Avid Media Composer 3.1.1

Dec 08

Avid Media Composer 3.1

Dec 08

Avid Media Composer 3.0.5

Sep 08

OS 10.4.11

7.4.5

Avid Media Composer 3.0

Jun 08

OS 10.5.3

Avid Media Composer 3.0.1

Jun 08

OS 10.4.11

7.3

Avid Media Composer 2.8.4

Jul 08

N/A

Avid Media Composer 2.8.3

Apr 08

Avid Media Composer 2.8

Nov 07

Avid Media Composer 2.7.7

Nov 07

OS 10.4.10

7.2

Avid Media Composer 2.7.5

Sep 07

Avid Media Composer 2.7.2

Jun 07

OS 10.4.9

7.1.6

Avid Media Composer 2.7

Mar 07

OS 10.4.8

7.1.3

Avid Media Composer 2.6.4

Nov 06

7.1

Avid Media Composer 2.6.2

Oct 06

OS 10.4.6

Avid Media Composer 2.6.1

Sep 06

Avid Media Composer 2.6

Sep 06

Avid Media Composer 2.5.3

Aug 06

Avid Media Composer 2.5.2

Jul 06

Avid Media Composer 2.5.1

Jul 06

Avid Media Composer 2.5

Jul 06

Avid Media Composer 1.8.4

Apr 06

OS 10.4.3

7.0.3

Avid Media Composer 1.8.2

Dec 05

Avid Media Composer 1.8.1

Sep 05

OS 10.4.2

7.0

Avid Media Composer 1.8

Aug 05

Avid Media Composer 1.6.5

Jun 05

OS 10.3.9

6.5.1

Avid Media Composer 1.6

Oct 04

OS 10.3.4


*Avid Editor Patch v5.0.3.7r is required for OS 10.6.5 compatibility. The full v5.0.3.7r installer can be downloaded here.

 

 

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