User`s guide

Web Software

The third-party application QuickTime has been installed

automatically with Avid Xpress DV. Avid has qualified this QuickTime

version installed on the Avid Xpress DV CD-ROM. Downloading

newer versions of this application before it is supported by Avid might

cause problems. Avid recommends not updating these applications

until they are officially supported by Avid.

To access the most up-to-date information, check the Knowledge

Center.

Suggestions for Optimum Performance

Windows is a multitasking operating system. However, background

tasks can interrupt time-critical operations, such as recording, playing,

or rendering. Make sure that background tasks are not running while

you are working in the Avid Xpress DV system.

The following list contains suggestions for ensuring optimum

performance when working with the Avid Xpress DV system:

• Do not leave a Windows Explorer window open. Windows

Explorer will try to update file information.

• Do not leave other applications open. Some applications, such as

Microsoft Office, run background processes.

• Do not leave an e-mail application open if it is set to do periodic

checks for mail.

• Do not schedule automatic backups at times when your

Avid Xpress DV system might be in use.

• Do not start any application that includes prescheduled or

automatically scheduled activities, such as a calendar program.

• Do not keep antivirus software running in the background. Some

antivirus software will try to scan media files while you are