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Funny you should mention it.  Bugs are going to be a daily part of your life until
you finally figure it out and make the switch to a solid computer designed from the
ground up with graphics in mind.  I'm of course talking about MAC and AMIGA.  In my
production company here in Salt Lake I run two AVID MC 8000s along side a NEWTEK
TOASTER/FLYER.  When I really want quality and performance I use the FLYER!  It's
nice to have the two AVIDs, because it definately has somehow gained a name for
itself.  I tell clients, "Yes, We run on the AVID."  When they come in and see what
my editors are doing on the FLYER they want to switch.  They both have their
advantages, don't get me wrong, but the point is they both WORK!!  Why?  Because
they DON'T run on IBM.  Hey, Like the name implies it's a BUSINES MACHINE not a
EDITING MACHINE!  Use it to make your billing, and write out checks; Word
Processing and limited Photoshop, but when it comes to PROFESSIONAL EDITING go with
the PROs:  MAC, SGI, or AMIGA!

Daved Hagel wrote:

> >
> >Daved Hagel wrote:
> >
> >> Sick wit hthe Mac version of MCX.  I agree that it is a powerfull system for
> >> the price but the NT version of MCX is buggy and from my view Avid is doing
> >> little to improve it.
> >
> >This is not totaly true. 1.5 is not that buggy. most buggyness comes in with
> that
> >fact that there are so mny different machines out there that people try to
> install
> >it on. Plus three different truevision boards. Ver 1.5 with a Rtx.dtx board is
> >rock solid. yes there are features that could be implimented (which 1.6 doea
> fix
> >some) but those can't be called bugs. I got a 1.5 on a compaq 6000 installed
> and
> >runing rock solid (24 hour burn in) in under 2 hours. It is very good for the
> >price (turn key can be 10K+ less then the mac version) Yes avid isn't putting
> a
> >ton of work into NT but they are not ignoreing it. And with Symphony comeing
> out
> >Greater things may be on the way. Yes Nt is not as Good as the Xpress but it
> is
> >good. (better the Speed razor or D-vision)
> >
>
> Daved Replys:
>
> You'll get no arguement that it's the best thing going for NT, but the fact is
> that it is very buggy and not very "rock solid".  I'm running a RTX board and
> have more "tiny" problems then I ever would have thought possable...and I had
> my dealer configure a "working" system for me beacuse of the compatibility
> issues.
>
> The bug list for 1.51 could take up a page and a half easy.  IF you are one of
> those that have a working system without bugs, great, congratulation.  But
> there are a lot of us that do not.  If you don't believe me, look at the MCX
> product disscussion board on the Avid BBS.  The complaints got so loud around
> NAB that they had to create a special fourm for complaints to keep the main
> fourm open for tips & tricks.
>
> Anyone considering an MCX system should have this information.  So do work
> fine, but some do not, and I know of many an MCX-NT user that has some serious
> problems.