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Hardware Compatibility: EDIUS NLE Systems
These listings apply to the following EDIUS NLE Systems:
If a motherboard or graphics card does not appear in the list below, please contact your nearest Thomson Grass Valley Regional Office for advice on hardware compatibility.

Compatible Motherboards for HD/SD Editing — PCI-X 64-bit Slots (not compatible with EDIUS DVX)
Manufacturer Model Notes
Supermicro X6DA8-G2 This board is used in the SuperWorkstation 7044A-82 www.supermicro.com
Supermicro X6DA8-G
Supermicro X7DA8
Supermicro PDSG4 (PDSGE) Pentium 4/Pentium D/Pentium Extreme Edition available
Tyan S2676/Thunder i7525
Tyan S2895/Thunder K8WE The onboad SATA controller cannot be used in "mixed mode." This is a manufacturer issue
IWILL DJ800 For best performance, place the EDIUS mainboard (HX-E1 or SHX-E1) into the red PCI-X slot and the SD/HD output board (HX-HD1) into the green PCI-X slot. It is recommended that the white PCI-X slot be left unused. www.iwill.net
IWILL DK8N Currently not Adobe certified
IWILL DK8EW The graphics card should be placed into PCIe slot 1. Currently not Adobe certified
GIGABYTE GA-9ITDW

Compatible Motherboards for HD/SD Editing — PCIe Slots (EDIUS PCIe hardware versions only)
Manufacturer Model Notes
ABIT AA8-DuraMAX
ASUS P5K-V Use "Direct3D9" setting in "Video Overlay Setting"
ASUS P5K Deluxe/WiFi-AP Use "Direct3D9" setting in "Video Overlay Setting"
ASUS P5K64 WS
ASUS P5W D2 Premium The board has two PCIe x16 slots and one PCIe x1 slot. You can use one of the EDIUS NX PCIe boards in a x16 slot.
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe
ASUS P5WDG2-WS Pro Not compatible with EDIUS NX Express PCIe daughterboard (insufficient PCIe slots)
ASUS P5B
ASUS M2N32 WS Professional
GIGABYTE GA-8I955X Pro
GIGABYTE GA-8I945P Pro
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 The "Video Overlay Method" setting under the "Hardware Setting - Video Overlay" in EDIUS, should be "NO Tearing/Combing"

The BIOS should be F5
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4
GIGABYTE GA-G1975X
GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 This motherboard only has two PCIe slots, which means that the onboard graphics must be used, when using an EDIUS hardware solution comprised of two PCIe boards (e.g. EDIUS NX Express)
GIGABYTE GA-G33-DS3R
GIGABYTE GA-M59SLI-S5
GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L
GIGABYTE GA-P35T-DQ6
GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6
HP XW4400 Turnkey Workstation
Intel D915GEVL
Intel D925XCVLK
Intel D955XBKLKR
Intel D975XBX
Intel DG33FB Use "Direct3D9" setting in "Video Overlay Setting"
Intel DG965SS
Intel DP35DP
Intel DP965LT
Supermicro PDSG4
Supermicro X7DA8

Compatible Motherboards for SD-only Editing — PCI 32-bit slots
Manufacturer Model Notes
ASUS P5E-VM HDMI Since this board uses onboard video, realtime playback performance is decreased when Xplode effects are used in an SD project
ASUS P5GD2 Deluxe Requires the voiceover update for EDIUS Pro 3
ASUS P5GDC-V Deluxe
ASUS P5K-V When using IEEE 1394 board, need to add under [DVX-E1.dvxcore] in "Canopus.ini":
PCIConfigChange=2

If the overlay doesn't work, please follow these steps within EDIUS:
  1. Open "Settings" via [Settings]->[Hardware Settings]
  2. Open "Video Overlay Setting" under "DVX-E1 Settings"
  3. Set "Overlay Refresh" to "Lock/Unlock" and click the [Apply] button
  4. Restart EDIUS
ASUS P5K Deluxe/WiFi-AP When using IEEE 1394 board, need to add under [DVX-E1.dvxcore] in "Canopus.ini":
PCIConfigChange=2

If the overlay doesn't work, please follow these steps within EDIUS:
  1. Open "Settings" via [Settings]->[Hardware Settings]
  2. Open "Video Overlay Setting" under "DVX-E1 Settings"
  3. Set "Overlay Refresh" to "Lock/Unlock" and click the [Apply] button
  4. Restart EDIUS
ASUS P5K64 WS When using IEEE 1394 board, need to add under [DVX-E1.dvxcore] in "Canopus.ini":
PCIConfigChange=2

If the overlay doesn't work, please follow these steps within EDIUS:
  1. Open "Settings" via [Settings]->[Hardware Settings]
  2. Open "Video Overlay Setting" under "DVX-E1 Settings"
  3. Set "Overlay Refresh" to "UpdateOverlay" and click the [Apply] button
  4. Restart EDIUS
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4 C:\Windows\Canopus.ini file needs to be updated with the following lines:

[DVX-E1.dvxcore.conf]
OverlayMethod=1
[CtsHal]
OverlayUpdateMethod=1
GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 If the overlay doesn't work, please follow these steps within EDIUS:
  1. Open "Settings" via [Settings]->[Hardware Settings]
  2. Open "Video Overlay Setting" under "DVX-E1 Settings"
  3. Set "Overlay Refresh" to "Lock/Unlock" and click the [Apply] button
  4. Restart EDIUS
GIGABYTE GA-G33-DS3R If the overlay doesn't work, please follow these steps within EDIUS:
  1. Open "Settings" via [Settings]->[Hardware Settings]
  2. Open "Video Overlay Setting" under "DVX-E1 Settings"
  3. Set "Overlay Refresh" to "UpdateOverlay" and click the [Apply] button
  4. Restart EDIUS
GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L If the overlay doesn't work, please follow these steps within EDIUS:
  1. Open "Settings" via [Settings]->[Hardware Settings]
  2. Open "Video Overlay Setting" under "DVX-E1 Settings"
  3. Set "Overlay Refresh" to "Lock/Unlock" and click the [Apply] button
  4. Restart EDIUS
GIGABYTE GA-P35T-DQ6 When using IEEE 1394 board, need to add under [DVX-E1.dvxcore] in "Canopus.ini"
PCIConfigChange=2

If the overlay doesn't work, please follow these steps within EDIUS:
  1. Open "Settings" via [Settings]->[Hardware Settings]
  2. Open "Video Overlay Setting" under "DVX-E1 Settings"
  3. Set "Overlay Refresh" to "Lock/Unlock" and click the [Apply] button
  4. Restart EDIUS
GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6
Intel D915GEVLK Requires the voiceover update for EDIUS Pro 3
Intel D915PGL Requires the voiceover update for EDIUS Pro 3
Intel D915PGN Requires the voiceover update for EDIUS Pro 3
Intel D925XCV Requires the voiceover update for EDIUS Pro 3
Intel DG31PR If the overlay doesn't work, please follow these steps within EDIUS:
  1. Open "Settings" via [Settings]->[Hardware Settings]
  2. Open "Video Overlay Setting" under "DVX-E1 Settings"
  3. Set "Overlay Refresh" to "Lock/Unlock" and click the [Apply] button
  4. Restart EDIUS
Intel DG33FB When using IEEE 1394 board, need to add under [DVX-E1.dvxcore] in "Canopus.ini":
PCIConfigChange=2

If the overlay doesn't work, please follow these steps within EDIUS:
  1. Open "Settings" via [Settings]->[Hardware Settings]
  2. Open "Video Overlay Setting" under "DVX-E1 Settings"
  3. Set "Overlay Refresh" to "Lock/Unlock" and click the [Apply] button
  4. Restart EDIUS
Intel DP35DP When using IEEE 1394 board, need to add under [DVX-E1.dvxcore] in "Canopus.ini":
PCIConfigChange=2

If the overlay doesn't work, please follow these steps within EDIUS:
  1. Open "Settings" via [Settings]->[Hardware Settings]
  2. Open "Video Overlay Setting" under "DVX-E1 Settings"
  3. Set "Overlay Refresh" to "Lock/Unlock" and click the [Apply] button
  4. Restart EDIUS

Compatible Graphics Card Chipsets for HD/SD Editing
Manufacturer Model Notes
ATI FireGL V5200 PCI Express/256MB - tested OK with EDIUS v5 software, including GPUfx transitions
ATI Radeon 9700Pro AGP/128MB
ATI Radeon X Series (Radeon X300/X600/X700/X800*/X850*) * Tested OK with EDIUS DVX, EDIUS NX series, EDIUS SP series, and latest Catalyst driver
ATI Radeon X1300*/X1600 * Tested OK with EDIUS DVX, EDIUS NX series, EDIUS SP series, and latest Catalyst driver

If using EDIUS DVX and the overlay doesn't work, please follow these steps within EDIUS:
  1. Open "Settings" via [Settings]->[Hardware Settings]
  2. Open "Video Overlay Setting" under "DVX-E1 Settings"
  3. Set "Overlay Refresh" to "UpdateOverlay" and click the [Apply] button
  4. Restart EDIUS

If using EDIUS NX/SP and the overlay doesn't work, use the "Direct3D9" setting in "Video Overlay Setting"
ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro*/2600 XT* * Tested OK with EDIUS DVX, EDIUS NX series, EDIUS SP series, and latest Catalyst driver

If using EDIUS NX/SP and the overlay doesn't work, use the "Direct3D9" setting in "Video Overlay Setting"
ATI Radeon HD 3780 PCI Express/512MB - tested OK with EDIUS v5 software, including GPUfx transitions
NVIDIA GeForce PCX5750 PCI Express/128MB
NVIDIA GeForce FX5600 AGP/128MB
NVIDIA GeForce 6xxx Series
(GeForce 6100/6150/6200*/
6500/6600*/6800)
* Tested OK with EDIUS DVX, EDIUS NX series, EDIUS SP series

If using EDIUS DVX and the overlay doesn't work, please follow these steps within EDIUS:
  1. Open "Settings" via [Settings]->[Hardware Settings]
  2. Open "Video Overlay Setting" under "DVX-E1 Settings"
  3. Set "Lock/Unlock" to "UpdateOverlay" and click the [Apply] button
  4. Restart EDIUS

If using EDIUS NX/SP and the overlay doesn't work, use the "Direct3D9" setting in "Video Overlay Setting"

Overclocked boards not supported

GeForce6200 TurboCache not supported
NVIDIA GeForce 7xxx Series
(GeForce 7100/7200/7300/
7600/7800/7900*/7950)
* Tested OK with EDIUS DVX, EDIUS NX series, EDIUS SP series

If using EDIUS DVX and the overlay doesn't work, please follow these steps within EDIUS:
  1. Open "Settings" via [Settings]->[Hardware Settings]
  2. Open "Video Overlay Setting" under "DVX-E1 Settings"
  3. Set "Lock/Unlock" to "UpdateOverlay" and click the [Apply] button
  4. Restart EDIUS

If using EDIUS NX/SP and the overlay doesn't work, use the "Direct3D9" setting in "Video Overlay Setting"

Overclocked boards not supported
NVIDIA GeForce 8xxx Series
(GeForce 8400*/8500/8600/
8800*)
EDIUS DVX compatibility requires ForceWare 162.18 or later driver

* Tested OK with EDIUS DVX, EDIUS NX series, EDIUS SP series

GeForce 8500 GT (PCIe/256MB), GeForce 8600 GTS PCIe/512MB), and GeForce 8800 GTS (PCIe/512MB) - tested OK with EDIUS v5 software, including GPUfx transitions

If using EDIUS DVX and the overlay doesn't work, please follow these steps within EDIUS:
  1. Open "Settings" via [Settings]->[Hardware Settings]
  2. Open "Video Overlay Setting" under "DVX-E1 Settings"
  3. Set "Lock/Unlock" to "UpdateOverlay" and click the [Apply] button
  4. Restart EDIUS

If using EDIUS NX/SP and the overlay doesn't work, use the "Direct3D9" setting in "Video Overlay Setting"

Overclocked boards not supported
NVIDIA GeForce 9xxx Series GeForce 9600 GT (PCIe/512MB), and GeForce 9800 (PCIe/512MB) tested OK with EDIUS v5 software, including GPUfx transitions
NVIDIA Quadro FX1700 PCI Express/512MB - tested OK with EDIUS v5 software, including GPUfx transitions
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI Express/128MB - tested with EDIUS NX PCIe

Incompatible Motherboards
Manufacturer Model Notes
ASUS A8R-MVP
ASUS NCCH-DL 6300ESB South Bridge chipset
ASUS NCT-D 6300ESB South Bridge chipset
ASUS P4P800-X REQ64# Issue (see below)
ASUS P5GDC-V
INTEL SE7525GP2 6300ESB South Bridge chipset
IWILL DH800-JC 6300ESB South Bridge chipset
MSI 865G M-L(MS-6752) Rev.1.00/BIOS 1.2A, REQ64# Issue (see below)
MSI 865G Neo2-PLS REQ64# Issue (see below)
Supermicro X6DAL-XTG 6300ESB South Bridge chipset

About the REQ64# Issue:
REQ64# is a signal of the PCI bus, and should be set to the LOW level only when accessing 64-bit data. However, some motherboards have the REQ64# signal set to the LOW level permanently. In systems with these motherboards, EDIUS SP/NX (PCI controller-PLX) hardware misrecognizes the 64-bit access mode and as such, accesses as 32-bit twice and the 32-bit PCI bus has to set the REQ64# signal to the HIGH level. This issue is a result of motherboard design.
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