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chapter 3
Installing Avid Video Peripherals
This chapter describes hardware and software
installation for a Pro Tools system with an Avid
video peripheral.
2 Uninstall the older version of Pro Tools: See
the Upgrading guide for the version of Pro Tools
you are uninstalling.
3 On Windows XP, turn off or disconnect the
Avid video peripheral.
Upgrading from a Previous
Version of Pro Tools to
Pro Tools 7.4
This section describes the steps for installing
Avid video peripherals if you are upgrading to
Pro Tools 7.4 from a previous version of
Pro Tools.
To install Avid video peripherals on a computer
that is installed with a previous version of
Pro Tools and Media Station:
1 Do one of the following:
4 Install Pro Tools 7.4: See the Upgrading to
Pro Tools 7.4 Guide.
When installing Pro Tools 7.4, make sure
to select the Avid Video Engine option in the
installer.
5 On Windows XP, connect and/or turn on the
Avid video peripheral after rebooting. When the
Found New Hardware Wizard appears, follow
the steps to automatically find and install the
driver for the Avid video peripheral.
6 Launch Pro Tools.
• If you are upgrading from Pro Tools 7.1 or
Pro Tools 7.2, uninstall Media Station|PT.
7 If the Avid video peripheral firmware needs to
– or –
be updated, the software prompts you. (Follow
the steps to update the firmware.)
• If you are upgrading from Pro Tools 6.4 and
Media Station|V10 1.0 or Pro Tools 6.9.x
and Media Station|PT 1.6.1, uninstall software as described in “Uninstalling AVoptionDNA, Pro Tools, Media Station, and/or
Avid Xpress Pro” on page 14.
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