I upgraded two systems yesterday and experienced a couple of oddities. In anticipation of this upgrade had previously downloaded 6.5.3 (which doesn't contain the entire suite) using a link provided here on the L2. I did have to download 6.5.2 (which contains the entire suite) and I had no problem downloading the 6.5.2 app and the 3 remaining suite apps simultaneously using Avid's download manager (on a PC).
While upgrading one system from 6.0 to 6.5.3 I discovered, to my great surprise, that the dongle updater sent by Avid via email was an updater for MC 6.0 - the email even stated that is was a 6.0 updater. Hmmmmm... not good, especially since I already had version 6.0 registered to that dongle. Checking the pdf screen print I made of the dongle updater page clearly indicated that I would be receiving a 6.5 updater. Fortunately the updater that was provided by the online updating process was a 6.5 updater. Why I received an updater for 6.0 by email is most curious.
The second oddity was the Nvidia display driver. The README for MC 6.5.3 clearly states "This version of the editing application requires the following Nvidia Driver: v310.90.". It also details the location of this file. Well it's not there. The version of the Nvidia driver installed in that location when I upgraded to MC 6.5 is Nvidia driver version 275.89. Alas, nowhere on the Avid site can I find a copy of the "required" driver.
Karl Knowles
Tallahassee, FL
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Mark Santora <mrsantora@...> wrote:
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>
> Just a quick commentary on the process.
>
> While purchasing the upgrade was easy, I found it was still linked to
> 6.5.2. The 6.5.3 release is almost 2 weeks old and is not linked to the
> upgrade page. In fact, I found it quite difficult to even Find the
> 6.5.3 page. Eventually I did and downloaded it but Avid, I think it's
> time to make your page a little easier to navigate as you're moving to
> digital distribution. I shouldn't spend 15 minutes trying to find the
> download like to 6.5.3 After I purchase and download 6.5.2.
>
> And while I'm at it, your download manager. I can either download or
> pause. There is no cue. So if I need to download 6 items (like I did
> last night) and I can't ran them all at the same time I have to
> physically wait and unpause the other items in the download manager
> screen. In 2013, this is not something one should have to do when there
> is a download manager on your own site.
>
> Just my .02.
>
> Mark
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> Mark Santora
> http://www.marksantora.com
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