BLUE 2.5 System Requirements and Setup

BLUE 2.5 requires Microsoft Windows XP SP 2 or Windows Vista running on an Intel Pentium IV or AMD Athlon or higher processor, with Apple QuickTime version 6.5 or higher installed. QuickTime software is not included with the BLUE installer. If necessary, QuickTime can be downloaded for free at apple.com: www.apple.com/quicktime/

Graphics Boards and Drivers

BLUE 2.5 requires one of the following NVIDIA or ATI based graphics boards:

• NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500, 3450, 3500, 3700, 4500, 5500, 4600, 5600
• NVIDIA GeForce 6800, 7800, 7900, 7950, 8600, 8800
• ATI FireGL V3300 and up, V5200 and up, V7200 and up, V8600 and up
• ATI Radeon x1900, x1950

Supported NVIDIA Quadro FX board drivers

• NVIDIA driver version 91.85 - Download (Windows XP)
• NVIDIA driver version 169.47 - Download (Windows XP)
• NVIDIA driver version 169.61 - Download (Windows XP)
• NVIDIA driver version 169.47 - Download (Vista 32)
• NVIDIA driver version 169.47 - Download (Vista 64)

Supported NVIDIA GeForce board drivers

• NVIDIA driver version 169.21 - Download (Windows XP)
• NVIDIA driver version 169.25 - Download (Vista 32)
• NVIDIA driver version 169.25 - Download (Vista 64)

Supported ATI FireGL board drivers

• Version 8.502 - Download (Windows XP)
• Version 8.502 - Download (Vista 32)
• Version 8.502 - Download (Vista 64)

Supported ATI Radeon board drivers

• Version 8.6 - Download (Windows XP)
• Version 8.6 - Download (Vista 32)
• Version 8.6 - Download (Vista (64)

Avid Support

The BLUE 2.5 AVX plugin is supported for running on the following Avid release versions:

• Avid Media Composer 2.7 or later
• Avid Xpress Pro 5.7 or later
• Avid Newscutter 6.7 or later

Adobe Support

The BLUE 2.5 product includes plugins supported for running on the following Adobe product versions:

• Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 (Premiere Pro 3.1)
• Adobe After Effects CS3 (AE 8)

NOTE: like the Blue 2.5 standalone application, the Blue plugins are also subject to the Windows, Quicktime, and Graphics board/driver requirements listed previously

NOTE: The current version of the BLUE 2.5 Avid AVX plugin does not support Avid Symphony Nitris at this time. Check back for updates on any changes to BLUE requirements (including status Symphony Nitris support)

DualView display mode on a dual monitor NVIDIA based configuration

To run using the DualView display mode on a dual monitor configuration, BLUE 2.5 (standalone or plugin) requires the following NVIDIA driver Performance and Quality settings:

Watch the following video for step by step instuctions »

• nView Display set to DualView
• Hardware Acceleration set to Single Display mode
• Unified Back Buffer turned OFF (Quadro only setting, not relevant to GeForce boards)

NOTE: using DualView with Hardware Acceleration set to Single Mode allows the system to treat the 2 monitors as individual monitors while focusing the OGL Hardware Acceleration to the primary monitor. It is necessary to work with your video display windows on the primary monitor for them to update during playback using these NVIDIA settings.