Category Archives: Support

Preparing Op Atom MXF Media Files For Use in Avid Editing Workflows

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Neal

There are now a number of mechanisms available to get media files, acquired outside of traditional Avid capture workflows, into an Avid editorial workflow based on either shared or local storage. Of course there is Avid’s most recent innovation in … Continue reading →

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Avid Release ISIS v3.5 “Universal” Client

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Neal

Avid continue to develop their ISIS stable of products and have recently released their anticipated ISIS v3.5 “Universal” client which works as a conduit for owners of both Avid ISIS 7000 (Classic ISIS) systems and ISIS 5000 systems. Blog this! … Continue reading →

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Backup versus archive. Knowing the difference and understanding what to do about it

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Mark

Although the transition from analogue to digital has been going on for nearly twenty years, many users are still unclear as to what the difference is between the concept of a backup and an archive. In a nutshell, a backup … Continue reading →

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Field based acquisition. Three copies are essential

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Mark

With the likelihood increasing that you are using or are about to use a file-basedcamera that records to disc or memory card, not tape, I thought it timely to discuss some of the ways this unique and valuable data can … Continue reading →

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Why Should I Adopt Media Composer v6.0?

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Neal

Avid have spent a lot of time listening to existing users when developing worthwhile new features for the latest release of their Composer editing product, as well as porting the product to 64 bit core code thus increasing stability and … Continue reading →

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Sony Release AMA Plug Ins Which Are Compatible With Recent Avid Composer Based Releases

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Neal

Further to our recent post regarding delays to Avid AMA plug-in releases from certain 3rd party manufacturers, Sony have now released updates for their Avid Media Access (AMA) Plugins which are compatible with the 64 bit Avid Media Composer v6.0, … Continue reading →

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Matrox Announces Released Software in Support for Avid’s Open IO Initiative.

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Neal

With the release of Software v3.0 for Mac and Matrox Mtx.utils v6.0 for PC, the entire Matrox MXO2 Family and the new Matrox Mojito MAX card are now certified by Avid for use with Media Composer 6 for high quality … Continue reading →

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Black Magic Design Release Desktop Video v9.0 with Support for Avid Open I/O

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Neal

Black Magic Design have released version 9.0 of their Desktop Video software which includes support for Avid’s Open I/O initiative. This means that if you already own a Blackmagic Design capture and playback solution then you are all set to … Continue reading →

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AJA Release New Open I/O Plug ins to Support Avid’s V6 Composer Editor Release (Updated)

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Neal

AJA have released v10 drivers in support of Avid’s Open IO initiative released with the v6 Media Composer release. Drivers for the Kona 3G, Kona 3, LHe Plus, LHi and IoExpress have been posted and they are available on the AJA … Continue reading →

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Canon XF and Sony XDCAM, XDCAM EX and HDCAM SR AMA plug-ins potentially not available for Media Composer 6, Symphony 6 and Newscutter 10 release date of November 15 2011

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Neal

Avid has notified its Support Community that some manufacturers have yet to release Avid Media Access (AMA) plug ins that are compatible with the latest versions of Avid editors. The article is located on Avid’s Knowledgebase and can be read … Continue reading →

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