Avid News in Video Communication Systems

Video Communication Systems and Avid recently presented the latest lines of solutions for post-production applications and broadcast audio and video workflows in the SVC showroom.

Video Communication Systems and Avid recently presented in Buenos Aires the most recent lines of solutions for post-production applications and Avid audio and video broadcast workflows in the SVC showroom.

On this occasion, the new features that Avid presented at NAB 2011 were announced, among which the announcement of the launch of Interplay Central stood out, the new generation of workflow tools, designed to accommodate a wide variety of workflows. Interplay Central provides cutting-edge work tools for audiovisual professionals without a fixed location through mobile applications and the Internet. Thanks to its open user interface, Interplay Central allows professionals from different fields of audiovisual production to access the tools they need to carry out their tasks.

El evento contó con la presencia de José Calles (Regional Sales Manager & Sales Americas), Imanol Zubizarreta (Senior Application Editor) y Felipe González (PSG l Latin America Sales Avid Latin America) llevándose a cabo demostraciones de las nuevas versiones de Avid Media Composer 5.5 y de Pro Tols 9.

What's new Media Composer 5.5

Among the new features of Media Composer 5.5, the support for the AJA Io Express interface to capture, monitor and export video stands out, as well as the possibility of directly accessing Sony's HDCAM SR Lite media and native editing with AMA (Avid Media Access). The new version also provides Nitris hardware support for Panasonic AVC-Intra projects (with multiple video sources), plus EUCON support for adding Artist Control, Artist Mix or Artist Transport control surfaces and manually controlling video editing.

On the other hand, Avid has improved the improved search tool and included the ability to capture and monitor Media Composer audio projects using Pro Tools hardware. In addition, there is now more flexibility when routing audio signals when sending material to broadcast (Send to Playback): up to 16 audio output channels and greater Long GOP performance when performing a Send to Playback from AirSpeed ​​servers. Finally, note that the new version allows working with H.264 proxies in AirSpeed ​​MultiStream environments to obtain better response times and faster transfer rates. With the Matrox MX02 Mini interface, the range of supported formats now includes SD 23.976, 720p 23.98, 1080p 23.98, 1080p 24, 1080p 25 and 1080p 29.97, in addition to the ability to choose PsF or “true P” output in the playback modes. 1080p. MX02 Mini with Max acceleration has been approved for Mac OS systems.