Media Composer 5.5

When you edit high-profile films, TV shows, or commercials for a living, you need a system that gives you the speed, flexibility, and confidence to take on anything. With Media Composer Nitris DX, you can capture, edit, monitor, and output digital and analog material faster and easier than anything else available.

Using Avid Intelligent Architecture, which squeezes the most performance out of your system, Media Composer software tightly integrates high-performance Nitris DX video hardware with your host computer's CPU and GPU, giving you a single high-bandwidth effects engine that delivers without compromise—no matter what formats and codecs you use.

Availability

• Media Composer Nitris DX (includes software and hardware)
• Nitris DX (hardware only; must currently own Media Composer or NewsCutter software)

Host connections

• Computer: PCIe
• Serial machine control: RS-422

Video connections

• Digital video: SDI I/O (SD, HD)
• Analog video:
  • Component I/O (YCbCr: SD, HD)
  • S-Video I/O (SD)
  • Composite I/O (SD)

Audio connections

• Digital audio:
  • 8 channels of AES/EBU I/O (on DB25 connector)
  • 8 channels of embedded SD-SDI audio I/O
  • 16 channels of embedded HD-SDI audio I/O
  • 8 channels of optical ADAT I/O
  • 2 channels of optical S/PDIF I/O
• Analog audio:
  • 4 channels of balanced XLR I/O
  • 2 channels of RCA audio input
  • 2 channels of 1/4" TRS output
  • Stereo headphone output (1/4” TRS)

You're always balancing quality, cost, and the next deadline. With Media Composer Mojo DX, you get the power of Media Composer software combined with a high-performance digital video interface to give you a head start on all three.

Using Avid Intelligent Architecture, which squeezes the most performance out of your system, Media Composer software tightly integrates Mojo DX video hardware with your host computer’s CPU and GPU, giving you a high-bandwidth effects engine that delivers without compromise—no matter what formats and codecs you use. Whether you’re working with tape or going tapeless, experience faster editing—plus digital capture, monitoring, and output—with Media Composer Mojo DX.

Availability

• Media Composer Mojo DX (includes software and hardware)
• Mojo DX (hardware only)

Host connections

• Computer: PCIe
• Serial machine control: RS-422

Video connections

• Digital video: SDI I/O (SD and HD, combined connector)

Audio connections

• Digital audio:
  • 8 channels of embedded SD-SDI audio I/O
  • 16 channels of embedded HD-SDI audio I/O
  • 8 channels of optical ADAT I/O
  • 2 channels of optical S/PDIF I/O
• Analog audio:
  • 2 channels of 1/4" TRS I/O
  • Stereo headphone output (3.5mm TRS)

Monitoring and sync

• Monitoring: HDMI output (all rates supported, including full 1920 x 1080 HD)
• Timecode and sync:
  • Reference Sync (Black and Burst or HD TriLevel input, combined connector)
  • Word Clock (output only)

Onboard support

• Thin raster support