NewsCutter

System requirements

Windows

  • Computer: Avid-qualified Windows-based computer1
  • OS: Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz processor of faster
  • Memory: 4 GB of RAM (6+ GB recommended); 16+ GB of RAM recommended for Stereoscopic and other high performance workflows
  • Graphics card: NVIDIA Quadro FX family2 (FX 560 or higher)
  • Internal hard drive: Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk
  • Optical drive: DVD drive for disc-based software installation

Additional compatibility information

  • QuickTime: Avid has tested and qualified Apple QuickTime 7.6.9
  • Windows Media Player: Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 is required to export certain formats and to work with VC-1 material.
  • DNxHD capture with Mojo DX is only supported with Windows-based Intel Core i7 laptops (Quad Core with Hyper-Threading).

Please note that NewsCutter is available for Windows only.

  1. Uncompressed video on laptops is limited to one stream of uncompressed SD video, except for Windows-based Intel Core i7 laptops (Quad Core with Hyper-Threading) with eSata external storage, which can play multiple streams of 1:1 uncompressed SD.
  2. Only NVIDIA cards are supported; full-screen playback requires a minimum of 128 MB of graphics memory.

Important: Avid dedicates a significant amount of engineering resources and time to test and qualify specific platform configurations. Please note that we cannot provide support should you choose to use a non-Avid-qualified system.

Specifications

Media specifications

See a table of all Media Composer family supported formats

Native codec support

See all supported native codecs

Uncompressed SD and HD video

See all uncompressed SD and HD video specifications

Supported project formats

See all supported project formats

File-based support

See all supported file formats

Supported audio and video plug-in formats

See all supported file formats

What's in the box

NewsCutter Software

  • NewsCutter—Edit SD and HD video
  • Interplay Transfer (standalone version) — Transfer media and metadata to/from Interplay
  • Sorenson Squeeze—Optimize and deliver content
  • Basics Guide
  • Keycaps labels
* Please note that the Universal Mastering feature in Symphony is only available when used with Nitris DX. Additional DNxHD and AVC-Intra chips for Nitris DX are available for separate purchase.