Category: Tech Note
Avid Quicktime Codec Update v2.2.1 & Avid 4.0.5
I post this here as the last time there was a codec overhaul, massive problems occurred with Avid Unity and QT Reference file encoding. And it was thus said by Avid: The QuickTime codecs v2.2.1 addresses an issue encountered in Avid Media Composer v4.0.5, Avid Symphony v4.0.5, and Avid NewsCutter v8.0.5 in which DVCPro, MPEG, […]
It came from the Searches Volume 1
I’m on a plane from Vegas – after nerding out at the Digital Signage Expo. It’s a full circle, having been christened into Digital Signage around 2002 with Graybow. Glasfire (3M’s Vikuiti), if any of you remember. In any event, this short 50 minute jaunt from Vegas to Burbank gives me time to write a […]
Avid: Qualified Nehalem Mac Configs
Looks like Avid has qualified the new Nehalem Macs: Avid Announces Support for New Apple® Mac Pro Computers for Avid Media Composer® and Avid Symphony™ Qualified Configurations: Apple Mac Pro Configuration One - Two 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon - 6GB of DDR3 ECC SDRAM (6x1GB) - 640GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s - NVIDIA GeForce […]
Tech Note: Avid and Volume Sizes
Best Practices - Drive partitioning suggestions from Avid Customer Support.
Avid Media Composer Cheatsheet Version 4.0.4
Avid creates a document for us tech folk, commonly known as the Avid Cheat Sheet. It’s a “living” document with install / tech gotchas, links, and tech goodness for the new version of Media Composer. It is absolutely essential for building, optimizing, and configuring an efficient (and sometimes even functional) Avid system. Here is latest […]