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Avid NEXIS Gives Israel’s Largest Post House 4K and Shared Workflow Capabilities

Adam Noyes — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 13:56:51 +0000

Shared storage and shared work spaces, like many technological advances, are becoming more widespread. The desire to implement shared storage devices like the Avid | NEXIS Pro and shared work spaces like Avid MediaCentral is a global trend. The well-known post-production house Opus in Israel has always tried to stay ahead of the trends. Seeing how these new devices can help any post-production team, Opus has outfitted their centers with these Avid shared devices and software to help power there Avid suites. Using software like Media Composer and other workstations with Media Composer | Symphony Option bringing in the NEXIS units make for flexibility in storage and with MediaCentral the collaboration just becomes easier and easier. With Avid constantly pushing the envelope in shared media, we can’t help but think what’s next?

Opus isn’t just Israel’s largest post-production house. With three locations—two in Tel Aviv and another in Jerusalem—it just might rival the size and capabilities of any facility on the planet. Its stats are staggering. With 20 full-time staff and more than 200 editors coming through their doors at any given time, Opus’ workflow is powered by MediaCentral and boasts 100 Avid suites, including 20 Media Composer workstations, with Media Composer | Symphony Option providing color correction and mastering capabilities. Multiple Pro Tools suites enable the most sophisticated post-production sound design. Recently the facility added a range of Avid NEXIS software-defined storage solutions to better support the latest high-resolution workflows and collaborative post production.]

Many of the country’s hugely popular reality shows, including Master Chef, X Factor, Israel’s Got Talent, and the Israeli version of American Idol, are all completed at Opus. With demanding, time-dependent workflows, Opus needed to ensure its Avid suites had the necessary audio and video tools, easy access to media, and significantly, a collaborative environment.

The power of Avid NEXIS | PRO and Avid NEXIS | E4 storage engines enables uncompressed 4K coloring, a first for the facility. It also brings time savings and greater efficiency. “It’s the first time we started working in a shared environment in high-resolution workflows,” says Dori. “It’s a major step for us and for the entire industry in Israel.” Prior to the NEXIS upgrade, online work was conducted on local storage which caused bottlenecks for reality programming in particular. Junior editors would have to wait until lead editors were finished before the next stage could be completed. Now transcoding can begin while an online editor is working in the same suite. Media can be shared instantly and editing functions conducted simultaneously….[continue reading]

Special Offer: Renew Media Composer and get the Symphony Option for $99

Jim Bask — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:17:51 +0000

From Avid

RENEW MEDIA COMPOSER TO GET THE SYMPHONY OPTION FOR JUST 99 USD!

We’d like to tempt you with an incredible offer—renew your Media Composer Upgrade & Support Plan before December 31st for just 299 USD, and get the option to buy Symphony for an additional 99 USD.

The Symphony Option—a value of 749 USD—gives you advanced secondary and relational color correction tools to help you get any look you desire. That’s not all—it also enables Universal Mastering to deliver multiple formats from a single master source.

You can renew your Upgrade and Support Plan for Media Composer either on the Avid web store, or through your reseller if you prefer. You should see the Media Composer | Symphony Option appear in your Avid Master Account within 4-5 business days of purchase.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity—valid until December 31st, 2017

What Avid Media Composer Editors Want, the Votes Are In!

Jim Bask — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:59:30 +0000

If you happen to be an editor using Avid Media Composer and wish your input could be heard, now it can be. Avid has created the Avid Customer Association (ACA) to do just that. Now Avid Media Composer editors can vote on what they like and dislike and Avid is listening. Studio Daily’s contributing writer Bryant Frazer put the top five critical needs of Avid Media Composer in this breakdown. See if the list has any of your concerns as well. If not, register to be a part of the ACA’s next vote.

Voting took place in two rounds, spanning a period from December 8, 2016, to March 10, 2017, and Avid said the final results represented 6,500 unique voters representing 4,000 organizations in 109 different countries. The results were first announced on stage at Avid Connect 2017 on April 23, but Avid published the complete results on Friday. June 23.

More than half say OTT and Internet delivery will be the most prevalent channel for 4K and UHD content, with theatrical/venue viewing coming in a distant second and cable and broadcast trailing.

The full results of the vote have been published by Avid at the ACA website, which is accessible to all members of the ACA. Membership is free, and you have to join to read the full report.

Click here to read the full article.

Red Arrow Industries Gives You Their Best Tutorials for Avid Media Composer

Jim Bask — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 20:10:32 +0000

Fellow Editors, this channel is for you! Get up to speed (quickly) on the latest editing tips, tricks, and hacks.

There’s nothing we hate more than long, drawn out videos. We promise to get to right to the point, so you can get back to your creations. Here’s a brief overview of the type of content you can look forward to viewing on our channel: – Making the Most of AVID Media Composer – Building Better Rigs – Gear Reviews

Visit our website to learn more about our work and our team: http://redarrowindustries.com

10 Editing Blogs All Editors Should Know

Jim Bask — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 20:03:48 +0000

Looking for helpful blogs to accelerate your editing skills? Maybe you’re already a professional editor looking to keep up with the trends in media. Whatever you consider yourself there are helpful blogs out there for you. Searching around for one or two might seem like an overwhelming task in itself. Luckily NewBlueFX’s Katia Graves sheds light on where to go for quality quick information in this top ten list. From Avid Media Composer to Adobe Premiere, these blogs will have the insight you’re looking for.

The world’s first blogger started his journey only a couple of years after non-linear editing ignited the film editing industry. Avid 1, the first modern non-linear editor, brought an incredibly innovative improvement to film editing only a few years before the creation of the first blog in 1994.

In 1994, something groundbreaking happened: what experts consider to be the first blog hit the web, Links.net, an HTML platform where curator Justin Hall used to share his thoughts and favorite links.

Only a few years before, in 1991, Avid 1, the first modern non-linear editor and part of Media Composer systems, brought an incredibly innovative improvement to film editing, including timeline editing and clip bins. And this was just the beginning.

Click here to read the full article

Removing and Merging Color Correction Easily with Avid Media Composer Symphony

Jim Bask — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:15:21 +0000

The Symphony option in Avid Media Composer has made color correction easier to use and manipulate. Knowing how to use it to your advantage will help save time and so, ultimately, money. That will make both you and your boss happy.

This Tutorial will show you a way to instantly remove another editor’s color correction with a single click of the mouse. As well as, offer a quick way to copy color correction to a new or updated sequence with the Merge function in Avid Media Composer using the Symphony option.

Click here to watch the full tutorial.