This communication includes the following two announcements:
. Software Update: Avid Media Composer 6.0.3, Symphony 6.0.3, and
NewsCutter 10.0.3-Including Support for Mac Mountain Lion-Now Available!
. Product Compatibility: HP Z220 Systems Qualified with Media
Composer, Symphony and NewsCutter
Software Update: Avid Media Composer 6.0.3, Symphony 6.0.3, and NewsCutter
10.0.3, including support for Mac Mountain Lion - Now Available!
The Media ComposerR 6.0.3, SymphonyT 6.0.3 and NewsCutterR 10.0.3
maintenance releases are now available for download from the
<http://www.avid.com/support/downloads> AvidR Download Center (login and
password required). These updates are full installers and are available at
no charge for all Media Composer 6, Symphony 6, and NewsCutter 10 owners.
These new software updates include:
* Tons of software improvements and fixes based on customer feedback
* Support for Mac OS X "Mountain Lion" (supported on local storage
only at this time)
*
<http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/compatibility/Disabling-Gatekeeper
-is-required-to-install-Media-Composer-or-Symphony-on-Mac-OS-10-8-Mountain-L
ion> Important Install Instruction for Mac OS X "Mountain Lion"
* No charge update for existing Media Composer 6.x, Symphony 6.0.x and
NewsCutter 10.0.x customers
More information can be found in the Read Me files for
<http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/readme/Media-Composer-6-0-3-Sympho
ny-6-0-3-NewsCutter-10-0-3-ReadMe> Media Composer 6.0.3, Symphony 6.0.3, and
NewsCutter 10.0.3.
From the readme:
Changed in v6.0.3 and v10.0.3
The following changes have been incorporated in Avid Media Composer v6.0.3,
Avid Symphony
v6.0.3 and NewsCutter v10.0.3.
Support for Macintosh OS v10.8 Mountain Lion
This editing application release has been qualified on Macintosh OS v10.8.
Avid Shared Storage (ISIS and MediaNetwork) do not currently support editing
applications
running on Macintosh OS v10.8. If you are working in an Avid Shared Storage
environment, do
not update to Macintosh OS v10.8.
Macintosh OS v10.8 includes a new security feature named Gatekeeper. It is
designed to prevent
users from installing unapproved applications. If you try to install this
version of the editing
application without first disabling Gatekeeper, you might receive an error
such as the following:
Changed in v6.0.3 and v10.0.3
In order to install version 6.0.3 on a Macintosh with v10.8, you must
disable Gatekeeper.
To disable Gatekeeper:
1. Go to System Preferences.
2. Click Security & Privacy.
3. Select Anywhere in the Allow applications downloaded from option.
This allows you to install the editing application. Once you install and
launch the editing
application, you can return to this Security and Privacy window and set the
download
options to a secure setting.
Changed in v6.0.3 and v10.0.3
Activating and Deactivating I/O Hardware
The editing application includes a hardware toggle button in the Timeline.
This allows you to
switch between hardware and software editing modes. The hardware toggle
button appears in the
Timeline if I/O hardware is attached when you launch the editing
application. This includes Avid
Nitris DX and Mojo DX hardware and 3rd party Open I/O hardware. This allows
you to enable
and disable the hardware for use with other software, for example After
Effects. This also allows
you to access certain software only features such as Full Screen Play.
The editing application will automatically release the hardware if you
switch to another
application. It will be reactivated when you switch back to the editing
application.
Activating and Deactivating I/O Hardware
If the Toggle Hardware button is enabled, the I/O hardware is active. If the
Toggle Hardware
button is disabled, the I/O hardware is inactive.
To activate the I/O hardware:
t Click the Toggle Hardware button until it is active. The button is gray
when hardware is
active. This puts the editing application in Hardware mode.
To deactivate the I/O hardware:
t Click the Toggle button until it is inactive. The button has a red circle
and line through it
when inactive. This puts the editing application in Software mode.
Certain settings and buttons in the editing application change depending
upon which mode you
are in. For example, the Toggle Client Monitor button is disabled when the
editing application is
in Software mode. And you have access to additional Audio Project Output,
Video Input and
Video Output options when the editing application is in Hardware mode.
The I/O third party vendors are working on updating their plugins to work
with the Toggle
Hardware feature. Your current third party plugins will work properly with
this version of the
editing application, but if you try and use the Toggle Hardware button
without updated plugins,
you might need to reboot the system to reacquire your hardware.
Audio Punch-In Changes
This release incorporates the following Audio Punch-In change:
Changed in v6.0.3 and v10.0.3
Audio Punch-In Support for Open I/O Devices
If your Open I/O device allows you to record and play simultaneously, you
can perform an Audio
Punch-In. Check with your 3rd party vendor to see if they support
simultaneous record and play.
By clicking on the Punch-In monitoring button in the Audio Punch In tool,
you can choose the
following monitoring options:
. On - allows for IN to OUT audio monitoring during audio punch-in.
. Off - turns off IN to OUT audio monitoring during audio punch-in. When
monitoring is off,
the icon in the Punch-In tool changes to indicate punch in monitoring is
off. For example,
this mode is useful when you want to use another device such as the Mbox to
provide local
passthrough.
. Automatic - Allows the editing application to detect if monitoring should
be On or Off due
to detected latency. Monitoring is not disabled if latency <100ms. If the
editing application
detects latency >100ms, monitoring is turned off. Note: You can choose to
override this by
setting the monitoring to On.
In some hardware configurations, audio monitoring during Punch-In will not
be allowed at all
because the hardware does not support it. In this case, the Punch-In tool
indicates the monitoring
is Off and you cannot override it.
Audio Tool Icon Change
The icon to open the Audio Tool from within the Capture tool and the Audio
Punch-In tool has
been updated. The new icon to open the Audio Tool resemble audio meters..
Fixed in v6.0.3 and v10.0.3
Bin Name Length Change
In previous releases, you could not exceed 27 characters when naming a bin.
With this release,
the bin name can be up to 64 characters. Note that if you name a bin in this
release and try to
open it in a previous release that has the 27 character limitation, you will
receive a dialog
indicating the bin could not be opened. Simply rename the bin to 27
characters or less to open in
the previous version.
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