Re: [Avid-L2] Re: MC 6.5

This isn't exactly new in 6.5. I am doing this with a Blackmagic card
between Symphony 6.0.3 and After Effects CS6. You can toggle the client
monitor switch in the Avid, and move over to monitor in AE.

Michael Kedor

On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Dennis Degan <DennyD1@verizon.net> wrote:

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> On Sep 7, 2012, at 1:50 PM, johnrobmoore wrote:
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> > From the Symphony page and MC page:
> > I/O hardware release
> > Switch to software-only mode without disconnecting hardware, and
> share Avid Open I/O hardware with other software in a single click.
>
> > Does this mean I can use an Avid Nitris DX with Resolve with a
> click? I've wanted Avid to make their hardware work with other
> software. I think this is new I don't remember hearing about this.
> This would make the extra bucks for Avid hardware I/O more palatable
> for some who need universal mastering and LTC output etc.... It also
> says this release doesn't work with earlier hardware. Does this mean
> an original Nitris DX will work, I would think so but better to ask now.
>
> I respond:
>
> I take this to mean that Avid can now be 'disconnected' from hardware
> with a software choice. Enabling hardware disconnection allows other
> applications like Resolve, AE, or even PhotoShop access to 3rd party
> video hardware such as BMD's UntraStudio, Intensity, or DeckLink
> (among other makers). I don't believe it extends to their own
> hardware's use with other applications however. It might mean that DX
> hardware can be disconnected from the Avid software with just a
> click. This would allow operation of a Media Composer, Symphony, or
> NewsCutter as software-only without having to shut down the
> application, turning off the DX hardware, and then restarting the
> application. The value of this ability with DX hardware is still very
> limited, but could save time if you happen to need software-only
> operation for, say full-screen viewing of sequences. It has more
> value with 3rd party hardware as that can be used with other
> applications.
> When Avid is connected to any hardware, it precludes that hardware
> from being used with other applications. Previously, you had to quit
> the Avid application in order to use 3rd party video hardware with
> another application. With this new 'switchable' capability, Avid can
> continue to run (software-only) while the video hardware is used with
> another application. This should save the editor some time.
>
> Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
> NBC Today Show, New York
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