This IS the Avid L2: [Avid-L2] ReadMe for Media Composer® v2018.12.3

Avid® Editing Application

ReadMe for Media Composer® v2018.12.3

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Important Information

Avid® recommends that you read all the information in this ReadMe file thoroughly before installing or using any new software release.

Important: Search the Avid Knowledge Base for the most up-to-date ReadMe file, which contains the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was published.

This document describes compatibility issues with previous releases, software installation instructions, hardware and software requirements, and summary information on system and memory requirements. This document also lists hardware and software limitations.

Symbols and Conventions

Contents

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FixedinMediaComposerv2018.12.3 ..................................................5 Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Notes on Software Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Feature Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Compatibility Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Setting up the NVIDIA Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Shared Storage Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Symbols and Conventions

Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

n c w

A note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations, and strong suggestions.

A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data.

A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm. Follow the guidelines in this document or on the unit itself when handling electrical equipment.

> This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in the order you select them. For example, File > Import means to open the

File menu and then select the Import command.

This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.

If You Need Help

Symbol or Convention

(Windows), (Windows only), (Macintosh), or (Macintosh only)

Bold font

Italic font

Courier Bold font

Ctrl+key or mouse action

If You Need Help

Meaning or Action

This text indicates that the information applies only to the specified operating system, either Windows or Macintosh OS X.

Bold font is primarily used in task instructions to identify user interface items and keyboard sequences.

Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate variables. Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the mouse action. For example, Command+Option+C or Ctrl+drag.

If you are having trouble using your Avid product:

Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide. It is especially important to check each step of your workflow.
Check this ReadMe file for the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was published. Also check online for the most up-to-date ReadMe because the online version is updated whenever new information becomes available. To view the online ReadMe, select ReadMe from the Help menu, or visit the Knowledge Base at http://www.avid.com/readme.
Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues. In addition to the printed documentation supplied with your editing application, the documentation is supplied in PDF format when you install the application. Topics that you print from the Help have limited page layout and formatting features. If you want to print a higher quality version of Help information, Avid recommends that you print all or part of the PDF version of the appropriate Avid manual included in the Online Library for your editing application. To access the Online Library, select Help > Online Library from within your Avid editing application.
Visit Avid Online Support at www.avid.com/onlineSupport/. Online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search the Knowledge Base to find answers, to view error messages, to access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to read or join online message-board discussions.

Media Composer Notes

c (Mac) You might receive an "Is not optimized for your Mac" message while launching Media Composer for the first time on a Mac OS 10.14.x system. Press OK to continue.

c (MCDEV-10195) If you are running Media Composer | Cloud Remote on Mac, DO NOT update to Media Composer v2018.12.x.

(MCCET- 2541) When working with Avid Artist DNxIO or Avid Artist DNxIQ, you should disable the Line In recording input (BlackMagic Audio in the Windows OS).
Avid recommends that you do not install Desktop Video software version 10.10.1 on Media Composer versions prior to v2018.5.1.
Avid Artist DNxIO and Avid Artist DNxIQ: If you are using Avid Artist DNxIO, Avid Artist DNxIQ, or a BlackMagic Designs video device, please update to Desktop Video software version 10.10.1 or higher. The minimum Desktop Video version that will work with Media Composer v18.5.1 is 10.9.11. Older versions will be rejected, and you will not be able to use your hardware until you update.
Qualified Operating Systems: For information on qualified operating systems, seeQualified Hardware and Operating Systems.
Dongle Info (Mac Only): The Dongle Sentinel driver installer is no longer automatically installed when you install the editing application. The driver is now located in the Avid_Utilities folder (/Applications/Utilities/Avid_Utilities/Sentinel_Driver). If you have a dongle, manually install the driver from this location.

c When installing the Sentinel Driver, check your System Preferences and select "Security and Privacy." You may need to choose to Allow the driver to be accessed.

NVIDIA Driver: The editing application supports Nvidia Driver v411.95.
Avid recommends that if you are on a Windows 7 system and working with the v411.95
Nvidia driver, you should enable desktop composition. See this article for details:
http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/how_to/Enable-Desktop-Composition-in-Window s-7
DX Driver installed separately: Starting with Media Composer v8.9.4, the DX Driver was not automatically installed on Mac systems. With this release, the DX Driver is not automatically installed on Windows systems. See Avid DX Driver Separate Installer.

If You Need Help

Fixed in Media Composer v2018.12.3

The following have been fixed:

➤ Bug Number: MCCET-2919. The editing application would crash intermittently when trimming with Motion Effects in the Timeline.
➤ Bug Number: MCCET-2916. In some instances, you would receive an exception error when working with keyframes in the Motion Effect Editor.
➤ Bug Number: MCCET-2892. In some instances, playback would stop after adding an Audio Mark IN/OUT.
➤ Bug Number: MCDEV-10686. Clicking on the checkbox for "Enable Mask Margin" or "Include Inactive Audio Tracks" in the AAF export dialog did not enable the options.
➤ Bug Number: MCCET-2772. Clips may not have updated properly if you batch imported with Dynamic Relink enabled.
➤ Bug Number: MCCET-2895. On some systems, the memory usage would increase until the editing application became sluggish.
Limitations

➤ Bug Number: MCDEV-8641. (AMD Graphics). Systems with AMD graphics cards might display tearing when performing Full Screen playback.
➤ Bug Number: MCDEV-9460. Windows 7 systems with Nvidia Maxwell or Nvidia Pascal cards might experience playback issues that could result in "Play Consumer timeout" errors.
Workaround: Select "Disable GPU Effects" in the Render Settings dialog box.
➤ Bug Number: MCDEV-9269. (Media Composer | Cloud) After performing a remote download operation on a sequence containing AVC-I 100 remote media, the downloaded media appears as XAVC-I 100.
Workaround: Download the entire master clips.
➤ Bug Number: (Mac). You may occasionally see the menu bar flash followed by a brief beach ball. To fix this, deactivate "Displays have separate spaces" under System Preferences > Mission Control settings.

Fixed in Media Composer v2018.12.3

➤ Bug Number: MCDEV-9011. Intermittently, when working with the XDCAM Nablet Plug-in, you might see "Failed to get the sample position from the AMA Plug-in" errors if you have waveforms enabled in the Timeline.
➤ Bug Number: COGS-2560. While working in the Script Window, text operations (cut/copy/paste/delete/editing) can only be done in edit mode. See "Editing a Script" in the Help.
➤ Bug Number: MCDEV-5650. When working with Panasonic LongG media, you might receive an "SFPlayConsumer Timeout" error if audio waveforms are enabled.
Workaround: Turn off audio waveforms.
➤ Bug Number: MCDEV-5385. MultiCam editing with Panasonic LongG media is not supported
with this release.
Before Installing the Editing ApplicationAvid DX Driver Separate Installer
The Avid DX Driver is not automatically installed when you install the editing application. If you need to install the Avid DX Driver to work with your Avid IO device, you can install it separately.
The installer is located:
- (Mac) /Applications/Utilities/Avid Utilities
- (Windows) Program Files\Avid\Utilities\DXDrivers

n For Windows systems, there is a Win7 driver and a Win10 driver in the Utilities folder. The Win7 driver works for both Windows 7 and Windows 8 systems.

Before Installing the Editing Application in an Avid Interplay Environment

c Please note the following before you install the editing application in an Avid Interplay or Avid MediaCentral environment.

Carefully read through the "Avid Editor Compatibility with Interplay Releases" guide (found in the following link) before upgrading. It might be necessary to also upgrade the Interplay components on the editing client.http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/compatibility/Avid-Video-Compatibility-Charts

Before Installing the Editing Application

Upgrading to Mac OS v10.11.x

(Mac) If you upgrade to Mac OS 10.11.x, you must uninstall Media Composer. Reinstall Media Composer after you perform the OS upgrade. If you use Avid Artist DNxIO, you must also uninstall the Desktop Video software and reinstall it after the OS upgrade.

Installation Information

Read through the Installation Guide for Avid Editing Applications. This document is available on the Knowledge Base.

If you are upgrading from v7.x to v8.x, you must uninstall the Avid Transcode Service and the Avid Editing application. Beginning with version 8.0 of the editing application, the Transcode Service is included as part of the editing application and is no longer a separate program. When you uninstall Media Composer v8.0, a separate uninstall of Transcode service is no longer necessary.

Buffer Error Message

The editing application requires a minimum of 8GB RAM. If you try to install the editing application on a system with less than 8GB RAM, you will receive a buffer error and installation will not proceed.

Sentinel Error Message

(MCDEV-2394) On a Windows 7 system, if a "Failed to add Sentinel64.cat file." error appears during the installation, you can safely click OK to continue with the installation. Dongle activation will work properly.

Download Note

To avoid "File Path too long" or a "File cannot be copied" warning while unzipping the downloaded installer, try placing the installer .zip on the root level of your C:\ drive and unzip it from that location.

User Right to Raise Thread Priority

(Windows) Note for Domain Administrators: If your editing systems are part of a domain, you must give the user the right to "Increase Scheduling Priority." This must be done within the Domain Group Policy on the domain controller by giving the right explicitly to the user or giving the right to a group and adding the user to that group. You will not be able to launch as a regular user if this is not set properly.

If you are part of a domain, a Domain Administrator should install and perform the first launch of the editing application.

Before Installing the Editing Application

Install as Administrator

You need to first install and launch the editing application as an Administrator. If you are in a Shared Storage environment, mount your workspaces as an Administrator. You may then log off and log back in as a Standard user, if necessary.

After Installing the Editing ApplicationAMA Plug-Ins

You cannot install the AMA Plug-ins while the editing application background services are running. Make sure you Stop the services before installing the AMA Plug-Ins. The stop/start background services icon is on the menu bar (Macintosh) or taskbar (Windows). Once you install the new AMA plug-in, restart the services. See "Starting and Stopping Avid Background Services" in the Help.

Notes on Software LicensingIf You Upgrade Your Operating System

If you need to upgrade your operating system after you install your Avid editing application, first deactivate your software. After you upgrade your operating system and, if required, reinstall your application, you can reactivate your software. For information on activating and deactivating your software license, see the Installation Guide for Avid Editing Applications.

Minimum RAM Recommendation

For this release Avid recommends a minimum of 8GB of RAM. Some features might require more RAM and specific hardware. See "Feature Performance" on page 27 for more info.

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Some features are processor-intensive and require specific hardware. See "Feature Performance" on page 27 for more info.

The following tables provide the information on qualified Windows and Macintosh hardware.

For 3rd-Party Open IO hardware qualification refer to the manufacturer's documentation. See the Open IO Frequently Asked Questions document on the Knowledge Base:http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/faq/en422991

After Installing the Editing Application

The following lists the qualified Operating Systems. Depending upon your hardware the qualified Operating Systems are:

Windows v7 64-bit SP1(Professional) and Windows v8.1 (Professional and Enterprise), Windows v10 64-bit (Professional, Creators, and Enterprise).
Macintosh v10.12.6, 10.13.6, 10.14.3

n With the release of Mac OS v10.13.x and higher, Apple requires manual approval of loading Kernel Extensions (KEXTs). (For example Avid Nitris DX, BlackMagic, and AJA IO devices install Kernel Extensions.) At installation time, you should get a dialog saying that the KEXT was not loaded. You must go the "Security & Privacy" system preference and manually approve the KEXT. Keep the Security & Privacy pane open after you install the I/O device drivers so that you will see the notice that the driver has been blocked and press the "allow" button within 30 minutes of installing or the driver will be permanently blocked.

Qualified Workstations and Laptops

The following tables list the qualified workstations and laptops for Media Composer editing applications.

Qualified PC Workstations with Avid Media Composer

The following PC Workstations are qualified with Avid Media Composer.

n Avid Artist DNxIV requires a Thunderbolt 2 or 3 card. See details here.

Qualified PC Hardware

HP Z2 G4 3.0 Ghz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 Tower or SFF
8 to 64 GB DDR4-2666 memory

Dell 3630 3.0 Ghz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 Tower 8 to 64 GB DDR4-2666 memory

Graphics Card

Nvidia P620, P1000, P2000 AMD WX7100

Nvidia P1000, P2000 AMD WX7100

Supported with

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified PC Hardware

Dell 3430 3.0 Ghz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 SFF 8 to 64 GB DDR4-2666 memory

Dell 3930 3.0 Ghz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 1U Rack 8 to 64 GB DDR4-2666 memory Thunderbolt adapter not supported

Lenovo P330 3.0 Ghz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 Tower or SFF 8 to 64 GB DDR4-2666 memory

Lenovo P330 Tiny 2.9 Ghz six core i7-8700T
8 to 64 GB DDR4-2666 memory – 1 option slot – TB or discrete graphics

HP Z2 G4 Mini 3.0 Ghz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3
8 to 32 GB 2666Mhz DDR4 Memory. Performance model only Thunderbolt option.

HP Z8 G4 Dual [8 - 24 core 2.1 Ghz or higher] scalable

64-128 GB DDR4-2666 memory, Tower

HP Z6 G4 Dual [8 -24 core 2.1 Ghz or higher] Intel Scalable Processors
64 to 192GB DDR4-2666 memory

Graphics Card

Nvidia P1000 AMD WX4100

Nvidia P1000, P2000 AMD WX7100

Nvidia P600 P1000 P2000

Nvidia P600

Nvidia P600, P1000

Nvidia P4000, P5000, P6000

AMD WX7100

Nvidia P4000, P5000, AMDWX7100

Supported with

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified PC Hardware

HP Z4 G4 6 - 10 core or 18 core 3.3 Ghz or higher processor

32-128 GB DDR4-2666 memory, Tower

Dell 7920 Dual (8-24 core 2.1 GHz or higher) Intel Scalable Processors Tower
64 to 128 GB DDR4-2666 memory

Dell R7920 Dual (8-24 core 2.1 GHz or higher) Intel Scalable Processors Rack
64 to 128 GB DDR4-2666 memory
Thunderbolt adapter not supported in Rack 7920

Dell 7820 Dual (8-24 core 2.1 GHz or higher) Intel Scalable Processors
64 to 128 GB DDR4-2666 memory

Dell 5820 6, 8 or 10 core 3.3 Ghz or higher Intel W-Processors
32 to 128 GB DDR4-2666 memory

Lenovo P920 Dual [8 -28 core 2.1 Ghz or higher] Intel Scalable Processors
64 to 192 GB DDR4-2666 memory

HP Z240 3.0 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 8 to 64 GB DDR4-2400 memory Tower or SFF

HP Z2 Mini 3.0 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 8 to 32 GB 2400Mhz DDR4 Memory, USB-C

Graphics Card

Nvidia P2000, P4000

AMD WX5100,WX7100

Nvidia P4000 P5000 P6000
AMD WX7100

Nvidia P4000 P5000 AMD
WX7100

Nvidia P600, P1000 P2000

Nvidia P4000 P5000, P6000

Nvidia K1200 (SFF), P2000 (Tower)

Intel P630

Nvidia M620, HD530, HD630

Supported with

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP

Software Only

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified PC Hardware

Dell 3620 3.0 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 8/16/32 GB DDR4-2400 memory Tower

Dell 3420 3.0 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 8/16/32 GB DDR4-2400 memory SFF

Dell 5720 AIO 3.3 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 3840x2160 - 8 to 64 GB 2400Mhz DDR4 Memory, thunderbolt 3/USB-C

Lenovo P720 Dual [8 -28 core 2.1 Ghz or higher] Intel Scalable Processors
64 to 192 GB DDR4-2666 memory

Lenovo P520/P520C 6, 8, 10 or 18core 2.3 Ghz or higher] Intel W-Processors
32 to 128 GB DDR4-2666 memory

Lenovo P320 3.0 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 8/16/32 GB DDR4-2400 memory Tower or SFF

Lenovo P320 Tiny 2.9 GHz quad core i7-7700T

HP Z840 Dual [8 - 16 core 2.1 Ghz or higher] Intel V4 32/64 GB DDR4 2400 memory

HP Z640 Dual 10, 12, 16 core 2.1 Ghz or higher] Intel V4 32/64 GB DDR4-2400 memory

Graphics Card

Nvidia M2000, M4000

Intel P630

Nvidia K620, K1200 Intel P630

AMD WX4150

NvidiaP2000, P4000 P5000

Nvidia P1000, P2000 P4000

Nvidia P600, P1000, P2000(Tower)

Intel P630

Nvidia P600

Nvidia P4000, P5000, P6000, M4000, M5000, M6000

AMD W7100, WX7100

Nvidia P4000, P5000, P6000 M2000, M4000 M5000, M6000

AMDW5100, W7100, W8100

Supported with

Software Only

Mojo DX
Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP

Software Only

Nitris DX
Mojo DX
Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxIP

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified PC Hardware

Dell 7910 Dual [8 - 16 core 2.1 Ghz or higher] Intel V4 32/64 GB DDR4-2400 memory

Dell R7910 Dual [8 - 16 core 2.1 Ghz or higher] Intel V4 32/64 GB DDR4-2400 memory

Dell 7810 Dual [8-16 core 2.1 Ghz or higher] Intel V4 32/64 GB DDR4-2400 memory

Dell 5810 [6 or 8 core 3.0 Ghz or higher] Intel V4 16/32/64 GB DDR4- 2400 memory

Lenovo P910 Dual [8 - 16 core 2.1 Ghz or higher] Intel V4 32/64 GB DDR4-2400 memory

Lenovo P710 Dual [8 - 16 core 2.1 Ghz or higher] Intel V4 32/64 GB DDR4-2400 memory

HP Z440 [6 or 8 core 3.0 Ghz or higher] Intel V4 16/32/64 GB DDR4- 2400 memory

Graphics Card

Nvidia M4000, M5000, M6000

AMD W7100, W8100

Nvidia M4000, M5000, M6000

AMD W7100, W8100

Nvidia M2000, M4000, M5000

AMD W5100W, W7100, W8100

Nvidia M2000 AMD W5100

Nvidia M4000, M5000, M6000

Nvidia M2000, M4000, M5000

Nvidia P2000, M2000

AMD W5100

Supported with

Nitris DX
Mojo DX
Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxIP

Mojo DX
Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ

Nitris DX
Mojo DX
Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxIP

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified PC Hardware

Lenovo P510 6 or 8 core 3.0 Ghz or higher Intel V4 16/32/64 GB DDR4- 2400 memory

HP Z840 Dual 8, 10 or 12 core Intel V3 2.3 Ghz or higher Onboard NIC supported for ISIS 32 or 64 GB DDR4- 2133 memory

HP Z640 Dual 8, 10 or 12 core Intel V3 2.3 Ghz or higher 32/64 GB DDR4-2133 Memory

Dell R7910 Dual 8,10 or 12 Core Intel V3 2.3 Ghz or higher Onboard NIC supported for ISIS 32 or 64 GB DDR4- 2133 memory

Dell 7910 Dual 8, 10 or 12 core Intel V3 2.3 Ghz or higher - Onboard NIC supported for ISIS 32 or 64 GB DDR4- 2133 memory

Dell 7810 Dual 8, 10 or 12 core Intel V3 2.3 Ghz or higher - Onboard NIC supported for ISIS 32 or 64 GB DDR4- 2133 memory

Graphics Card

Nvidia M2000, K1200

Nvidia K4200, K5200, M4000, M5000, M6000

AMD W7100, W8100

Nvidia K2200, K4200, K5200, M4000, M5000

AMD, W5100, W7100, W8100

Nvidia K4200, K5200, M4000, M5000, M6000

AMD W7100, W8100

Nvidia K4200, K5200, M4000, M5000, M6000

AMD W7100, W8100

Nvidia K2200, K4200, K5200, M4000, M5000

AMD W5100, W7100, W8100

Supported with

Nitris DX
Mojo DX
Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxIP

Mojo DX
Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxIP

Nitris DX
Mojo DX
Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxIP

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified PC Hardware

Lenovo P900 Dual 8, 10 or 12 core Intel V3 2.3 Ghz or higher - Onboard NIC supported for ISIS 32 or 64 GB DDR4- 2133 memory

Lenovo P700 Dual 8, 10 or 12 core Intel V3 2.3 Ghz or higher - Onboard NIC supported for ISIS
32 or 64 GB DDR4- 2133 memory

HP Z240 Tower and SFF (Small Form Factor) Quad Xeon E3- 1245V5 3.5 Ghz
Onboard NIC supported for ISIS
8/16/32 GB DDR4- 2133 Memory

Lenovo P310 Tower and SFF (Small Form Factor) Quad Xeon E3- 1245V5 3.5 Ghz Onboard NIC supported for ISIS
8/16/32 GB DDR4- 2133 Memory

Dell 3620 quad Xeon E3-1245V5 3.5 Ghz Onboard NIC supported for ISIS 8/16/32 GB DDR4- 2133 Memory

Dell 3420 SFF (Small Form Factor) Quad Xeon E3-1245V5 3.5 Ghz
Onboard NIC supported for ISIS
8/16/32 GB DDR4- 2133 Memory

HP Z820 Dual 12 core E5-2695V2 2.4 Ghz, Dual 8 core E5-2650V2 2.6 Ghz, or Dual 6-core E5-2630V2 2.6 Ghz
Onboard NIC supported for ISIS
16 or 32 GB DDR3- 1866 memory (only 32 GB RAM is supported with the Dual 12 core model)

Dell T7610 Dual 12 core E5-2695V2 2.4 Ghz, Dual 8 core E5-2650V2 2.6 Ghz, or Dual 6- core E5-2630V2 2.6 Ghz
Onboard NIC supported for ISIS

16 or 32 GB DDR3- 1866 memory (only 32 GB RAM is supported with the Dual 12 core model)

Graphics Card

Nvidia K4200, K5200, M4000, M5000, M6000

Nvidia, K2200 K4200, K5200, M4000, M5000

Nvidia K620, K1200 K2200, HD530

Nvidia K620, K1200

K2200 HD530

Nvidia K620, K2200 HD530

Nvidia K620, K1200 HD530

Nvidia K4000

Supported with

Nitris DX
Mojo DX
Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxIP

Software Only

Nitris DX
Mojo DX
Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxIP

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified PC Hardware

Dell R7610 Dual 12 core E5-2695V2 2.4 Ghz, Dual 8 core E5-2650V2 2.6 Ghz, or Dual 6- core E5-2630V2 2.6 Ghz
Onboard NIC supported for ISIS

16 or 32 GB DDR3- 1866 memory (only 32 GB RAM is supported with the Dual 12 core

Dell T5610 Dual 12 core E5-2695V2 2.4 Ghz,Dual 8 core E5- 2650V22.6 Ghz, or Dual 6-core E5-2630V2 2.6 Ghz
Onboard NIC supported for ISIS

16 or 32 GB DDR3- 1866 memory (only 32 GB RAM is supported with the Dual 12 core model)

Lenovo D30 Dual 12 core E5-2695V2 2.4Ghz, Dual 8 core E5- 2650V2 2.6 Ghz , orDual 6-core E5- 2630V2 2.6 Ghz
Onboard NIC supported for ISIS

16 or 32 GB DDR3- 1866 memory (only 32 GB RAM is supported with the Dual 12 core model)

Lenovo C30 Dual 12 core E5-2695V2 2.4 Ghz, Dual 8 core E5- 2650V2 2.6 Ghz, or Dual 6-core E5-2630V2 2.6 Ghz
Onboard NIC supported for ISIS

16 or 32 GB DDR3- 1866 memory (only 32 GB RAM is supported with the Dual 12 core model)

HP Z440 6-core or 8 core Intel V3 3.0 Ghz or higher
Onboard NIC supported for ISIS
16 or 32 GB DDR4- 2133 memory

Dell 5810 6-core or 8 core Intel V3 3.0 Ghz or higher
Onboard NIC supported for ISIS
16 or 32 GB DDR4- 2133 memory

Graphics Card

Nvidia K4000

Nvidia K2200 AMD W5100

Supported with

Nitris DX
Mojo DX
Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ

Nitris DX
Mojo DX
Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxIP

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified PC Hardware

Lenovo P500 6-core or 8 core Intel V3 3.0 Ghz or higher
Onboard NIC supported for ISIS
16 or 32 GB DDR4- 2133 memory

HP Z420 6-core E5-1650 V2 3.5 Ghz Onboard NIC supported for ISIS
8 or 16 GB DDR3-1866 Memory

Dell T3610 6-core E5-1650 V2 3.5 Ghz Onboard NIC supported for ISIS
8 or 16 GB DDR3-1866 Memory

Lenovo S30 6-core E5- 1650 V2 3.5 Ghz Onboard NIC supported for ISIS
8 or 16 GB DDR3- 1866 Memory

HP Z230 Tower and SFF (Small Form Factor)Quad-core E3-1245v3 3.4 Ghz CPU 8 or 16 GB DDR3-1600 memory

Dell T1700 Tower Only (Small Form Factor not supported) Quadcore E3-1245v3 3.4 Ghz CPU 8 or 16 GB DDR3-1600 memory

Lenovo P300 Tower and SFF (Small Form Factor) Quad-Core E3- 1246v3 3.5 Ghz CPU 8 or 16 GB DDR3-1600 Memory

Lenovo E32 Tower and SFF (Small Form Factor)Quad-Core E3- 1245v3 3.4 Ghz CPU 8 or 16 GB DDR3-1600 Memory

Graphics Card

Nvidia K2200

Nvidia K2000

Intel HD P4600 Nvidia K600

Nvidia K600

Intel HD 4600 Nvidia K600, K620

Intel HD 4600 Nvidia K600

Supported with

Nitris DX
Mojo DX
Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxIP

Software Only

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified PC Hardware

HP Z1 G3 3.3 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3
3840x2160 - 8 to 64 GB 2133Mhz DDR4 Memory, thunderbolt 3/USB-C

HP Z1 G2 All-in-one E3- 1245V3 3.4 Ghz CPU 8 or 16 GB DDR3-1600 Memory

Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 93Z i7-4770S quad core 3.1 Ghz
8 or 16 GB DDR3-1600 memory

Qualified PC Notebooks for Avid Media Composer

Graphics Card

Nvidia M1000M, M2000M

Intel HD 4600

Nvidia K2100M, K3100M, K4100M

Intel HD 4600

Supported with

Mojo DX
Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxIP

Mojo DX

Software Only

The following PC Notebooks are qualified with Avid Media Composer. The following applies to the editing system when running on a laptop:

DNxHD capture is only supported on Mojo DX on a Quad core system with hyperthreading enabled. Nitris DX is not supported on laptops.
Capture of 10 bit video for example, DNxHD 185x, is not supported on Mojo DX.
Playback in full quality 10 bit mode is not supported

Qualified PC Notebooks

HP Zbook Studio G5 and Studio X360 G5 2.6 Ghz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 Ultrabook 8 to 32 GB 2667Mhz DDR4 Memory
Dream Color option

HP Thunderbolt dock G2

Dell 5530 15" 2.6Ghz or higher 6 core i7/Xeon E3
Thin and light
8 to 32 GB 2667Mhz DDR4 Memory

USB 3.0 to Ethernet required for Avid NEXIS Connectivity

Graphics Cards

Nvidia P1000

NvidiaP1000 P2000

Supported With

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP Mojo DX

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified PC Notebooks

Lenovo P1 15" 2.6 Ghz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 Thin and Light
8 to 64 GB 2667Mhz DDR4 Memory

HP Zbook 17" G5 2.6 Ghz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3

Dell 7730 17" 2.6Ghz or higher 6 core i7/Xeon E3
8 to 64 GB 2667Mhz DDR4 Memory

Lenovo P72 2.6 Ghz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3
8 to 64 GB 2667Mhz DDR4 Memory

HP Zbook 15" G5 2.6 Ghz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3
8 to 64 GB 2667Mhz DDR4 Memory Dreamcolor option

HP Zbook 15V G5 2.6 Ghz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3
HP Thunderbolt dock G2

Graphics Cards

Nvidia P1000

Nvidia P3200, P4200, P5200 AMD WX4170

NvidiaP3200 P4200 P5200 AMD WX4170

Nvidia P3200, P4200, P5200

Nvidia P1000, P2000

AMD WX4150

Nvidia P1000

Supported With

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP Mojo DX

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified PC Notebooks

Dell 7530 15" 2.6Ghz or higher 6 core i7/Xeon E3
8 to 64 GB 2667Mhz DDR4 Memory

Dell 3530 15" 2.6Ghz or higher 6 core i7/Xeon E3
8 to 32 GB 2667Mhz DDR4 Memory

Lenovo P52 2.6 Ghz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3
8 to 64 GB 2667Mhz DDR4 Memory

HP Zbook 17" G4 2.8 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3
HP Thunderbolt dock G2

HP Zbook 15" G4 2.8 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3
HP Thunderbolt dock G2

HP Zbook Studio Ultrabook G4 2.8 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3
HP Thunderbolt dock G2

Graphics Cards

NvidiaP1000 P2000
AMD WX4150

NvidiaP600

Nvidia P1000, P2000

Nvidia P3000 P4000 P5000 AMD WX4170

Nvidia
M620
M1200
M2200
AMD WX4150

Nvidia M1200

Supported With

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP Mojo DX

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified PC Notebooks

Dell 7720 17" 2.6 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 1920x1080 or 3840x2160 - 8 to
64 GB 2400Mhz DDR4 Memory, thunderbolt 3

Dell 7520 15" 2.6 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 1920x1080 or 3840x2160 - 8 to
64 GB 2400Mhz DDR4 Memory, thunderbolt 3

Dell 5520 15" 2.8 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 1920x1080 or 3840x2160 - 8 to
32 GB 2400Mhz DDR4 Memory Thunderbolt 3

Dell 3520 15" 2.8 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 1920x1080 - 8 to 32 GB 2400Mhz DDR4 Memory - Thunderbolt 3

Lenovo P51 2.6 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3
8 to 64 GB 2400Mhz DDR4 Memory

Lenovo P71 2.6 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3
8 to 64 GB 2400Mhz DDR4 Memory

Graphics Cards

Nvidia P3000, P4000, P5000

AMD Radeon WX4150, WX7100

Nvidia M1200, M2200

AMD Radeon WX4130, WX4150

Supported With

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP Mojo DX

Nvidia

Nvidia M620

Nvidia M2200

Nvidia P4000,

M1200

M1200,

P3000, P5000

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified PC Notebooks

HP Zbook Studio Ultrabook 2.6 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3
8 to 32 GB 2133Mhz DDR4

HP Zbook 15" G3 2.6 Ghz or higher Quad core i7/Xeon E3 1920x1080 or 3840x2160- 8 to 64 GB 2133Mhz DDR4 Memory, thunderbolt 3

HP Zbook 17" G3 2.6Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3

Dell 7710 17" 2.7 Ghz quad core i7 or 2.9 Ghz Xeon E3 1920x1080 or 3840x2160 - 8/16/32 GB 2133Mhz DDR4L Memory

Dell 7510 15" 2.5 Ghz and higher quad core i7 1920x1080 or 3200x1800 - 8/16/32 GB 2133Mhz DDR4L Memory

Dell 5510 15" 2.3 Ghz and higher quad core i7 1920x1080 or 3840x2160 - 8/16 GB 2133Mhz DDR4L Memory USB-C

Graphics Cards

Nvidia M1000M

Nvidia M1000M,

M2000M, M600M

AMD, W5170M

Intel HD 530, P530, P580

Nvidia M3000M, M4000M, M5000M

AMD W6150M

Intel HD 530, P530, P580

Nvidia M3000M, M4000M, M5000M

AMD W7170M

Nvidia M1000M, M2000M

AMD W5170M

Nvidia M1000M

Supported With

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP Mojo DX

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified PC Notebooks

Dell 3510 15" 2.3 Ghz and higher quad core i7 1920x1080 - 8/16 GB 2133Mhz DDR4L Memory

Lenovo P70 2.6 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3
1920x1080 or 3840x2160 - 8 to 64 GB 2133Mhz DDR4, Memory, thunderbolt 3

Lenovo P50 2.6 Ghz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 1920x1080 or 3840x2160 - 8 to 64 GB 2133Mhz DDR4 Memory, thunderbolt 3

HP Zbook 17" G2 - 2.5 Ghz and higher quad core i7 1920x1080 - 8/16/32 GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Memory thunderbolt

HP Zbook 15" G2 - 2.5 Ghz and higher quad core i7 1920x1080 or 3200x1800 screen resolution 8/16/32 GB 1600Mhz DDR3L Memory Thunderbolt

Dell M6800 17" 2.5 Ghz and higher quad core i7 1920x1080 - 8/16/32 GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Memory

Dell M4800 15" 2.5 Ghz and higher quad core i7 1920x1080 or 3200x1800 - 8/16/32 GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Memory

Graphics Cards

AMD W5130M

Nvidia M3000M, M4000M, M5000M

Nvidia M1000M, M2000M

Nvidia K3100M K4100M, K2200M

Nvidia K1100M, K2100M

Nvidia K2200M, K3100M, K4100M K5100M

Nvidia K1100M, K2100M

Supported With

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP Mojo DX

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Mojo DX

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP Mojo DX

Software Only Mojo DX

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified PC Notebooks

Dell M3800 15" 2.3 Ghz and higher quad core i7 1920x1080 8/16/32 GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Memory

Graphics Cards

Nvidia K1100M

Nvidia K1100M, K2100M

Nvidia K3100M, K4100M

Nvidia K1100M, K2100M

Intel HD4400
ATI FirePro M4100

Nvidia K3100M, K4100M

Nvidia K1100M, K2100M

Nvidia K1100M

Nvidia K1100M K2100M

Supported With

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP Mojo DX

Software Only Mojo DX

Software Only

Software Only Mojo DX

Software Only

Software Only Mojo DX

Lenovo W541 15" 2.5 Ghz and higher quad core i7 15" 1920x1080 2880x1620 - 8/16/32 GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Memory Thunderbolt

HP Zbook 17" 2.4 Ghz and higher quad core

1920x1080 - 8/16 GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Memory thunderbolt

HP Zbook 15" 2.4 Ghz and higher quad core 1920x1080 - 8/16 GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Memory thunderbolt

HP Zbook 14" 2.1 Ghz dual core i7-4600U 1920x1080 - 8/16 GB 1600Mhz DDR3L Memory

Dell M6800 17" 2.4 Ghz quad core i7 – Late 2014
1920x1080 screen resolution 8 or 16 GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Memory

Dell M4800 15" 2.4 Ghz quad core i7 – Late 2014 1920x1080 screen resolution 8 or 16 GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Memory

Dell M3800 15" - 2.2 Ghz quad core i7 - Late 2014 1920x1080 screen resolution 8 or 16 GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Memory

Lenovo W540 15" 2.4 Ghz and higher quad core i7 15" 1920x1080 - 8/16 GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Memory Thunderbolt

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified Macintosh Workstations for Avid Media Composer

The following Macintosh Workstations are qualified with the Avid Media Composer.

n Avid Artist DNxIV requires a Thunderbolt 2 or 3 card. See details here.

Qualified Macintosh Hardware

Mac mini 3.2 Ghz 6- core Intel i7
8 to 64 GB 2666 Mhz DDR4 Memory

Late 2018

iMac Pro 5K 27" 3.2 Ghz i7 8 core 3.0 Ghz i7 10 core
2.5 Ghz i7 14 core
2.3 Ghz i7 18 core

Late 2017 - 32 to 128GB 2666 Mhz DDR4 NOTE: 10Gb Ethernect requires Avid NEXIS Pro client v2018.3.

iMac Retina 5K 27" 4.2 Ghz i7 Quad core Mid 2017 - 8 to 64 GB 2400 Mhz DDR4

iMac Retina 4K 21.5" 3.6 Ghz i7 Quad core Mid 2017 - 8 to 32 GB 2400Mhz DDR4

iMac Retina 5K 27" 4.0 Ghz i7 Quad core Late 2015 - 8/16/32 GB 1867Mhz DDR3

Graphics Cards

Intel UHD 630

Supported With

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP Mojo DX

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Radeon 64

Radeon 580

Radeon

Radeon M395X

Pro Vega 56,

Pro 570, 575,

Pro 555, 560

M390, M395,

Qualified Macintosh Hardware

iMac Retina 4K 21.5" 3.3 Ghz i7 Quad core Late 2015 - 8/16/32 GB 1867Mhz DDR3

iMac Retina 5K 27" 4.0 Ghz i7 Quad core Late 2014 - 8/16/32 GB 1600Mhz DDR3

iMac 27" 3.2, 3.4, GHz i5 or 3.5 i7 Quad-core (Late 2013 Thunderbolt)

iMac 21.5" 2.9, GHz i5 or 3.1 i7 Quad-core (Late 2013 Thunderbolt)

Mac Pro 6 core 3.5 Ghz, 8 core 3.0 Ghz, 12 core 2.7 (Late 2013) 16/32 GB 1866Mhz DDR3 Memory Thunderbolt - no PCI-e slots

Graphics Cards

Intel Iris Pro 6200

Radeon M290X, M295X

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750

Dual AMD
FirePro D300, D500, D700

Supported With

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxIP Mojo DX

Software Only Mojo DX

Mojo DX
Nitris DX (no HD capture) Artist DNxIO
Artist DNxIQ
Artist DNxIV
Artist DNxID
Avid Artist DNxIP

The following Macintosh notebooks are qualified with the current editing applications. The following applies to the editing system when running on a laptop.

HD Capture on Macintosh notebooks is not supported
Playback in full quality 10 bit mode is not supported

Qualified Macintosh Notebook

MacBook Pro 15" 2.2 Ghz and higher i7/i9 six core Mid 2018 - Touch Bar & Thunderbolt 3

Graphics Cards

UHD630 AMD Radeon Pro 555X, 560X

Supported With

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP Mojo DX

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

Qualified Macintosh Notebooks for Media Composer

Qualified Macintosh Notebook

MacBook Pro 13" 2.7 Ghz quad core Intel core i7 Mid 2018 - Touch Bar & Thunderbolt 3
8 to 16 GB 2133Mhz LPDDR3 Memory

Touch Bar not used by MC

MacBook Pro 15" 2.8 Ghz and higher i7 quad core Mid 2017 - Touch Bar & Thunderbolt 3 16 GB 2133Mhz

LPDDR3 Memory
Touch Bar not used by MC

MacBook Pro 15" 2.6 Ghz and higher i7 quad core Late 2016 - Touch Bar & Thunderbolt 3 16 GB 2133Mhz DDR4 Memory

Touch Bar not used by MC

MacBook Pro 15" 2.2 Ghz and higher i7 quad core Mid 2015

Retina & Thunderbolt 16 GB 1600Mhz DDR3L Memory

MacBook Pro 15" 2.3 Ghz and higher i7 quad core Retina Late 2013 and Mid 2014 8 or 16 GB 1600Mhz DDR3L Memory

Feature Performance

Graphics Cards

Supported With

Avid Artist DNxIO Avid Artist DNxIQ Avid Artist DNxIV Avid Artist DNxID Avid Artist DNxIP Mojo DX

HD530 AMD Radeon 450,455, 460

HD5000 AMD Radeon M370X

Nvidia
GeForce
GT 750M
& Intel HD5000

560

Feature Performance

Intel Iris

HD630 AMD Radeon Pro 555,

Plus 655

A number of features in this editing application are processor-intensive. As a result, you might experience problems if you are working on an older system. The following chart shows the hardware that Avid has successfully qualified when using these features. For a list of the qualified systems, see Qualified Workstations and Laptops.

Feature Performance

Feature

16K projects

Editing High Resolution, High Frame Rate XAVC-I Media (UHD/4k in 59.94p)

4 streams of media and color adapters

1080p/50 XAVC Long Baseband Capture

Editing High Resolution, High Frame Rate DNxHR Media (UHD/4k in 59.94p)

Description

64GB RAM minimum

64 GB RAM minimum, 96 GB recommended

16 GB RAM minimum

16 GB RAM minimum, 32 GB recommended

Recommended System

Dell 7920 Dell 7820

Dual Xeon Gold 6154 3.0 Ghz, turbo up to 3.7 Ghz 18-core (72 cores with Hyperthreading)
AMD WX-7100
Storage: 10Gb Ethernet Avid NEXIS
Qualified PC Dual 6 Core or higher
Qualified Mac Pro 6 core or higher, 12 core with Hyperthreading
HP Z840/Z820
HP Z640/Z620
Dell 7920/7910/ T7610 Dell 7820/7810/T5610 Lenovo P910/P900/ Lenovo P710/P700

• NVIDIA P5000, M5000 or K5200 and AMD WX-7100
PCIe Gen3 Gfx card (recommended)

Mac Pro

12 core (24 with Hyperthreading) 3 GHz
Dual AMD FirePro 500/700 Graphics card
Storage: 10Gb Ethernet Avid NEXIS
Qualified PC Dual 6 Core or higher
Qualified Mac Pro 6 core or higher, 12 core with Hyperthreading
Qualified PC Dual 6 Core or higher
Qualified Mac Pro 6 core or higher, 12 core with Hyperthreading

Editing High Resolution Media (Higher than 2K+)

DMF and Background Transcode, Background Render

16 GB RAM minimum

32 GB RAM recommended

Feature

Media Composer | Cloud

J2K Capture

XDCAM Long GOP 9-way MultiCam with high stream count sequences

Stereoscopic 3D

XDCAM HD50 Capture

HD RGB 4444 Apple ProRes 4444 DNxHD 4444

AMA (RED)

AMA (QuickTime)

Description

16GB RAM minimum. 24 GB or higher recommended depending upon system model.

Avid recommends 16 GB RAM

For optimal performance with Stereoscopic 3D, use these higher performance systems. Avid recommends a minimum of 12GB RAM when using Stereoscopic 3D.

Baseband capture through Nitris DX, Mojo DX

HD RGB capture requires a high end workstation with Nitris DX and fast storage.

AMA is a processor intensive operation. Older platforms may not offer optimum performance. you will get better performance with higher end workstations.

AMA is a processor intensive operation. Lower end platforms may not offer optimum performance. Highly compressed codecs such as H.264 will exhibit minimal real-time performance.

Recommended System

i7 Quad core or higher with Hyperthreading

Qualified PC Dual 6 Core or higher

Qualified Mac Pro 6 core or higher, 12 core with Hyperthreading

Qualified PC Dual 6 Core or higher

Qualified Mac Pro 6 core or higher, 12 core with Hyperthreading

Storage: 10Gb Ethernet ISIS

Qualified PC Dual 6 Core or higher

Qualified Mac Pro 6 core or higher, 12 core with Hyperthreading

Qualified systems

Qualified PC Dual 6 Core or higher

Qualified Mac Pro 6 core or higher, 12 core with Hyperthreading

Storage: 10Gb Ethernet ISIS Qualified Xeon Workstations

NOTE: RED plug-in uses the Graphics Processor. Better performance with high performance graphics cards.

Recommendation of qualified systems depends on your planned use of this feature. Heavy usage of highly compressed codecs requires the high end systems. (Dual 6 Core or Dual 8 Core systems)

Feature Performance

Feature

AVCI-Intra Capture

A VCI-Intra

Description

AVC-Intra capture with software codecs is supported.

AVC-Intra(AVC-I) is a high quality, low bit-rate HD codec and is very CPU intensive.

Recommended System

24 core and higher Windows systems only.
Note: If problems are encountered, please use a Nitris DX w/AVC-I capabilities or ingest at another resolution like DNxHD and transcode to AVC I.

4-Way MultiCam Playback

Dual Quad Core, Dual 6 Core or Dual 8 Core Systems

Four Stream Playback:

Dual Quad Core, Dual 6 Core or Dual 8 Core Systems

AMA Workflows: Dual Quad, Dual 6 or Dual 8 core systems

Avid Artist I/O Device Compatibility

The following table shows the minimum version Media Composer supported with the Avid Artist I/O devices.

You must download the appropriate Avid Artist software from your Avid Master Account.Minimum supported version Media

Avid Artist I/O Device Compatibility

Device

Composer

Media Composer v8.4.1 and higher Media Composerv8.8.3 and higher Media Composer v8.10 and higher Media Composer v2018.8

Media Composer v2018.9

Compatibility Chart

The following table lists the NVIDIA® driver, QuickTime®, Windows MediaTM, shared storage, Sony® XDCAMTM, Panasonic® P2, and Avid Artist Series versions that were qualified with the Avid editing applications.

IMPORTANT: For information on third party support (for example, Sorenson, Boris, etc) see the third party's web site.

Item

QuickTime Support

Windows Media Version Support

Avid Interplay Support

Versions

v7.7.9 (Windows)
v10.x, (v7.x legacy) (Macintosh)

Windows Media Player 12 (for Windows 7)

See Knowledge Base article on compatibility.

Comments

Note: QuickTime v10X does not include QuickTime Pro options.

Note: QuickTime is not supported with Windows 10.

If you do not have Windows Media Player, access the download at www.microsoft.com.

Windows Media export compatibility is subject to Microsoft Windows Media updates.

IMPORTANT: The Avid Interplay components that get installed on the editing application must be updated to the Avid Interplay version that is released with the editing application. These include the Media Indexer, Interplay Access, Interplay Framework, Interplay Transfer Client and ProEncode Client. The Avid Interplay Server components can remain on the previous releases listed as supported. For details, see the "Avid Editing Application Compatibility with Interplay Releases" doc on the Knowledge Base.

See "Setting up the NVIDIA Card" on page 36.
For setting up the driver for stereoscopic, see the NVIDIA setup info in the Stereoscopic 3D Workflow Guide.

See "Shared Storage Support" on page 37.

Compatibility Chart

NVIDIA Driver Support

Shared Storage Support

v411.95

Avid NEXIS and Avid ISIS®.

Avid Editing Application Compatibility with Pro Tools

Item

Sony XDCAM driver

Panasonic P2 drive

Avid Artist Series (Euphonix)

Versions

v2.13 (XDCAM Transfer for Macintosh)

Windows FAM v2.3.2 and VFAM v5.0.2

(Macintosh) v3.1.7 (Windows) v2.24

EuControl software v3.4

Comments

The VFAM firmware version for PDW-U1 is 2.600.
The PDW-U2 is 2.810.
The driver can be downloaded from Sony's website http://esupport.sony.com/.

There is currently no P2 writeback support for Macintosh clients.

See the User's Guide for information on Artist Series Color setup information.

Avid Editing Application Compatibility with Pro Tools

General Co-Installation Notes:

Install Pro Tools first and then Media Composer.
You must uninstall all older versions of Media Composer or Pro Tools before installing newer versions.
Co-install does not support both applications launched simultaneously.
When you uninstall Pro Tools, choose to uninstall just the application and not the audio drivers or the editing application no longer sees the devices. On a Macintosh Pro Tools 10 system, this is named the "Safe Uninstall." On a Macintosh Pro Tools 11 system no uninstallation is required. On a Windows Pro Tools 10 or 11 system, you must select the first uninstall option - "Pro Tools Only" - which is not selected by default.
Mojo SDI will not be supported with Media Composer or Pro Tools 11, but can still be connected in a co-install configuration for use with Pro Tools 10.
If you install and configure Avid Mojo DX or Nitris DX hardware on your system, the editing application does not use any connected Pro Tools audio device for audio input/output operations. You can also use these audio devices with a software-only version of your Avid editing application.

If you run into any issues, uninstall both applications and reinstall Pro Tools first, and then reinstall your editing application.
Media Composer v5.0 and later and Pro Tools v8.0.3 and later do not include support for the Original Mbox. If you want to use the Original Mbox, you should use Media Composer v4.x and Pro Tools v8.0.1 instead.
If you want to install your Avid editing application on a system with the Pro Tools Avid Video Engine installed, you must use one of the following configurations:
- - Media Composer v5.5/NewsCutter v9.5 and later with Pro Tools v9.0 or later.
- - Media Composer v5.0.x/NewsCutter v9.0.x with Pro Tools v8.5 or earlier.
  Co-installation Configurations and Audio Device Support

Avid Pro Tools Applications

Co-installation Configurations and Audio Device Support

Pro Tools Product

Pro Tools Software Only

Pro Tools|HD Native

Pro Tools|HD

Pro Tools|HD, with chassis

MC/NC Software Only

Co-install

Co-install/ Audio Device

Not Tested

MC/NC with Mojo DX

Co-install Co-install Co-install Not Tested

MC/NC/
with Nitris DX

Co-install Co-install Co-install Not Tested

Avid Mbox Family Audio Devices (3rd Generation)

Audio Device (Interface)

Mbox (USB)

Mbox Pro

MC/NC Software Only

Co-install/ Audio Device

MC/NC with MC/NC/
Mojo DX with Nitris DX

Co-install Co-install Co-install Co-install

Mbox 2 (USB)

Mbox 2 Pro (1394)

Mbox 2 Mini (USB)

Mbox 2 Micro (USB)

Co-install/ Audio Device

Co-install

Co-install/ Audio Device

Co-install

Co-installation Configurations and Audio Device Support

Audio MC/NC Device Software (Interface) Only

Mbox Mini Co-install/ (USB) Audio Device

Avid Mbox 2 Family Audio Devices

Audio MC/NC Device Software (Interface) Only

MC/NC with Mojo DX

Co-install

MC/NC with Mojo DX

Co-install Co-install Co-install Co-install

MC/NC with Mojo DX

Co-install

Co-install
Not Supported Not Supported

MC/NC/
with Nitris DX

Co-install

MC/NC/
with Nitris DX

Co-install Co-install Co-install Not tested

MC/NC/
with Nitris DX

Co-install

Co-install
Not Supported Not Supported

Other Avid Audio Devices

Audio MC/NC Device Software (Interface) Only

Digi 002 (1394)

Digi 003 (1394)

Eleven Rack (USB)

Fast Track Pro (USB)

Co-install/ Audio Device (Windows)

Co-install
Not Supported Audio Device

External Controllers

Feature

Control surface for transport controls and other functions

Provides audio play, input, and output

Record automation gain

Record automation pan

Flying faders

Touch-sensitive faders

Touch-sensitive panners

Digi 002 (MC only)

Yes

Yes (8) Yes

Command| 8

Yes

Yes (8) Yes

Avid Artist Control

Yes

Yes (4) Yes

Yes

Avid Artist Mix

Avid Artist Transport

Avid Artist Color

Your Avid editing application supports the following external fader controllers or mixers for automation gain and pan recording or as control surfaces:

Digi 002 (Windows only)
Command|8
Avid Artist Control
Avid Artist Mix
Avid Artist Transport
Avid Artist Color
External controllers or mixers are optional. They are not required for you to perform automation gain or pan recording on an Avid editing system.

The following table compares Avid external controllers and mixers.

External Controllers

Yes Yes (transport
only, no soft keys)

No No

Yes No

Yes No Yes (8) No

Yes Yes

No No

Feature

Solo/mute

Supports audio mixing

Latch mode (also known as Snap mode)

Number of steps of fader accuracy

Digi 002 (MC only)

Yes Noa

Yes

1024

Avid Command| Artist

8 Control

Yes Yes No No

Yes Yes

1024 1024

Avid Artist Mix

Yes No

Yes

1024

Avid Artist Avid Artist Transport Color

No No

Not applicable

Setting up the NVIDIA Card

a. The Digi 002 can be used as a standalone audio mixer but not at the same time as it is being used as an automation gain or automation pan controller or control surface.

For more information on using these external fader controllers or mixers, see "Recording Automation Gain or Automation Pan Information" in the Help.

Setting up the NVIDIA Card

To set up the NVIDIA card, you must make sure you have the correct display driver version (install the display driver if necessary, and set the correct display settings. See the "Compatibility Chart" on page 31 for information on the supported driver(s).

Prior to setting up the NVIDIA card, check to make sure you have the correct display driver version. If you do not have the correct NVIDIA driver, you can install it from the Utilities folder that installs with your Avid application.
Installation files for these drivers are installed in the folder Program Files\Avid\Utilities\nVidia.

To check the NVIDIA display driver version:

Right-click the Desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. You can also open the Windows Control Panel and double-click the NVIDIA Control Panel icon.
Click System Information at the bottom left corner of the NVIDIA Control Panel.
The version number is listed in the Graphics card information section on the ForceWare version line.

To install the NVIDIA display driver:

Navigate to Program Files\Avid \Utilities \nVidia and double-click the folder that corresponds to your operating system.
Double-click the file for the applicable driver.
Follow the on-screen instructions, and then restart your system.

To setup multiple displays:

1. Right-click the Desktop, and select Nvidia Control Panel.
2. In the settings window in the left of the window, click Set up multiple displays. 3. Select or deselect the desired monitors listed.

To set the Driver for Avid Editing Environments

1. Right-click the Desktop, and select Nvidia Control Panel. 2. Click Manage 3D Settings.
3. Click the Global Setting tab.
4. Under Global presets, select Base Profile.

5. Scroll to locate the Power Management Mode. Select Prefer maximum performance. 6. Click Apply.

Reboot after installing the Nvidia software even if you are not prompted to do so.
Never use the Windows "roll back driver" feature on the Nvidia driver. The driver version must match the rest of the components the Nvidia installer installs.

Shared Storage Support

For information on Shared Storage Support, see the Avid NEXIS and Avid ISIS tables in the following document:

http://resources.avid.com/SupportFiles/Attachments/MediaCentral_Compatibility_Matrix.pdf

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