New Avid Products for 2008 Announced at DVinfo.net

Igor Ridanovic · April 9th, 2008, 02:44 AM

There are some exciting new things from Avid on the software and the hardware side. The product line was simplified by killing Xpress Pro and there are 2 new hardware boxes that promise to deliver great speed and reliability in the edit bay.

And there is a price point for every budget. News from pre-NAB announcement:

http://www.hdhead.com/?p=139

Richard Alvarez · April 9th, 2008, 07:11 AM

Whats the price on the MOJO DX? Couldn't find it anywhere.

Vito DeFilippo · April 9th, 2008, 07:20 AM

I don't think they've released pricing yet.

David Parks · April 9th, 2008, 08:28 AM

IMO , it would make sense that Mojo DX has HD I/O of some sort.

Vito DeFilippo · April 9th, 2008, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Parks

IMO , it would make sense that Mojo DX has HD I/O of some sort.

In the article linked by Igor above:

"Media Composer running on Mojo DX or Mojo SDI hardware is intended for offline capture and editing. The Mojos lack some of the real time features of Nitris DX.

Mojo DX comes with SD and HD SDI as well as analog and HDMI connectivity. Mojo SDI works in standard definition only."

It would indeed make sense, David, I agree. I think in today's world, it would be nuts to release hardware that has no HD compatibility.

Igor Ridanovic · April 9th, 2008, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Alvarez

Whats the price on the MOJO DX? Couldn't find it anywhere.

I was trying to figure out the price points last night. I don't think that even the resellers know that just now. But it seems that Mojo DX will be listed for either 4K or 5K. This is all anecdotal so don't base any decisions on it.

Peter Moretti · April 9th, 2008, 04:19 PM

Any word on if Avid will continue its DS Assist Station software? It's a software only version of DS. Thanks.

Igor Ridanovic · April 10th, 2008, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Moretti

Any word on if Avid will continue its DS Assist Station software? It's a software only version of DS. Thanks.

I haven't heard anything about discontinuing DS Assist Station. Certainly not at the L.A. event. In fact, very little was said about DS in general.

David Parks · April 10th, 2008, 09:53 AM

Stereoscopic editing from 2d images with 3D output in development.

That would be impressive if they pull that off!!

Malcolm Hamilton · April 10th, 2008, 07:30 PM

Hi all,
Any mention, or hint, re whether the new MC release will be be fully functional with the Sony EX1 camera files?
Cheers,
Malcolm

Igor Ridanovic · April 11th, 2008, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malcolm Hamilton

Hi all,
Any mention, or hint, re whether the new MC release will be be fully functional with the Sony EX1 camera files?
Cheers,
Malcolm

Not sure but I overheard one guy talking to a demo artist about that and he seemed pleased with what he heard. There should be overall improvements in native HD handling.

Malcolm Hamilton · April 12th, 2008, 07:36 AM

thanks for the hopeful message, Igor. I guess we'll find out soon.
Malcolm

David Parks · April 12th, 2008, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malcolm Hamilton

thanks for the hopeful message, Igor. I guess we'll find out soon.
Malcolm

Over on the EX1 forum there is a thread mentioning the possibility of a customer patch release to allow 35 mbit 1920x1080 editing of HQ

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=119184

Malcolm Hamilton · April 12th, 2008, 01:33 PM

Thanks David.
Unfortunately for me, it seems like this update/patch, whatever it is, is for Avid on PCs only. I'm on a Mac, and I suspect I'm still out of luck.
Malcolm

David Parks · April 14th, 2008, 08:51 AM

http://www.studiodaily.com/main/news/9353.html

A ton of new announcements on a ton of new features and pricing.

Among them FINALLY JVC HDV 24p and 25p EDITING. The bottom line is that now you can get real-time HD I/O for under $10k.

April 9th, 2008, 02:44 AM	#1
Igor Ridanovic Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 45	New Avid Products for 2008 Announced There are some exciting new things from Avid on the software and the hardware side. The product line was simplified by killing Xpress Pro and there are 2 new hardware boxes that promise to deliver great speed and reliability in the edit bay. And there is a price point for every budget. News from pre-NAB announcement: http://www.hdhead.com/?p=139 __________________ www.HDhead.com HD and D-cinema Consultant

April 9th, 2008, 08:28 AM	#4
David Parks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 789	IMO , it would make sense that Mojo DX has HD I/O of some sort. __________________ David Parks: DP/Editor: Jacobs Aerospace at NASA Johnson Space Center https://www.youtube.com/user/JacobsESCG

April 10th, 2008, 09:53 AM	#9
David Parks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 789	Stereoscopic editing from 2d images with 3D output in development. That would be impressive if they pull that off!! __________________ David Parks: DP/Editor: Jacobs Aerospace at NASA Johnson Space Center https://www.youtube.com/user/JacobsESCG

April 14th, 2008, 08:51 AM	#15
David Parks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 789	Official Avid Press Release New Products http://www.studiodaily.com/main/news/9353.html A ton of new announcements on a ton of new features and pricing. Among them FINALLY JVC HDV 24p and 25p EDITING. The bottom line is that now you can get real-time HD I/O for under $10k. __________________ David Parks: DP/Editor: Jacobs Aerospace at NASA Johnson Space Center https://www.youtube.com/user/JacobsESCG

April 9th, 2008, 07:11 AM	#2
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	Whats the price on the MOJO DX? Couldn't find it anywhere.

April 9th, 2008, 07:20 AM	#3
Vito DeFilippo Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 1,585	I don't think they've released pricing yet.

April 9th, 2008, 04:19 PM	#7
Peter Moretti Trustee Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 1,259	Any word on if Avid will continue its DS Assist Station software? It's a software only version of DS. Thanks.

April 10th, 2008, 07:30 PM	#10
Malcolm Hamilton Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 844	Hi all, Any mention, or hint, re whether the new MC release will be be fully functional with the Sony EX1 camera files? Cheers, Malcolm

April 12th, 2008, 07:36 AM	#12
Malcolm Hamilton Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 844	thanks for the hopeful message, Igor. I guess we'll find out soon. Malcolm

April 12th, 2008, 01:33 PM	#14
Malcolm Hamilton Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 844	Thanks David. Unfortunately for me, it seems like this update/patch, whatever it is, is for Avid on PCs only. I'm on a Mac, and I suspect I'm still out of luck. Malcolm