Avid Technology is aiming to make remote editing easier with the release of Avid NEXIS | EDGE. This new solution automates a proxy workflow that allows editors and producers to access media from anywhere. And it isn’t just for Media Composer, it works with Premiere and Google Chrome, too. Let’s have a look at what they’ve cooked up! NEXIS is essentially a high-performance NAS solution by Avid for video post-production. It allows a pool of editors on the same network to access the same media and project files reliably. Avid NEXIS | EDGE extends reliability beyond brick-and-mortar production houses and allows teams from anywhere to collaborate. Image credit: Avid Avid’s work-from-anywhere solution relies on a “sibling media format”, a proxy / hi-res media pair. Avid Media Composer handles the active switching between hi-res and proxy. There is no re-linking, no conforming, and the switch is nearly instantaneous. Image credit: Avid A new play button dropdown menu, allows users to select High-Resolution Only, Proxy Only, Proxy Preferred, or High-Resolution Preferred. This can work to speed things up in-house when dealing with lots of high-resolution content, or to take media on the go. Remote Avid NEXIS Client Image credit: Avid The new Remote Avid NEXIS client allows users to connect to a facility NEXIS over a secure VPN. Best of all, the client handles the unpredictability of Wi-Fi and home internet connections. Once logged on, users can launch projects in Media Composer, or through Avid’s NEXIS | EDGE Browser. NEXIS | EDGE...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 21 March, 2022