Postlab now officially supports Avid Media Composer, unlocking collaborative, cloud-based remote editing for professional editors. The system serves as a scalable extension to an existing on-premise Avid-compatible server, and promises easy integration without a huge upfront commitment. We previously covered Hedge’s acquisition of Postlab several years ago, their subsequent relaunch, and Postlab for Premiere Pro. Now, we’re incredibly excited to share the news that Postlab finally supports Avid Media Composer! Hedge For Mac Based in the Netherlands, Hedge is most notably the company behind the backup and verification software of the same name. Their super fast applications assist digital ingest technicians in the field, and post facilities across the globe. They specialize in handling data, and Postlab is a natural extension of that, in the cloud. Without getting into too much detail, the method Avid uses to store footage is fantastic when working with a team off of a centralized server. However, it poses several drawbacks when working remotely. image credit: AVID / unsplash Keeping track of local media on a remote editor’s system can be a massive, time consuming headache. RGS (remote graphics software) systems are the current main method, but this requires the remote editor to have a strong internet connection and it isn’t without lag. Postlab for Media Composer solves the problem of remote Avid editing by functioning like an Avid Nexis server in the cloud. It eliminates the clunky access gateways, and the high latency associated with RGS. Remote editors can work with slower connection speeds,...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 4 November, 2021