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back ordered until Nov
Intel Core i5/i7 Quad/ 6 core
Ultimate Power
From $2795, $4984 with MC
From $3550 $11298 with DX
Intel Dual 8 core Xeon
Recommended for Symphony
From $10,651
Xeon Dual 8 core HD/2K/4K
Recommended for DS
Ultimate Power film/conforming
Help choosing the right Avid Media Composer Video Editing Workstation! |
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 We delivery "Turnkey" systems. What does that mean for You Please call us to discuss your needs rather than buying on the internet. Each Studio has different needs, from home videos to feature-length films, from editing to live streaming, as well as capturing and broadcasting live events. Each need requires sometimes a vasty different setup and budget. With that in mind we found it impossible to individually list all possible configurations for each need and therefore have the system configurators so that we may design a system based on your needs. |
Most Event Videographers will find their needs met with some form of our Core i7 Quad/6 core, for maximum stream count, effects and medium Animation a Quad/Hex Core is tough to beat. For professional producers who run large numbers of streams and effects, serious Animation, or uncompressed HD, and want maximum performance you may want to consider the Dual Quad Xeon (8/12 Core CPUs). |
Avid Media Composer comes in several packages: Avid Media Composer 6.0: As the name suggests, this includes only Avid Media Composer Software. (upgrades are available) Avid Media Composer 6 with MojoDX: Includes Media Composer Software and the Mojo DX. (upgrades are available) for a comparison of these and other Avid products Click Here Avid Media Composer 6 with Nitris DX: Includes Media Composer 6 and the Nitris DX Avid Symphony 6: As the name suggests, this includes only Avid Media Composer Software. (upgrades are available) Avid Symphony 6/Mojo Includes Symphony 6 Software and the Mojo DX. (upgrades are available) Avid Symphony 6/Nitris Includes Symphony 6 Software and the Nitris DX. (upgrades are available) We also recommend coupling Avid Media Composer/Symphony with Matrox MXO2, BlackMagic, and AJA. |
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For video editing systems we recommend a minimum of three hard drives. One for the operating system and programs, One (or raid set) for source files and capturing, and the third (or raid set) for rendering (both temporary and final output). For AVCHD, XDCAM, Red 2K 2 sets of raid 0 is highly recommended. for Red 4K and others it varies based on workflow and effects/Layers. You may also want to consider adding an archival or backup drive to protect your work from disaster. An internal drive is slightly faster, doesn't take up space on your desk, and in a pinch it can substitute for a source or render drive if needed. However, if anything truly nasty happens to the computer, its internal drives can all be damaged. An external drive, such as an eSata, USB 3 or NAS are good soulutions though it does take up some desk space, can be easily detached from the computer and stored in a safe location until it is needed. While Raid 5/6 is a nice way to achieve redundancy, again you should still have an external solution for back up. When it comes to hard drive space, more is better, you do not want to fill your drives past 65%. While DV video doesn't really take up all that much space, if you are running uncompressed and/or HD video, you can quickly fill drives. More importantly is HDD thruput The following chart shows the approximate drive space usage and speed required for several common types of video: DV: 13 gigs/hour and 25mbits (3.6MBps) thruput, HDV(thru firewire) is the same. |
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