Inspired creativity
The Avid DS toolset empowers your best performance in any genre, from broadcast promos and television projects to theatrical commercials, music videos, and feature films. So push the limits with a deep and sophisticated system that inspires creativity and keeps pace with your unique workflows.
Hi-res made simple
Now making post houses more competitive in new markets, Avid DS offers high bit depth and high-resolution support, dual link I/O for HD-RGB, RED, ARRI and DPX finishing in a facility class system that’s easy to install, integrate and operate.
A comprehensive post production solution
Open integration with Avid Interplay, Avid Unity and Avid Media Composer allows Avid DS to make you more productive and creative, from start to finish. A key part of your total post production solution, Avid DS accepts industry standard project formats such as AAF, EDL, and OMF, so you can use the powerful Avid DS toolset to finish any project and make every session more productive.
A worldwide, world-class community
The Avid ecosystem is an integral part of a worldwide community inspired by passionate, world-class users. Online forums connect you with the best editors in the business. Experienced, dedicated support and training programs are customized to meet your budgets and keep you on top of your game. Online real-world user communities provide feedback, news, and ongoing support.
FX-online
- Advanced conform of Avid AFE, AAF, and OMF projects
- High performance real-time effects pipeline using host based CPU/GPU processing
- Full editorial toolset
- AVX 2 Support
- Avid advanced color correction, compatible with Avid Symphony™
- FluidMotion™ time effects
- 2D & 3D DVE
- 3D HLS Keyer
- Motion tracking and image stabilization
- Imagineer Systems mocha software two way integration
- Advanced audio editing & mixing
Compositing & graphics
- Node & layer based interface
- Deep image processing toolset:
- Vector and raster paint
- User friendly 3D environment with interactive OpenGL-accelerated display and true 3D X, Y and Z coordinate space
- Warping, morphing
- Expressions
- 2D & 3D Character generation
- Native and AVX™ 2.0 support for industry standard plug-ins including those from The Foundry, SpeedSix, GenArts, Imagica, and others
- TrueType and Far East fonts, EPS and PSD import
Hi-res conform
- RED Digtial Cinema and ARRI high resolution file format support
- Double speed capture with Sony SRW-5800
- 2K/4K RGB conform and FX-online of DPX
- Real-time HD downconvert
- Color management system with 1D & 3D LUTs, including Thomson, Kodak, and Iridias LUT formats Collaboration & productivity
- Support for Avid Unity
- Support for Avid Interplay
- Network based media management
- Import EDL, OMF, AAF, AFE
- Export of OMF, EDL
I/O & formats
- SDI, HD-SDI, Dual-link HD-SDI 4:4:4
- HD Component YPbPr & RGB output
- 8 channel AES/EBU digital audio I/O
- 2 channel RCA audio I/O
- Realtime codec support:
- SD: XDCAM, DV, and DVCPRO
- HD: P2 DVCPRO HD & AVC-I, Avid DNxHD®
System Specifications
Avid DS is a tightly integrated, turnkey system comprised of the following components:
- Hewlett Packard Workstation z800
- 2.93 GHz dual quad-core Intel Xeon processor
- 6 GB system memory
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 graphics card
- 320 GB 7200 RPM SATA disk drive
- Microsoft Windows XP professional 64-bit operating system
- Dual link I/O card with breakout box
- Avid VideoRAID® SR storage configurations of 8TB and 16TB
- 30-inch Flat Panel LCD monitor
- 9 x 12 graphics tablet with pen, keyboard, and mouse
- One Avid DS RP (Remote Processing) license
- One Avid DS software-only license
- One Avid MetaFuze®
- One Avid Media Composer software-only version
For more information on Avid DS, visit: http://www.avid.com/products/DS/index.asp
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