Avid MediaComposer Mojo SDI End of Life
Avid has announced that Mojo SDI video hardware will no longer be sold after March 31, 2012 or until supplies last. Avid will continue to support Mojo SDI until March 31, 2017 with valid MediaComposer and Pro Tools support packages.
We don’t see this to be a big deal since sales of Mojo SDI have fallen off a cliff since the introduction of MojoDX. Additionally, since Mojo SDI can not handle HD, most of our clients are evaluating the AJA product line and BlackMagic line. For clients with Mojo SDI, we recommend upgrading to a new capture card when you move over to MediaComposer 6.x.
We recently hosted a MediaComposer 6.0, “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” by Michael Kammes. Here’s the link: http://www.keycodemedia.com/Avid-Webinar/media-composer-6-webinar-recorded.html
Key Code Media will be providing a Vblog about the third party hardware cards over
Compatibility Notes:
Mojo SDI is only compatible with Media Composer 5.5 or NewsCutter 9.5 and versions below. Media Composer 6, Symphony 6 and NewsCutter 10 are not compatible with Mojo SDI.
Pro Tools 10.1 and versions below do support Mojo SDI as a video I/O device.
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Avid Technology Media Composer 6 Approved Computer Configurations
Below are all of Avid Technologies recommended for Mac and PC configurations. We recommend 12GB of RAM, don’t forget to have a 64 bit operating system
MediaComposer 6 Macintosh approved Avid Configurations-
http://www.keycodemedia.com/images/stories/products/avid/mc6/MC6MacQualifiedSystems1111.pdf
MediaComposer 6 PC approved Avid Configurations- For PC- HP and Dell Workstations and laptops
http://www.keycodemedia.com/images/stories/products/avid/mc6/MC6PCQualfiedSystems1111.pdf
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Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle update
Ed Friesma, Application Editor for Key Code Media, mentioned the following: After working with a walkin client yesterday trying to install the Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle for HDMI capture, I found a big gotcha that’s not clearly mentioned in any of the promotional materials. If you’re connecting via USB 3.0 it needs to have the NEC USB3 controller chipset. Currently no other one will work properly. I don’t know if Blackmagic plans to qualify other USB 3 chipsets later or if they’ve given up and are focusing on Thunderbolt.
Key Code Media Business News
Key Code Media was listed by the San Fernando Business Journal as the 13th fastest growth company in the San Fernando Valley and
Key Code Media was listed as #41 fastest growth company by the LA Business Journal.
We did not apply to the System Contractor News (SCN) list of Top 50 system integrators, but if was listed, Key Code Media for 2010 would have been listed as #22, ahead of Anderson Audio Visual in San Diego.
Thanks to all our clients and vendors for their support!
Media Composer 6, dongles and back reving to 5.5
Avid 6.0 upgrades and issues.
Key Code Media just finished a webinar presented by our staff Senior Technology & Workflow Consultant, Michael Kammes, last Thursday, we’ll be posting the link of the recording early next week. We’ve highlighted a couple key points about the migration and areas to be cautionary.
Why would someone want to stay on 5.5x?
1) need to stay on Mac OS 10.6, or a 32bit version of Windows
2) want to use Nitris Classic, Adrenaline, or Mojo SDI
3) desire to stay compatible with other MC 5.5 systems on the project / facility (this would be more of a cautious manuever, however)
4) caution about moving to a X.0 version of software. I still remember one of the MediaComposer’s most unstable release, 7.0 with the ABVB. In my opinion the 7.2x ABVB release was also one of the most stable MediaComposer releases ever.
Lastly, we really recommend having a lot of ram. 12GB is recommended, your system will work with less ram, but will be slower depending on the jobs being done.
For those customers that are purchasing net new systems with an electronic license, there is NO way to downgrade this license to a previous version.
If you have clients that wish to run version 5.5 at this time on a net new system, they must purchase a dongle with the Avid software.
This would also apply to customers purchasing the v6 upgrade but wishing to remain on an older version. Key Code is finding out from Avid what the Avid part number is for a swap to a dongle, if Avid still offers this in version 6.
