Symphony Nitris DXHigh-performance, real-time HD-RGB 4:4:4 editing, mastering, and finishing

Fast, flexible, and plays well with othersFrom script-based programs to unscripted reality shows, editing and finishing projects has never been faster or easier than with Symphony Nitris DX. For storytelling, you have a complete creative and editorial toolset based on Media Composer®. For your online, Symphony quickly assembles every show, leveraging the power of Avid® Total Conform, so you can concentrate on the finishing work. And because Symphony plays well with other editing solutions, you can simultaneously share footage and collaborate with others to meet critical deadlines.

Beauty and acceleration for TV and filmNo need to worry about storage issues when working with long-format projects. Nitris DX AVC-Intra features built-in Avid DNxHD® encoding/decoding, so you get high-quality images and low-storage volume with native 24-frame HD editing. It also offers thin raster support to free up your CPU power for effects and playback. Speed up Panasonic AVC-Intra workflows with built-in AVC-Intra encoding. And work with a variety of camera and tapeless formats instantly through AMA (Avid Media Access), including RED, QuickTime, HDCAM SR Lite, XDCAM, P2, and more.

High-impact quality in everything you doGet the high-end look you want—while maintaining your budget—with a comprehensive set of color correction, motion tracking, image stabilization, keying, and graphics tools, while Total Conform preserves all offline decisions. Create effects, graphics, titles, and more, and deliver high-quality content for web or DVD/Blu-ray Disc play, with the included Production Suite of apps. And polish and deliver programs in a variety of HD and SD masters, with advanced and secondary color correction and Universal Mastering.

The power and creativity you needNot only will you have the confidence and inspiration you need to complete even the most demanding projects and schedules, but you can also expand your capabilities with powerful options. Connect with other editors in your facility—and beyond—through Avid Unity™ MediaNetwork and ISIS® systems. Find the right takes or clips fast with the Avid ScriptSync® or PhraseFind option, powered by Nexidia, featuring powerful dialog-based search. And speed up your editing and finishing with Artist Series controllers, which enable you to take hands-on control of the software.

“ Avid has clearly outpaced the competition

in format interoperability, power, and stability.

With its tight integration with Media Composer,

Symphony Nitris DX is clearly the fastest

conforming system on the market.”

Jess Bushyhead

Television and Film Editor since 1978Winner of four National Emmy® Awards for

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing

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When you’re running an online session, time isn’t just money—it’s big money—and you need a proven, reliable

solution that gives you the quality, efficiency, and capability you need to succeed. With Avid® Symphony™ Nitris® DX,

you get a complete turnkey system that offers an incredible value, integrating ACE-certified Symphony editing and

finishing tools, the hardware-accelerated Nitris DX AVC-Intra I/O interface, and a powerful Mac- or Windows-based

workstation, so you can deliver without compromise.

Symphony key features• Accelerate your editing with advanced, ultra-accurate tools

• Mix formats, frame rates, resolutions, and more in the same timeline

• Access and edit RED, QuickTime, HDCAM SR Lite, XDCAM, P2, Canon XF, and other file-based media directly with AMA

• Get real-time HD capture and editing, in mastering picture quality, with Avid DNxHD

• Create composites and effects with motion tracking, keying, and time-based effects

• Speed up your online with Total Conform of Avid offline projects

• Finish high-end projects in full 4:4:4 HD-RGB (includes dual-link I/O support for HD 4:4:4 mastering and capture)

• Get high-performance rendering with multi-core CPU processing

• Work with stereoscopic 3D material and other single-frame files

• Get the right look with relational primary and secondary color correc-tion in 8- and 10-bits, YUV, and HD RGB 4:4:4

Nitris DX AVC-Intra features/connectivity• DNxHD encoding/decoding and AVC-Intra encoding

• Thin raster support

• Digital video: SDI I/O (SD, HD), Dual-Link HD-SDI for 4:4:4 capture

• Analog video: Component I/O (YCbCr: SD, HD), S-Video I/O (SD), Composite I/O (SD)

• Digital audio: 8 channels of AES/EBU I/O (on DB25 connector), 8 channels of embedded SD-SDI audio I/O, 16 channels of embedded HD-SDI audio I/O, 8 channels of optical ADAT I/O, 2 channels of optical S/PDIF I/O

• Analog audio: 4 channels of balanced XLR I/O, 2 channels of RCA audio input, 2 channels of 1/4" TRS output, stereo headphone output (1/4" TRS)

• Monitoring: HDMI output (all rates supported, including full 1920 x 1080 HD)

• Timecode and sync: LTC (XLR I/O), Reference Sync (Black and Burst or HD TriLevel input, combined connector), Reference Sync loop-through, Word Clock (output only)

Supported media formats and resolutions*• AVC-Intra, AVCCAM, AVCHD, Avid DNxHD, Canon XF, DV, DV25,

DV50, DVCAM, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO HD, GFCAM, HDCAM SR Lite, HD-RGB (709), HDV, NTSC, NXCAM, P2, PAL, QuickTime (including ProRes), RED (.R3D), Stereoscopic (via MetaFuze®), uncompressed SD, uncompressed HD, VC-1, XDCAM, XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD

What’s includedSoftware• Symphony software—Edit and finish HD and SD video

• EDL Manager—Export timecode metadata

• FilmScribe™—Export film metadata

• Interplay® Transfer (standalone version)—Transfer media and meta-data to Interplay

• Log Exchange—Convert shot logs into ALE files

• Production Suite—Avid DVD, Avid FX, Boris Continuum Complete, SmartSound Sonicfire Pro, Sorenson Squeeze

• MediaLog™—Manage logging and metadata

• MetaFuze—Work with stereoscopic files, DPX, and other formats (Windows only)

• MetaSync® Manager—Create objects for interactive programming

Hardware• Nitris DX AVC-Intra—High-performance analog and

digital I/O interface

• PCIe host interface board—Connects Nitris DX to your computer

Computer* (choose Windows or Mac)• HP Z800 Workstation (second generation), or • Apple Mac Pro

* For complete specifications, visit www.avid.com/symphonynitrisdx

Symphony Nitris DX—High-Performance Editing and Finishing

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MetaFuze, MetaSync, Nitris, ScriptSync, and Symphony are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Emmy is a registered trademark of ATAS/NATAS. The Interplay name is used

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