new update of the avid editors to version X.8.3

Today Avid released yet another update of the editor, so the line is now:

• Avid NewsCutter Adrenaline v6.8.3
• Avid NewsCutter XP v6.8.3
• Avid Media Composer v2.8.3
• Avid Xpress Pro v5.8.3
• Avid Symphony Nitris v1.8.3

There is still now support for Apples Leopard, it should come in version 3.0 in june (I hope)
Teh downloads are available in the avid download center.
For those without a account to the download center can go to:
http://www.avid.com/support/downloadcenter/accountRequest.asp

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Media Composer 2.8.1

For those who has a valid assurance contract with Avid, they can now download the media composer version 2.8.1, is seems that it fixes some issues with Avid Unity ISIS and Avid Interplay. There should not be any other difference between the veriosn 2.8 and 2.8.1 than that.
If you are one of the lucky ones, you can find it in the download center.

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More about the new productline

If you want to know more about the new products from Avid, I have collected some links:

Media composer software only
Media composer Mojo DX
Media Composer Nitris DX
Symphony Nitris DX
Newscutter
Newscutter Mojo DX
Newscutter Nitris DX

Avids presentation at NAB 2008

Avid is not at the NAB show this year, or to be correct, they are not in the same place where all the others are :-) sunday night they held a big presentation at the Hard Rock Hotel, where tehy were showing the new media composer v. 3.0 runnig on leopard, and vista.There wer a lot of employees from Avid all dressed in bright red shirts, so you could find them :-)The new versions will be shipping in June

The Avid Mojo DX, and more Pre Nab News from Avid

• More news on the "new thinking" from Avid, at a Pre NAB2008 held at the universal studios holywood, they told at selected group of people some new things, one that we already know is that the will stop selling Xpress Pro, so the software line will be Media ComposerSymphonyAvid DS
  But the new think at this metting was on the hardware side, they are going to launch a new mojo, so the hardware line is going to be:Mojo SDI Mojo DXNitirs DX
  Abot the Media composer, the new version will be able to run on Nitris DX or Mojo hardware, the new mojo DX comes with SD, HD SDI, HDMI and analog.
  The Symphony Nitris DX is for those who need to edit in 2K and 4K among other things, the Nitris can run up to 8 track real time in HD, with effects.It has HD SDI, SD SDI, HDMI analog composite and analog component.
  I'm sure there will be more news about this after Avid have had ther eNAB event on the coming sunday.