"The economies we've achieved leaving our aging, tape-based systems behind, combined with the more polished image we've been able to project, have been well worth our investment in Avid."

- John Ray, President and General Manager, WRDW

Newsroom Computer System

Empowers news teams around the globe

  • Produces more news for more platforms
  • Journalists can work anywhere, anytime
  • Enables collaboration across stations with iNEWS Community
  • Integrates third-party solutions with Web Services API
  • Allows viewing of Avid video sequences within iNEWS
  • Scalable from 10 to 10,000 users across multiple sites

Journalist Editor

The audio, video, and script-editing tool for journalists

  • Familiar script-based format
  • Intuitive sequence building
  • Streamlining of newscast production
  • Tight integration with Avid Unity shared storage
  • Tight integration with iNEWS NRCS

Mainstream SD/HD News Editing

Video editing systems and software for broadcast news


NEW!

  • Avid Media Access (AMA)  
    • Native End to End support for XDCAM!
    • Full native metadata and disc/card support for XDCAM HD/EX and P2!
  • Industry reference NewsCutter editing toolset
  • Comprehensive Newsroom integration
  • Real-time multi-format playback and effects
  • Optional SD monitoring and I/O with Avid Mojo hardware
  • NewsCutter Mojo DX option of choice for standard digital I/O
  • NewsCutter Nitris DX option of choice for comprehensive analog and digital I/O with Avid DNxHD encode and decode

Graphic Browser

Graphics Browser for NRCS

  • Integrates Deko graphics plug-in with NRCS
  • Allows journalists to browse, select, fill in templates and drag to story
  • Simplifies newsroom workflow
  • Creates staff efficiencies
  • Minimizes number of graphic templates
  • Allow re-use of single-style of graphics with different station or show style

Media Ingest Management

Streamline media capture with fast, accurate scheduling and control

  • One desktop to control all devices
  • Builds schedules for recurring and one-time events
  • Triggers crash or instant records
  • Makes material rapidly available on Avid Unity shared storage
  • Simultaneously generates high-res and low-res from one feed

Capture Management

Schedule feed captures for later, or record late breaking events instantly

  • One desktop to control all devices
  • Builds schedules for both recurring and one-time events
  • Triggers crash or instant records
  • Makes material instantly available on Avid Unity shared storage
  • Simultaneously generates high-res and low-res from one feed

Playout Control

Affordable news automation-assist with accurate device playback

  • Take charge of news playout. Tightly integrated with iNEWS, ENPS, or any MOS NRCS rundown
  • Create manual playlists
  • Provides manual or automated triggering
  • Provides mirrored playback
  • Eliminates single points of failure
  • Offers instant status display
  • Controls third-party video and graphics devices

Playout Control

Automated rundown, script update, production, and playback control

  • Provides multiple device control
  • Features iNEWS integration
  • Allows independent operation from newsroom network
  • Includes SDK for new device integration

Ingest & Playout

Multi-format HD and SD ingest and playout

  • Workgroup-connected video ingest and playout for optimum productivity
  • MPEG-2 HD (XDCAM HD/EX), DNxHD, and DVCPRO25/50, IMX 30/50 support 
  • Integrated with Avid editing & infrastructure solutions for native end-to-end XDCAM , DNxHD, DVCPRO and IMX workflow
  • High density: 4 XDCAM HD record or play channels in 1.5 RU
  • Interfaces with a wide range of control systems, automation systems, and servers
  • IsoSync synchronized recording for multi-camera capture
  • Low per-channel power and cooling
  • Designed for future codec support

Ingest & Playout

Streamlined ingest and playout

  • Dedicated video ingest, storage, and playout with Avid Unity shared storage
  • Capture and playback with standalone Avid editing systems
  • FrameChase Editing
  • Headframe creation
  • Studio configuration for multi-channel virtual server
  • Links with DNxchange

HD Encoding

Beauty without the bandwidth

  • Realtime encoding
  • Capture and output HD via industry-standard HD-SDI I/O
  • Utilizes existing standard definition SDI networks and routers
  • DNxHD codec designed for non-linear editing

Web/Mobile Publisher

Hyperlink your newsroom to the Web

  • Parallel news production: Broadcast, Web, and Mobile
  • Directly links newsroom computer systems and video editors to online publishing
  • Simple, template-driven content formatting and editing
  • Rule and feedback-based story ranking
  • Event-driven content based on user profiles, interactions or rules
  • Instant multi-version preview
  • Completely web-based
  • Can be used with an existing content management system