Get high-end editing and finishing, plus a large collection of state-of-the-art
visual effects, at an incredible discounted price with the Avid DS and GenArts Sapphire
bundle.
Get all the tools you need to quickly create, edit, composite, and finish high-end,
file-based content with Avid DS software. As a full-featured software version of
the complete hardware/software Avid DS System, Avid DS 10.5 gives you the flexibility
to use the existing hardware in your editing suite or facility, providing a low-cost
editing and finishing solution. Plus, you´ll save time and money by being
able to finish file-based, RGB projects in-house instead of outsourcing.
Features of Avid DS software
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Quickly move projects from Media Composer to DS - without any re-creation - using
Advance Conform
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Have the tools you need to edit and finish high-end, file-based projects
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Create high-end graphics and visuals using full paint and compositing tools
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Accelerate and fine-tune your storytelling with the included Media Composer 5
software
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Speed up RED workflows with R3D native conform and support for the RED Rocket
card
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Work with 2D and 3D stereoscopic material
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Get high-resolution conform - including RED, ARRIRAW, DPX, 2K, and 4K support
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Get the look you´re after with effects, grading, and 3D tools, plus AVX2
and OFX support
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Complement DS with a range of I/O, storage solutions, computers, and other compatible
hardware
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Maximize your creativity and productivity with full-featured tools:
With
Avid DS, you have all the editing, compositing, painting, conforming, and finishing
tools you need to create and deliver projects fast. Speed up editing with Media
Composer 5. Eliminate tedious re-assembling with Total Conform to Avid DS. Design
high-end graphics, effects, titles, and composites. And with the fully integrated
workflow, you´ll spend more time creating than rendering or exporting to
other applications.
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Work with what you have and want:
Because Avid DS is now available as a standalone
software solution, you can work with a variety of hardware you may already have
or want, enabling you to scale a system to meet your needs and budget. Add video
capture and output with an I/O interface. Use your favorite graphics tablet to
design. Open your workflow to collaboration by adding a shared storage solution.
Choose the computer and monitoring system you want. See the DS product configuration
page for details.
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Accelerate your RED workflow:
With direct R3D editing and native conform,
waiting is a thing of the past. Edit R3D footage instantly through AMA (Avid Media
Access) with Media Composer 5. Keep the vision intact from the offline to finishing;
no need to manually re-assemble work, as all timeline information is automatically
re-created natively in high resolution, including effects, titles, and color data.
And with the supported RED Rocket card, you get real-time playback and accelerated
rendering for immediate review/approval and client-assisted sessions.
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Get beauty without the bandwidth:
Work with all popular HD sources in a real-time
collaborative environment, minimizing storage and infrastructure costs. With DNxHD
encoding, you can edit and finish sequences in mastering picture quality over
multiple generations - in files that consume a fraction of the bandwidth of uncompressed
HD.
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Achieve the look you want:
Create stunning visual effects, animations, graphics,
titles, and more with a huge collection of sophisticated paint and compositing
tools, 2D and 3D effects, motion tracking, image stabilization, filters, transitions,
and fonts. And with support for AVX/AVX 2 and OpenFX (OFX) plug-ins, you can expand
your creative palette with software from top visual effects designers, including
Boris FX, GenArts, and The Foundry.
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Complete Digital Intermediate processing:
Create the right look with powerful
color grading tools. Clean up footage and add effects, titles, and end credits.
Speed up your workflow with real-time 2K, HD 4:4:4 RGB, and HD 4:2:2 YUV playback
and integrated DPX, R3D, and ARRIRAW file support. It´s the perfect solution
for TV productions; no matter what resolution the show is finished, Avid DS adapts
to the required resolution or color space.
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Get easy collaboration and integration:
Gain better collaboration and save
time when you add Avid DS into an existing Avid workflow. Integrate with Interplay,
ISIS, and Unity MediaNetwork systems to simultaneously access and share media.
Eliminate having to copy or transcode media for different disciplines. And boost
productivity with support for industry-standard project formats, including AAF,
EDL, and OMF.
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Free up resources with Remote Processing:
Free up your most valuable tools
and talent by rendering sequences in the background using the included Avid DS
Remote Processing (RP) System Option. With it, you can transfer all processing
to a remote system, enabling the team to spend more time creating and less time
waiting, increasing productivity and client satisfaction.
Purchase either with GenArts Sapphire for Avid DS, an AVX plug-in suite packed with
over 200 image processing and synthesis effects - and you have a powerful, comprehensive
solution for creating stunning visuals quickly and easily. Create glows, edge rays,
lens flares, lightning, film effects, warps, textures, and transitions with unrivaled
image quality and a unique organic look - right from within Avid DS.
Features of GenArts Sapphire for Avid DS
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36 new effects in v3 including TVDamage, Technicolor, WarpCornerPin, Swish3D,
GradientMulti, Shape, ZDefocus, many new transitions, textures and other new effects.
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Over 220 total plug-ins for image processing and synthesis.
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15 new lens flare types, improved Glare, and revamped RackDefocus.
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Support for Windows 7, Windows Vista and 64bit operating systems.
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License works with Avid Media Composer, Symphony, Xpress, Xpress Pro, NewsCutter,
DS
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Sequences with old Sapphire versions can be automatically promoted to v3, using
recent Avid versions.
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Single click application of effects to titles and keys.
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On-screen widgets for visual control of many parameters.
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Optional background and mask inputs.
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Support for both AVX1 and AVX2, including the new AVX2 keyframe model.
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Conformable and supported on all Avid products so you can start on Media Composer
or Xpress Pro and finish on Symphony or DS, as long as they are running the same
Sapphire and AVX versions.
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All plug-ins have many options and parameters that can be adjusted and animated
for an unlimited range of effects.
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Easy to use and fully integrated with Avid's user interface.
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Resolution independent, antialiased, high quality images.
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RGBA support for all Avid products.
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Multi-processor support for faster rendering.
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16bit image formats are supported.
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Remote Processing is supported on DS.
Included in delivery
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Avid DS 10.5 software (with one license)
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Avid DS Remote Processing (RP) System Option (with one license)
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Media Composer 5 software (with one license)
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GenArts Sapphire for Avid DS
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