How to obtain the latest Avid Media Composer, Avid Symphony & Avid NewsCutter software
What is the current shipping version?
Avid is now shipping version Avid Media Composer v3.0.5, Avid Symphony v3.0.5 and Avid NewsCutter v7.0.5.
Operating System Support
Please see below for a summary of the supported operating systems with the new Media Composer v3.0.5, Symphony v3.0.5 and NewsCutter v7.0.5 software.
Editor |
Mac OS X 10.5.5 |
Windows XP |
Media Composer Software |
Yes |
Yes |
Media Composer with Mojo or Mojo SDI |
Yes |
Yes |
NewsCutter Software (with or without Mojo or Mojo SDI) |
No |
Yes |
Media Composer Adrenaline |
Yes |
Yes |
NewsCutter Adrenaline |
No |
Yes |
Media Composer Mojo DX |
Yes |
Yes |
Media Composer Nitris DX |
Yes |
Yes |
Symphony Nitris DX |
Yes |
Yes |
Symphony Nitris |
No |
Yes |
How to obtain the software:
Please choose from one of the options below based on your situation:
- You have a valid Avid Assurance support contract. Media Composer v3.0.5, Symphony v3.0.5 and NewsCutter v7.0.5 software is available to Avid Assurance customers at no additional charge. Software upgrades are a feature of Avid Assurance contracts. The software can be obtained by logging into the Electronic Download Center.
- You already purchased Media Composer v3.0/v3.0.1 software and/or Symphony v3.0 and/or Newscutter v7.0: go to the Avid update download page.
- You do not have an Avid Assurance support contract and you are on pre v3/v7 software. You can either: a)purchase an Avid Assurance contract or you can purchase a Media Composer v3.0.5 upgrade from the Avid online webstore (Avid Media Composer Software upgrades only), or b) purchase a Symphony v3.0.5 or NewsCutter v7.0.5 upgrade from your local reseller (all products) or c) purchase a Symphony v3.0.5 or NewsCutter v7.0.5 upgrade from from Avid directly.
Important Notes:
- Avid NewsCutter customers, and customers using Avid Media Composer or Avid Symphony systems in larger enterprise environments should contact their Avid sales representative to discuss upgrade options. For larger interconnected installations, Avid needs to ensure that upgrading a single seat will not impact the total workflow.
- 3rd Party Information: Avid Assurance customer downloads as well as the avid.com webstore downloadable upgrades do not include third party software, these options only include the Avid editing software upgrade. Third party software can be obtained by purchasing the full packaged upgrade or the 3rd party software bundle available either on the avid.com webstore or through your Avid reseller.
- Operating System Information and System Requirements. Please check full system requirements before upgrading which can be found on the system requirements tab of the product in question at http://www.avid.com.
- Avid Symphony Nitris has skipped a version number from 1.8 to 3.0 in order to align the version numbers with Avid Media Composer. Avid Symphony Nitris v3.0 requires Avid Nitris firmware updates. These updates are only qualified with the new Avid DS v10 software so customers running dual boot DS-Symphony systems need to upgrade both the Symphony and DS partitions of their system simultaneously.