Avid | Stream IO is software-defined ingest and playout in one engine. Bring in SDI, SMPTE ST 2110, SRT, RTMP, NDI, and files, and play finished media back out, on the servers you choose or in the cloud. It’s native to Avid, so media flows straight into Avid NEXIS, Media Composer, MediaCentral, and Avid Content Core, with nothing in the middle. From newsrooms to sports, live entertainment, and post production, it keeps every feed moving.
One engine for every feed
Run it on the servers you choose
Run ingest and playout as one piece of software on certified Supermicro, Dell, or HPE servers, or on AWS. Scale in 2, 4, or 8 channels and replace aging hardware without replacing the platform.
Learn moreEdit as it records, straight into Avid
Media flows straight into Avid NEXIS, MediaCentral, and Media Composer with no middleware, so editors cut while it records and send finished sequences to playback. Live media also reaches Avid Content Core through TAMS.
Learn moreIngest from anywhere, playout to everywhere
Bring in SDI, SMPTE ST 2110, SRT, RTMP, NDI, and files, then play out over SDI, ST 2110, SRT, and RTMP, all in one product. Work in formats from proxy to UHD, including frame rates for drama and post.
Protect live ingest with built-in redundancy
Dual Ingest records every feed to two destinations at once. If a drive, an asset manager, or a whole site fails, you keep working from the other copy. Files that hit a processing error go to quarantine for review.
Learn moreModernize at your own pace
Subscription software with regular updates and a license that moves with you across hardware or cloud. Running FastServe? Avid | Stream IO is your upgrade path, on your timeline.
Learn moreSee what's new in Stream IO
Discover the latest features that speed up your media workflows.
Avid | Stream IO features
Every format you need
SDI, SMPTE ST 2110, SRT, RTMP, and NDI, from proxy to UHD and HDR.
Hands-off file ingest
Drop files into a Functional Folder and Avid | Stream IO processes them automaticall
Never miss the moment
Loop recording keeps capturing, with the length and retention you set.
Connect your Avid ecosystem
Avid Content Core
Live media flows straight in through TAMS, ready to work on while it records.
Avid NEXIS
Shared storage that Avid | Stream IO writes to directly, so editing can start during capture.
Media Composer
Cut growing files as they record, then send finished sequences straight to playback.
MediaCentral
Check media into MediaCentral and Production Management with no integration layer.
See Avid | Stream IO in action
Talk to our team about your ingest and playout, or about planning your move from FastServe.
Resources
What’s new in Avid | Stream IO 2026.10
Stream IO connects directly to Avid Content Core, adds more server and cloud choices, and brings new formats for drama and post.
Avid ingest and playout powers MediaCity Studios
How the UK’s leading television facility runs ingest and playout on Avid.
Why customers choose Avid | Stream IO
See why broadcasters choose Avid | Stream IO for ingest and playout.
What’s new in Avid | Stream IO 2026.6
Dual Ingest protects every feed, and Review Channels speed up turnaround.
Modernizing production without disruption
How Avid layers AI and cloud tools onto the systems you already run.