Media Composer 6 - Specifications

Supported devices and additional requirements

Learn more about these hardware options for Media Composer.

Avid video interfaces

• Nitris DX—Avid-qualified Windows- or Mac-based computer with a PCIe x4 card slot
• Mojo DX—Avid-qualified Windows- or Mac-based computer with a PCIe x4 card slot, or Avid-qualified laptop⁴ with an ExpressCard slot and the optional Avid ExpressCard Hardware Interface Board

Avid audio interfaces

• Pro Tools|HD—Avid-qualified computerwith Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter 9.5 or higher software
• Pro Tools|HD Native—Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter 9.5 or higher software
• Mbox/Mbox Mini/Mbox Pro—Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter 9.5 or higher software

Avid control surfaces

• Artist Control—Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 5.5, or NewsCutter 9.5 or higher software
• Artist Mix—Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 5.5, or NewsCutter 9.5 or higher software
• Artist Color—Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 6, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter 10 software
• Artist Transport—Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 5.5, or NewsCutter 9.5 or higher software

Third-party video interfaces

• AJA Io Express—Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter 9.5 or higher software
• Matrox MXO2 Mini—Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 5, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter 9 or higher software
• All other third-party interfaces—Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 6, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter 10 or higher software (see Hardware Options)

Additional compatibility information

• QuickTime: Avid has tested and qualified Apple QuickTime X for Mac users and QuickTime 7.6.9 for Windows users
• Windows Media Player: Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 is required to export certain formats and to work with VC-1 material

1. Please note that NewsCutter is available for Windows only.
2. Uncompressed video on laptops is limited to one stream of uncompressed SD video, except for Windows-based Intel Core i7 laptops (Quad Core with Hyper-Threading) with eSata external storage, which can play multiple streams of 1:1 uncompressed SD.
3. NVIDIA cards are recommended; full-screen playback requires a minimum of 128 MB of graphics memory.
4. DNxHD capture with Mojo DX is only supported with Windows-based Intel Core i7 laptops (Quad Core with Hyper-Threading).