Avid has announced new enhancements to its Avid NEXIS software-defined storage platform designed for post-production facilities, dubbing studios, and multi-room studios using multiple Pro Tools workstations in offering a range of storage “engines” both on premises and in the cloud.
For the most demanding audio and video workflows, Avid recommends the Avid NEXIS F2 SSD engine, integrated within Media Composer and Pro Tools. With NEXIS | VFS software version 2023.12 or later, SSD-based NEXIS systems are now performance verified to support up to 8,000 tracks per NEXIS F2 SSD across hundreds of connected Pro Tools workstations accessing audio clips, session files, video sequences and other media simultaneously while enabling a stated six-times faster performance for audio punch-in.
For smaller-scale projects, production teams can deploy the Avid NEXIS F-series and NEXIS | PRO+ engines. With NEXIS | VFS software 2023.12 or later, they also offer verified multi-user performance for Pro Tools audio workflows, now enabling stated two-times faster performance for audio punch-in and 20-percent faster save times for Pro Tools sessions. The NEXIS F-series supports up to 175 million files and 500 voices per media pack, while the NEXIS | PRO+ supports up to 5 million files and 500 voices per media pack.
Avid chief product officer Tim Claman explains, “Our customers need to find ways to become more efficient, removing friction from their workflows while dealing with increasingly complex projects. Avid NEXIS is already the most trusted shared storage platform in the industry. With the latest enhancements to NEXIS software, Avid has now set a new standard for audio performance, for both audio-only facilities and mixed audio/video environments, enabling fluid content sharing without performance compromises.
“While this ground-breaking innovation has been proven to exceed the expectations of the most demanding, large-scale audio facilities, the performance and workflow advantages apply to smaller configurations as well. And, because the enhanced performance is the result of software innovation, existing customers simply need to update their NEXIS software to reap the benefits.”
