Hey all,

Quick news for you this morning. The much anticipated Avid Media Composer 6.0.3, Symphony 6.0.3 and NewsCutter 10.0.3 maintenance releases are now available for download.

This release has a ton of bug fixes so come and get it. As always, please peruse the Read Me docs for a list of fixes and also for a list of bugs still in the piepline to be fixed.

Products included in this release are:

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  • Media Composer 6.0.3 ( Mac and PC)
  • Symphony 6.0.3  (Mac and PC)
  • NewsCutter 10.0.3 (PC)

Included in this Release:

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  • Tons of software improvements and fixes based on customer feedback which can be found in the ReadMe
  • Support for Mac OS X “Mountain Lion” (Note that this is supported on local storage only at this time) and Mac OS X 10.7.4 Lion

Who is Eligible?

The 6.0.3/10.0.3 updates are available at no charge for all Media Composer 6.x, Symphony 6.x, and NewsCutter 10.x customers including those on 6.x/10/x Academic.   

Where is the Software Located?

The 6.0.3/10.0.3 full installers and updates are located on the Download Center (login and password required).  Full installers ( Mac) can be found in the Media Composer and Symphony folders whereas the Updates (PC) can be found in the Avid Editors Patch Folder.  Please make sure you read the installation instructions prior to installing.

Master Account:

You must create a Master Account and a Download Center Account in order to access the software.  Go to:  https://www.avid.com/US/account/orientation and either login in on the right side of the screen or request an account if you do not have one on the left side of the screen.  For those with a Master Account already, you will be able to access the Download Center on the next page. For those customer who do not have a Download Center Account, you can request one there.  Once you have done so and linked your accounts together, then you can access the Download Center at http://esd.avid.com/ProductList.aspx

ReadMe:

More information on the 6.0.3/10.0.3 maintenance releases can be found in the ReadMe for Media Composer 6.0.3, Symphony 6.0.3, and NewsCutter 10.0.3.   Please make sure you read the ReadMe document before you install the latest versions.  

New Online Product Videos:

We have also added some additional tutorials to avid.com - Getting Started with Media Composer 6 <http://apps.avid.com/Get-trained-mc6/>

Hey Blkdog, where does it say 10.7.4 is supported?  This is what I see:

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

(Media Composer and Symphony) Macintosh Lion v10.7.1 and v10.7.2, v10.7.3, Mountain
Lion v10.8

jdw:

Hey Blkdog, where does it say 10.7.4 is supported?  This is what I see:

Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems

(Media Composer and Symphony) Macintosh Lion v10.7.1 and v10.7.2, v10.7.3, Mountain
Lion v10.8

Thats correct the curretn readme states support for 10.7.1 10.7.2 10.7.3 and 10.8

No mention of 10.7.4.....

so whats the verdict? 10.7.4 support or no?  one mod says yes, one mod says no. Marianna? 

Excellent news!

Should I deactivate my 6.0.1.1 before installing 6.0.3?

Yes, deactivate your license first before uninstalling 6.0.1.1 and installing 6.0.3.

For users staying on 10.7.3, do they need to deactivate or can they just use the uninstall/re-install path that was followed with 6.0.1 and 6.0.1.1? I didn't see anything definitive in the readme.

Os doesn´t matter, just use the ALC tool to deactivate and use a wired connection for safety, then use the uninstaller to remove it all , install 6.0.3 and activate using ALC and that same  wired connection again.

For us with dongles it´s easier ..

ppohio:

For users staying on 10.7.3, do they need to deactivate or can they just use the uninstall/re-install path that was followed with 6.0.1 and 6.0.1.1? I didn't see anything definitive in the readme.

Since on Mac platforms, ANY Avid NLE software upgrade or patch update is considered and treated as a full version install, requiring an uninstall of the current version, you should always deactivate your software license first through the ALC (Avid License Control) application before uninstalling the current version. No exceptions to that rule.

Thank you AVID!

Ouch!!

i'm downloading the 6.0.3 version,but i already uninstalled the 6.0.1.1 without deactivation! I forgot it!! 

What can i do?

Thnaks

Robert Goodman :

so whats the verdict? 10.7.4 support or no?

Robert you were obviously an early mover to 10.7.4 (I skipped 10.7.3 and 10.7.4) so why not jump to 10.8? The Mountain Lion upgrade cost peanuts, and took less than 15 minutes to install here.

This is the quickest that I can remember that Avid have supported a new OS. I would have thought this would be welcomed with open arms by the "must have the latest" Mac crowd. I took it as a sign that ML is more friendly to Avid than 10.7.x

FWIW I have now done 8 hours editing on a Mac Book Pro with 6.0.3 and ML and so far been trouble free. Avid is installed on the laptop along with Resolve 9 Beta (which suggested it was happiest with 10.8)

AVIDNEWMAN:

 

Ouch!!

i'm downloading the 6.0.3 version,but i already uninstalled the 6.0.1.1 without deactivation! I forgot it!! 

What can i do? Thnaks

You can use the ALC (Avid License Control) application in the "Avid Utilities" folder to deactivate the license yourself after you have installed 6.0.3 before you launch it.

When you installed Mountain Lion did you do a clean install or install over Lion? Just curious.

Bingo!

Thanks Larry. I forgot ALSO this possibility of Media Composer 6....

Few minutes and the 6.0.3 will be in my hands....