Avid Media Composer v3.0.5 and Avid Newscutter v7.0.5 are now available!

> For customers with valid Assurance contracts, you can download the software for free from the Avid Download Center.  If you have access to the Download Center, but do not have a valid Assurance contract, you will be able to see these downloads but will not be able to run the dongle versioner required for the upgrade.

> Customers who 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

Customers that do not have a valid Avid Assurance Contract or have not purchased v3.0/v7.0 need to go to the avid.com web store, call Avid sales at 800-949-2843 (option #1) or contact their local reseller.

This release continues to be supported in a Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista Business 32 and Windows Business Vista 64.  **It is required that users upgrading from XP to Vista perform a clean install of Vista PRIOR to installing Media Composer v3.

This release now includes support for Quicktime 7.5.5 and Windows Media Player 11.

The supported NVIDIA graphics driver is version 169.47 for qualified graphics cards.

You must be running the following software in shared environments: Interplay v1.2.4 and 1.4; Unity MediaNetwork v4.1.6, v4.2.4, v5.0.1, v5.1; Avid Unity ISIS v1.4, v1.5.  See the README for the specifics of your shared environment/Win OS combination.

New features in v3.0.5 include:

> A new method for selecting multiple segments using new segment selection buttons.

> Generate reports on sequence or clip information.

> Disable locator edit window.

> Support for XDCAM 50mb.

> Support for Grass Valley K2 templates.

 

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As always, please post any comments and issues that involve downloads and installs here.  It helps to diagnose those issues all in on place.

If you have specific issues with running the software, please post those in a new thread.

 

 

Hi Kevin:

                  Is this version of Media Composer compatible with The Avid Studio Toolkit version 5.7 ? I have MC 3.0.0 installed and working with version v 5.7 on my PC.

 Do I need to un-install version 3.0 before installing 3.0.5?

 

Yes.  There are details for installation in the ReadMe. 

 

Michael.

 Now that there are downloads are newer than what came on the CD, what is the install process on a new system?  In other words, what do we install from the CDs, what do we NOT install from the CDs, and what order do we do this in?  Should we first install the MC 3.0.5 download version, then the Goodies, then the Sample Media, and then install everything OTHER than these three items from the CDs?  Are some of the CDs not needed at all anymore?

Thanks for any clarification on this,

Larry

For me

lalittle:

Now that there are downloads are newer than what came on the CD, what is the install process on a new system?

Assuming you have versioned your dongle for MC 3 already just download and install the parts you want from the 3.0.5 update.

For me updating 3.0.0 and not wanting goodies or sample media I just unpacked the zip file. Selected launch and selected Avid suite parts I wanted. It did not ask about uninstalling earlier versions, (an Avid first for me) it just got on and did it. Quick standard error message about not passing Windows blah blah.   No restart.  Straight into the program and start working. (XP SP2) Same on two machines.

AndrewAction:

Assuming you have versioned your dongle for MC 3 already just download and install the parts you want from the 3.0.5 update.

Just to clarify, is the basic idea that we now completely ignore the Avid disc in the DVD case and ONLY install the discs in the "soft pouch" thing (3rd party stuff)?  Am I correct that the 3.0.5 download is essentially an updated version of the entire "Avid install disc"?  I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything after the install.

For me updating 3.0.0 and not wanting goodies or sample media I just unpacked the zip file. Selected launch and selected Avid suite parts I wanted. It did not ask about uninstalling earlier versions, (an Avid first for me) it just got on and did it. Quick standard error message about not passing Windows blah blah.   No restart.  Straight into the program and start working. (XP SP2) Same on two machines.

 

Ironically, the README actually instructs to uninstall the earlier version first, so it's interesting that it worked without doing this.  Maybe the installer is actually designed to work without uninstalling the old version first, but they're just being cautious in the README.

Thanks,

Larry

 

lalittle:

Just to clarify, is the basic idea that we now completely ignore the Avid disc in the DVD case and ONLY install the discs in the "soft pouch" thing (3rd party stuff)?  Am I correct that the 3.0.5 download is essentially an updated version of the entire "Avid install disc"?  I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything after the install.

It use to be that. I do not remember the total layout of the DVD, but You may also download the goodies and example project zips.

Ironically, the README actually instructs to uninstall the earlier version first, so it's interesting that it worked without doing this.  Maybe the installer is actually designed to work without uninstalling the old version first, but they're just being cautious in the README. 

Thanks,

Larry

 

Do not quote me in court, but my experience during the last couple of updates is that the installer does uninstall MC before it install it. But it may change, I have not test 3.0.5.

 

 Is there a downloadable readme anywhere?

Thanks

Readme.

yeah! just download the complet file, unzip it and you get the readme

lalittle:

Ironically, the README actually instructs to uninstall the earlier version first, so it's interesting that it worked without doing this.  Maybe the installer is actually designed to work without uninstalling the old version first, but they're just being cautious in the README.

Thanks,

Larry

 ...No it's not. I discovered long ago that the Avid MC installer does a self detect of the previous version and then automatically uninstalls the earlier version before it installs the newer version. In earlier versions of MC, the installer used to show you and ask you before uninstalling the previous version, but now it just goes ahead and does it automatically. This is what I call a great new installer. Installed the new version and everything works and coexists with Avid Studio Toolkit Ver 5.7. You do have to do a manual uninstall of the Digi-suite drivers and reboot before installing the new version or else the new digi drivers won't get installed.

 

Just want to say well done to the Avid team.

These new segment select modes have to be one of the biggest moves forward on
the Avid UI for a very long time No seriously! It is simple enhancements like this
that we have been shouting for for years. Small things that make
everyone's lives quicker and easier - and in a point point release as
well!  If these are the kind of improvements that
we are going to get on a regular basis then I am very excited. In the
past we would have had to have waited until a major release for this
kind of improvement (i.e. mouse button mapping, RT Timecode).

I want to be able to move groups of audio keyframes (rubber banding)
sideways next please!

Playing with the new feature some more I can see one improvement that could be helpful.

On the Clip/Sequence Report dialogue it would be useful if the selections were remembered so that you didn't have to reselect them every time.

Otherwise a fantastic addition and the Locators popup disabling is something that was asked for ever since the Locators tool changed a few releases ago. Thanks for finally getting it right. Well done.

 Huh. Now you u send the e-mail. I'm a 2.8 user who missed the FREE update to 3.0. Got the e-mail now that it's not free. Thanks Avid. Selling Avid stock tomarrow.