We've had quite a few calls over the past couple of weeks regarding Avid's use of USB dongles, and whether or not they pose the same security risk as a thumb drive. This was prompted by a worm that recently spread through Department of Defense networks . Avid's dongles, manufactured by SafeNet, do look similar to a USB thumb drive, but they do not pose

Join Avid at the 2008 Government Video Expo in Washington, DC, on December 3rd and 4th. Avid will be showcasing HD workflows with the latest camera technologies, including Sony's XDCAM HD , Panasonic P2 , and HDV. We'll also be demonstrating authoring of DVD and Blu-ray disks with Avid DVD, and compressing HD media with Sorenson Squeeze. We'll have

LEVA, the Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Video Association, is holding their annual conference October 22nd through the 24th at the Florida Hotel & Conference Center in Orlando, Florida. This International Video Evidence Symposium and Training Conference is always a great opportunity to explore the science of Forensic Video Analysis and

The Avid Government Solutions team is hosting a 2-hour seminar in Jacksonville, NC, in the Downey Room at the Jacksonville Country Club. The seminar is scheduled for Thursday, September 18th, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The seminar will focus on new HD technologies for government video professionals. The latest HD and file-based video formats offer more

The Avid Government Solutions team is hosting a 2-hour seminar in Norfolk, Virginia, at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The seminar will focus on new HD technologies for government video professionals. The latest HD and file-based video formats offer more than just better images. They enable

The Avid Government Solutions team is hosting a 2-hour seminar in San Diego at the US Grant Hotel on Tuesday, September 9th, 2008, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The seminar will focus on new HD technologies for government video professionals. The latest HD and file-based video formats offer more than just better images. They enable powerful workflows that

A team of Avid customers at the Idaho State Police have been working with Avid systems since the mid 1990s. They have the ability to take the most mundane subjects (vehicle inspections and the handling of hazardous materials) and turn them into very entertaining videos. They spoof Jerry Springer, home shopping channels, red carpet interviews and more

Avid is hosting its New Thinking Road Show in Washington, DC on Wednesday, June 4th from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. This is a great chance to get an up-close look at Avid's new Media Composer 3.0 software and the new Mojo DX and Nitris DX hardware. The Avid Government Solutions team will be there and we look forward to meeting you. When : Wednesday, June 4th

I recently had the honor of attending the 2008 Defense Communicators of Excellence Awards . The annual competition, hosted at the Defense Information School (DINFOS) at Fort Meade, Maryland, honors the best military journalists, graphic artists, photographers, videographers and broadcast journalists. At the end of this year's ceremony, they played a

Avid Community member "Gelf" was asked to create a promo for NASA TV, promoting the First Robots competition. Here's the promo, created in one day with the help of Jump Backs, some 3D animation and a Media Composer .