Media Composer 2024.12 is now available.

Operating System: The following lists the qualified Operating Systems:

    - Windows10 64-bit 22H2 or later (Professional and Enterprise) 

    - Windows11 64-bi22H2 or later (Professional and Enterprise) 

    - macOS 13.x to 13.7.x (Ventura) ,14.x to 14.7.x (Sonoma) ,and 15.3.1 (Sequoia)

Important Note: Media Composer v2024.12 does NOT support macOS Monterey (v12.x) and earlier.

What’s New in v2024.12: The following are new in Media Composer v2024.12:

   - Native Support for Apple Silicon: Media Composer v2024.12 now runs natively on Apple silicon, bringing improved performance for playback, processing, and overall user experience with Apple's ARM-based processors on Mac computers.

Important Note: In order for a plug-in to work with Media Composer v2024.12 running natively on Apple silicon, the plug-in must be native or Universal. 

   - Universal Installer:  Media Composer v2024.12 includes a Universal installer that provides support for ARM-based Macs, with the choice to run native or Rosetta emulation, as well as Intel-based Macs.

   - Source Side Waveforms: Beginning with Media Composer v2024.12, audio waveforms can now be displayed in the Source monitor for clips that contain audio. Currently, source side waveforms are only available for clips. Sequences are not supported.

   - Pausing Background Transcription While Editing: To improve performance while editing in Media Composer v2024.12, a new checkbox has been added in Transcript Settings (Settings>Project>Transcript), which includes the option to "Pause background transcription while editing".

What’s New: The “What’s New for Media Composer” is attached  and explains in detail the items above. 

The document has also been uploaded to the Media Composer 2024 Documentation page on the Knowledge Base.

What’s Fixed in v2024.12: Please review the ReadMe for the list of Bug fixes in Media Composer v2024.12. 

ReadMe:  The new ReadMe for Media Composer 2024.12 will be uploaded to the Media Composer 2024 Documentation page on the Knowledge Base .

Limitations:  Please review the ReadMe for Media Composer v2024.12 for the list of limitations and available workarounds.

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Those of you on NEXIS.....

The Media Composer v2024.12 release will be qualified for macOS Sequioa (v15). However, any computer that is running Sequoia will be unable to connect to Avid NEXIS.

Our NEXIS team is working to have a new version of NEXIS for Sequoia compatibility prior to NAB.

Note: Avid NEXIS Client software does not currently support macOS Sequoia (v15.x). Since Macs with the M4 chip are only compatible with macOS Sequoia, M4 machines are not currently supported as Avid NEXIS Clients.

Questions, let me know...

Marianna and Ajay 

Hi folks! Updated to 2024.12.0. Now it seems I have to embark on the journey of getting valid updates for BorisFX, iZotope, and Maxon which are broken now.

Boris Bcc needs to be updated to 18.0.3 when that comes out later this week or next week. Izotope should be fine on the latest version. Maxon, no clue. Sapphire is in progress.

You can also right click on the media composer app and go to get info and then select "Open Using Rosetta" which will allow it to see your plugins.

Anyone having issues with Black Magic? I have the US 4k mini and audio works and OS is seeing the hardware but Avid will not see the hardware despite it using the blackmagic audio output but can't seem to get anything for the client monitor . Running 14.4.1 on 15.3.1 with 2024.12.0.....

My Blackmagic UltraStudio Monitor isnt seen. Hardware option under the tools dialogue is greyed out and Im not able to activate the HW/SW button.

Was seen and working on 2024.10

My Blackmagic UltraStudio 4k Mini isn't working either. It was before the upgrade. Help please?

You need the 14.5 driver which isn't out yet. It should be out later today or tomorrow.

Feel free to try this. It DID NOT work for me.

https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=214426

Marianna posted about this in another post. There is a driver coming out soon and it works well.

https://community.avid.com/forums/t/205479.aspx?PageIndex=7

Yeah the problem isn't the Blackmagic Device. Its the fact that I upgraded Avid

Copy that. Thank you. Rolling back fixed this issue for now. Will look for the driver from BMD.

The OpenIO_Blackmagic.acf plugin that installs when you install BMD driver 14.4.1 and before isn't full apple silicon. The 14.5 driver is and 2024.12 will see it when that is released.

If you need to use your blackmagic or aja device or any plugin that hasn't been updated to apple silicon yet, on the avid Media composer app in applications - Avid Media composer, right click on the app itself, go to Get info and check Open using Rosetta. After you get and install the 14.5 desktop driver, then you can uncheck that rosetta setting on avid media composer in get info.

Thats great info. Thank you. I rolled back to the old version that worked and will learn my lesson not to upgrade when I get the email from Avid saying they have something new!

regarding the new version of the NEXIS client coming soon, will it retun the ability to mount and unmountdrives without having to quit out of Media Composer to do so?  It's a huge drag.  Thanks for the new update and can't wait to kick the tires.

Not sure but, instead of rolling back to previous version, you may be able to open MC 2024.12.0 in Rosetta by enabling the checkbox in Get Info, as was advised to me above.