Re: why a Nitris DX when you can get a Mojo DX ?

Hi Shane -
in any edit room you have worked in (including linear systems, AVID Meridian systems, and AVID Adrnelaine systems) there has been TWO SDI OUTPUTS (and 2 HD-SDI OUTPUTS on adrenalines). Your monitor (today, and in the linear days) had A and B inputs. Your A input (today called SDI1) has the output of your NLE. The B input (today called SDI2) has the output of your VTR, so you can instantly switch between your NLE output and VTR output. This is the way it was done with CMX 1" linear systems (A input was CMX Preview Switcher output), and B input was Record VTR output. For NLE systems INCLUDING AVID, AND AJA, A input (SDI1) is AVID Adrenaline out (for example), and B input (SDI2) is DVW-A500 or HDW-M2000 out (for example). ONLY WITH THE AVID NITRIS DX is this not provided for (unless you buy third party DA's).

Patch bays - I make my living installing patch bays. But you as an editor is not going to pick up your ass to repatch the single output of your AVID Nitris DX into the VTR, and add a second patch from the VTR output back into your monitor (that was just monitoring the output of your AVID two minutes ago).

Of course, if you simply buy any AJA or Blackmagic D/A converter, this will give you a redundant output (or outputs) so you can have multiple SD-SDI or HD-SDI outputs.

Moral of story - AVID charges the most, and gives you the least. But at least you can buy third party products to make up for this.

All of this nonsense will be over when AVID agrees to port their software over to third party hardware solutions (like AJA, Blackmagic, MOTU and Matrox).

I propose a pitch fork/burning torch march on Tewksbury that forces AVID to do this, or we do something even more dramatic (like forcing them to change the hold music on their support lines that they never pick up).

Bob Zelin