M&E tech provider Avid has announced significant upgrades to its Avid Nexis software-defined storage solution to better cater to the performance demands of audio and video professionals, from small teams to the largest media enterprises.
Optimised for real-time media production, Avid Nexis is the industry-standard collaborative shared storage solution, designed to deliver better performance, scalability and availability. It powers professional audio and video content creation workflows, making it suitable for post-production facilities, dubbing studios, and multi-room studios using multiple Avid Pro Tools workstations. Nexis offers a range of storage engines, available both on-premises and in the cloud.
For the most demanding audio and video workflows, Avid recommends the Avid Nexis F2 SSD engine. With the Avid Nexis | VFS software version 2023.12 or later, SSD-based Nexis systems are now performance-verified to support up to 8,000 tracks per Nexis F2 SSD across hundreds of connected Pro Tools workstations. This enables simultaneous access to audio clips, session files, video sequences, and other media, while offering 6x faster performance for audio punch-in.
Seamlessly integrated within Avid Media Composer and Avid Pro Tools, the Avid Nexis F2 SSD provides ultimate performance, scalability, and real-time media delivery for tracking and mixing sound-for-picture and other high-track count, immersive audio projects.
For smaller-scale projects, production teams can deploy the Avid Nexis F-series and Avid Nexis | PRO+ engines. With the Avid Nexis | VFS software 2023.12 or later, these engines also offer verified multi-user performance for Pro Tools audio workflows. They now enable 2x faster performance for audio punch-in and 20% faster save times for Pro Tools sessions. The Nexis F-series supports up to 175m files and 500 voices per media pack, while the Nexis | PRO+ supports up to 5m files and 500 voices per media pack.
In any Nexis configuration, production teams can securely and centrally store their media, providing fast simultaneous access to all authorised team members without the need to duplicate files or move them around.
Avid Chief Product Officer Tim Claman explained: “Our customers need to find ways to become more efficient, removing friction from their workflows while dealing with increasingly complex projects. Avid Nexis is already the most trusted shared storage platform in the industry. With the latest enhancements to Nexis software, Avid has now set a new standard for audio performance, for both audio-only facilities and mixed audio/video environments, enabling fluid content sharing without performance compromises.”
He continued: “While this ground-breaking innovation has been proven to exceed the expectations of the most demanding, large-scale audio facilities, the performance and workflow advantages apply to smaller configurations as well. And, because the enhanced performance is the result of software innovation, existing customers simply need to update their NEXIS software to reap the benefits.”
