Tips & Tricks

TIP: Current Avid Software Releases

Avid® Media Composer™ HD (dx) - v4.0.5.5 (Windows XP SP3 / Vista Business 32/64 SP1 / Mac OSX 10.5.8 10.6.2, Quicktime 7.6.4)
Symphony® Nitris™ (dx) - v4.0.5.5 (Windows XP SP3 / Vista Business 32/64 SP1 / Mac OSX 10.5.8 10.6.2, Quicktime 7.6.4)

Avid download links:

Avid Updates: www.avid.com/US/support/downloads/version-update
Avid Patches: www.avid.com/US/support/downloads/patches

Please make sure your dongle is blessed for v4.0 before installing/updating from an earlier release. Use donglemanager to confirm this.

Legacy Hardware/Software:

Avid® Media Composer™ HD (dx) - v3.5.9 (Windows XP SP3 / Vista Business 32/64 SP1 / Mac OSX 10.5.6)
Symphony® Nitris™ (dx) - v3.5.9 (Windows XP SP3 / Vista Business 32/64 SP1 / Mac OSX 10.5.6)
Avid® Media Composer™ HD - v3.1.3 (Windows XP SP3 / Mac OSX 10.5.2)
Avid® Media Composer™ HD - v2.8.3 (Windows XP SP3 / Mac OSX 10.4.10)
Avid® Media Composer™ Adrenaline - v1.6.7 (Windows XP SP2) v1.8.1 (Mac OSX Tiger)
Avid® Xpress Pro™ HD - v5.8 (discontinued - Windows XP SP2 / Mac OSX 10.4.7)
Avid® Xpress Pro™ - v4.6.7 (Windows XP SP2) v4.8.1 (Mac OSX Tiger)
Avid Media/Film Composer Meridien - v12.1.2 (Windows 2000 SP4/Mac OSX 10.2.6)
Avid® Symphony™ Meridien - v5.1.2 (Windows 2000 SP4/Mac OSX 10.2.6)
Avid® Symphony™ Nitris - v1.8.3 (Windows XP SP2)
Avid® Xpress™ Meridien - v6.1.2 (Windows 2000 SP4/Mac OSX 10.2.6)

Note: This is for reference only.  A dongle update may be required before updating software.  You need an active Avid Assurance in order to be qualified to run the latest software.  Avid Assurance gives you phone support directly with Avid and includes free software updates.  Contact the place where you purchased your Avid from for more information on purchasing Avid Assurance.