Specifications

Chapter 1: Introduction 1
chapter 1
Introduction
This guide explains how to configure a
Pro Tools
®
|HD or Pro Tools|HD Native system as
a Unity MediaNetwork client within an Avid Me-
diaNetwork system, as well how to exchange au-
dio and video media sequences between
Pro Tools and Avid application clients attached
to a MediaNetwork system.
This guide is written for Unity administrators,
Pro Tools users, and Avid users.
Avid MediaNetwork
Capabilities
Avid Unity MediaNetwork is a Fibre Channel
shared storage system that lets users of Avid ed-
iting applications and Pro Tools share the same
media, as follows:
• Stream audio and video media in real time
(Windows only; Mac clients work in push-pull
mode)
• Configure up to nine users on the same
MediaNetwork system
• Share AAF, OMF, and MXF audio and video se-
quences and media
• Share AAF, OMF, and MXF sequences using
the Avid Interplay asset management system
(Avid Interplay system required)
Avid Interplay
Avid Interplay with the Pro Tools Avid Interplay
option lets Pro Tools and Avid users work within
the same asset management system.
Windows XP is not supported with
Pro Tools 9.0 and higher. For information
on using Windows XP with earlier versions
of Pro Tools software, please see an earlier
version of this guide, available at
www.avid.com/support.
Refer to the Pro Tools Avid Interplay Guide
for detailed information.