Specifications

Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Chapter 1: Introduction
Video Satellite is a powerful post-production
option for Pro Tools
®
, employing a separate
computer running Avid Media Composer
®
or
Symphony Nitris
®
DX software for synced video
playback, capture, and conversion.
Media Composer or Symphony software with the
Video Satellite option can output and capture
video through any of the following Avid video
peripherals:
•Avid NitrisDX
•Avid MojoDX
• Avid Mojo SDI (Media Composer 5.5.x and
lower only)
Video Output Options
Video Satellite lets you output video using any
of the following configurations:
• Playback to an external NTSC or PAL video
monitor (Avid Nitris DX, Mojo DX, or
Mojo SDI required)
• Playback to an external HD-SDI video monitor
with Avid Nitris DX or Mojo DX
• Playback to an external HDMI video monitor
(Avid Nitris DX or Mojo DX required)
• Playback to an external analog HD video mon-
itor with Avid Nitris DX
• Full-screen playback on your primary or sec-
ondary computer monitor using DVI output
Use of Avid Symphony Nitris DX in a Video
Satellite system requires Symphony
™
soft-
ware version 5.0 or higher.
Symphony software with the Video Satellite
option can output and capture video with
the Avid Nitris DX video peripheral only.