Avid NEXIS: Upgraded Storage Solution for Real-Time Production

These improvements cater to the demanding needs of real-time media production.

Optimized for Media Production

Avid NEXIS is the leading collaborative shared storage solution in the industry, offering exceptional performance, scalability, and availability for professional content creation workflows. It is particularly beneficial for post-production facilities, dubbing studios, and multi-room studios that use multiple Avid Pro Tools® workstations. The solution includes a variety of storage ‘engines,’ available both on-premises and in the cloud.

Enhanced Performance for High-Demand Workflows

For the most intensive audio and video workflows, Avid recommends the Avid NEXIS F2 SSD engine. With the latest Avid NEXIS | VFS software version 2023.12 or later, SSD-based NEXIS systems now support up to 8,000 tracks per NEXIS F2 SSD. This enhancement allows hundreds of Pro Tools workstations to simultaneously access audio clips, session files, video sequences, and other media, providing 6x faster audio punch-in performance.

Seamless Integration and Scalability

The Avid NEXIS F2 SSD is fully integrated with Avid Media Composer® and Avid Pro Tools, offering unmatched performance, scalability, and real-time media delivery. This integration is ideal for high track count, immersive audio projects, and sound-for-picture workflows.

Solutions for Smaller-Scale Projects

For smaller projects, production teams can use the Avid NEXIS F-series and Avid NEXIS | PRO+ engines. With the updated Avid NEXIS | VFS software, these engines now offer verified multi-user performance for Pro Tools audio workflows, delivering 2x faster audio punch-in performance and 20% faster save times for Pro Tools sessions. The NEXIS F-series supports up to 175 million files and 500 voices per media pack, while the NEXIS | PRO+ supports up to 5 million files and 500 voices per media pack.

Efficient and Secure Media Management

All NEXIS configurations allow production teams to store media securely and centrally, eliminating the need to duplicate or move files. This centralized storage ensures fast, simultaneous access for all authorized team members.

Customer-Focused Enhancements

Tim Claman, Avid Chief Product Officer, stated: “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.”