You're always balancing quality, cost, and the next deadline. With Media Composer Mojo DX, you get the power of Media Composer software combined with a high-performance digital video interface to give you a head start on all three.

Media Composer software tightly integrates Mojo DX video hardware with your host computer’s CPU and GPU, giving you a high-bandwidth effects engine that delivers without compromise — no matter what formats and codecs you use. Whether you’re working with tape or going tapeless, experience faster editing — plus digital capture, monitoring, and output — with Media Composer Mojo DX.

• Directly access and edit RED files through AMA, without transcoding (images are scaled to HD frame size)
• Work natively with QuickTime video formats, including Apple ProRes and H.264
• Edit video and audio by dragging and dropping elements in the timeline
• Keep high-end finishing projects in-house and gain great color precision with HD-RGB support (including dual-link I/O support with Nitris DX systems)
• Monitor video externally with support for the Matrox MXO2 Mini
• Mix and match frame sizes and aspect ratios — in addition to formats, frame rates, and resolutions — in the same timeline
• Take a break during long renders and have your system email you when the job’s done
• Import AVCHD files directly from cameras and other devices
• Capture to and edit XDCAM HD and DVC PRO HD formats from baseband without additional hardware
• Access low-res XDCAM proxies for offline work, with full-quality audio
• Import text-based ancillary data and embed it in the video signal with the new “Data Track” and SMPTE 436M support using Nitris DX- and Mojo DX-based systems
• View stereo audio tracks as single channels in the timeline for easier handling
• Create high-quality sounds and mixes with support for RTAS audio processing plug-ins
• Natively access and edit 4:2:2 MPEG-2 media from the new Canon cameras using AMA

Work Directly with RED Using the Newly Improved AMA
With Media Composer 5, AMA (Avid Media Access) has been completely reengineered, so you can work natively with more file-based media formats now and in the future. With the new and improved AMA, you can speed up RED workflows by directly accessing RED files (.R3D) in Media Composer without having to prepare them through MetaFuze (all footage is scaled to HD frame size). Plus, you have access to its full metadata and color management data too.

Edit QuickTime Formats Natively
Get native access to all popular QuickTime formats, with full access to clip metadata. Thanks to AMA, you can natively access and edit any movie that can be played in Apple’s QuickTime Player (including Apple ProRes and .mov files captured by Canon 5D and 7D cameras) right in Media Composer — no transcoding, rewrapping, or logging and transferring required.

Drag and Drop Video and Audio to Edit
Get comfortable — with Media Composer 5, you can truly edit the way you like. In addition to the standard way of editing, you can also now directly manipulate elements in the timeline to edit video and audio. Drag and drop clips anywhere you want on the timeline to rearrange sequences. And grab a clip’s in or out point and drag to trim a scene, dialog, or music.

Get Full-Quality HD-RGB Processing
Keep those finishing jobs in house, and deliver the highest quality color and effects work, with support for full-quality 4:4:4 HD-RGB color space processing in Media Composer. With the higher resolution detail, you can perform color correction, keying, and effects work with greater precision and ease. And if you have a Nitris DX-based system, you can digitize, process, monitor, and output (output in Symphony systems only) projects in HD-RGB, using the two HD SDI connections to handle the high-bandwidth resolutions.

Monitor Video Externally through Matrox MXO2 Mini
If you don’t have a Nitris DX- or Mojo DX-based system, Media Composer 5 opens the door to third-party workflows, enabling you to monitor video externally using the Matrox MXO2 Mini interface, which is available for Mac and Windows systems. When paired with Media Composer software, MXO2 Mini becomes a dedicated, high-quality monitor-only solution for file-based or workgroup production, so you can view your video work in real time without any major expense.

Storytelling on the Cutting Edge
With the industry’s most powerful, accurate, and flexible editing tools around, you can cut smarter and faster than ever. Trim on the fly with your mouse or keyboard, use dual-rolling trim, or nudge frame-by-frame. Slip and slide clips quickly with comprehensive 2-, 4-, or 6-frame display modes. Or drag and drop video and audio clips in the timeline to rearrange sequences or trim. Plus, you can customize the interface, shortcuts, and keyboard layout to maximize your speed and comfort. 

Scripted Editing Made Easy
Take the work out of editing movies, television shows, and other script- and transcript-based projects, such as documentaries and reality TV. Add the unique ScriptSync option* and you can automatically sync all relevant clips to your script phonetically, so you can find the best takes fast. Line up dailies to the script in minutes — not hours — giving you more time to refine the story instead of digging through bins.

Mix and Match Media
Add and edit practically any combination of PAL, NTSC, SD, and HD formats in real time — regardless of the resolution or frame rate — in the same timeline, without rendering or transcoding. Whether you’re editing online or offline, you can mix and match media of different formats, codecs, resolutions, and frame rates, and enjoy real-time broadcast-quality playback.

Management You Can Count On
Whether you work alone or as a team, never worry about losing source material and rendered files with the most reliable and robust media management available keeping track of all project assets and metadata for you. Create custom metadata fields to track media the way you want. And easily search, sift, and sort to find information beyond the scope of OS-level searches.

Real-Time HD Editing
Edit HD material in real time, and in optimal mastering picture quality, using Avid DNxHD encoding. Whether your HD workflow is online or offline, you can maximize your productivity, reduce storage requirements, and maintain the highest image quality — even over multiple generations — without additional hardware.

SPECIFICATIONS

Included Items

Hardware

• Avid Mojo DX — High-performance digital I/O interface
• PCIe Host Interface Board — Connects Mojo DX to your computer

Avid Software

• Media Composer - Edit SD and HD video
• EDL Manager - Export timecode metadata
• FilmScribe - Export film metadata
• Interplay Transfer (standalone version) - Transfer media and metadata to Interplay
• Log Exchange - Convert shot logs into ALE files
• MediaLog - Manage logging and metadata
• MetaFuze - Work with stereoscopic files, DPX, and other formats (Windows only)
• MetaSync Manager - Create objects for interactive programming

Production Suite*

Avid DVD by Sonic
Author professional DVDs and Blu-ray Discs quickly and easily, with complete control over the entire process with Avid DVD 6.1 by Sonic, which works with Windows-based systems (including 64-bit Windows Vista). Easily export chapter points and thumbnails from the timeline using exclusive MetaSync technology, author and burn discs with advanced controls, produce multi-language titles, generate and import subtitle tracks, create interactive slideshows, and much more. Learn more about Sonic professional DVD products on the Sonic website.

Avid FX
Easily create dazzling 2D and 3D composites, titles, animation, and effects with Avid FX 5.8, a powerful collection of creative tools designed by Boris FX. This latest version sports a new interface and offers new 16-bit color, clone paint tool, image brushes, motion path and key tools, vector trace, optical stabilization, subtitle generator, and more. Get started fast with 1,500 customizable templates, or design your own titles and graphics using text, drawing, styles, and animation tools. And create stunning effects with over 115 filters, including Wire Removal, Grain Match, Light Zoom, and more. For more details, visit the Boris FX website.

Boris Continuum Complete
Create the look you want with nearly 200 filters at your fingertips - including 15 new filters - using the new Boris Continuum Complete 6. This latest version offers significant performance gains and enhancements, so you can create dramatic effects quickly and easily. Use the Extruded Text, Extruded Spline, Layer Deformer, Cartoon Look, Lightning, and other new filters to create compelling visuals. Get new custom animated presets in XML format and a single-click custom preset navigation tool. And discover new enhancements in the built-in Motion Tracker. For complete details, visit the Boris Continuum Complete website.

SmartSound Sonicfire Pro
Create music soundtracks for your films, TV shows, commercials, and other video effortlessly with SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 5.5. Choose from a variety of loops and pre-recorded soundtracks and then customize the music to fit your scene. With the latest version, you can match beats to video, insert a stinger, alter the tempo and pitch, fine-tune searches with Sensory Searching, search for music by simply tapping a tempo, and get new spotting tools. For complete details, visit the SmartSound Sonicfire Pro website.

Sorenson Squeeze
Optimize and deliver content in a create-once-publish-anywhere world. With Sorenson Squeeze 6, you can optimize content in a variety of formats (including HD, DVD, MPEG-2, MPEG-4/H.264, Flash, and 3GPP) for web or DVD delivery, author DVDs and Blu-ray Discs on Windows, and burn discs on a PC and now Macs too. This latest version features a redesigned interface and can speed up your workflow and review cycle by sending email and text message (SMS) notifications that let you (or your clients) know when your file encoding is done. You can also send clients secure, password-protected video for immediate review and approval. Plus, you can set up the app to automatically publish to Sorenson 360, YouTube, Twitter, Akamai, Limelight, and other servers. For complete details, visit the Sorenson Squeeze website.

Additional Items and Documentation

• Basics Guide
• Advanced Effects Guide
• Avid Resource Guide
• Quick Start Guide

* Media Composer Academic includes Avid DVD by Sonic, but no other products in the Production Suite.

Host Connections

• Computer: PCIe
• Serial Machine Control: RS-422

Mojo DX Video Connections

• Digital Video: SDI I/O (SD and HD, combined connector)

Mojo DX Audio Connections

• Digital Audio: 8 channels of embedded SD-SDI audio I/O, 16 channels of embedded HD-SDI audio I/O, 8 channels of optical ADAT I/O, 2 channels of optical S/PDIF I/O
• Analog Audio: 2 channels of 1/4" TRS I/O, stereo headphone output (3.5mm TRS)

Mojo DX Monitoring and Sync

• Monitoring: HDMI output (all rates supported, including full 1920 x 1080 HD)
• Timecode and Sync: Reference Sync (Black and Burst or HD TriLevel input, combined connector), Word Clock (output only)