Bluefish444 Announces Epoch and Create Support for Avid Media Composer 7

Bluefish444, manufacturer of the industry’s highest-quality uncompressed 4K/2K/HD/SD SDI video cards, announced support for Avid Media Composer® 7 for Bluefish444’s Create and Epoch product ranges on Windows 7 and Mac OSX.  These drivers are immediately available.

Avid Media Composer® 7 for Windows 7

Bluefish444 has released a new Windows 7 driver compatible with the Create | 3D Ultra and Epoch | 4K Supernova supporting up to HD YUV/RGB SDI I/O for:

  • Avid Media Composer® 7
  • Avid Symphony ® 7
  • Avid Newscutter® 11

New supported features include:

  • Audio punch in – enabling a simultaneously voice over record during playback in Avid Media Composer® 7
  • Hardware release/acquire – a new workflow feature enabling seamless integration with third party software. This enables Avid users to switch to another software package within the workflow without shutting down Avid software and Bluefish444 hardware.

Avid Media Composer® 7 for Mac OSX 10.8

Bluefish444 has released a new Thunderbolt™ enabled Mac OSX 10.8 driver compatible with the Create | 3D Ultra and Epoch | 2K Horizon supporting up to HD YUV/RGB SDI I/O for:

  • Avid Media Composer® 7
  • Avid Symphony ® 7

New supported features include:

  • SDI input video scaling – enabling pristine hardware scaling of up and down conversion of the SDI input
  • Hardware release/acquire – a new workflow feature enabling seamless integration with 3rd party software. This enables Avid users to switch to another software package within the workflow without shutting down Avid software and Bluefish444 hardware.
  • Macbook Pro and Mac Mini support through Sonnet™ Echo Express Pro ™ Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis.

“Bluefish444 is committed to the continued development of our Windows and MAC OSX support for the AVID Media Composer family of products” says Tom Lithgow, Bluefish444 Product Specialist. “The development of Thunderbolt compliant drivers gives AVID users access to the world’s highest quality SDI video solutions on the system of their choosing, be it a MAC Book Pro or a MAC Mini.”

The Windows 7 driver V5.11.4 and Mac OSX 10.8 driver V8.7.0 supporting Avid Media Composer® 7 for Create and Epoch video cards is immediately available for download from the Bluefish444 homepage www.bluefish444.com.

About Bluefish444

Bluefish444 is the manufacturer of the industry’s highest-quality uncompressed 4K/2K/HD/SD video cards for the Windows, Mac OS X and Linux operating systems. Its video cards are used in broadcast, feature film and post-production markets for editing, animation, compositing, color correction, restoration, digital intermediate, 3D and IPTV applications.

Bluefish444 cards have been used on award-winning feature films, commercials, music videos and sports events worldwide. Bluefish444’s range of video cards are incorporated in video servers, encoders, decoders and character generator solutions by numerous 3rd party OEM manufacturers, in addition to other niche & mainstream applications.

Founded in 1998, Bluefish444 is a division and brand name of Bluefish Technologies Pty Ltd., which is based in S. Melbourne, Australia. Its products are distributed via an extensive sales channel of OEMs, dealers, and system integrators globally.

Bluefish444 will be exhibiting at the upcoming IBC2013, September 12 – 17, RAI Amsterdam. Drop by the Bluefish444 stand #7.J07.

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Bluefish444 Announces Epoch and Create Support for Avid Media Composer 7