Specifications

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Introducing Tools and Workflow
1. Turn on all periph eral hardware s uch as Av id N itris DX or Mojo DX,
monitors, and speakers (or use a power strip to power them up
simultaneously.)
2. Turn on all extern al d rives . Wait about 15 t o 20 secon ds f or th em to
spin up to speed.
3. Turn on the comput er, and log into the syste m (if neces s ary) .
4. Open Media Composer by doing one of the following:
 (Windows) Click the Avid Media Composer icon on the desktop;
or, from the Start menu, select Avid > Avid Media Composer.
 (Macintosh) Click the Avid Media Composer icon in the Dock; or, in
the Finder, press Shift+Command+A to open Applications, and in
the Avid Media Composer folder, open Avid Media Composer.
Media Composer performs a series of initialization procedures with
peripheral hardware and settings.
If the Avid License Agreement appears (it appears the first 10 times
you start the application), click the Accept button or the Accept and
Don’t Show Again button.
If a dialog box appears, enter the name of your organization, and click OK.
Creating and Opening a Project
When you start Media Composer, the Select Project dialog box appears.
From this dialog box, you select the project you want to open or create a
new project. By default, Media Composer places your system login name
in the User box.
NOTE In a workgroup
environment, you may
need to start and log
into Client Manager
on ISIS or Connection
Manager on Avid Unity
MediaNetwork. If you
work on a standalone
system with its own stor-
age, these procedures
do not apply.
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