< Back to search Results English Avid Knowledge Base Important Changes to Avid Software Availability Important information regarding the distribution of Avid Video Software.

Last Updated : November 14, 2017

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Why are my software installers missing from the Download Center or My Avid Account? Important Changes to Avid Software Availability

As your trusted partner, we strive to ensure you have timely and complete insight into what’s happening at Avid – to help you succeed both now and in the future. To that end, we are writing to make you aware of some very important changes that will affect access to your Avid® software. Due to a contractual change with our third-party Java software supplier, Avid is implementing support for an Open Source Java alternative in our products moving forward to ensure an optimal user experience at the lowest cost possible for our customers.



However, this means we will no longer offer software installers for many older versions of your Avid video and broadcast products after November 1, 2013. Because of this, we strongly encourage you to follow general IT best practices and back up all of your Avid software installers now to ensure that you have what you need in the future.



While we will continue to offer downloads of more recent Avid software releases through our Download Center, using an Open Source Java alternative, the following versions of software—and all prior releases to these—will be removed indefinitely:

Product Version # Product Version # Active Content Manager 3.0 & before Interplay Common Services 1.5& before AirSpace All versions Interplay MAM Patch 4.3& before AirSpeed® All versions1 Interplay Production 2.73& before & 3.0.0 Adrenaline FX All versions Interplay Production Web Services 2.73& before & 3.0.0 Adrenaline HD All versions Interplay Transfer (Standalone) All versions AirSpeed Multi Stream 1.8.11 & before ISIS® 2000 4.24& before AirSpeed 5000 2.1.5& before ISIS 5000 / 5500 4.24& before Deko® 500 2.0.2& before ISIS 7000 4.25& before Deko 550 5.3.5& before Lightning 500 All versions Deko 2000 All versions Lightning 1000 All versions Deko 2200 All versions MC 1000 All versions Deko Fonts All versions MC 9000 All versions Deko MOS All versions Media Composer® 7.0.16 & before Dekoselect 3.15& before Media Composer XL All versions Avid DS 11.1& before Meridien All versions Avid DS Nitris® 11.1& before NewsCutter® 9.5.37& before DVExcel All versions NewsCutter Effects All versions DVExtreme All versions NewsCutter XP All versions Film Composer All versions Offline XL All versions FXDeko II All versions Studio Toolkit All versions iNEWS® 4.5.02 & before Symphony® 5.5.38 & before iNEWS Command 3.1.1& before Symphony Nitris 5.5.38 & before iNEWS Instinct All patches Unity LANshare All versions iNEWS Web Client 1.2& before Unity™ MediaNetwork All versions9 Interplay® Capture 1.6& before & 1.7 .0 Xpress DV All versions Interplay Central 1.5& before Xpress Meridien All versions Interplay Central Distribution Services 3.0& before Xpress Pro All versions Interplay Common Playback Service 1.5& before All versions except: 1.5.2, 2.0.1, 2.1, 2.5.6, 2.7.12 Excluding iNEWS 3.6 Interplay 2.7.0 and 3.0.0 will be removed; versions 2.7.5 and 3.0.5 will remain A patch will remain for ISIS 2000, ISIS 5000, ISIS 5500 v4.2.2 A patch will remain for ISIS 7000 v2.4.1, v2.1.2, v4.2.2 Full installers for Media Composer 6.5.4, 6.0.5, and 5.5.5 are still available. Also a patch will remain for Media Composer 5.0.4.4 A patch will remain for NewsCutter 9.0.4.4 A patch will remain for Symphony 5.0.4 An updated Unity MediaNetwork v5.1.3 kit without 3rd party Java software will be available

Action required—Back up your software by November 1st

Because of these changes, please be sure that you download and create backup copies of the installers and looking under “My Products”, “Products Not Yet Downloaded” or the “Avid Download Center.” After November 1st, Avid Customer Care, Professional Services and Avid Resellers will not be able to assist with the affected software installations listed above; you will have to rely on your own backup copy to install your software. Following these recommended procedures now will ensure that you have the ability, if needed, to reinstall your software anytime after November 1st.



At Avid, we want to ensure we are fully preparing you for these upcoming changes so that you can make the most of your Avid software—both now and in the future. For more information, tips for downloading and backing up software, and answers to questions, please visit our Avid Software Availability forum



Best regards,

The Avid team for any affected Avid software you own and save them in a secure location. You’ll find your available software by logging in to your My Avid account . We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your continued support.

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