<s>
Avid	B-Application
DS	I-Application
(	O
which	O
was	O
called	O
Avid	B-Application
DS	I-Application
Nitris	I-Application
until	O
early	O
2008	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
high-end	O
offline	O
and	O
finishing	O
system	O
comprising	O
a	O
non-linear	O
editing	O
system	O
and	O
visual	O
effects	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Softimage	B-Device
(	O
this	O
company	O
was	O
owned	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
DS	O
v1.0	O
'	O
s	O
launch	O
before	O
being	O
acquired	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
by	O
Avid	O
Technology	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
)	O
in	O
Montreal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
the	O
SoftimageXSI	B-Device
3D	O
software	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
DS	O
toolset	O
,	O
both	O
were	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
software	O
foundation	O
,	O
but	O
over	O
time	O
the	O
code	O
bases	O
divided	O
between	O
the	O
applications	O
and	O
the	O
integration	O
never	O
happened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avid	O
OMF	O
import	O
was	O
available	O
,	O
positioning	O
Softimage	B-Device
DS	O
as	O
a	O
strong	O
finishing	O
tool	O
for	O
then	O
typical	O
off-line	O
Avid	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
the	O
toolset	O
of	O
Softimage	B-Device
DS	O
was	O
beyond	O
what	O
other	O
product	O
offered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Softimage	B-Device
DS	O
user	O
could	O
quickly	O
go	O
from	O
editing	O
,	O
to	O
paint	O
,	O
to	O
compositing	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
mouse	O
clicks	O
all	O
inside	O
the	O
same	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
To	O
Our	O
Avid	B-Application
DS	I-Application
customers	O
,	O
We	O
are	O
writing	O
to	O
inform	O
you	O
that	O
Avid	O
will	O
be	O
realigning	O
our	O
business	O
strategy	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
a	O
core	O
suite	O
of	O
products	O
to	O
best	O
leverage	O
our	O
developmental	O
and	O
creative	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
OS	O
Version	O
Notes/Major	O
features	O
01/1998	O
WinNT	O
4.0	O
1.0	O
Softimage	B-Device
DS	O
release	O
on	O
Intergraph	O
TDZ	O
workstation	O
,	O
Base	O
system	O
comes	O
with	O
30	O
minutes	O
of	O
uncompressed	O
storage	O
using	O
the	O
'	O
StudioZ	O
Burst	O
 '	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
12/2000	O
WinNT	O
4.0	O
4.0	O
Product	O
renamed	O
to	O
Avid	B-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
Remote	O
Processing	O
,	O
AVX1	O
plug-in	O
support	O
,	O
EPS	O
import	O
,	O
Surround	O
sound	O
mixing	O
,	O
08/2001	O
Windows	O
2000	O
4.01	O
Avid	B-Application
DS	I-Application
HD	O
released	O
on	O
Equinox	O
hardware	O
,	O
Supports	O
uncompressed	O
1080i	O
and	O
1080p	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
12/2010	O
Win7	B-Device
Pro	O
x64	O
10.5	O
Available	O
as	O
software	O
only	O
to	O
use	O
with	O
AJA	O
Video	O
Systems	O
Kona	O
3	O
(	O
renamed	O
Xena	O
2Ke	O
)	O
card	O
,	O
RED	O
Color	O
Science	O
2	O
,	O
Media	O
Composer	O
v5	O
conform	O
support	O
with	O
AMA	O
RED	O
enhancements	O
,	O
Support	O
for	O
QuickTime	O
10-bit	O
and	O
16-bit	O
color	O
codecs	O
,	O
DPX	O
optimizations	O
,	O
Promotion	O
of	O
AVX1	O
to	O
AVX2	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5/2011	O
Win7	B-Device
Pro	O
x64	O
10.5.1	O
Avid	O
ISIS	O
5000	O
3.2	O
support	O
,	O
NVIDIA	O
Quadro	O
4000	O
support	O
for	O
generic	O
Avid	B-Application
DS	I-Application
system	O
,	O
Enhanced	O
conform	O
of	O
AMA	O
QuickTime	O
and	O
R3D	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10/2011	O
Win7	B-Device
Pro	O
x64	O
10.5.2	O
AJA	O
Video	O
Systems	O
Kona	O
3G	O
Support	O
,	O
RED	O
Epic	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
6/2012	O
Win7	B-Device
Pro	O
x64	O
11.0	O
Avid	O
Artist	O
Transport	O
and	O
Avid	O
Color	O
Controller	O
support	O
,	O
Long-GOP	O
media	O
playback	O
,	O
DNxHD	O
444	O
RGB	O
,	O
16	O
channel	O
audio	O
,	O
Custom	O
canvas	O
sizes	O
,	O
Blending	O
modes	O
in	O
timeline	O
,	O
OpenEXR	O
import	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8/2012	O
Win7	B-Device
Pro	O
x64	O
11.0.1	O
Improved	O
Artist	O
Color	O
surface	O
controls	O
,	O
updated	O
AJA	O
Video	O
Systems	O
driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8/2013	O
Win7	B-Device
Pro	O
x64	O
11.1	O
Improved	O
conform	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
conforming	O
projects	O
from	O
Media	O
Composer	O
v7	O
,	O
DNxHD	O
RGB	O
real	O
time	O
media	O
support	O
,	O
ISIS	O
client	O
10gb	O
or	O
Dual	O
1Gb	O
connection	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
