NewsVision
Overview
As a local broadcaster, you need a complete, easy to use system that lets you get the news quickly to air and works to help you maximize your business opportunities. Avid® NewsVision™ is a powerful yet completely economical turnkey solution upon which you can build your entire newsroom operation.
With NewsVision, you can create the fastest possible production workflow in the shortest amount of time, using the best tools in the business, with guidance from experienced Avid professionals at every step. And the best part is that it’s a highly-affordable solution no local news broadcaster can truly afford to be without.
Putting it All Together
Constructed specifically for local and regional broadcasters, NewsVision is a fully-integrated set of key Avid newsroom production tools and services that give you the best combination of SD/HD news production capability and value anywhere.
The workflow-optimized Avid AirSpeed Multi Stream server provides up to 4 channels of combined HD ingest or playout with easy ingest and playout management using the AirSpeed Remote Console application. Edit While Capture capability lets you edit footage on NewsCutter or Media Composer as it is being ingested for quick time to air. Either editing system also supports the acclaimed Avid Media Access file-based acquisition for the fastest, easiest camera to editor workflow.
NewsCutter video editing software, featuring tight workflow integration with leading newsroom computer systems is the industry’s choice for creating high-impact packages in the shortest amount of time. Media Composer offers full-featured editorial tools, the fastest file-based workflows around, dependable media management, and a raft of new, innovative features specifically calibrated to save you time and money. NewsVision also includes time-saving PhraseFind which provides fast dialog search capabilities across project media for even faster editing.
For storage, Avid has tapped the newest member of the ISIS family—ISIS 5000. This dynamic storage technology enhances collaboration and productivity by adjusting storage to your business needs instead of requiring you to work around its limitations. As easy to use as it is to own, its singular focus on reliable real-time shared media production helps raise productivity and content quality to unprecedented levels.
Customized Configurations
Your broadcast operation is unique. You have specific workflow requirements. To meet your needs, NewsVision can be customized through the addition of various option kits. NewsVision option kits include:
- AirSpeed Multi Stream option - provides redundant playout
- iNEWS Command option - provides feature-rich playout management, including iNEWS and on-air graphics integration
- iNEWS option - includes 20 NRCS journalist clients
- Interplay option - provides complete production asset management
As with NewsVision, these option kits include all installation, training, and support for seamless integration into your news production workflow.
Holistic Support
No end-to-end solution this ambitious would be complete without a full complement of service, training and support, especially for local enterprises where time and resources are at a premium.
Taking a holistic view, Avid puts NewsVision service and support upfront. Avid Professional Services experts work with you on-site from pre-planning and installation to training and full support as you go live. With the combined experience and expertise of Avid Support, and onsite Professional Services and Training by experienced teams, we provide you with not just a specific set of integrated products, but a fully-supported news production solution from top to bottom.
Vision for Your Success
NewsVision is built entirely upon a firm foundation of proven technology that powers high-profile newsroom production around the world. But what makes this solution truly unique is that it comes with our experience and commitment to helping you expand the horizons of your news enterprise and become more productive and profitable than ever before.

