Avid Artist DNxID Desktop I/O Interface

Avid Artist | DNxID is Avid's most portable and affordable desktop I/O interface yet, providing a variety of analog and digital connectivity for aspiring and cost-conscious editors.

Its portable form factor makes it ideal for projects on the go, or where space is at a premium. It supports 4K, HDR, Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C connectivity. It's also been specially modified with audio punch-in for voiceover and real-time encoding to DNxHD and DNxHR over HDMI.

Take your I/O to go
Whether you’re an editor on the go, a post editor working on location, or simply budget-minded, you can now have professional-grade I/O with you wherever you and your laptop travel. The new Avid Artist | DNxID sports a small yet rugged backpack-friendly design, enabling you to capture, monitor, and output HD and high-res content in the field, in the studio, or in a hotel room.

Accelerate your workflow
Get the high-res media acceleration of big brother Avid Artist | DNxIQ, at a fraction of the price. Avid Artist | DNxID offers hardware baseband encoding to Avid DNxHR, making it easy to work with large 4K files without slowing down your workflow. Bundle the interface with Media Composer to maximize your editorial efficiency. You can also record voiceovers and live audio with easy punch-in recording to Media Composer, and monitor HDR content in all of its stunning glory.

Connect to media sources
Don’t have an SD card slot or extra USB port on your spiffy new laptop? No worries. Avid Artist | DNxID features an SDXC (Secure Digital Extended Capacity) card slot that enables you to access media stored on high-capacity SDXC UHS-II cards. It also provides a USB-C port to connect cameras, hard drives, and other media devices to bring fresh footage into your projects.

Technical Specifications

Video formats
SD-PAL 25i, NTSC 30i
HD-720p (50, 59.94, 60*), 1080i (50, 59.94, 60), 1080p (23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60)
Ultra HD-23.98p, 24p, 25p, 29.97p, 30p, 50p, 59.94p, 60p
4K-23.98p, 24p, 25p, 29.97p, 30p, 50p, 59.94p, 60p
Raster support-Supports thin raster media scaled up to full frame on output
Audio sample rate
16-bit and 24-bit at 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz (television standard)
Color spaces
YUV 4:2:2, RGB 444*, Rec 709, BT 2020; 8-bit and 10-bit
Video I/O
SD-YCbCr Component
HD-YCbCr/RGB Component
Audio I/O
Eight channels of HDMI audio I/O
One front-panel XLR mic/line input with 48V phantom power and gain control
Two 1/4" analog TRS pro-level (+4 dBu) inputs
Two 1/4" analog TRS pro-level (+4 dBu) outputs
One stereo headphone jack with volume control
HDMI I/O
Supports HDMI 2.0a and 2.0b (video and 8-channel audio)
Computer
Thunderbolt 3 port (cable sold separately)
Clock source
Internal clock, HDMI
Down-scaling/conversion
HD to SD, >HD to HD
Up-scaling/conversion
SD to HD
Other conversion
Color space conversion*
Codec support
Avid DNxHR-Onboard hardware encoding for capture workflows
Avid DNxHD-Host CPU encoding
AVC-I-Host CPU encoding
Display screen
1080p LCD on front panel
External media connections
One SDXC card slot (supports high-capacity UHS II cards)
One USB-C port
Keypad
Video and audio input selectors
Copy protection
Prevents capture from copy-protected HDMI sources
Power supply
One built-in international AC power supply (120-240V, 50-60 Hz)
Operating temperature
32 deg - 104 deg F (0 deg - 40 deg C)
Storage temperature
-40 deg -140 deg F (-40 deg -60 deg C)
Relative humidity
10-90% non-condensing
Dimensions (H x W x D)
1.7 x 8.7 x 8.1 inches (42 x 222 x 206 mm)
Operating altitude
<10,000 feet (<3,000 meters)
Weight
2.4 lbs (1.1 kg)