Signiant Managed
Accelerator for Avid

Signiant Managed Accelerator for Avid® is a complete, software-only and affordable solution for media and entertainment companies who need to transfer large files natively between Avid non-linear editing systems using Avid Unity Transfer Manager™.

Signiant Managed Accelerator for Avid replaces both legacy FTP-based solutions and expensive, inflexible, point-to-point hardware-based file acceleration tools. In addition to being completely integrated into the Avid editing environment and file system, Signiant Managed Accelerator for Avid is fully upgradeable to Signiant Digital Media Distribution Management Suite, the industry's only complete, enterprise-scalable solution for centralizing and managing file-based workflows.

With Signiant Managed Accelerator for Avid, media and entertainment companies can quickly solve the pressing problem of accelerating file movement using Avid non-linear editing systems while maximizing network resources, all by using a high-performance software-only infrastructure.


Signiant Managed Accelerator for Avid accelerates file transfers
directly from within the Avid editing environment

Signiant Managed Accelerator for Avid Features

  • High-performance transfers between Avid systems including TransferManager-to-TransferManager transfers and workgroup-to-workgroup transmissions
  • "Push" and "pull" transfers directly into NewsCutter® bins
  • Accelerated transfers of content up to 200 times faster than with standard TCP/IP protocols
  • Centralized control of transfers with customizable dashboards to monitor all activity throughout the network
  • Dynamic re-provisioning of transfers to meet changing conditions and requirements
  • Firewall friendly transfers
  • Integration with Active Directory and LDAP directories
  • Advanced encryption technologies, including AES 256-bit encryption
  • Pre-built web pages allow quick implementation of user portals

Signiant Managed Accelerator for Avid Contents

  • A single license for Signiant Central Media Manager, used as the central control point for the accelerated network.
  • Four Avid-enabled Signiant Media Agents, used to coordinate transfers and interact with the Central Media Manager.
  • One general-purpose Signiant Media Agent to integrate non-Avid systems into the accelerated file transfer infrastructure.
  • A single license for Signiant Media Accelerator, which provides UDP-based acceleration using a single port.
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