# Media Composer {% hint style="danger" %} As of September 2022, PostLab's Remote Locking for Media Composer is End Of Life and replaced by [Mimiq Pro](/mimiq.md).\ \ The following documentation is only available for legacy reasons. {% endhint %} *** For Avid Media Composer, Bin Locking is the preferred mechanism for collaboration. Once Remote Locking is enabled for your PostLab Team, Avid Media Composer recognizes PostLab Drive as *third-party shared storage*. Teams of Avid editors can then work together using Shared Bins with Bin Locking in shared Avid Projects. {% hint style="info" %} At Hedge, we like to make things uncomplicated. But, Avid being Avid, you must set up your computer correctly first: [Requirements](/mimiq/requirements/avids-requirements.md) {% endhint %} ## Getting Started 1. [Add Team Members.](/postlab-classic/teams.md#add-team-members) 2. [Enable Remote Locking for each Team Member in the Team Portal.](#enable-remote-locking-for-team-members) 3. Connect your Drive(s) or [Workspace(s)](/postlab-classic/drive/workspaces.md). 4. [Launch Media Composer.](#in-avid-media-composer) 5. Create/Open a shared Avid Project on/from your Drive or Workspace. ### Enable Remote Locking for Team Members #### Using PostLab's Team Portal The Team Owner can enable Remote Locking for each Team Member through the [Team Portal](/postlab-classic/teams/team-portal.md#remote-locking-for-avid-media-composer). {% content-ref url="/pages/B45iv4Q0GL9IOFoqIYMZ" %} [Team Portal](/postlab-classic/teams/team-portal.md) {% endcontent-ref %} {% hint style="info" %} Only the Team Owner (not a Team Member with an `Owner` Role) can enable or disable Remote Locking for each Team Member. To verify whether you're the `Team Owner` or a `Team Member`, go to `Settings... > Account > TEAMS`. {% endhint %} Once Remote Locking is enabled for that Team Member, it's automatically activated on all Drives and [Workspaces](/postlab-classic/drive/workspaces.md) they're allowed to access. ![POSTLAB CLOUD > Drive: Remote Locking Enabled](/files/IuXChQYUtUJV0BgXIWze) Go to `POSTLAB CLOUD > Drive` and click `Connect` next to the desired Drive or Workspace. #### In Avid Media Composer Once PostLab Drive is connected, launch Media Composer (*not* the other way around), then create a shared Project (or upload and open one) from PostLab Drive. When Media Composer prompts you with the non-Avid storage alert, click `Yes`. ![Media Composer 2018.12.15](/files/-MSFBYC8x7LLzzZlYx_O) ![Media Composer 2021.9 and newer](/files/3hRsmiMpt9ERcSayqJl5) Then you can start working. Shared Bins opened from PostLab Drive will display: * The Team Member's Computer Name currently accessing it. * A lock status indicator. ![](/files/5TMCE4mEgHsl7t3oMgsp) ### Confirm Remote Locking is Enabled in Avid Media Composer If you need to confirm Remote Locking is enabled on your Drive or Workspace, confirm these preferences and settings in Media Composer: ✅ `Avid Media Composer > About Avid Media Composer > Hardware > Avid NEXIS Drives`: your Team's Drive or Workspace is listed. ![Avid Media Composer > About Avid Media Composer > Hardware > Avid NEXIS Drives](/files/CHdCmJksSKDcErEr1RGG) ✅ `Settings > General > Enable Bin Sharing on 3rd Part storage emulating Avid NEXIS/ISIS` ![Settings > General > Enable Bin Sharing on 3rd Part storage emulating Avid NEXIS/ISIS](/files/GxJxgnC1LxBQF98CW8Iq) ✅ `Settings > Project > Media Creation`: your Team's Drive or Workspace appears as a selectable destination. ![Settings > Project > Media Creation](/files/NOUOYvwDUFmxWpbVVCtq) ## System Requirements * A qualified combination of: * Media Composer: [`2018.12.15`](#using-media-composer-2018.12.15-on-macos-10.14.6) or newer * macOS: [`10.14.6` (final version of Mojave)](#using-media-composer-2018.12.15-on-macos-10.14.6) through [the latest qualified version of macOS](https://docs.hedge.video/postlab-classic/remote-locking/pages/atKCPoJF8dftKHkAHLWj#1.-use-a-qualified-combination-of-macos-and-media-composer) * Either a `Media Composer | Ultimate` or `Media Composer Perpetual` license. * Implementation of all [Avid Requirements](/mimiq/requirements/avids-requirements.md) on each computer. ### Using Media Composer `2018.12.15` on macOS `10.14.6` Apple discontinued support for macOS Mojave `10.14` in November 2021. The final update for macOS Mojave is [Security Update 2021-005 (Mojave)](https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2078?locale=en_US), which results in `Version 10.14.6 (18G9323)`. [Avid ended development of Media Composer 2018.12.15 on December 31, 2020, and officially ended support for it on December 31, 2021.](https://avid.secure.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/faq/Avid-Supported-Software-Releases#MediaComposer) If you must continue working in a macOS 10.14 Mojave and/or Avid Media Composer 2018 environment, consider using [Mimiq 18.1](/mimiq/mc-2018-and-mojave.md), available with the purchase of [Mimiq Pro](/mimiq.md). {% content-ref url="/pages/Yq7YoYb1aiUW8S2dQTRq" %} [MC 2018 & Mojave](/mimiq/mc-2018-and-mojave.md) {% endcontent-ref %} ## Requirements Avid has *very* specific requirements for Media Composer to be used successfully. Implement these Requirements for Media Composer on each Mac. {% content-ref url="/pages/atKCPoJF8dftKHkAHLWj" %} [Avid's Requirements](/mimiq/requirements/avids-requirements.md) {% endcontent-ref %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.hedge.video/postlab-classic/remote-locking/media-composer-bin-locking.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.