For Avid Media Composer, Bin Locking is the preferred mechanism. 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.

Getting Started

In Postlab

In Postlab, go to Preferences... → Integrations → Remote Locking.

​Once you've enabled Remote Locking, click Select Users, then select 🔼🔽 next to each Team Member who needs Remote Locking enabled on Postlab Drive.

Once Remote Locking is enabled for that Team Member, it's automatically activated on all Postlab Drives they're allowed to access.

Go to POSTLAB CLOUD → Drive and click Connect next to the desired Drive.

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In Avid Media Composer

Once Postlab Drive is connected, launch Media Composer.

Remote Locking emulates the Avid NEXIS file system. When Media Composer prompts you with Enable now?, click Yes.

Create a shared project on Postlab Drive, and start working.

Shared Bins opened from Postlab Drive will display:

• The Team Member's Computer Name currently accessing it.

• A lock status indicator.

Confirm Remote Locking is Enabled in Avid Media Composer

If you need to confirm Remote Locking is enabled on Postlab Drive, confirm these preferences and settings in Media Composer:

• Avid Media Composer → About Avid Media Composer → Hardware → Avid NEXIS Drives: your Team's Drive is listed.

• Settings → General → Enable Bin Sharing on 3rd Part storage emulating Avid NEXIS/ISIS

• Settings → Project → Media Creation: your Team's Drive appears as a selectable destination.

Enabling Remote Locking

Remote Locking is a paid add-on, enabled on a per-user basis. Click Enable and complete the checkout.

​Enable Remote Locking for all Team Members who need it, and your billing will be adjusted accordingly.

System Requirements

• Compatibility

  • x86_64 builds of Media Composer: 2018.x through 2020.x

  • macOS 10.14.x (Mojave) through macOS 11.x (Big Sur)

• A Media Composer | Ultimate or Media Composer Perpetual license is required.

Best Practices

• Connect your Postlab Drive(s) before launching Media Composer.

• Using Postlab Drive with Remote Locking alongside existing Avid or third-party shared storage:

  • Using either Postlab Drive and Shared Storage?

    • Preferences... → Integrations → Remote Locking → Enable Remote Locking: DISABLED

  • ​Using both Postlab Drive and Shared Storage?​

Questions

How can I be sure Bin Locking is working in my Avid Project?

In Postlab, verify each Team Member has Enable Remote Locking on this computer checked on their local Mac.

Next, use this checklist to confirm Remote Locking is enabled in Avid Media Composer.​

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Can I use existing Avid and third-party shared storage alongside Postlab Drive?

When Remote Locking is enabled, another NEXIS client cannot be active at the same time. However, you can use Remote Locking alongside your Avid or compatible third-party shared storage by:

1. Mounting your Avid or compatible third-party shared storage folders as network shares in Finder.

2. Telling Media Composer to treat those network shares as Avid media storage volumes.

This reverts the Avid media management folder structure from the shared storage method back to the local storage method.

• Shared Storage - folders are created based on the source Mac's Computer Name (System Preferences → Sharing → Computer Name) and a number (/<Volume>/Avid MediaFiles/MXF/<Computer Name>.1)

• Local Storage - subfolders with media are created with a number (/<Volume>/Avid MediaFiles/MXF/1)

Need additional guidance? Reach out for details: [email protected]​

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Are Workspaces supported?

Workspaces support is currently in active development.