New version of Avid Link

[dominicperry]

.....and it's just as fabulous as the old versions.

Whilst contemplating my upcoming support renewal cost, I spotted that there's a new version of AvidLink 21.2.0 - so I was hoping for some improvement. But there's none - still some 1990's single-threaded program launch that takes for ever, followed by complete failure to sign in. Just an error. Repeatedly.

Just venting really..........

[JingleDjango]

Any resources allocated to developing Link would be better spent on literally anything else. Marketing, even. What a waste.

[capt kirk]

as soon as i see it on in my header I shut it off......i dont need anymore trouble in my life

[musicman691]

Most people just delete it.

[JFreak]

I heard this new version of Avid Link dropped JAVA which would mean less wasted resources and CPU spikes

[dominicperry]

Originally Posted by musicman691

Most people just delete it.

Yup, I normally do, but I thought it was interesting to see what they'd done with it. And the answer seems to be - nothing good.

[dominicperry]

Originally Posted by JFreak

I heard this new version of Avid Link dropped JAVA which would mean less wasted resources and CPU spikes

Well, it still loads like it was written last century, and it still takes 470+MB of memory, and AvidAppManHelper takes another 470MB. It's profoundly amateur programming.

[originalscottyg]

Originally Posted by musicman691

Most people just delete it.

Yup. The first thing I do every time I install a Pro Tools update is run the uninstallers for Avid Link and the Cloud Services.

[EdgarRothermich]

Just a reminder about the genius integration of Avid Link. Here is a diagram I created that shows the various commands and where they are located on the Avid Link app and inside Pro Tools.

[daeron80]

Originally Posted by EdgarRothermich

Just a reminder about the genius integration of Avid Link. Here is a diagram I created that shows the various commands and where they are located on the Avid Link app and inside Pro Tools.

It's a test for new programmers. If they can further bloat Link without making it any more useful, they get to work on PT itself. Just a theory.