If you are talking about the Avid Nexis chassis with drives - no. If you involve the Nexis chassis and controller, your only access to the drive is through the Nexis server software and Nexis Client Manager app. You would need to move the 10 drives to a different RAID chassis in order to access as a direct attach storage.

The Nexis (Pro, E2 & E4s) "RAID" is done through the controller, which is a self contained Linux based computer appliance. The drives can be removed and used for other purposes. However, the controller has only one purpose.

Not really. Most feature films are edited with a small unit. Typically 1, sometimes 2 senior editors. 1 Junior editor. 1 senior assistant editor. And 1 or 2 assistant editors. It can be as small as 1 editor and 1 assistant. Nexis or ISIS the standard storage. Mac is the most popular OS. It can be edited at the home of the editor or in the office of

During startup, MC goes through several processes. It is indicated at the bottom of the splash screen. Can you see which process is occuring when it crashes?

1. There is a issue with Premiere regarding network storage. See here. https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/link-media-on-network-drive-in-premiere-pro-cc/m-p/6083747 2. The proper way to bring in Avid Op-Atom files in to Premiere is by exporting AAF media-linked (not embedded) from Avid and importing that in to Premiere. This should

There is nothing you need to do that is special. You create workspaces and users like you would with an Avid project. Some things to consider: 1. The project may be an Adobe Production (multiple project under one folder structure). If you have issues (not saving, freezing during opening, etc.) hosting the production on your ISIS, you can move it to

Maybe consolidate sections of the problematic clip?

If you edit in proxy, you can use any of the M1 chips. Just make sure you have 16GB of RAM. If you want to edit in 4K, Pro or Max will work just fine. Have at least 32GB of RAM.

What version is the Nexis server?

Its too old. Export an MXF or MOV then use Shutter Encoder to transcode to HEVC. https://www.shutterencoder.com/en/