Avid DS

Avid DS (which was called Avid DS Nitris until early 2008) is a high-end offline and finishing system comprising a and visual effects software. It was developed by Softimage (this company was owned by Microsoft at the time of DS v1.0's launch before being acquired from Microsoft by Avid Technology, Inc. shortly thereafter) in Montreal.

DS was discontinued on September 30, 2013 with support ending on the same date the following year.