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  Avid Media Composer
   
 
Affordable, hardware-independent film and video editing for Mac and Windows systems. This is the same Media Composer toolset used to create more of the world's films, television shows, and commercials than any other editing system, and it's more powerful than ever. New features include Motion Tracking and Stabilization, full-screen video output over DVI, and HD editing for Mac OS X (Tiger) systems-plus all the creative tools, integrated asset management, and multi-format editing support that have made Media Composer the best editor on the planet.
   
  Media Composer Features:
   
 
Hardware independent solution for Mac and PC, SD and HD
Motion Tracking and Stabilization (featuring SteadyGlideTM)
Direct Ingest of Sony XDCAM HD media
AVX 2.0 16-bit Effects (New for Mac)
HD and SD Multicamera for up to 9 streams of video (New for Mac)
Long GOP Splicing for faster rendering and improved image quality in HDV projects
Plus the debut of HD for Mac OS X (Tiger). Including HDV,
 DVCPRO HD and DNxHD resolutions at 145, 220 and 220 10-bit data rates.
   
  Unprecedented Power and Quality
 
 
Avid Open Timeline Mixed resolutions support makes it possible to mix DV25, AVRs, JFIFs, IMX, even HD media
in one timeline
   
  The strongest creative toolset in features, compatibility, workflow, and performance. Professionals count on Avid, from top clients to top talent.
 
  More compatible and open than ever. Expanded device support including revolutionary new file-based acquisition with Panasonic P2 and Sony XDCAM.
 
  Outperforms on Mac and PC
 
 
One package, two platforms. No other manufacturer in the industry is as committed to delivering best-of-breed tools for both leading operating  systems.
Project and media compatibility between Mac and PC-based Avid systems.
   
  The only facility class editing solution
 
 
Total Conform eliminates the need for costly, time consuming manual re-creation   in the online, every nuance of the offline comes across.
   
  Media Composer - the gateway to true collaborative workflow
 
  Editing done right
 
 
Industry's richest toolset, refined over nearly 20 years of professional editing
Avid's Open Timeline: mix multiple HD and SD formats in the same sequence in  real time
HD done right - native formats for acquisition, Avid DNxHD for mastering qualitY HD graphics and composites in SD bandwidth
Industry-leading tools mean you can make money doing what you love
Tools designed for speed give you time to get it right
   
  Equally powerful on Mac and PC
 
 
Use the most powerful machine you can find, on the platform of your choice
One platform at work, another on the road
Change your platform later? Just take the software with you! Every license is for both platforms
   
  Avid manages media
 
 
Never waste time looking for media
Consolidate tools make moving media and projects from one computer to another painless - even if they're on different platforms
"Relink by Resolution" makes managing multiple versions a breeze, even across multiple machines
   
  The Filmmaker's Companion
 
 
Easily track complete range of metadata, including KeyKode and multiple time codes, directly i inside the editing interface - no separate database app required
Normal & advanced pull down over 1394
Script-based editing uses screenplay text to drive take selection and scene creation
Flexible second-source audio tools allow audio slip to perf (quarter-frame) for flawless sync
   
  Unmatched graphics and effects toolset
 
 
Avid Marquee: industry's most complete integrated 2D and 3D title and graphics animation toolset
One-touch automatic color correction
Image stabilization with auto-zoom
Real-time animated alpha channels
Fast, flexible pan and zoom
   
  All about collaboration
 
 
Not just shared storage, Avid Unity LANShare lets multiple editors use the same project - even the same media - at the same time, even across platforms
Total Conform and Finish projects on Avid Media Composer, Avid Symphony Nitris, and Advanced Conform on Avid DS Nitris quickly, easily
Send projects to Digidesign Pro Tools for audio finish
Access the ecosystem of the world's most accomplished editors for the help you need
   
  One-stop shopping. One-stop support
 
 
Manage your business, not your gear.
Every part of your Avid solution is guaranteed, and it's all guaranteed to work together.
Installation, troubleshooting, workflow: with Avid Assurance, we'll help you with any of it.
   
  From HDV to Blu-ray
 
 
Add in Avid Studio Toolkit (PC only) for the most complete HD creation suite: capture HDV over 1394, add Avid DNxHD for pristine 2D and 3D graphics and animations, then output to Blu-ray Disc.
   
 
       
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