Avid Video

Avid Media Composer 7

Media Composer Software

Extended real-time production everywhere

Media Composer is the industry standard for professional film and video editing, offering the fastest, integrated workflows that go where other systems leave off. With the latest release—Media Composer 7—you gain accelerated hi-res-to-HD workflows, automated media operations, and Interplay Sphere for Mac support, extending real-time remote production everywhere. Instantly access and edit file-based media without transcoding. Edit with precision using ACE-certified tools. Work with the gear you have or want. Integrate into any workflow. Make your productions sound as good as they look. And because the software handles complex media management tasks automatically, you can focus more on your story

Accelerate your workflow

Media Composer goes where other editing systems leave off, enabling you to create and deliver your best work faster. Acquire 2K, 4K, and even 5K media and deliver the HD programming required today. Directly access and edit a wide variety of file-based media—without transcoding. Archive finished sequences with ease. And because complex media management tasks can be automated in the background, you have more time to spend on your story.

Get unparalleled workflow solutions

With Media Composer, you can create in ways you never thought possible. Work with practically any media format and integrate into any workflow. Work solo or edit, sync, and share projects and media with others. Capture and monitor media using a video I/O interface or edit on-the-go with the software standalone. Accelerate your editing with powerful Avid® video interface and control surface options, or choose third-party solutions for more cost-effective I/O and monitoring. And add color grading, mastering tools, and Boris Continuum Complete to your toolset with the Symphony® option for Media Composer.

Open for business

Media Composer is fully open thanks to Avid Open I/O, so you can work with your choice of Avid audio and video interfaces or third-party video interfaces, including those from AJA, Blackmagic Design, Bluefish444, Matrox, and MOTU. What’s more, camera manufacturers can make AMA plug-ins so that their latest formats are supported across all Avid editing systems.

The professional’s choice for film, TV, and video

Media Composer has long been the most trusted tool in the industry, enabling you to create and deliver compelling content—in the highest quality—on time and on budget. Maximize your efficiency and creative talent with the ACE-certified toolset. Mix and match formats, frame rates, resolutions, and more in real time—without rendering. Find the best takes and clips fast with the Avid ScriptSync® and PhraseFind options. Version and archive finished sequences with AS-02/AS-11 support. And with Interplay® Sphere and ISIS® integration, you can extend your editorial production everywhere and collaborate in real time

Features:

• Accelerate your storytelling with ultra-accurate ACE-certified editing tools,

open workflows, and 64-bit performance

• Directly access and edit RED, ARRI ALEXA, QuickTime, ProRes, AVCHD,

XDCAM, and other file-based formats with AMA (Avid Media Access)

• Work directly in HD from high-res sources, with full creative control of the

image framing

• Capture, monitor, and output with accelerated Avid interfaces or third-party

cards and devices

• Mix and match formats, frame rates, and more in real time—no rendering

• Experience real-time HD editing—in mastering picture quality—with

Avid DNxHD and Avid DNxHD 444

• Get high-performance color correction with Avid Artist Color support

• Never lose assets with the industry’s most reliable media management,

which can automate complex tasks in the background

• Edit, sync, and share projects remotely and extend real-time

production everywhere

• Deliver on time and on budget, with tight integration into

professional pipelines

• Work on stereoscopic 3D projects with a comprehensive set of tools

• Create 5.1/7.1 surround mixes in Media Composer or import from Pro Tools®

• Get the look, effects, and quality you want with powerful production tools

• Version, transfer, and archive finished sequences easily with AS-02/AS-11

• Deliver optimized content for the web or on DVD

• Work on a Mac or PC

Avid Education

Accelerate editing with Media Composer 7 Academic

Media Composer 7 is the fastest, most versatile tool for professional video editing. That's why it's the industry standard for film and television production. With Media Composer Academic, schools, teachers, and students get access to all of the same tools and workflows—at a special discount for education. Plus, students get up to four years of complimentary upgrades.

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