New line delivers software-only configuration, flexible hardware options, broad Mac HD support,
- Media Composer software ‘ offering professionals the power of the Media Composer creative toolset without additional hardware. Available for both desktops and laptops, Media Composer software delivers comprehensive HD support for both the PC and Mac, leveraging the latest in Multi-Core CPU and GPU power available to both platforms. The software also supports full-screen DVI output of SD and HD material, ideal for any software-only client in a distributed workflow;
- Media Composer software with Avid Mojo SDI Digital Nonlinear Accelerator ‘ adding a new Serial Digital Interface (SDI) I/O device for uncompressed SD capture and output for real-time monitoring and FireWire connectivity for DV, HDV, and DVCPRO HD projects
- Media Composer Adrenaline ‘ delivering the most capable and refined DV, SD, HD, and film editing tools in a high-performance, facility-class configuration designed for professionals who demand robust analog and digital I/O and hardware acceleration for guaranteed performance; and
- Media Composer Adrenaline with Avid DNxcel ‘ adding the ability to encode HD material to 10-bit or 8-bit Avid DNxHD™, Avid’s mastering-quality format, providing editors the image quality of 10-bit uncompressed HD at SD bandwidths for real-time HD collaboration.
- • Support for Avid Interplay, the world’s first nonlinear workflow engine ‘ empowering creative professionals using Media Composer to engage in complete collaboration and a team-based approach to editing. With the Avid Interplay system, editors have immediate access to powerful tools for background media transcoding and sharing remote bins that contain video and audio assets as well as other production-critical files, such as graphics files as well as scripting and scheduling documents. As users modify any shared asset, the Avid Interplay system gives every individual immediate visibility into the file modifications, allowing editing teams of all sizes to collaborate on any aspect of a project simultaneously while monitoring the progress of the team as a whole;
- • Direct ingest of XDCAM HD over FireWire ‘ allowing Media Composer editors to capitalize on the opportunities of HD file-based production with the new Sony XDCAM HD format;
- • Motion tracking and stabilization tools (featuring SteadyGlide™) ‘ steadying footage that may have been unusable due to shaky camera work, and aiding in creating complex composites of live and computer generated elements, ultimately saving time and money in reshoots or tedious compositing work;
- • Long GOP splicing for superior HDV performance ‘ enabling faster completion of HDV projects by requiring less rendering for final output; and
- • Full-screen SD and HD monitoring using the host graphics card for both Mac and PC ‘ allowing users to monitor SD and HD projects without the need for expensive I/O and broadcast monitors by using the on-board Mac or PC graphics card and LCD or Plasma displays. Users can either monitor over the UI on a single-monitor solution such as a laptop, or use a two head display for dedicated output.
The Media Composer family starts at $4,995 USMRSP for the software-only product, with an affordable upgrade path for all other configurations in the product family ‘ all the way up to Media Composer Adrenaline HD.
All products in the Media Composer family are expected to ship in Q2 2006. All systems will be available through Avid’s worldwide reseller channel. For more information, please visit www.avid.com/mediacomposer
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