By Myrna Tobisoo, June 21, 2006
Avid Technology, Inc. announced that it expects to ship the new family of Media Composer products on Wednesday, June 21. Introduced in April at NAB 2006, the new Media Composer family is now available to editors in a range of flexible configurations, including a software-only application, which offers portability and the option to add hardware acceleration as required. All products in the Media Composer family feature version 2.5 software, which delivers improved dual-platform functionality, with the addition of broad HD capabilities and real-time multi-cam support on Mac OS X (Tiger). In addition, the new Media Composer family is designed to offer workflow-intelligent features that support team-based collaboration through the Avid Interplay system - the world's first nonlinear workflow engine - which is expected to ship in Q3 2006.
The latest version of Media Composer software builds on the application's comprehensive toolset and adds new features, including:
-- HD format support on the Mac - allows editors to work with popular HD formats such as DVCPRO HD, HDV, and Avid DNxHD
. Using the optional Avid DNxcel board, editors can also encode HD material into Avid DNxHD resolutions of 145 Mb, 220 Mb, and 10-bit 220 Mb data rates.
-- Enhanced real-time multi-cam - delivers improved real-time multi-cam functionality for the Mac and PC with support for HD resolutions and the ability to preview grouped clips before adding selections to the timeline.
-- XDCAM HD support - allows editors to work with Sony's new file-based HD format.
-- Motion tracking and stabilization with SteadyGlide - enables editors to smooth shaky camera footage while maintaining desirable camera motion, such as pans and tilts.
-- Full-screen playback over DVI - enables users to monitor SD or HD projects on LCD or plasma displays through on-board graphics cards without the need for expensive I/O or HD monitors.
-- Workflow-intelligence with Avid Interplay - allows editors to use remote bins, monitor project changes, and access the powerful transcode, low-res encode, and integrated asset management tools of Avid Interplay.
Wednesday, June 21 Webcast
On Wednesday, June 21 at 1:00 PM ET, Avid will host a webcast to highlight a number of the latest features in Media Composer. During the online demonstration, Tim Wilson, senior product marketing manager for Avid, will showcase several innovative features, including SteadyGlide Motion Tracking, full-screen HD playback over DVI, and other time-saving tasks.
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