Avid has just announced that, just days after the release of their Pro Tools 11 software, Media Composer 7 is now available
Claiming that "Media Composer edits more of the world's most popular video content than any other nonlinear editing solution", Avid tells us that Media Composer 7 features accelerated and simplified file-based workflows, including optimised HD delivery from hi-res source material and automated media operations.
Price is £719 in the UK and $999 in the US.
Press release in full after the break
Media Composer edits more of the world’s most popular video content than any other nonlinear editing solution
WHAT: Media Composer 7, the latest update to Avid’s industry-leading video editing software, is now shipping. Media Composer 7 features accelerated and simplified file-based workflows, including optimised HD delivery from high-res source material and automated media operations. In addition, as a key component of the Avid Everywhere vision, the new release offers Interplay® Sphere for Mac support, extending and connecting real-time production assets and facilities across the globe. It is available starting at £719 (Ex VAT)—bringing unprecedented value to post production editors.
WHO: Media Composer is the preeminent editing solution for the film and video industry. As more content is created with high-res cameras and delivered as HD, Media Composer 7 enables editors to work directly in HD from the high-res source, while maintaining full creative control of image framing. Media Composer 7 also automates the time-consuming process of media transcoding operations in the background, so editors are effectively free to focus on creative storytelling.
WHEN: Media Composer 7 is now shipping.
WHERE: Media Composer 7 and other top-tier Avid integrated solutions can be purchased at the Avid online store.
About Avid
Avid creates the digital audio and video technology used to make the most listened to, most watched and most loved media in the world – from the most prestigious and award-winning feature films, music recordings, television shows, to live concert tours and news broadcasts. Some of Avid’s most influential and pioneering solutions include Media Composer®, Pro Tools®, Interplay®, ISIS®, VENUE, Sibelius®, and System 5. For more information about Avid solutions and services, visit www.avid.com, connect with Avid on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google+; or subscribe to Avid Blogs.