Avid Media Composer 6 is a significant upgrade to the industry-standard editing platform. Avid virtually invented digital video editing in the late '80s, and today, more big-budget feature films and TV shows are post produced on Media Composer than on any other platform. Why, you ask? It all boils down to seamless, flexible workflows, extensibility, heavy-duty media management, and the robustness to handle massive projects without so much as breathing heavy. Do you aspire to edit major Hollywood product? Better learn Media Composer. Avid Media Composer 6. Avid Media Composer 6 at a Glance:
- Native 64-bit architecture
- Avid Open I/O
- Full surround capabilities
Native 64-bit architectureMedia Composer 6 is fast. How fast? With its native 64-bit architecture, you can slather on mounds of monstrously complex effects, and Media Composer 6 will still feel snappy. The improved user interface will speed up your workflow - without challenging your muscle memory (if you're a long-time Avid editor). Avid Open I/OMedia Composer 6 is completely open, courtesy of Avid Open I/O. Now can work with your choice of Avid audio and video interfaces or third-party video interfaces from the likes of AJA, Matrox, Blackmagic Design, Bluefish444, and MOTU. Hardware isn't the only thing that's open about MC6. You're also free to work with virtually any video format. You can mix and match media formats, frame rates, and resolutions in the same timeline, in real time - without rendering! Full surround capabilitiesMedia Composer 6 lets you make your audio sound as awesome as your video looks. Now you can record, edit, and mix studio-quality audio in up to 7.1 surround -- right inside Media Composer! No matter how your show's audio is spec'd, Media Composer 6 can handle it. Avid Media Composer 6 - the pro's editing platform Avid Media Composer 6 Features:- Full native 64-bit architecture
- ACE (American Cinema Editors) certified
- Improved UI speeds your workflow and reduces window clutter
- Open workflow; work with practically any media format, including tape and film
- Support for the Artist Color color correction control surface (superior tactile feedback)
- AVCHD format support via AMA (Avid Media Access) plug-in architecture
- Edit stereoscopic 3D material as quickly and easily as you do with standard 2D footage
- Edit HD in realtime -- in mastering picture quality -- using Avid DNxHD or DNxHD 444
- Robust, reliable media management to handle the largest of projects
- Fast tapeless workflows; capture footage directly from digital cameras
- Add an Avid or third-party video interface to capture from other analog or digital sources
- Mix and match media formats, frame rates, and resolutions in the same timeline
- Edit HD in realtime -- in mastering picture quality -- using Avid DNxHD or DNxHD 444
- Share media, projects, and bins worldwide to complete your projects on-time and on-budget
- Give your projects that professional polish using the bundled and built-in design and effects tools
- Make your projects sound as good as they look using built-in audio recording, editing, and mixing tools
- Mix studio-quality audio in 5.1 and 7.1 surround
For optimal performance and reliability, be sure that your computer or laptop meets the following minimum system requirements for Media Composer 6, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter1 10 software. Important: Avid dedicates a significant amount of engineering resources and time to test and qualify specific platform configurations. Please note that we cannot provide support should you choose to use a non-Avid-qualified system. Windows - Avid-qualified Windows-based computer or laptop[2]
- Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit)
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz processor or faster
- 4 GB of RAM (6+ GB of RAM recommended for Windows 7 and Windows Vista)
- NVIDIA Quadro FX family[3] (FX 560 or higher)graphics card
- Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk
Mac - Avid-qualified Mac-based computer or laptop[2]
- Mac OS X Lion (64-bit)
- Intel Dual or Intel Dual Core 2.66 GHz Xeon processor or faster, or Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz processor or faster (laptops)
- 4 GB of RAM (6+ GB of RAM recommended)
- NVIDIA GeForce family[3] or ATI Radeon family (as supported by Apple) graphics card
- Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk
Supported devices and additional requirements Avid video interfaces - Nitris DX--Avid-qualified Windows- or Mac-based computer with a PCIe x4 card slot
- Mojo DX--Avid-qualified Windows- or Mac-based computer with a PCIe x4 card slot, or Avid-qualified laptop[4] with an ExpressCard slot and the optional Avid ExpressCard Hardware Interface Board
Avid audio interfaces - Pro Tools|HD--Avid-qualified computerwith Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter 9.5 or higher software
- Pro Tools|HD Native--Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter 9.5 or higher software
- Mbox/Mbox Mini/Mbox Pro--Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter 9.5 or higher software
Avid control surfaces - Artist Control--Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 5.5, or NewsCutter 9.5 or higher software
- Artist Mix--Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 5.5, or NewsCutter 9.5 or higher software
- Artist Color--Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 6, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter 10 software
- Artist Transport--Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 5.5, or NewsCutter 9.5 or higher software
Third-party video interfaces - AJA Io Express--Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter 9.5 or higher software
- Matrox MXO2 Mini--Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 5, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter 9 or higher software
- All other third-party interfaces--Avid-qualified computer with Media Composer 6, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter 10 or higher software
Additional compatibility information - QuickTime: Avid has tested and qualified Apple QuickTime X for Mac users and QuickTime 7.6.9 for Windows users
- Windows Media Player: Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 is required to export certain formats and to work with VC-1 material
[1]Please note that NewsCutter is available for Windows only. [2]Uncompressed video on laptops is limited to one stream of uncompressed SD video, except for Windows-based Intel Core i7 laptops (Quad Core with Hyper-Threading) with eSata external storage, which can play multiple streams of 1:1 uncompressed SD. [3]NVIDIA cards are recommended; full-screen playback requires a minimum of 128 MB of graphics memory. [4]DNxHD capture with Mojo DX is only supported with Windows-based Intel Core i7 laptops (Quad Core with Hyper-Threading).
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