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Since their introduction, Media Composer
systems have set the standard for nonlinear film and video
editing solutions. No other editing system can match the power,
versatility, and refinement of the Media Composer toolset.
Today, Avid offers Media Composer in a range of configurations
designed to satisfy the creative and business needs of post
professionals who strive to do more. Whether it’s standalone
software or integrated with powerful Avid DNA® hardware, one
thing remains unchanged: Media Composer is simply the best
editor on the planet.
Avid Media Composer Software, Systems and Solutions
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Media Composer features:
Open Timeline
Media Composer
systems offer all the support you need to mix multiple formats
and resolutions in the same timeline—in real time—so you can
keep the creativity flowing. Combine HD, SD, DV, and film
formats and resolutions, as well as Avid AVR and Meridien JFIF
media without rendering, transcoding, or re-digitizing. Edit
native DVCPRO HD and HDV media. And take advantage of real-time,
mixed-format multicam editing.
Native Sony XDCAM
and Panasonic P2 support
Save time with
direct capture of media and “tapeless” workflows: no need to
shuttle through tapes looking for a shot. Native MXF support
provides direct integration of Sony XDCAM and Panasonic P2
formats into an Avid workflow. Edit straight from Panasonic P2
cards or high-speed file transfers. Sony XDCAM support offers
native editing of Long-GOP proxies, DV, and high-resolution IMX
media.
As part of a superior, end-to-end file-based
workflow, new “write-back” functionality allows editors to send
clips and sequences over FireWire to XDCAM discs (as IMX, DVCAM
or XDCAM HD) and P2 cards (as DVCPRO or DVCPRO HD). Both formats
offer increased levels of portability, access and
cost-effectiveness that are just as efficient for archiving and
distribution as they are for acquisition
Avid DNxHD encoding
Maintain mastering-quality images regardless of
source: shoot in high-efficiency DVCPRO HD and HDV and apply
effects, dissolves, titles, and composites using 10- or 8-bit
Avid
DNxHD encoding. Edit
and preview HD in real time and take advantage of your existing
storage and networking infrastructure to implement a profitable
HD workflow.
Avid DNxHD 36 encoding changes the way feature
films are offlined by combining high quality, low bandwidth, and
native progressive HD editing. Working natively at 24fps removes
the workflow challenges when moving between SD offline and HD
conform due to differences in timecode rates and pulldown
management. Avid DNxHD36 can also be screened via projector, so
editors can edit right up to the moment of screening. And large
features can easily store all their footage, since the data rate
for Avid DNxHD36 is only 50% more than that for DV25: 100,000
feet of film can be stored on a 300GB drive.
ScriptSync™
ScriptSync technology uses automatic
phonetic indexing to associate source clips to the script
itself. Licensed from Nexidia, this technology is now a standard
feature of the Media Composer script-based feature set.
ScriptSync lets you synchronize dailies to the script 25 to 30
times faster, practically eliminating the most tedious part of
the process. Save time when you edit via the script itself and
put all the dailies at your fingertips for immediate access.
10-bit real-time
color correction
Save time and money
with fast, accurate color correction tools based on
award-winning Avid Symphony finishing technology. One click
automatically analyzes and color corrects an entire sequence,
allowing editors to create matching sequences quickly and
easily.
Panasonic Varicam
off-speed support
Capture and
playback off-speed frame rates from tapes and files created by
popular Panasonic Varicam cameras. Camera operators can now
choose off-speed frame rates with the comfort of knowing that
they will be seamlessly reproduced in the editing process.
Motion Tracking and
Stabilization featuring SteadyGlide
Re-shoots and
tedious compositing work are expensive. Even worse is having to
throw away valuable footage that may have helped tell the story.
Now you can steady footage that may have been unusable due to
shaky camera work, resulting in big savings in both time and
money.
FluidMotion
Create incredibly
smooth slow-motion effects and “fit-to-fill” video using
patented pixel morphing technology. Control speed and position
using intuitive curve-based keyframing. Apply the look of 24 fps
progressive frame rates to 30 fps interlaced sources with the
exclusive FluidFilm feature.
SpectraMatte Keyer
Pulling a key with
8-bit formats such as DVCPRO HD can be tricky. Create
higher-quality keys and play them back in real time with 16-bit
SpectraGraph technology. An interactive environment eliminates
guesswork and helps editors to achieve a perfect key.
Long GOP Splicing
The Media Composer
system now has the ability to work at MPEG GOP (Group of
Picture) structures smaller than the standard 15 frames. This
allows customers to export HDV material without first having to
render the entire sequence, saving valuable time in the editing
room.
4 Channel Audio
Punch-In
Record up to 4
channels of audio direct to the timeline without having to
capture and then edit the material. During complex dialogue
replacement or narration, multiple voices can now be recorded
into the timeline, resulting in a huge time savings.
Full Screen Play
Over DVI Output
Content creators
can now utilize lighter, less expensive LCD monitors for viewing
full screen playback of SD and HD output connected via standard
DVI connectors. No need for those expensive bulky CRT-based HD
monitors.
Professional film
tools
Academy Award®
winning Avid Film Composer unequaled film metadata management
features are built in to every Media Composer system. Save time
and eliminate costly errors with real-time capture of normal
pulldown and automatic audio and video source synchronization.
Stay focused with Script-based Editing and Web-based film
cutlists. Accelerate your film workflow with seamless Timecode,
KeyKode, DPX, VXF, and UNC metadata tracking.
Streamlined
workflows
The unified Avid
editing environment and seamless conform closes the gap between
editing and finishing and eliminates the need to re-build
creative editorial work in the online suite. Remote Play and
Capture allows editing systems to act as networked source/record
devices. Support for Avid Unity productivity tools adds
background media management, transfers, and encoding for
facility-wide collaboration over Avid Unity shared media
networks.
Superior media
management
Organize, label,
and locate all your media sources and assets quickly and easily.
Move and rename clips without losing links—all occurrences are
automatically updated. Intuitive, customizable media management
features are built into the Avid editing environment and are
designed especially for long, complex projects.
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