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From Our Research Team:

The Big Projects Are Edited On Avid

You're eligible to receive a free upgrade to Media Composer 6 if you meet one of the following requirements:

• You purchased and registered a full, upgrade, or crossgrade (from FCP) version of Media Composer 5.5 on or after October 15, 2011 (register your full version/crossgrade or upgrade) - if you qualify, you'll get an email with instructions to get your free upgrade
  
• You have a valid Avid Support contract/plan (just log in to the Download Center to get your free upgrade when available)

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 architecture
Media 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/O
Media 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 capabilities
Media 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

Edit like the pros, with Avid Media Composer 6!

Specification Detail Software Type Video Editing Supported Computer Format Mac/PC Supported Plug-In Formats RTAS, AudioSuite (audio); AMA, AVX2 (video) Hardware Requirements - Mac Intel Dual or Intel Dual Core 2.66 GHz Xeon (or faster) Hardware Requirements - PC Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz (or faster) OS Requirements - Mac Mac OS X Lion (64-bit) OS Requirements - PC Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit) Manufacturer Part Number 9920-65028-00

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