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Avid Media Composer V6 Software with Software Licensing
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Avid Media Composer V6 Software with Software Licensing for PC and Mac

SKU: VDAVMCSV6 MFR: 9935-65075-00
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The Avid Media Composer 6.0 (9935-65075-05) is a completely rebuilt version of the software program that came to define nonlinear editing. This professional video editing software now has a speedier, more powerful 64-bit open architecture that allows the program to address more system RAM. The architecture also opens up easy integration with I/O hardware - not just from Avid but also from several third-party manufacturers, such as AJA, Blackmagic Design and Matrox. Version 6.0 features a revamped (but still familiarly Avid) user interface, tools for 5.1 and 7.1 surround-sound editing and comprehensive tools & workflows for editing stereoscopic 3D footage - no plug-ins required.

Media Composer 6.0 is fast and as a 64-bit application it handles complex projects with aplomb, performing faster keyframing and effects processing. With a new full RGB 4:4:4 DNxHD codec (DNxHD 444), the software allows you to work with high-definition video at the highest levels of quality at reasonable bandwidths. Revamped Avid Media Access (AMA) architecture makes it possible to work natively with AVCHD and RED footage. On the Mac side, you can now decode and encode all the Apple ProRes codecs, for easier integration with workflows that involve Final Cut Pro.

The changes to the well-loved interface are subtle, but ones that professional editors will wholeheartedly appreciate, such as tabbed bins and dockable tabs. Version 6.0 software also includes a few modules that give you the tools you need to perform those crucial tasks that are ancillary to the craft of editing: create special effects, perform encoding tasks and author DVDs by using Boris RED (Avid FX), Sorenson Squeeze and Avid DVD, respectively. With support for the Artist Color interface, you can perform color correction & color grading with specialist-level ergonomic control.

What's Included With This Item

  • Avid Media Composer 6.0 (Mac & PC) DVD
  • Avid FX
  • Sorenson Squeeze
  • EDL Manager
  • FilmScribe
  • Log Exchange
  • MediaLog
  • Avid Warranty

Key Features

  • Full 64-Bit Power: Fast gets even faster with native 64-bit operation, so even when you layer together the most complex effects, things will still feel snappy
  • Better Performance - and 3D - with Avid Hardware: For the fastest capture/edit/monitor/output workflows, pair Media Composer with a Nitris DX or Mojo DX video interface (sold separately) and experience hardware-accelerated power that's second to none
  • Open for Business: Media Composer is now fully open thanks to Avid Open I/O, so you can work with your choice of Avid audio and video interfaces or third-party video interfaces, including those from AJA, Blackmagic Design, Bluefish444, Matrox and MOTU
  • Sleek New Look and Avid Marketplace: Modern, smart and sexy. Media Composer has a whole new look, but its familiar editing workflow stays the same. Work faster through the tabbed interface (no more window clutter!). Customize window configurations with Workspaces
  • Work with 3D: Edit stereoscopic 3D material as quickly and easily as you do with standard 2D footage, with a full set of new features and workflows. Capture, edit and manage the complete 3D end-to-end workflow
  • Go Hands-On with Artist Color: Accelerate your color correcting and grading with Artist Color. With its highly responsive feel, you can keep your eyes on the picture instead of the interface while you make adjustments
  • Mix in Surround Sound: You want your audio to sound as spectacular as your video looks. Now you can record, edit and mix studio-quality audio in up to 7.1 surround-right in Media Composer
  • Open to Anything: You never know what kinds of media, projects and people will arrive at your desk or doorstep. That's why Media Composer offers an open workflow, so you can take on whatever challenge awaits
  • Experience the "Waitless" Workflow: With AMA (Avid Media Access), you can instantly access and edit file-based media-including new RED/RED EPIC, new AVCHD, ProRes, QuickTime, XDCAM, P2, Canon XF and other formats - without transcoding, importing, or rewrapping files
  • Work with Any Media: File-based media, analog and digital tape, stereoscopic 3D material, film - bring it on. Media Composer offers a wide range of features, workflows and options that enable you to work with everything, from old-school media to the latest camera technologies
  • Take Storytelling to the Cutting Edge: It doesn't matter how you learned to edit - Media Composer goes where others leave off, enabling you to work faster and in ways you're most comfortable. In fact, its tools are ACE-certified
  • Collaborate with Ease: Share media, projects and bins - locally and across the world - to complete projects on time and on budget. With Avid ISIS (sold separately), you and your team can access the same assets and capture media to the same volume simultaneously
  • Find the Right Clips and Best Takes Fast: Working on a scripted or dialog-heavy project such as a reality TV show, documentary, or interview? Save hours of wasted search time using two dialog search options for Media Composer
  • Gain Peace of Mind with Reliable Media Management: Whether you work alone or as part of a team, you won't have to worry about losing your assets
  • Shop the Avid Marketplace: Conveniently browse for stock footage, video and audio plug-ins, hardware and more, right from within Media Composer - no shoes, shirt, or pants required
  • Design and Dazzle with Visual Effects: Give your projects that professional polish using the bundled and built-in design and effects tools
  • Create Studio-Quality Soundtracks: Make your projects sound as good as they look using the built-in audio recording, editing and mixing tools (see the audio tools in action)
  • Color-Correct and Color-Grade with Precision: Save time and maintain the highest quality production with the fully integrated 10-bit color-correction toolset. Quickly and accurately match colors from shot to shot using NaturalMatch
  • Design and Deliver: With Avid DVD and Sorenson Squeeze included, you can author DVDs and optimize media for the highest-quality playback-online or on disc. Author professional DVDs and Blu-ray Discs using Avid DVD, which works with Windows-based systems (including emulation software on Macs)

Technical Specs

Supported Project Formats NTSC: 23.976p, 24p, 30i
PAL: 24p, 25i, 25p
HD: 720p23.976, 720p25, 720p29.97, 720p50, 720p59.94, 1080p23.976, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080i59.94, 1080i50
Native Codec Support 1 AVCHD: All frame rates supported by Media Composer
Avid DNxHD 444: All DNxHD 444 formats
Avid DNxHD: All DNxHD formats
Avid compressed SD resolutions: AVR (playback only), 15:1s, 4:1s, 2:1s, 20:1, 10:1, 3:1, 2:1, 35:1p, 28:1p, 14:1p, 3:1p, 2:1p, 4:1m, 10:1m, 3:1m(p), 8:1m(p)
Avid proxy formats: Interplay MPEG-2 proxy, MPEG-4 proxy, 720p H.264 proxy (transcode service only)
Panasonic DVCPRO: DVCPRO (25 Mb/s), DVCPRO 50 (50 Mb/s)
Native Codec Support 2 Panasonic DVCPRO HD: DVCPRO HD (100 Mb/s), AVC Intra (no encode from baseband over HD-DI), native project formats: 1080i59.94, 1080i50, 720p59.94, 720p50, 720p25, 720p23.976
QuickTime: ProRes encode (Mac only) and decode; most QuickTime-compatible movies (playback performance dependent on codec, frame size and hardware configuration); full metadata support
RED: R3D (frame sizes scaled to HD), RED EPIC, RLX support
File-Based Support 1 Canon XF: Full native direct access to Canon XF media and metadata; native editing of all listed formats
Ikegami GFCAM: Full native direct access to GFCAM material and metadata; native GFCAM editing of all listed formats; direct edit of GFCAM media from GFPAK cards or disk drive
MXF: Full native direct access to MXF media and metadata; native editing of all formats
File-Based Support 2 Panasonic P2: Full native direct access to P2 media and metadata; native DVCPRO HD and AVC Intra editing of all listed HD formats; direct edit of P2 media from cards or disk drive; support for P2 Store; write-back of finished program to P2 media (Windows only)
QuickTime: Full native direct access to QuickTime media and metadata; full native ProRes encode (Mac only) and decode support; native editing of all listed formats; direct edit of QuickTime movie files
File-Based Support 3 RED: Full native direct access to RED (.R3D) media and metadata (frame size scaled to HD); full native direct access to RED EPIC (5K/4.5K/3K2K RAW, 1080p RGB and 720p RGB) material; native editing of all listed formats; direct edit of RED (.R3D) files from a RED-FLASH card or RED-DRIVE
Sony HDCAM SR Lite: Full native direct access to HDCAM SR Lite media and metadata; native editing of all listed HD data rates
File-Based Support 4 Sony XDCAM / XDCAM EX / XDCAM HD: Full native direct access to XDCAM media and metadata; native editing of all listed SD and HD data rates (see "Native Codec Support"); full ancillary data support; import via File Access Mode (FAM) over IEEE 1394; ingest via FTP client over Ethernet; ingest, playout and write-back of finished program to XDCAM media
Uncompressed HD and SD Video Format SD: 1:1 interlaced 8-bit, 1:1 interlaced 10-bit, 1:1 progressive 8-bit, 1:1 progressive 10-bit
HD: 1:1 8-bit, 1:1 10-bit, YUV 4:2:2, RGB 4:4:4 (via dual-link HD-SDI)
Supported Audio & Video Plug-In Formats Audio: RTAS (Real-Time AudioSuite), AudioSuite
Video: AMA (Avid Media Access), AVX 2 (Avid Video eXtension)
Windows System Requirements Computer: Avid-qualified Windows-based computer or laptop
OS: Windows 7 Professional SP (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz processor or faster
Memory: 4 GB of RAM (6+ GB of RAM recommended for Windows 7 and Windows Vista)
Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro FX family2 (FX 560 or higher)
Internal Hard Drive: Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk
Mac System Requirements Computer: Avid-qualified Mac-based computer or laptop
OS: Mac OS X Lion (64-bit)
Processor: 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)
Memory: 4 GB of RAM (6+ GB of RAM recommended)
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce family or ATI Radeon family (as supported by Apple)
Internal Hard Drive: Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk
Other Requirements 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