Avid Media Composer Annual Student Subscription Software, Educational, Activation Card

The Avid Media Composer Annual Student Subscription Software to the latest version of Media Composer for qualifying students, teachers and educational institutions. To find out if you qualify and for enrollment instruction, please visit the Avid website. The license can be extended after the first year.

A Media Composer Subscription allows you to work - without transcoding - with most file formats and resolutions, including SD, HD, stereoscopic (3D), 4K and beyond. It also features built-in effects, transitions and titling tools. With a Media Composer Subscription, you can mix and match different formats, frame rates and resolutions in the same timeline without rendering. Media Composer Subscription features Full 4:4:4 HD RGB support, color correction tools and ProRes encoding (Mac version only.)

Featuring built-in support for stereoscopic/3D footage, it is a full-fledged stereoscopic editing system. It is also compatible with a wide range of effects plug-ins. It features a multicam editing mode for cutting between 9 cameras simultaneously, with added support in version Subscription for multicam in 3D. For audio support, Media Composer features built-in 7.1 surround sound support and audio mixing of up to 64 audio voices. It also features improved audio keyframing on the timeline and supports Pro Tools RTAS plug-ins. It supports available Avid and non-Avid hardware I/O cards and devices and includes access to the Media Composer | Symphony Option, Boris Continuum Complete Lite, NewBlue Titler Pro v1, Sorenson Squeeze, EDL Manager and FilmScribe. Plus, you will be entitled to standard Avid Support, which features complimentary software updates, for the duration of your subscription.

What's New for This Version

New Application Manager
Lets you see what Avid software, AMA plug-ins and related third-party applications you have installed on your system. Get notified when new updates, upgrades and renewals are available. Activate and download new software, updates and upgrades from the interface. And if you're interested in a new product or upgrade, you can even see if a software trial is available to try it out first. It will even alert you about special offers, upcoming webinars and events.

Workflow Acceleration with FrameFlex Tools
You can immediately start working in HD directly from high-res sources, such as 4K and maintain full creative control of the image reframing and keyframing, from beginning to end. In addition, 1D/3D Look Up Tables (LUTs) and Color Decision Lists (CDLs) make it simpler to perform real-time RAW and LogC to Rec. 709 color space conversions.

Automated Media Management
Gain more time for creativity with new features that accelerate and simplify file-based workflows. With Dynamic Media Folders, non-creative media tasks such as transcoding, copying and consolidating can be automated in the background, without disrupting your editorial flow.

Edit and Collaborate Remotely in Real Time
Edit, share, tag, track and sync media and projects with everyone on your editing team. No matter where you are in the world, Media Composer enables you to connect to Interplay Production systems through Media Composer Cloud. What's more, you can edit just as efficiently as you would if you were all at the home facility, using the same familiar tools and workflows.

Master Audio Fader
You can insert RTAS plug-ins to tweak tones and optimize the overall program loudness, making broadcast regulation adherence quick and easy. You can also now make audio adjustments to any clip directly in the timeline-independently of any track-based automation with the Clip Gain control.

Improved Pro Tools Interoperability
Video Satellite is now included with Media Composer, enabling audio editors and mixers to play Avid HD and SD video sequences directly in sync with their Pro Tools session, while maintaining full system power.

Editing

Full 64-Bit Power
The 64-bit architecture of Media Composer provides more processing power, larger editing bins and a smoother editing experience with less waiting than with a 32-bit system.

Work With Virtually Any Media
File-based media, 2K, 4K and 5K footage, analog and digital tape, stereoscopic 3D material, film - Media Composer supports it all. With diverse editing tools and a wide range of features, workflows and options you can work with nearly everything, from old-school media to the latest camera technologies. Plus, you can work in HD from a high-res source without having to transcode or resize files.

No Transcoding with AMA
With AMA (Avid Media Access), you can instantly access and edit file-based media, including ARRI ALEXA MXF, RED (EPIC, SCARLET-x and ONE) files, AVCHD, ProRes, QuickTime (including footage from HDSLR cameras), XDCAM, P2, Canon XF and other formats.

Editor-Focused Tools
Trim and manipulate on the fly using the Smart Tool or perform ultra-precise edits using traditional tools. Mix and match media formats, frame rates, resolutions and more in the same timeline without rendering. And edit HD material in real time using Avid DNxHD or DNxHD 444.

Edit 3D
Edit stereoscopic 3D material as quickly and easily as you do with standard 2D footage. Capture, edit and manage the complete 3D end-to-end workflow. In addition, you can mix and match 2D and stereoscopic 3D clips on the same track and it features full-fledged editing tools and video effects for stereoscopic post production.

Workflow

Accelerate Performance with Avid Hardware
Pair Media Composer with a Nitris DX or Mojo DX video interface - both separately available - for the fastest possible workflow when ingesting and editing certain formats. You can even customize Nitris DX with up to two Avid DNxHD or AVC-Intra chips to fully support stereoscopic 3D and HD RGB 4:4:4 workflows.

Third-Party I/O Support
Media Composer also supports many third-party video capture and outputs cards, including those from AJA, Blackmagic Design, Bluefish444, Matrox and MOTU.

Avid Marketplace
Browse for stock footage, plug-ins, hardware and more - right from within Media Composer.

Audio, Color Correction and Finishing

Audio
With built-in audio recording, editing and mixing tools you can Record and monitor voiceovers, overdubs and more using select, separately available Avid audio interfaces. It allows to edit and mix in up to 7.1 surround sound. It polish sounds with 20 included AIR effects - the same plug-ins that come with Pro Tools. It also allows to expand your sound with compressors, reverbs and other sound processing plug-ins, many of which can be purchased within Media Composer from the Avid Marketplace

Color Correction and Grading
A fully integrated 10-bit color correction toolset lets you quickly and accurately match colors from shot to shot using Natural Match. It allows Gain better color precision with support for full-quality 4:4:4 HD-RGB color space processing. Using it you can get fine control over shots with animatable color correction. This also allows to Speed up your color work with Artist Color.

Transcode and Export
With Sorenson Squeeze Lite included, you can optimize media for the playback-online or on disc. Prepare and optimize content in a variety of formats, including HD, DVD, MPEG-2, MPEG-4/H.264, Flash and 3GPP.

Broadcast AS-02/AS-11 File-based Output
Support for AS-02/AS-11 MXF formats through AMA means you can manage multiple versions of the same sequence easily, as the AS-02/AS-11 container packs everything into a single bundle without duplicating assets, saving storage space. Seamlessly move content between Avid and other systems that support the formats. Use JPEG 2000, DNxHD, IMX, AVC-Intra and uncompressed media in your versioning/archive workflow. And because the formats are open industry standards, you'll eliminate time wasted on repackaging content.

Bundled Software

Media Composer Symphony Option, Sorenson Squeeze Lite, Boris Continuum Complete Lite, FilmScribe, NewBlue Titler Pro v1, EDL Manager.

Media Composer | Symphony Option
With the Symphony Option you gain access to a full suite of advanced color correction tools. These tools allow you greater control over your image and more flexibility and speed in completing the color correction process.

FilmScribe
Helps manage the complex metadata associated with film and digital cinema workflows, beyond what a simple CMX EDL (edit decision list) can offer.

EDL Manager
Allows you to export timecode metadata for use in third party applications.

NewBlue Titler Pro v1
Allows you to create dynamic 2D and 3D titles to add visual value to your projects.

Boris Continuum Complete Lite
Effects software allowing you to create 2D and 3D motion graphics.