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Avid(R) Bundles Latest Version of SmartSound Sonicfire(R) Pro 4 with Mood Mapping(TM) in Professional Video Editing Products.


The Latest Version of SmartSound's Award-Winning Music Scoring Solution Gives the Leading Video Editors Access to Unprecedented Control over Library Music for Scoring Their Productions

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -- SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 4.2, the latest version of the award-winning music scoring solution from SmartSound Software Inc., is now shipping with video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor.  products from Avid Technology "Avid" redirects here. For the "Advancement Via Individual Determination" educational program, see AVID.

Avid Technology, Inc NASDAQ: AVID is an American company specializing in video and audio production technology; specifically, digital non-linear media editing (NLE)
, Inc., including the entire family of Media Composer[R] products.

This new version lets editors download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer.  Multi-Layer Music singles for use with the powerful new Mood Mapping feature, and turn SmartSound's library music into a completely customizable music score. With Mood Mapping, editors have dynamic control over the mix and feel of their music scores. Through a single Mood Map track, editors can adjust the individual instrument layers in the music to match the changing mood of the production.

In addition, Sonicfire Pro includes SmartSound's patented music editing technology, which edits every SmartSound music track to precisely any length and presents the editor with multiple arrangements at the desired length. SmartSound's music library includes more than 1,500 unique royalty-free music tracks with new releases every month.

"We are combining innovative software technology with an extensive music library to give editors a new level of customization that is not attainable from their traditional music library suppliers," said Kevin Klingler, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of SmartSound. "Avid has recognized that this is the future of production library music by including a fully licensed version of Sonicfire Pro in their editing products."

Sonicfire Pro 4.2 offers editors unsurpassed flexibility and opens up new collaborative possibilities. It is a networkable, compatible with any video editing platform running on Mac and Windows systems. SmartSound also offers licensing models that make it simple and economical to share music across multiple seats in a production facility regardless of the editing systems being used.

"We have used Sonicfire Pro 4 for all types of television networks and shows, including the History Channel, Food Network, HGTV HGTV Home and Garden Television  and various pilots and presentations," said Sean B. Backus, Director of Post Production at Weller/Grossman. "I am one of SmartSound's biggest fans for two main reasons: my editors love the extensive and ever-growing library, and I love the time we save in the cutting room - especially when addressing producer and network notes."

Pricing and Availability

Along with the Media Composer family, a fully-licensed version of Sonicfire Pro 4.2 along with 20 SmartSound Music tracks is included with Avid Xpress[R] Pro and Xpress Studio HD. Sonicfire Pro 4.2 is a free upgrade for current customers using Sonicfire Pro 4.0 or higher.

Sonicfire Pro 4.2 can be purchased at http://www.smartsound.com, with packages starting at $199. Additional music libraries can be purchased for $99.95. Individual single tracks are downloaded through the Sonicfire Pro 4.2 interface, and are $19.95 each.

About SmartSound Software, Inc.

SmartSound Software, Inc. is the world-leading developer and marketer of the SmartSound family of music scoring technology for visual content creators See content provider. . The company has been at the forefront of technological innovations in the industry, such as the Mood Mapping feature in SmartSound[R] Sonicfire[R] Pro 4. SmartSound technology is available for Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet.  and Macintosh OSX See Mac OS X.  10.1 or higher. SmartSound products include: the Sonicfire[R] Pro and Quicktracks[R] for Adobe Premiere[R] Pro software and the Strata stra·ta  
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strata
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the plural of stratum
USAGE: Strata is sometimes wrongly used as a singular noun: this stratum (not strata)
[TM], Film Score, Producer, Edge, Audio Palette (1) In computer graphics, a range of colors used for display and printing. See color palette.

(2) A collection of on-screen painting tools.

(3) A toolbar that contains a set of functions for any kind of application.

palette - colour palette
, Sound Palette, and Movie Music collections of royalty-free music and sound effects sound effects
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sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic

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. The company is headquartered in Northridge, CA, and can be reached by phone at 818-920-9122, by fax at 818-920-9152 or on the Web at www.smartsound.com.

[c]2006 SmartSound Software, Inc. All Rights reserved. SmartSound, Sonicfire, Strata Series, Quicktracks and Quicktracks for Premiere Pro are either registered trademarks or trademarks of SmartSound Software, Inc. Other product names are either trademarks or trade names of their respective holders. Patent numbers 5,693,902, 5,877,445 and patents pending.
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