Avid Announces Worldwide Availability of Avid/DS v6.0 Family.Business/Technology Editors TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2002 Beta Customers Underscore Benefits of Media Composer-style Interface, Increased Processing Performance, and Enhanced Conform Capabilities 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. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AVID) today announced the worldwide availability of the Avid(R)|DS HD, Avid|DS and Avid|DS HD Editor v6.0 systems, the company's premiere solutions for real-time editing and finishing in standard and high definition. During Avid's extensive beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the program, editors gave the new version high marks for its now fully mature Media Composer(R)-style interface and enhanced conform capabilities. "This is amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. . The interface on the new version is so similar to Media Composer," said Billy Baldwin Billy Baldwin may refer to:
"Version 6.0 combines industry-standard editing tools with the well-known compositing power of Avid|DS, making it an all-in-one system that can satisfy all of my clients' needs," said Andrew Satinoff, editor for VTA VTA Valley Transportation Authority (San Jose, California) VTA Ventral Tegmental Area VTA Vacuum Triode Amplifier VTA VFR Terminal Area VTA Martha's Vineyard Transit Authority (Massachusetts) , another DS v6.0 Beta site. "I have already used DS v6.0 for many projects, and the biggest attribute of the system is its speed. Sometimes I find myself double-checking to be sure I'm compositing correctly, because I just can't believe how quickly I'm able to finish a job with this new version." Pricing and Availability The Avid|DS v6 family is now available through Avid's worldwide reseller channel. The Avid|DS HD system, which comes with 40 minutes of uncompressed HD capacity, starts at $190,000 USMSRP. The Avid|DS system starts at $115,000 USMSRP with four hours of storage. Avid|DS HD Editor starts at $85,000. Software upgrades start at $5,000 USMSRP, and customers purchasing Avid Assurance will receive free software upgrades to v6.0. About Avid Technology, Inc. Avid Technology, Inc. delivers the solutions that Make, Manage and Move Media(TM). As a recognized digital standard for professionals who Make the world's media -- from video, audio and film to animation, special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. and streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. -- Avid's products are used to make more television and news shows, commercials, music videos and CDs, corporate/industrial productions and major motion pictures combined than any other nonlinear editing See nonlinear video editing. manufacturer in the world. Building on its award-winning heritage, which includes several Emmy(R) awards and an Oscar(R) statuette representing the 1998 Scientific and Technical Award for the concept, design and engineering of the Avid Film Composer(R) system for motion picture editing, Avid is extending its reach by redefining how digital media is shared, stored and distributed. To Manage today's increasingly rich collection of dynamic media, Avid provides powerful servers, networks and media tools to help customers search files, share media and collaborate on new productions, both locally and globally. Avid's solutions also empower users to easily Move media, whether on air, over cable or satellite or through the Internet. Like no other media company today, Avid's end-to-end solutions span the continuum of media creation, management and distribution. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Tewksbury, MA. More information about the company is available at www.avid.com. (c)2002 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Product specifications and availability are subject to change without notice. All prices are USMSRP for U.S. and Canada only and are subject to change without notice. Contact your local Avid office or reseller for prices outside the U.S. and Canada. Avid, Film Composer, Make, Manage and Move Media and Media Composer are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. Oscar is a registered trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Emmy is a registered trademark of ATAS/NATAS. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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