Avid Cinema - Another Great Win For ZBR Publications, Inc.HAVERHILL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1999-- 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. has announced that ZBR See CAV. Publications, Inc. will produce and distribute Avid Cinema, an innovative video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. and publishing solution, from ZBR's Haverhill, MA facility. The partnership involves all printing, CD replication Manufacturing CDs and CD-ROMs by stamping blank plastic discs from a metal die that contains the predefined pit pattern (binary pattern). Contrast with CD duplication. , product assembly, fulfillment and distribution of Avid Cinema product. "ZBR has been an outstanding, full turnkey solution for Avid Technology," said Ned Hazen, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Office and Consumer Group. "ZBR provides us with a proven manufacturing and distribution model for this award-winning Avid Cinema product line." "This is another exciting step in our relationship with Avid Technology," said James R. Bartlett, 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 ZBR. "We have supported Avid through its booming growth and appreciate the opportunity to be part of this dynamic new product created by a great company." "We are pleased that Avid continues to show such faith in our service and product model," said Peter McGuirk, President of ZBR. "Avid has been one of our key customers for many years, and this is further proof of the synergy between the two organizations." Available for both the PC and Mac platforms, Avid Cinema enables consumers to easily create and distribute video for home, school or office. Consumers can use drag-and-drop techniques to manipulate their digital video and audio clips; apply more than 60 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 add voice-overs, soundtracks, animated titles and credits. The finished movie can then be easily transferred to videotape, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , QuickTime or AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) A Windows multimedia video format from Microsoft. It interleaves standard waveform audio and digital video frames (bitmaps) to provide reduced animation at 15 fps at 160x120x8 resolution. Audio is 11,025Hz, 8-bit samples. files as well as various file formats for the Internet including RealNetworks' RealVideo format for email or web streaming applications. Avid Cinema has received industry accolades as a breakthrough video editing and publishing product for consumers. In February, Avid Cinema was named finalist for best digital video product by the editors of Popular Photography Magazine Popular Photography & Imaging, also called simply Popular Photography or simply Pop Photo, is a monthly American consumer magazine founded in 1937 and the world's largest imaging magazine, with an editorial staff twice the size of its nearest competitor. and DigitalFocus, In addition, Avid Cinema was nominated for Best of Comdex Fall 1998 and won "Best New Product" at Retail Xchange '98. The software has also received rave reviews from industry press, including "Editors Choice" from PC Magazine, recent four star reviews in both PC Computing and MacHome Journal as well as recognition from PBS' Computer Chronicles The Computer Chronicles is a US television series, broadcast during 1981-2002, which documented the rise of the personal computer from its infancy to the immense market at the turn of the century. as one of the four best solutions at Comdex Fall 1998. Avid Cinema is based on Avid's Academy Award-winning technology, which earned the company an Oscar this year. At this year's Academy Awards, the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee presented Avid with an Oscar for "the concept, system design and engineering of the Avid Film Composer system for motion picture editing." About Avid Technology, Inc. Headquartered in Tewksbury, MA, Avid Technology is an international, industry-leading provider of digital audio and video tools for information and entertainment applications. The company's products are used by a variety of customers worldwide including film, television and interactive content producers, TV news broadcasters, corporate communicators and consumers. For more information, visit Avid's Web site at www.avid.com. About ZBR Publications, Inc. Headquartered in Haverhill, MA, ZBR is the largest independently held software manufacturer in New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. . A recognized leader in its industry, ZBR adds value through the TotalWare(tm) Solution -which provides a virtual manufacturing operation that allows its computer/software and information based customers to focus their resources on developing their intellectual property. Combining great customers, suppliers and employees and utilizing the most up to date web-based technology, ZBR is currently the only Build to Demand supplier in the country providing a complete asset based management solution, full software documentation manufacturing, CD-ROM and media replication, product assembly, inventory management, distribution, fulfillment and ecommerce services all under one roof. The company's Web address is http://www.zbr.com. |
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