Avid Expands Workgroup Capabilities With New Avid Unity Media Services Products - MediaManager 2.0, TransferManager 1.0, ProEncode 1.0 and Background Digitizing Station Showcased At IBC 2000.Business/Technology Editors IBC IBC International Building Code IBC Iraq Body Count IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer IBC International Business Company IBC Independence Blue Cross IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada IBC International Broadcasting Convention 2000 AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2000 New Offering Raises Productivity, Lowers Costs & Removes Physical Distance Limitations for Digital Media Creators At the International Broadcasting Convention The International Broadcasting Convention, more commonly known by its acronym IBC, is an annual trade show for broadcasters, content creators/providers, equipment manufacturers, professional and technical associations, and other participants in the broadcast industry. (IBC) 2000, 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 a new set of products, Avid Unity(TM) Media Services, supporting the company's vision to revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. content creation and delivery by focusing on workflow improvement and expanding the capabilities of its standalone products' workgroup capabilities. First shipments within Avid Unity Media Services include MediaManager 2.0, TransferManager 1.0 and ProEncode(TM) 1.0 applications. Avid Unity Media Services are applications that assist, connect, and enhance workflow and productivity by handling such tasks as managing, moving, or transforming digital media. These services are integrated with and designed for use with the Avid Unity MediaNet shared media network, but can also be used with other Avid products, in conjunction with creative applications connected via conventional networks. "Avid Unity Media Services products help our customers off-load See offload. non-creative tasks, making workflow more efficient, and improve their competitiveness," said David Schleifer, Avid's director of workgroup solutions. "Avid is dedicated to optimizing the performance of the creative individual, and also optimizing the creative organization. Avid Unity Media Services will play an increasingly important role for our customers, and for Avid, as we fully realize our vision of enabling digital media creation and distribution worldwide, via new and traditional methods." MediaManager 2.0 MediaManager 2.0 is a web browser-based asset-management system allowing media to be searched, sorted and reviewed by anyone with access privileges - even from a laptop, anywhere in the world. Pricing for MediaManager Server per client is $1,000 USMSRP, and as a workgroup - software license, CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , Avid Unity MediaNet client license - is under $15,000 USMSRP. MediaManager 2.0 is expected to be available Q4 2000. TransferManager 1.0 TransferManager 1.0 can transparently move media in the background, between users or workgroups via existing LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. or WAN networks. It can also manage the movement of media to and from industry standard video servers in the broadcast news environment. TransferManager 1.0 as a standalone application is $895 USMSRP, and as a workgroup solution - including software license, CPU, Avid Unity MediaNet client license - is under $13,000 USMSRP. TransferManager 1.0 is scheduled to be available Q4 2000. ProEncode 1.0 The ProEncode application automates the computing-intensive task of encoding See encode. media into formats suitable for distribution via the Web, 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). or broadband. Media encoding is completed in the background, freeing creative assets and allowing two streams of revenue generating work to be done in parallel. "Almost any professional content creation organisation can make use of the ProEncode application," said Schleifer. "This allows the time-consuming transcoding operation to be moved to lower cost, dedicated workstations, freeing revenue-generating editing workstations from this operation." ProEncode 1.0 application, as a standalone, is priced under $3,000 USMSRP, and as an Avid Unity workgroup bundle - ProEncode license, CPU, Avid Unity MediaNet client license, FC host adapter Also called a "controller" or "host bus adapter," it is a device that connects one or more peripheral units to a computer. It is typically an expansion card that plugs into the bus. IDE and SCSI are examples of peripheral interfaces that call their controllers host adapters. See host. - is priced under $15,000 USMSRP. Availability for both configurations is anticipated late Q4 2000. Background Digitizing "Digitizer" redirects here. For the computer device, see Digitizing tablet. For the digitizer in Tablet PC's, see Tablet PC. Digitizing or digitization Station Finally, Avid has announced a media digitizing station, compatible with Avid Symphony(TM), Media Composer(R), and Avid Unity MediaNet systems. By dedicating the necessary, but time-consuming task of digitizing analogue source material to a dedicated application working in the background, editing applications are better able to be utilized for more productive, revenue-generating work. In conjunction with Avid Unity MediaNet for example, an Avid Symphony system may edit while media is being digitized, then begin using newly-digitized media without any interruption in the editing session, and without any physical transfer of storage media. Availability of the background digitizing station is targeted for Q4 2000. Pricing has not yet been determined. About Avid Technology, Inc. Avid Technology, Inc. is an industry-leading provider of digital media creation and distribution solutions. From its industry revolutionizing nonlinear editing See nonlinear video editing. and finishing solutions, to its standard-setting audio and animation tools, and high performance technology for delivering TV-quality video over the Internet, Avid gives customers the power to communicate to multiple audiences with creativity and ease. Avid solutions, which span a wide range of markets and price points, are used for Web, 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. , video, audio, film, television, broadcast news, music, the Internet and games. Projects using Avid products have been honored with Oscar(R), Emmy(R) and Grammy(R) awards, as well as a host of other global awards. Avid markets and sells its products globally, and maintains corporate headquarters in Tewksbury, MA. For more information, visit Avid's web site at www.avid.com. (c)2000 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Product specifications 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 and Media Composer are registered trademarks and Avid Unity, Symphony and ProEncode are trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. Oscar is Oscar I, 1799–1859, king of Sweden and Norway (1844–59), son and successor of Charles XIV. His reign was one of social and economic advance. His book on the reform of criminal law and prisons had wide influence. Oscar was succeeded by his elder son, Charles XV. a trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Emmy is a registered trademark of ATAS/NATAS. Grammy is a registered trademark of The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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