Avid Ships Symphony v3, Media Composer v10 and Avid Xpress v4.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 Latest Releases of Leading Editorial Products Offer Enhanced Workflow Efficiency, Multi-format Distribution Capabilities and Advanced Feature Sets 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), 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 that it is shipping new releases of its Avid(R) Symphony(TM), Media Composer(R) and Avid Xpress(R) products. Available immediately are version 3 of Avid Symphony, the most efficient finishing and 24P universal mastering solution for high-end editorial productions, version 10 of Avid Media Composer, the worldwide standard for editing, and version 4 of Avid Xpress, Avid's affordable broadcast-quality editing system for video, Internet and multimedia professionals. The latest editions of these leading content creation solutions boast a host of new features, improved interoperability and workflow, and a range of new delivery options, including the ability to output streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. . In addition, the Media Composer and Avid Xpress releases offer full feature parity on the Macintosh(R) and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) platforms. "These new versions significantly broaden our offerings to customers in a wide range of markets - from corporate and education to high-end television and film - providing important new feature capabilities as well as more options to meet increasingly complex delivery requirements The stipulation that requires that an item of materiel must be delivered in the total quantity required by the date required. ," said Joe Bentivegna, general manager of Avid Media Solutions. "Through improved workflow and interoperability, customers can now create even richer content faster, more creatively and more affordably - whether operating on a single workstation or in a collaborative environment." Avid Symphony v3 and Media Composer v10 The new Symphony and Media Composer releases are designed to enable Avid users to expand their businesses with enhanced online/finishing capabilities, multi-format mastering and delivery to 601, Web, CD, DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. , and an efficient collaborative workflow. With a product line that scales from basic offline editing to high-end finishing, users can choose the level of real-time performance and depth of creative control that best fits their business model. Avid Symphony v3 delivers the full Media Composer v10 feature set and adds the conforming, real-time finishing and multi-format mastering tools required for high-end television editorial finishing. New feature highlights include: --Real-time Integrated Ultimatte Keying: Ultimatte's real-time keying technology is fully integrated as a standard Symphony feature, providing Ultimatte's deep creative controls from within the Symphony user interface. --Real-time Secondary Color secondary color n. A color produced by mixing two primary colors in equal proportions. See Table at color. secondary color A color produced by mixing two additive primary colors in equal proportions. Correction: Symphony v3 system builds on the advanced color correction Altering the colors in an image in order to print or display it properly or for special effects. Depending on the application, color correction can be a significant problem if the resulting image must be approved or a purchase is made because of color choice. engine introduced in Symphony v2.1 by allowing users to isolate individual color vectors of an image and change the color in Verb 1. color in - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" color, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour real-time. --Motion Tracking and Image Stabilization Image stabilization (IS) is a family of techniques to increase the stability of an image. It is used in image-stabilized binoculars, photography, videography, and astronomical telescopes. : Symphony system users can now easily cover a problem area across a moving shot by attaching effects to an object; or have an effect follow movement throughout a shot by creating tracking and stabilization data through the Avid effects interface. The milestone Media Milestone Media is a company best known for creating the Milestone comics imprint (that was published through DC Comics) and the Static Shock cartoon series. It was founded in 1993 by a coalition of African-American artists and writers (namely Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Composer v10 release adds new online capabilities for finishing mainstream programming, and streaming capabilities so users can repurpose video assets on the Web. Plus, it delivers more real-time power, speed-of-operation enhancements and workflow efficiency features. New feature highlights include: --Real-time Full-Motion Alpha Keying: Users can import moving graphics and animations with alpha from popular third-party applications and key them over a video background in real-time. --Real-time Nine-stream Hardware Multicamera Play: A new real-time multicamera option offers stunning image quality and ten simultaneous real-time screens. Users can edit and change camera angles on the fly with real-time client monitor output. --Hundreds of Editing and Ease-of-use Enhancements: v10 includes hundreds of additional enhancements, such as the ability to loop selected clips before adding them to a sequence, or to turn on and off locator icons in the Timeline based on locator color. Avid Xpress v4 Avid Xpress v4 software adds powerful new features for streaming Web delivery, enhancing workflow and increasing editing flexibility and efficiency. This latest edition gives users the ability to deliver media anywhere - from an uncompressed video option for television and DVD to One-Step Web streaming content creation using Media Cleaner EZ from Terran Interactive (included). New feature highlights include: --QuickTime(R) Reference Export: One-step creation of QuickTime reference movies provide nearly instantaneous exporting to applications such as Adobe After Effects. This time-saving feature also includes the ability to automatically render any real-time effect. --VTR Play Emulation: External devices like DVD authoring DVD authoring describes the process of creating a DVD video that can be played on a DVD player. DVD authoring software must conform to the specifications set by the DVD Forum group in 1995. systems and switchers can control Avid Xpress DV Avid Xpress DV is a popular non-linear video editing application available to professionals on Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh computers. See also
--Advanced Professional-Level Editing Features: JKL JKL Jyväskylä (Finland) JKL Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh (Indian State) trim, mappable keyboard and command palette, radical bin improvements and many more. More Output Options and Enhanced Workgroup Efficiency The new versions of Avid Symphony, Media Composer and Avid Xpress include a host of built-in collaboration and workflow capabilities. Support for Avid's workgroup products and services help customers realize the full promise of an efficient, truly collaborative nonlinear workflow. A new video archive feature lets customers archive projects to standard digital or analogue videotape, enabling easy recreation of a project even if the original source tapes are unavailable. All three releases also support AAF AAF abbr. Army Air Forces import/export and provide native QuickTime 4.0 32-bit support. To create streaming versions of a completed video, a single pull-down command exports seamlessly to Terran Interactive's Media Cleaner EZ or Media Cleaner Pro(TM). These leading programs allow easy export to various streaming media formats including QuickTime, RealNetworks(R), and Microsoft(R) Windows Media Microsoft's audio and video framework for Windows, which embraces playback, encoding and streaming. Windows Media Player is the digital jukebox and media player that comes with every version of Windows. (TM) Technology. Specialized Avid Unity Media Services, which includes MediaManager TransferManager, ProEncode(TM) and background digitizing, are all planned for support in Q4. These services add asset management, the ability to move media transparently between Avid systems and any 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. , and background encoding and digitising to ensure that the Avid system is always available for creative applications. Together, these capabilities can result in faster job cycles, better use of creative talent and greater flexibility for customers to extend service offerings and grow their businesses. Product Availability Avid Symphony v3, Media Composer v10, and Avid Xpress v4 are available immediately through Avid's worldwide reseller channel. About Avid Technology, Inc. Avid Technology, Inc. is an industry-leading provider of digital media creation and distribution solutions. From its industry revolutionising nonlinear 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, video, audio, film, television, broadcast news, music, the Internet and games. Projects using Avid products have been honoured 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. Avid, Media Composer and Avid Xpress are registered trademarks and Symphony and ProEncode are trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. Macintosh is a registered trademark and QuickTime is a trademark used under license from Apple Computer, Inc. Windows NT, Microsoft and Windows Media are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. RealNetworks is a registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc. Media Cleaner Pro is a trademark of Terran Interactive, Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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