Avid Technology Receives Emmy Award; Company Recognized for Its Outstanding Achievement in Technological Advancement.Business/Technology Editors TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 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 that The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Avid accepted this award for pioneering development of full motion broadcast-quality PC video and compression plug-in cards used in the manufacture of non-linear editing systems
A non-linear editing system (NLE) is a video editing (NLVE) or audio editing (NLAE) system which can perform random access on the source material. or video servers. "Avid would like to thank the Academy for this honor and congratulate the Avid people who helped develop this cutting-edge technology, which represents 13 years of dedication, design and innovation," said David Krall, president and 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 Avid. "We're very proud of this latest honor as we continue our rich tradition of developing the most advanced digital media creation, editing, storage and distribution solutions available." Award Winners Using Avid's Technology At the Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. First awarded in 1949, they were originally referred to as just the "Emmy Awards" until the first Daytime Emmy ceremony last month, "The West Wing" and "Will & Grace" earned Best Drama and Best Comedy accolades, respectively, and took home honors in several other categories; both shows are cut using Avid Media Composer(R) systems. Editors Kevin Casey ("ER"), Carole Littleton ("Oprah Winfrey “Oprah” redirects here. For the show, see The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is the American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest-rated talk show in television history. Presents: Tuesdays with Morrie"), Billo DeRonode ("A Supernatural Evening with Santana") and Ron Volk and Scott Maisano ("Frasier") were recognized this year for their single-camera and multi-camera work using Avid(R) products. Finally, the BBC/Discovery Channel's "Walking with Dinosaurs Walking with Dinosaurs was a six-part television series produced by the BBC, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, and first aired in the UK in 1999. The series was subsequently aired in North America on the Discovery Channel, with Branagh's voice replaced with that of Avery Brooks. " -- the acclaimed "wildlife documentary" that features pre-historic worlds re-created using Avid's SOFTIMAGE(R)|3D modeling and animation system -- walked away with awards including Best Special Visual Effects for a Mini-series and Best Animated Program Over One Hour. The vast majority of all dramas, comedies and news programs in primetime, as well as the popular reality-based show, "Survivor," are cut using Avid's digital non-linear editing systems. Additionally, many of these programs use systems and software from Avid's Digidesign(R) audio and Softimage visual effects divisions. Avid has received several Emmy awards for innovation in the engineering and development of tools for the television production community, including: two Emmy awards for outstanding achievement in engineering development of the Media Composer system in 1993; and an Emmy award for its multi-camera editing software in 1998. About Avid Technology Avid Technology, Inc. is an industry-leading provider of digital media creation and distribution solutions. From its industry revolutionizing non-linear 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, corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. , music, the Internet and games. Projects using Avid products have been honored with Oscar(R), Emmy and Grammy(R) awards, as well as a host of other industry 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. Avid, Digidesign, Media Composer, and Softimage are registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. 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. 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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