Avid Technology ships Power Macintosh-based versions for its Media Composer and Film Composer systems; announces the Media Composer 900.TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 1995--Avid Technology, 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 all turnkey systems in its Media Composer product family are now shipping on Apple Computer's Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. 8100/100 platform. Separately, Avid announced it is now shipping the Media Composer 900, the newest model in the company's industry-leading family of Media Composer nonlinear online editing Online editing is generally the final stage of video editing. When the offline edit is complete, the pictures are re-assembled at full or 'online' resolution. An edit decision list or equivalent is used to carry over the cuts and dissolves from the offline. systems. "Avid's Media Composer 60-field nonlinear online editing systems are the most powerful, proven systems for editing and mastering a wide range of video programs from disk -- including broadcast programs, commercials and corporate videos," said James J. Ricotta ri·cot·ta n. 1. A soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese. 2. A similar soft cheese made in the United States. , vice president of product management for Avid's Post Production Products Group. "With a suggested price of $39,900 for a complete Power Macintosh-based system, the Media Composer 900 makes the power of Media Composer editing and video finishing available to a whole new realm of users," he continued. Support for the Power Macintosh Platform All models in Avid's Emmy Award-winning Media Composer product line, including Film Composer, are now shipping on the Power Macintosh 8100/100 platform. Current Avid customers have the option of upgrading their systems to run Power Macintosh versions of the Avid software through board upgrades or complete system upgrades available directly from Avid. Cost-Effective Video Finishing: The Media Composer 900 The Media Composer 900 provides independent producers, video production companies, small post houses and corporate communicators with a powerful, cost-effective solution for mastering high-quality, 60-field video programs from disk. The Media Composer 900 comes standard with Avid's 60-field images, real-time titling and real-time color effects, as well as dissolves, wipes, visual effects, 2D DVEs, chroma Short for "chrominance." The attributes of a color, which include its hue (frequency) and saturation (amount of black). See hue and saturation. and luma key, picture-in-picture and field-interpolated motion effects. It features four video tracks for layering and compositing and eight tracks of CD-quality audio. The Media Composer 900 is available from Avid and the company's resellers at a suggested retail price of $39,900 (U.S.). CONTACT: 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., Tewksbury Kara Kara (kär`ə), river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, NE European and NW Siberian Russia. It flows N from the N Urals into the Kara Sea, forming part of the traditional border between European and Asian Russia. It is navigable in its lower course. Misenheimer, 508/640-3103 |
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