AvidProNet Launches Review & Approval; Media Creators Tap the Web to Boost Efficiency and Profitability.Business/Technology Editors TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2001 AvidProNet(TM), the 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) online content, community and services portal for media creation professionals, today announced the availability of its Review & Approval(TM) service (https://www.avidpronet.com/raa). The Review & Approval service is the first Internet browser-based application for frame-accurate review and approval of video content, which can be integrated directly into an Avid(R) workflow. By making projects available for comments online, the Review & Approval service breaks the boundaries of time and geography, significantly reducing cycle time, while increasing the accuracy and overall quality of the review process. This new service transforms the traditional, often tedious review and approval process - reviewing, distributing and tracking multiple versions of videotape videotape Magnetic tape used to record visual images and sound, or the recording itself. There are two types of videotape recorders, the transverse (or quad) and the helical. - into a convenient, efficient and straightforward online process. Using a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , the Review & Approval software, and an Internet-connected system, reviewers can participate in the review and approval process anytime and from anywhere - whether at work, home or on the road. "Dedicated to consistently developing products and services that improve the way media creators work, we have created the Review & Approval service in direct response to customer demand," stated Janette Bradley, director of AvidProNet. "This new Web-based service offers benefits to all parties involved in creating, reviewing and finalizing video content, making the approval process much faster and easier all the way around. Media creators can produce more work, ultimately making them more profitable, and their customers can document their comments in a highly precise fashion, whenever and wherever they are." How Review & Approval Works Media creators simply upload their video project onto the Web and assign individuals to review the content. Each designated reviewer re·view·er n. One who reviews, especially one who writes critical reviews, as for a newspaper or magazine. reviewer Noun a person who writes reviews of books, films, etc. Noun 1. receives an email, complete with a password for security purposes, inviting them to review and comment on the piece. Reviewers can make their frame-accurate comments while connected to the Internet or while working offline. Originators can monitor the status of reviewers from the AvidProNet Web site and can either view comments in a browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used or save them as a Review & Approval file that can be incorporated directly into the Timeline of a supported Avid editing system. A Secure and Simple Service The Review & Approval service offers many improvements over other attempts to improve this process. Encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. of media files offers security typically not available with email or FTP-based solutions. And by using the Internet, media creators are not held to the artificial deadlines imposed by overnight delivery services. "We are a production company with clients everywhere but here," says Tom Reid Tom Reid (born June 24, 1946 in Fort Erie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 690 games in the National Hockey League. He would with the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota North Stars. Producer and Director of Launch, a production company based in Cypress Gardens This article is about the Florida theme park. For the South Carolina botanical garden, see Cypress Gardens (South Carolina). Cypress Gardens Adventure Park (formerly Cypress Gardens) is a theme park near Winter Haven, Florida in the United States. , FL. "The Review & Approval service provides an essential connection to our clients without tapes or travel." Pricing The Review & Approval service will be offered free of charge through March 4, 2001. As of March 5, 2001, pricing for the Review & Approval service begins at US$38 per review and varies according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. file size, level of encryption security and number of reviewers. The Review & Approval software is free to download. Details about pricing can be found on the AvidProNet Web site at http://www.avidpronet.com. About AvidProNet AvidProNet, the Avid Technology, Inc. online content, community and services portal for media creation professionals, is leading the development of virtual production environments for the film, video, broadcast, gaming and Web design industries. The AvidProNet site links Avid customers and systems, wherever they are worldwide, by offering news and original content, message boards, and Web-based production tools and services. Its Review & Approval service is the first Internet browser-based application for frame-accurate review and approval of video content that can be part of an Avid workflow. The AvidProNet site also helps media creation professionals boost efficiency and reduce operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. by linking the breadth and depth of the Internet to the already powerful Avid desktop. For more information, visit the AvidProNet Web site at www.avidpronet.com. About Avid Technology, Inc. Avid Technology, Inc. delivers the solutions that Make, Manage and Move Media(TM). As the recognized digital standard for professionals who Make the world's media -- from video, audio and film to animation, 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 streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. -- Avid's products are used to make more television and news shows, commercials, music videos and CDs, corporate/industrial productions and major motion pictures combined than any other nonlinear editing See nonlinear video editing. manufacturer in the world. Now, building on its Oscar(R)- and Emmy(R) award-winning heritage in creating content, Avid is extending its reach by redefining how digital media is shared, stored and distributed. To Manage today's increasingly rich collection of dynamic media, Avid provides powerful servers, networks and media tools to help customers search files, share media and collaborate on new productions, both locally and globally. Avid's solutions also empower users to easily Move media, whether on air, over cable or satellite or through the Internet. Like no other media company today, Avid's end-to-end solutions (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. span the continuum of media creation, management and distribution. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Tewksbury, MA. More information about the company is available at www.avid.com. (c) 2001 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Product specifications are subject to change without notice. Avid is a registered trademark and Make, Manage and Move Media, AvidProNet, AvidProNet.com, and Review & Approval are trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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