Avid Media Composer 6.5.2 (Win - 64 bit) [ChingLiu]

What is Media Composer?

Media Composer is the top choice for professional film and video editing in the industry. Whether you edit movies, TV shows, commercials, or other video, this industry-standard nonlinear editor provides 64-bit performance, easy-to-use video editing tools, and streamlined HD, file-based, and stereo 3D workflows. Its open platform enables you to work with the gear you have or want and integrate into any workflow. Plus, it’s designed to eliminate bottlenecks, enabling you to work faster than ever.

New features

Version and archive finished sequences with AS-02

With support for the AS-02 MXF mastering format through AMA, managing multiple versions of the same sequence is easy, as AS-02 packs everything into a single bundle without duplicating assets, saving storage space. Seamlessly move content between Avid and other systems that support AS-02. Use JPEG 2000, DNxHD, IMX, AVC-Intra, and uncompressed media in your AS-02 workflow. And because AS-02 is an open industry standard, you’ll eliminate time wasted on repackaging content.

Create master-quality archives with JPEG 2000

Encode and decode sequences—in mastering quality—using the JPEG 2000 codec, which helps preserve the quality of versioning and archival content in an AS-02 workflow. And because JPEG 2000 content offers resolution scalability and holds up over multiple generations when moving content across different vendors’ solutions, you gain future flexibility with archived content.

Export content using AMA

AMA makes it easy to access and edit file-based media without transcoding. Now you can use AMA to export files back to the media’s original source format for archiving or final delivery. AMA writeback is available for HDCAM SR, with more on the way as our partners update/develop their AMA plug-ins. And with new AMA Volume export support, you can create AS-02, JPEG 2000, DNxHD, AVC-I, and other file-based media volumes for roundtrip workflows, sharing, or archival.

Set and output AFD sequences

With new Active Format Description (AFD) support, you can create, edit, set, and deliver HD content, and rest assured that it’ll be presented optimally to your audience as intended—even when down-converted and reformatted to a different aspect ratio. Simply select an AFD code for a sequence, and your settings will carry through your output.

Relink clips using common metadata

Gain more freedom and flexibility to interact with media from other software applications. With advanced relink support, you can dynamically reconnect clips to the original or new media using a wide variety of common metadata fields—anything that’s being tracked.

Open up your workflow with hardware release

With the new hardware release control, which works with Avid and third-party I/O hardware, you can activate/deactivate your hardware—without disconnecting it—to access software-only features, such as full screen playback mode and audio project settings options. You can also share your third-party hardware and monitor between Media Composer and other applications without quitting or rebooting software.

Work faster with advanced audio keyframing

Save time when editing soundtracks. With new audio keyframe enhancements, you can now copy, paste, cut, move, and adjust audio keyframes—including groups—anywhere on the timeline. You can even delete those hidden audio keyframes that can occur as you trim a clip, with just a click.

Mix up to 64 audio voices

Monitor more complex soundtracks with support for up to 64 audio voices. Combined with robust audio tools, 7.1 surround sound and RTAS plug-in support, and unmatched integration with Pro Tools, the Media Composer family of products offers the best built-in audio tools for video editors than any other NLE.

Plus:
- Edit titles directly from the timeline
- Automatically relink to all AMA QuickTime files

System requirements

For optimal performance and reliability, be sure that your computer or laptop meets the following minimum system requirements for Media Composer.

- Computer: Avid-qualified Windows-based computer
- OS: Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz processor or faster
- Memory: 4 GB of RAM (6+ GB recommended); 16+ GB of RAM recommended for Stereoscopic and other high performance workflows
- Graphics card: NVIDIA Quadro FX family3 (FX 560 or higher recommended)
- Internal hard drive: Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk

Additional compatibility information
- QuickTime: Avid has tested and qualified Apple QuickTime X for Mac users and QuickTime 7.6.9 for Windows users
- Windows Media Player: Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 is required to export certain formats and to work with VC-1 material

1.Uncompressed video on laptops is limited to one stream of uncompressed SD video, except for Windows-based Intel Core i7 laptops (Quad Core with Hyper-Threading) with eSata external storage, which can play multiple streams of 1:1 uncompressed SD.
2.NVIDIA cards are recommended; full-screen playback requires a minimum of 128 MB of graphics memory.

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Homepage : http://www.avid.com/US/products/media-composer#overview