Legende & wichtige Bemerkungen:

1. Eine RETAIL / BOX / FPP Version beinhaltet in der Regel die Dokumentation (neuerdings meist nicht mehr in gedruckter Form enthalten) des Produktes und ggf. Support durch den Hersteller.

Avid Media Composer 4.x

What's New
• Mix and match frame rates (in addition to formats and resolutions) in the same timeline
• Share Mac- based Media Composer projects with Pro Tools editors through Video Satellite
• Encode and deliver final masters in Panasonic AVC- Intra format
• Instantly access and edit GFCAM 100 Mb- formatted media through AMA
• Be more creative and productive with new updates to the included Production Suite
• Create low- res proxies of archived HD 720p media for faster reviewing and retrieval
• Capture and preserve ancillary and closed captioning data on Nitris DX and Mojo DX systems
• Monitor 1080p24 projects on NTSC monitors with Symphony Nitris DX systems
• View stereoscopic material side- by- side for a more natural line of sight
• Get more monitor choices for viewing stereoscopic media
• Experience improved playback with DV100 media
• Get improved playback of QuickTime DNxHD media in Pro Tools
• Enable and disable video playback in the client monitor
• View 16 tracks at a time in the audio mixer, in addition to 4- and 8- track display
• Directly register Media Composer through the activation dialog (may require an Internet connection)

Mix and Match Frame Rates
Work with mismatched media without rendering or restriction. With the new Frame Rate Mix & Match feature, you can mix and match SD and HD formats at 24, 29.97, 30, 50, and 59.94 fps in the same timeline. Eliminate the time and money spent on external transcoding and frame rate conversions, and enjoy real- time, broadcast- quality playback

Sync with Pro Tools Editors
With the Video Satellite option, Pro Tools editors can now use a Mac OS X- based Media Composer system (in addition to Windows Vista and XP) as a Pro Tools Video Satellite, meaning you won’t have to transcode video, render effects, or copy files for them. Learn more about Pro Tools interoperability with Avid systems in this white paper.

Deliver Masters in AVC- Intra Format
Easily integrate into the popular Panasonic AVC- Intra pipeline and deliver final masters in AVC- Intra (P2) format for further handling and playout. With new AVC- Intra encoding, you can work with any P2 project in its original native format, from acquisition to delivery, for the quickest project turnarounds.

Expanded GFCAM Support
With this latest release, you can instantly access and edit Ikegami GFCAM 100 Mb- formatted material (in addition to GFCAM 50 Mb material) directly on GFPAK media or an AMA Virtual Volume through AMA (Avid Media Access). Get the fastest GFCAM workflow from shoot to edit, with full native support for the format and all metadata.

Be More Creative and Productive
With new features, tools, filters, and support in the included Production Suite (formerly Software Suite), you can be even more creative and productive than ever before. Create stunning visual effects with new filters and effects in Avid FX 5.8 and Boris Continuum 6. Get higher quality encoding, Mac burning, and expanded codec support in Sorenson Squeeze 5. Create music tracks with more ease with SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 5. And author and burn DVDs and Blu- ray Discs with Avid DVD by Sonic 6 (Windows only).

What’s in the Box
Avid Software
• Media Composer - Edit SD and HD video
• EDL Manager - Export timecode metadata
• FilmScribe - Export film metadata
• Interplay Transfer (standalone version) - Transfer media and metadata to Interplay
• Log Exchange - Convert shot logs into ALE files
• MediaLog - Manage logging and metadata
• MetaFuze - Convert RED, DPX, and other formats (Windows only)
• MetaSync Manager - Create objects for interactive programming

Production Suite*
• Avid DVD by Sonic - Author professional DVDs and Blu- ray Discs quickly and easily (Windows only)
• Avid FX - create dazzling 2D and 3D composites, titles, animation, and effects
• Boris Continuum Complete - Get the look you want with a huge library of effects an transitions
Create the look you want with nearly 200 filters at your fingertips - including 15 new filters - using the new Boris Continuum Complete 6. This latest version offers significant performance gains and enhancements, so you can create dramatic effects quickly and easily. Use the Extruded Text, Extruded Spline, Layer Deformer, Cartoon Look, Lightning, and other new filters to create compelling visuals. Get new custom animated presets in XML format and a single- click custom preset navigation tool. And discover new enhancements in the built- in Motion Tracker. For complete details, visit the Boris Continuum Complete website.
• SmartSound Sonicfire Pro - Create music soundtracks for your films, TV shows, commercials, and other video effortlessly with SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 5. Choose from a variety of loops and pre- recorded soundtracks and then customize the music to fit your scene. With the latest version, you can match beats to video, insert a stinger, alter the tempo and pitch, fine- tune searches with Sensory Searching, search for music by simply tapping a tempo, and get new spotting tools. For complete details, visit the SmartSound Sonicfire Pro website.
• Sorenson Squeeze - Encode, optimize, and deliver highqualtity content for the web or DVD

System Requirements

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

Important: Avid dedicates a significant amount of engineering resources and time to test and qualify specific platform configurations. Please note that we cannot provide support should you choose to use a non- qualified system.

Windows

• Computer: Avid- qualified Windows- based computer or laptop
• OS: Windows XP Professional SP2/SP3* (32- bit), Windows Vista Business SP2 (32- bit* and 64- bit), Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 (64- bit)
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz processor or faster
• Memory: 2 GB of RAM (4 GB of RAM recommended; Windows Vista requires 4 GB of RAM)
• Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro FX family** (FX 560 or higher)
• Internal Hard Drive: Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk
• Optical Drive: DVD drive for disc- based software installation

* HP Z Series Workstations are not supported with these OSs.
** Only NVIDIA cards are supported; full- screen playback requires a minimum of 128 MB of graphics memory.

Mac

• Computer: Avid- qualified Mac- based computer or laptop*
• OS: Mac OS X 10.5.7 or 10.5.8 (Leopard)
• Processor: Intel Dual or Intel Dual Core 2.66 GHz Xeon processor or faster, or Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz processor or faster (laptops)
• Memory: 2 GB of RAM (4 GB of RAM recommended)
• Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce family**
• Internal Hard Drive: Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk
• Optical Drive: DVD drive for disc- based software installation

*NewsCutter is available for Windows only.
** Full- screen playback requires a minimum of 128 MB of graphics memory.

Nitris DX and Mojo DX Interfaces
The following are additional requirements for using Nitris DX or Mojo DX editing systems:
• Nitris DX: Avid- qualified Windows- or Mac- based computer with a PCIe x4 card slot
• Mojo DX: Avid- qualified Windows- or Mac- based computer with a PCIe x4 card slot, or ExpressCard slot (laptops)

Additional Information
• Laptop users: Please note that support of uncompressed video on laptops is limited to one stream of uncompressed SD video
• QuickTime: Avid has tested and qualified Apple QuickTime 7.5.6
• Windows Media Player: Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 is required to export certain formats and to work with VC- 1 material