Digital Cinema Society at NAB 2018 on Avid
By Jim Bask
David Colantuoni explains how Avid is working to expand their Media Composer product line to serve a wider variety of users.
Tag: media composer
NAB Wrap-Up Broadfield Live Webinar
By Jim Bask
This week’s Broadfield Live Webinar is a Wrap-Up on NAB 2018 in Las Vegas. We were there from beginning to end and got to hear a lot of exciting news. We heard from BirdDog about their new BirdDog mini the worlds smallest NDI encoder as well as their new application BirdDog COMMS; an audio intercom for live video productions.
Avid adds AI and reduces price of Media Composer
By Jim Bask
Avid has reduced the cost of the subscription version of Media Composer (pictured right) to under US$20 (around £15) a month and revealed a slate of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. It has also launched a new nearline storage product.
Avid Creative Software — The Right Tools for You
By Jim Bask
At NAB 2018, we announced a comprehensive line-up of video, audio and notation software that empowers creative professionals and aspiring artists alike. Whether you’re scoring, recording, mixing or editing, you can create at the speed of inspiration using the tools embraced by the industry. Now, there are products for everyone—and they’re more affordable than ever.
NAB 2018 Interview with Avid’s new CEO Jeff Rosica and a look at upcoming Media Composer features
By Jim Bask
While I hated missing out on the Avid keynote the Saturday before NAB began, I knew I had another chance to heard Avid’s new CEO Jeff Rosisca speak … when I sat down to interview him on Tuesday of the show. I didn’t think I would get to do this interview as I requested it the week before NAB and I know that’s a busy time for and CEO, the week before the biggest trade show of the year. But a Twitter message to Jeff was returned promptly and the interview was setup.
What’s new: Avid Media Composer vs Premiere Pro vs FCPX vs DaVinci Resolve?
By Jim Bask
It’s that time of year when all the big NLEs announce new features, pricing tiers, formats and must-have-stuff, to draw post production professionals into that most challenging of tasks, trying something new.
If you’re looking for a post on which is better; Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X or DaVinci Resolve as a professional editing software, then this post won’t necessarily give you any direct comparisons, nor directive opinions, but it will hopefully provide you with a ton of facts to make up your own mind.
New Product Alert – Avid Re-brands Media Composer
By Jim Bask
Media Composer now includes three tiers of product offerings—get the details here.
Quincy Media Deploys Avid’s Story-centric TV News Workflow Across 14 U.S. Markets
By Jim Bask
Broadcaster accelerates news production with remote collaboration based on Avid MediaCentral. Avid® (Nasdaq: AVID), a leading global media technology provider for the creation, distribution and monetization of media assets for global media organizations, enterprise users and individual creative professionals, today announced that Quincy Media has adopted Avid’s end-to-end story-centric workflow. P
Using Continuum Title Studio in Avid Media Composer
By Jim Bask
Continuum Title Studio is a next-generation 3D Titling and Animation tool that comes as a plug-in for Avid Media Composer with Continuum suite.
Editing Like an Oscar Winner: Why Learn Avid Media Composer?
By Jim Bask
With a new semester beginning, students at NYFA campuses are starting their first introduction to Avid’s Media Composer system. Hard drives are being formatted, project directories are being created, and folks everywhere are wondering to themselves “What is YCbCr anyway?”
As Post Production instructors, we often get the asked how Media Composer became the software of choice at the New York Film Academy. I can only assume that question is also asked at the many film schools where Media Composer is the required software.