Latest version of Media Composer joins 64-bit processing ranks
Nov 7, 2011 3:05 PM, By Michael Grotticelli
The new GUI developed for Media Composer 6 includes new tools for stereoscopic post work, but provides them in a way that is transparent to the novice 3-D editor.
Calling it "a milestone" for its most popular nonlinear editing product lines, Avid (www.avid.com) unveiled its latest Media Composer software (version 6) that now includes a new user interface, 64-bit image processing and a new DNxHD 4:4:4 codec. The new look and workflow-streamlining features make it ideally suited to data-intensive projects, such as 1080p/60 HD, 2K, 4K and stereoscopic 3-D post production.
Because they all use the same code base, the addition of 64-it processing is included in Avid's Symphony Nitris 6 and NewsCutter 10 products as well.
The new GUI includes new tools for stereoscopic post work, but provides them in a way that is transparent to the novice 3-D editor.
"We've tried to make 3-D editing as easy as editing in 2-D," Chris Gahagan, senior vice president of products at Avid, said. "We hide the fact that there's a left eye and a right eye, but the editor is surrounded by tools that help them understand if they're making good decisions from a 3-D standpoint."
Avid is now also providing an open SDK for third-party vendors looking to attract Avid customers and several key peripheral vendors have already announced immediate support among their products lines. This includes AJA Video (www.aja.com), Blackmagic Design (www.blackmagic-design.com/), Bluefish444 (www.bluefish444.com/), and Matrox Video Products Group (http://www.matrox.com/). The Matrox MXO2 mini is one of the first to ship, as its universal I/O box already works with Media Composer 5.)
"We have been waiting to do this for years," said Grant Petty, CEO of Blackmagic Design. "To have full integration with Avid Media Composer 6 with our capture and playback devices, plus AAF round trip with DaVinci Resolve, are truly defining moments for all our creative customers and for the film and television industry, this changes everything."
Petty said Blackmagic would support Media Composer 6 across its entire line of capture and playback cards, including Decklink, Intensity, Multibridge and UltraStudio. This is made possible due to Blackmagic Design's new Desktop Video 9.0, new software update with advanced capture and playback for Avid Symphony and NewsCutter (for both Windows 7 and Mac OS X users). Desktop Video 9.0 is available for download now and free of charge for all Blackmagic Design customers.
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