Results tagged “upgrade” from Final Cut Studio, Avid, Adobe, and Video Streaming

With Avid technology's recent annoucement of discontinuing Avid Xpress, users should read the latest Media Composer Upgrade fact about upgrading their software.

Avid is offering a one time upgrade option for Avid Xpress users to upgrade to Media Composer for only $495.00.  List price of Media Composer is $2495.00 so it's deffinately worth the upgrade price.

In case your wondering about the funtionality differences between Avid Xpress and Media Composer, here is a short list of some of the major items:

• Improved Chroma Keyer using Specta-matte
• Vector based paint system with keyframing capability
• Motion Tracking
• Customizable time warp (variable slow motion) controls
• 9 camera multicam support

Avid Technology announces today that it is merging Avid Xpress Pro with Media Composer.  Existing Avid Xpress owners will be able to upgrade to Media Composer.  Avid Xpress Pro will still be available until the end of the quarter, with continued support until March 2013.  This represents Avid Technology's "New Thinking" for 2008.

Existing Avid Xpress customers will have the opportunity to upgrade for $495.00. 

Avid is also dropping the price of Media Composer to $2495.00 US MSRP.

Media Composer contains some key enhancments over Avid Xpress that many users will now be able to appreciate.