Only Avid can combine Academy Award® winning film, video, and audio editing technology. Add to that drag-and-drop 3D animation, full 2D and 3D compositing and the industry's most advanced titling. Finish with professional DVD authoring. Dedicated video and audio hardware for guaranteed power and performance complete the story.

Anchored by Avid Xpress Pro video & film editing software, Avid Media Composer Studio Essentials includes:

• Media Composer
• Avid 3D (Win Only)
• Avid FX
• Avid DVD by Sonic (Win Only)
• Avid Pro Tools LE with Mbox

Media Composer - affordable, hardware-independent film and video editing for Mac and Windows systems. This is the same Media Composer toolset used to create more of the world’s films, television shows, and commercials than any other editing system, and it’s more powerful than ever. New features include Motion Tracking and Stabilization, full-screen video output over DVI, and HD editing for Mac OS X (Tiger) systems—plus all the creative tools, integrated asset management, and multi-format editing support that have made Media Composer the best editor on the planet.

Avid 3D - Based on industry-leading 3D animation and effects technology of Avid’s Softimage division, and optimized for Avid editors, Avid 3D offers a powerful 3D creation and effects environment designed with video editors in mind. It also features a customizable library of included 3D models and animation scenes, as well as the ability to import 3D models in industry-standard formats.

Avid FX - Based on industry-leading visual effects technology of Boris Red, Avid FX provides advanced titling, compositing, motion tracking, vector paint, rotoscoping, 2D and 3D animated charts, EPS file import and animation, and over 110 powerful filters. Integrated with Avid Xpress Pro as an AVX plug-in, Avid FX also features over 1500 customizable title, effects and transition templates. This is a full version of Boris Red with an Avid interface and additional integration enhancements.

Avid DVD by Sonic - Enjoy expert DVD authoring without the painful learning curve. Developed expressly for Avid by Sonic Solutions, the leader in DVD creation software, Avid DVD allows you to create distinctive, interactive DVDs with advanced menus and navigation – all within a simple point-and-click user experience. Avid DVD supports the innovative OpenDVD standard, allowing finished DVDs to be re-edited, as well as support for 24p input and mixed 16:9 and 4:3 projects. This is a full version of Sonic DVD Producer, with additional enhancements for integration with Avid Xpress Pro software.

Avid Pro Tools LE - Avid Pro Tools LE software is built on Academy Award® winning, industry-standard Digidesign audio production technology. Harness the power of your Digidesign audio hardware to move your ideas from concept to completion with ease and efficiency. Easy-to-use Pro Tools software is ideal for professional editors or anyone getting into digital audio production for the very first time.

Digidesign Mbox - is a 2-channel USB audio peripheral specifically engineered to offer you precision sound in a very small, very portable package. Powered by Pro Tools LE software, Mbox integrates audio and MIDI recording, editing, real-time mixing and Internet collaboration with acclaimed Digidesign and Focusrite performance. Mbox interacts seamlessly with Avid Pro Tools LE software for advanced audio design capability in a results-oriented micro studio.

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