Avid Media Composer First For Mac Review

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Now open the Avid program from the taskbar or dock. Unlike many free versions of larger editors, Media Composer First will allow you to do most everything its big brother can.Mac users, Optiondrag the bin to the desktop. Avid Media Composer First offers all of the power of the full version of Media Composer for free, with a few notable limits. Review: Avid Media Composer First Gives You Pro Editing Tools for Free.

Includes bundled third-party software.SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: XP, Vista Business, OSX 10.57 (Intel Mac only)Those of us who have been editing for a while, remember Avid becoming the вЂњproduct we love and the company we hate,вЂќ starting around the new millennium. In NLEs like Avid Media Composer, Sony Vegas, Premiere Pro, Pinnacle Studio.WEBSITE: PRICE: $2,495.00 software only. This free MOV converter lets you convert videos to the Apple Quicktime MOV. By creating an Avid Master Account you consent to AvidвЂ™s use and processing of your personal data in. In addition to connecting with artists and media professionals around the world to share your work, collaborate and expand your creative opportunities. PRODUCT: Avid Media Composer 3.5 ( Stay tuned for a V.4 review soon!)An Avid Master Account is all you need to access all Avid services.

The new вЂњsoftware activationвЂќ can be cool, but you really need to rethink how you move between multiple computers. This version allows you the choice of getting rid of your dongle now with a promise of a dongle-free V.4.0 in the near future. Whether you like the dongle or hate it, it is on its death bed. The first immediately noticeable difference is the new software activation mode. With the release of V.3.5 of Media Composer and Symphony, the revamped company is showing that it really cares what we think again.There are a lot of bug fixes, new features and a paradigm shifting change in this version.

My testing has shown that it can be really good, or useless, depending upon the shot. It would be nice if in a future release they enabled the other advanced keyframe controls like Bezier curves for even more precise adjustments.The new FluidStabilizer tracking feature makes easier work of fixing shaky camera shots. This is handy for shots with iris changes, or creating a light dimming effect for example. You can adjust individual parameters with fine control and вЂњelasticвЂќ smoothing. This means that entering the top effect, allows you to adjust every effect in a nested stack.The color correction effect now takes advantage of the advanced keyframe engine. Instead of вЂњstepping intoвЂќ effects to adjust nested effect parameters, they now show up in the top effect.

That is like a having a stripped down After Effects program right in your timeline. Avid still seems to assume you will do your heavier audio work in Pro Tools.If you master from or to HDCAM SR, and find yourself utilizing all 12 channels of audio as we do, then you will be happy to hear that Avid now supports 16 channels in and out.Also included with the Media Composer package are: Avid DVD by Sonic (PC only) Boris Continuum Complete, which is a powerhouse effects package that sells for $1,995 by itself Sorenson Squeeze, a full compression package SmartSound SonicFire Pro for creating your own music and Avid FX, which is a rebranded version of BorisвЂ™ FX package. Media Composer is still not a great application for working with audio. There is also added support for Digidesign plug-ins, giving more control over fixing audio issues. At any rate, this is a feature you have to see demonstrated in the proper setup to truly appreciate.On the audio side of things, audio levels can be adjusted on import, which is very welcome news to longtime Avid users. Unfortunately Avid has no choice but to provide support in case IвЂ™m wrong.

IвЂ™m looking forward to what 4.0 brings.Terence Curren is the principal of Alpha Dogs (in Burbank, CA. This shows Avid as a company is responding to our needs.

Avid Media Composer First For Mac Review