Overview
From first cut to final delivery, the new Media Composer is designed for makers at every skill level - with a modern and intuitive interface, task-based workspaces, built-in color finishing tools, plus packaging and codec support for OTT workflows. Fly through edits with ease and create perfects stories in fewer clicks with the latest Media Composer! |
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Media Composer |
Media Composer Ultimate |
Key features include:
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Key features include:
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New speech-to-text transcription tools Powered by Avid Ada, the Transcript Tool with PhraseFind™ gets expanded functionality to include both source and sequence transcription. Search for words or phrases through your source media or edits and make new and improved edit decisions fast and easy. Display speaker ID and Timecode at any time, generate sequence subtitles automatically with a single click and share or archive transcriptions across workstations. PhraseFind™ is included with Media Composer Ultimate and Media Composer Enterprise, and is an option for Media Composer. In tandem with ScriptSync™, the pair offer the most feature-rich editorial tools for working with dialogue. |
Audio enhancements and improved Media Composer and Pro Tools Interoperability View audio waveforms in the Media Composer source monitor to easily identify dialogue, automate volume and pan information at the sub-frame level and see compatibility continue to increase between Media Composer and Pro Tools, the two most trusted creative toolsets in postproduction. In addition, Pro Tools 2024.6 can export Media Composer-specific session files that maintain edits and mix metadata. |
Avid Huddle support for all versions of Media Composer Enable creative teams to collaborate more efficiently and securely from anywhere they need to be. Avid Huddle is now available for all versions of Media Composer and Avid | Edit On Demand. Recent updates include password protection for session summaries and watermarking on output. Through a direct connection to Microsoft Teams, Avid Huddle accelerates your time to delivery by speeding up and simplifying the review and approval process. |
The power of Apple Silicon Avid Media Composer benefits from accelerated rendering, smoother playback of high-resolution footage, faster export times and more using the unified memory architecture and efficient ARM-based design of Apple Silicon. |
Work with any type of media Import and edit footage from any camera, no matter the format, codec, or resolution. From HD and UHD, to HDR, 8K, and beyond, experience smooth, frame-accurate playback—even when mixing different types of video, audio, images, and frame rates. |
High-res, high efficiency With the new Avid Media Engine, you can work with high-res, HDR, and proxy media more easily. Avid DNxHR and OpenEXR support eliminate bottlenecks, so you can work with a massive amount of media and quickly relink proxies to the original files with ease. |
Track media with confidence Media Composer keeps track of all projects, source material, rendered files, metadata, and other media, so you’ll never lose sight of your assets. Your project media will always be linked—even as projects move and evolve over the years. |
Organize and find files fast With new bin containers and mapping, you can organize and group content any way you want. PhraseFind and ScriptSync, the new and improved AI-powered versions of these extremely popular timesaving features, help you find footage in seconds, searching for clips and takes based on the dialog they contain. |
Edit with Oscar- and Emmy-winning tools The majority of all films and TV shows are edited on Media Composer. That’s because it makes the creative process fast, easy, and gratifying. From fluid timeline editing with our best-in-class trim tools to the precision toolset, you can navigate and cut sequences more intuitively and tell better stories. |
Boost your creative flow Work the way you want to work, with a modern interface that makes editing easier and more fluid. Task-oriented workspaces—Edit, Color, Audio, and Effects—provide just the tools you need. You can even resize, rearrange, and hide panels. |
Accelerate multicam editing Show every angle of your story with ease with the Emmy Award-winning multicamera editing toolset. Sync up to 64 different angles automatically—even with different formats and frames—so you can immediately edit and align shots as needed. |
Design stunning visuals Add dramatic flair to your stories with built-in VFX, filters, and titles. Take your creative vision further with more video plugins and advanced tools to create composites, motion effects, transitions, graphics, and animation. |
Finish in the box—or out Whether you do all color correction, grading, and audio mixing in Media Composer, or roundtrip out to other applications, you can be confident that your work will accurately hit every delivery specification. |
Total color precision Media Composer future-proofs your content with its 32-bit floating point color pipeline and ACES color support, ensuring consistent color accuracy from end to end. The Symphony Option offers advanced color grading tools and IMF packaging, so you can easily deliver to Netflix and other OTT specifications with confidence. |
Produce dramatic HDR imagery Tell stories that showcase true-to-life image quality with effortless HDR workflows. Import, edit, color grade, and deliver incredibly realistic imagery with exceptional detail in the shadows and highlights. |
Create studio-quality soundtracks Make your story sound as good as it looks with a suite of audio tools and plugins. Create up to 99 tracks of dialogue, music, and sound effects in 7.1 surround. Or export all tracks and effects to Pro Tools for audio post—without having to transcode sequences first. |
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