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The new product line reflects customers’ desire for higher quality, better performance, and greater value. It includes new versions of Avid Media Composer (v3.0), NewsCutter (v7.0), and Symphony (v3.0) software, as well as the new Avid Mojo DX and Nitris DX hardware. The products were designed specifically for media professionals to provide faster HD editing, shorter response times, and maximum reliability. In addition, Avid Technology is announcing a significant price reduction for service offerings covering the new product line and the existing Avid DS Nitris family. New upgrades are also available for Avid Unity MediaNetwork, Unity ISIS, and Interplay.
Pricing and configurations for the new generation of Avid editing systems
Avid’s new HD editing product line offers customers flexible software and hardware configurations optimally suited to the demands of a professional production environment. The same software toolsets are available for all Media Composer and NewsCutter systems in the appropriate configurations, with the differing performance levels corresponding to the associated hardware options.
In addition to the announced features, Avid is also introducing a timestamp export tool for Broadcast WAV (BWF) in all Media Composer and NewsCutter configurations. The timestamp tool makes it possible to insert the sequence timecode when exporting timeline audio tracks as BWF, depending on the project type, making synchronization reference quick and easy.
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The following new editing and storage configurations are now available:
Media Composer Software – €2,250* including VAT
Media Composer Mojo DX – €9,163* including VAT
Media Composer Nitris DX – €13,685* including VAT; configurations with an 8-core Mac Pro or HP xw8600 workstation from €20,111* including VAT
Symphony Nitris DX – €32,606* including VAT and including an 8-core Mac Pro or HP xw8600 workstation
NewsCutter Software – €4,522* including VAT
NewsCutter Mojo DX – €18,207* including VAT and including an 8-core HP xw8600 workstation
NewsCutter Nitris DX – €22,729* including VAT and including an 8-core HP xw8600 workstation
VideoRAID ST and VideoRAID SR – from €5,335 including VAT for a 2.5TB configuration
New support pricing
Avid is now offering a new pricing structure for both its new HD editing systems and the Avid DS Nitris system. The new support packages are intended to provide greater value to customers through features such as monthly quick tips, announcements of technical improvements, and enhanced hardware replacement. In addition, customers receive a fifteen-percent discount when taking out a new support contract and when purchasing a new Media Composer, NewsCutter, Symphony, or DS Nitris product. This requires a three-year contract term and a contract concluded between June 1 and December 31, 2008. New support prices are also available for educational institutions, starting at €108 including VAT per year.
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Avid Unity and Interplay upgrades
In addition to the new editing product line and new VideoRAID offerings, Avid is providing new upgrades for the following systems:
Avid Unity MediaNetwork v5.1 – now with greater storage capacity through 1TB support and additional add-on chassis (from 5 to 8), increasing total capacity to as much as 128TB; available for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
Avid Unity ISIS v1.5 – now with higher client bandwidth up to DNxHD 220 for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
Avid Interplay 1.4 – now with a full-screen Media Player window and enhanced metadata capabilities, including customizable drop-down menus and a new 64-bit Media Indexer for high-performance indexing.
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