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Avid Technology now offers a free upgrade for the current versions of its Media Composer, Symphony, and NewsCutter editing software products, extending the existing XDCAM interoperability to the XDCAM HD 422 format.
This gives users higher image quality and an improved, faster workflow in Full HD (1920 x 1080) with 4:2:2 sampling. Ingest is supported from all Sony XDCAM HD 422 camcorders—PDW-700 and
PDW-HD1500—at bit rates of 50 Mbps for 1080i and 720p and frame rates of 1080 50i, 59.94i, and 720p. Existing XDCAM functions such as native MXF support and XDCAM HD proxies are now also available at 50 Mbps.
“Today’s broadcast market thrives on interoperability. Sony therefore also places great importance on strategic partnerships that ensure a smooth workflow between leading manufacturers. Avid has supported XDCAM since its introduction. Extending this to XDCAM HD 422, which has been very successful since entering the market, was therefore a logical step welcomed by numerous users,” explains Gisbert Hochgürtel, Product Manager, Sony PSE-DACH.
The upgrade is free for Media Composer and Symphony 3.0 and NewsCutter 7.0. Customers using older versions must upgrade to these versions to use the new XDCAM HD 422 functions. Full ingest interoperability with XDCAM HD 422 is available from Media Composer and Symphony 3.0.5 and NewsCutter 7.0.5.
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