Avid DS

What is Avid DS?

Avid DS is a full-featured editing, graphics creation, color correction, and compositing solution, and is the absolute best conforming tool for Media Composer and Symphony to create and deliver high-end content. Save time and money by keeping all editing and finishing in house. Choose the low cost software-only version to use with your existing hardware, or the complete Avid DS System—a hardware/software bundle that comes with everything you need to capture, edit, monitor, create, and conform high-end content.

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What's new in Avid DS 11

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Edit with Media Composer 6

Get Media Composer 6 included with Avid DS for the fastest editorial workflows

Go hands-on with Artist Series

Accelerate color correction and editing with support for Artist Color and Transport controllers

Customize the canvas size

Gain flexibility with the resolution independent canvas

Blend composites dynamically

Apply blending operations directly in the timeline

Eliminate editorial rework

Fully conform high-res sequences from Media Composer 6 and Symphony 6

Work with Long GOP files

Connect to and play Long-GOP MXF essence, saving conforming time

Maintain color accuracy with Digital Intermediate processing

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Get everything you need to edit and create

Get all the software and hardware you need in one

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16 streams of simultaneous I/O

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