Features

Edit with Oscar- and Emmy-winning tools

The majority of all mainstream movies and TV shows are edited on Media Composer. That’s because its coveted editing, effects, titling, color, and audio tools make the creative process fast, easy, and gratifying.

Work with any type of media

If you’ve got footage, you can edit it in Media Composer. From HD, UHD, 8K, 16K, and HDR, to stereoscopic 3D and IMAX, Media Composer eliminates the media bottlenecks, streamlining your workflow to bring your stories to life.

Gain unmatched efficiency

Media Composer eliminates media bottlenecks, so you can complete projects faster. Its DNx codecs and HDR color pipeline enable you to scale high-res media and match color spaces quickly. You can even automate time-consuming tasks in the background—essential for every video editor on deadline.

Accelerate multicam editing

Media Composer’s patented, Emmy Award-winning multicamera editing tools minimize tedious prep time and complexity, so you can dive right into the creative fun of telling all perspectives of the story.

Get the industry’s most reliable media management

With rock-solid media management keeping track of all your files, including OP1a, you can have confidence knowing that media won’t go offline. Even as projects move and evolve over many months. Or even years.

Create compelling content

Make your stories look, feel, and sound spectacular. From adding drama and mood through high-quality visual effects  and color grading, to creating stirring soundtracks in 7.1 surround, you can do it in Media Composer.

Finish in the box—or out

Get consistent color accuracy whether you edit and finish content in Media Composer or roundtrip projects to another application. And deliver OTT content to the required specs right from Media Composer with new IMF packaging tools in the Symphony Option.

Connect with creators everywhere

Avid Link is now integrated directly in Media Composer, enabling you to find, connect, and collaborate with a network of video and audio creators to expand your creative possibilities and career opportunities. And shop for additional effects and color tools to further your story.

Get updates, support, and more

Whether you access Media Composer on a monthly or annual basis, your subscription gives you access to all new releases, Standard support, and some free gifts to help you get the most out of your experience.

Gain new capabilities with options

Want to find every clip that contains specific words of dialogue—in seconds? Or sync every take of a scene to the script to determine the best one? Give your Media Composer superpowers with a variety of add-on options.

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Capture, monitor, and output video

Pair Media Composer with an Avid Artist I/O interface and experience the fastest way to capture, monitor, and output video. From portable 4K interfaces with onboard DNxHR encoding, to boxes that offer extensive I/O and video over IP, you get the tight integration you need to handle any production.

Team up with Media Composer | Ultimate

Need to edit in a team environment? Media Composer | Ultimate includes the same editing and finishing tools, plus extended options for Media Composer and additional features for real-time collaboration across the MediaCentral platform.

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