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Media Composer is the media and entertainment industry's most used video editing software, accelerating high-res, HDR and HD workflows. And now with Media Composer / Ultimate (formerly Media Composer)-designed for editorial collaboration and MediaCentral environments-you get access to all Media Composer software options to accelerate your workflow. Get the tools you need Got a story to tell? There's a Media Composer for everyone. Get started for free with Media Composer / First. Access the full suite of industry-standard editing tools with the new low-cost Media Composer. Or gain real-time collaboration, MediaCentral integration and additional dialog search, finishing and newsroom tools with Media Composer / Ultimate. Tell great stories Accelerate storytelling with the tools embraced by top movie, television and broadcast editors. From first cut to final finishing, Media Composer helps spark and speed your creativity like no other, enabling you to take on any media resolution, work with HDR and 3D content and create impactful scenes, effects and soundtracks with unmatched ease. Edit HD and high-res video natively From the biggest movies to small indie films, more productions today are shooting in 4K and beyond. With Media Composer, you can edit and deliver high volumes of high-res media quickly. And get native support for the widest array of media codecs, including those from Panasonic, Sony, RED, Canon and more. Work faster, not harder Media Composer takes care of the time-consuming tasks for you, so you can focus purely on telling your story. From automating complex tasks and rendering effects in the background, to simplifying high-res workflows and managing media, you get time saving tools that work the way you want-with what you want-without getting in the way of your creativity. What's New in Media Composer / Ultimate 2018T ell great stories without limits From new MediaCentral collaborative capabilities to high-efficiency workflows, Media Composer / Ultimate 2018 (formerly Media Composer) breaks down barriers to accelerate real-time production. Accelerate workflows with included options Designed for editorial teams and those who work collaboratively within a MediaCentral environment, Media Composer / Ultimate (formerly Media Composer) provides all the same real-time, integrated workflows you know and love, but offers even more value. Get access to Media Composer / PhraseFind, ScriptSync, Symphony and NewsCutter options with your 1-, 2- or 3-year subscription. Manage assets with ease For small editorial teams working with Avid NEXIS, MediaCentral / Editorial Management offers an easy and cost-effective way to manage and share Media Composer projects and media, as well as integrate editing workflows with Adobe Premiere. offers an easy and cost-effective way to manage and share Media Composer projects and media, as well as integrate editing workflows with Adobe Premiere. Get better UHD performance With support for four real-time streams of XAVC-I media, Media Composer delivers greater performance with high-res media, so you can spend less time rendering or trans-coding media to lower resolutions. Create and collaborate with ease Deliver your best stories There's a reason why more professional moviemakers and television editors use Media Composer than any other video editing solution-it gives you the editing and finishing speed you need to complete projects faster. From its ACE-certified tools and unique timesaving workflows, to the most reliable media management in the biz, Media Composer empowers creative storytelling like no other. Collaborate with anyone, anywhere When it's crunch time, collaboration is key. Media Composer / Ultimate (formerly Media Composer) makes it a breeze. Share media, projects and bins to complete projects faster, together. Share assets locally and remotely with Avid NEXIS. Collaborate with other Media Composer, MediaCentral / Editorial Management, MediaCentral / Production Management, Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro editors and contributors. And extend real-time production everywhere with Media Composer / Cloud Remote. Edit anything SD and HD. 2K through 8K and beyond. Even stereoscopic 3D and HDR. No matter what media you've got, Media Composer welcomes the widest range of file/camera formats, codecs and resolutions, so you can acquire and turn around content faster. Without copying or transcoding media first. Whether you've got footage in a camera, media drive, smartphone or video server, bringing your story together is easy. Get beauty without the wait It's no secret that high-resolution, high frame rate media can put the brakes on any workflow. Media Composer eliminates these bottlenecks, offering powerful 64-bit performance, groundbreaking Avid DNxHR and Avid Resolution Independence technologies, plus background rendering and transcoding, to keep your media and creativity flowing. Gain great efficiency Experience the fastest editorial workflows in the industry. Instantly access and edit file-based media without transcoding or copying media. Build stories with up to 24 video tracks. Preview clips before committing them to a project. Edit multicam projects with ease. Even automate non-creative media tasks-such as transcoding, consolidating and relinking-in the background using Dynamic Media Folders. Find the best takes and right clips fast Editing a movie, TV show or interview? Save hours of clip searching time with two powerful solutions included with Media Composer / Ultimate. Find the best takes fast with the Media Composer / ScriptSync Option, which analyzes all clip dialog in your project, then syncs all relevant clips to the script. For dialog-heavy productions, the Media Composer / PhraseFind Option indexes all clip dialog, so you can find all relevant clips in seconds by typing a keyword or phrase. Get reliable media management Media Composer keeps track of all projects, source material, rendered files, metadata and other media for you, so you'll never lose sight of your assets. Gain peace of mind with over 20 years of industry-proven media management innovation supporting everything you do. Design stunning visuals Add dramatic flair to your stories with a host of built-in effects, color and title tools. From creating jaw-dropping VFX, green screen composites, motion effects and transitions, to correcting color, tinting scenes and designing graphical titles and animations, it's easy to give your projects that professional polish. Work in HDR With support for a variety of High Dynamic Range (HDR) color specs, profiles and workflows, Media Composer enables you to color grade video and achieve richer, more dramatic imagery, with exceptional detail in the shadows and highlights. It's a fast-growing technology-and an important way to future-proof your valuable content. Extend your workflow Media Composer / Ultimate includes the Media Composer / Symphony Option, providing advanced and secondary color correction tools and Universal Mastering to finish and deliver projects. It also comes with the Media Composer / NewsCutter Option, making it easy to integrate with MediaCentral / Newsroom Management, iNEWS and other ENPS for streamlined news editing (Windows only). Create studio-quality soundtracks Sound is half the picture. With Media Composer, you can make your projects sound as good as they look. Record, edit and mix up to 64 audio tracks in 7.1 surround. Create groups to mix dialog, Foley, music and sound effects more easily. And polish soundtracks using the same high-quality audio effects and sound processors that come with Pro Tools. Expand your creative possibilities Don't have the footage or effects you need? Shop the in-app Avid Marketplace-no shoes, shirt or pants required. Preview stock footage in context with your project. Purchase plug-ins, software options and hardware to extend your capabilities. You'll even find training material to help advance your editing skills. Get the Avid hardware advantage Looking for the fastest way to capture, monitor and output high-quality video? 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