About Avid Technology, Inc.

Avid Technology is a leading developer of advanced media production systems for post production, production, broadcast, corporate and emerging multimedia markets.  Avid offers a range of digital, non-linear editing systems featuring advanced JPEG video compresssion for high resolution images, 24-track 48-kHz audio editing and mixing, multi-camera editing functions, motion control, wipes and dissolves, and the ability to integrate graphics and titles.  Output options include frame-accurate EDLs, auto-assembly and direct output to tape. Avid has over 1,300 systems installed worldwide as of December 31, 1992.

Please come visit us at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters show.  At the 1993 NAB, we will be in booth 17111.

Avid’s product line includes:
Media Composer Series 200 & 2000
A family of systems that bring high performance digital non-linear editing capabilities to a wide range of corporate and professional users.

Avid Broadcast Series
The Avid NewsCutter™  is the first digital non-linear editing system designed for broadcast production. It offers broadcast-quality pictures at 60-field/second, automated clip capture, and internal character generation capability. Media Recorder™  captures media directly from common broadcast sources, including discontinuous and non-timecoded signals, directly into digital format. AirPlay™  broadcasts digital files directly to air, totally eliminating the need for analog tapes.

Avid Audio Series
The Avid AudioVision™ is the first digital 24-track layup system that adds real-time digital video playback syncronized to audio tracks.

Avid Media Recorder™ Series
The Avid Media Recorder is Avid Technology’s first product for film and video on-location production and digital broadcast recording. The Media Recorder plugs directly into cameras or film-to-tape machines and digitizes material directly off the live feed.

Media Suite™ Pro
Media Suite Pro is Avid’s desktop video solution that combines TV-quality pictures with all digital flexibility and control. Media Suite Pro lets you record, edit, and play full screen, full motion video on Macintosh® hard disks. Media Suite Pro works with standard camcorders and VTRs, so there is no need to purchase expensive and complicated video equipment. Titles and special effects can be added with a built-in title generator.

MediaLog™
MediaLog is a powerful software tool for logging and organizing media. It provides a convenient, economical way to catalog source material in preparation for editing, or other post-production operations.

MediaMatch™
MediaMatch is a comprehensive tool specifically designed to facilitate the film matchback process It simplifies the creation of pull and assemble lists, using information about the film-tape transfer process to translate a video EDL into a film cut list.

MediaMix™
MediaMix is a comprehensive audio sweetening environment that complements the editing functionality of the Avid Series 2000.

Bola32™
Bola32 is a Mac-based character generation software utilizing Truevision’s NuVista videographics board.

For more information write or call:
Avid Technology, Inc.
Metropolitan Technology Park
One Park West
Tewksbury, MA 01876

Phone:  (508)  640-6789
Fax:      (508)  640-1366