Avid · Crossgrade · MC65 · Media Composer · MojoDX · Nitris ·Sep 20, 2012

Avid Media Composer 6.5 Upgrades, Bundles & Specials at Videoguys.com!

Introducing Avid Media Composer 6.5
Upgrades, Crossgrades & Bundles
NOW IN STOCK!

Plus, Special offer for Media Composer 5.5 Owners Now through 9/28/12

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Avid Media Composer 6.5
Faster & Better Than Ever!

Media Composer is the top choice for professional film and video editing in the industry. Whether you edit movies, TV shows, commercials, or other video, this industry-standard nonlinear editor provides 64-bit performance, easy-to-use video editing tools, and streamlined HD, file-based, and stereo 3D workflows. Its open platform enables you to work with the gear you have or want and integrate into any workflow. Plus, it’s designed to eliminate bottlenecks, enabling you to work faster than ever.

Avid announced the latest release of its industry-leading video editing tools, Media Composer6.5, Symphony 6.5, and NewsCutter10.5, providing fast, open workflows that greatly advance editing efficiency.

What's New in Media Composer 6.5

Avid Media Authoring
Create AS-02 and other volumes for archive, and write sequences back to the original source media with AMA.
AFD support
Establish the intended viewing experience with the Active Format Description setting.
Advanced relink support
Reconnect clips to the original or new media using common metadata fields.
I/O hardware release
Switch to software-only mode without disconnecting hardware, and share Avid Open I/O hardware with other software in a single click.
Advanced audio keyframing
Edit and replicate audio keyframes across clips fast, with copy and paste ease.
64-voice audio support
Monitor more audio tracks with greater flexibility and ease

Do you qualify for a complimentary upgrade to version 6.5?

If you purchased or upgraded to Media Composer 6, Symphony 6, or NewsCutter 10 on or between August 8, 2012 and September 30, 2012—and registered your product—you are entitled to a no-charge upgrade to Media Composer 6.5, Symphony 6.5, or NewsCutter 10.5 software.

You can request your complimentary upgrade through this page if you meet the above requirements and you either:

Register a new license for one of the products above at www.avid.com/register by October 7, 2012
Or register your upgrade to one of the products above at www.avid.com/upgrade by October 7, 2012

Avid Media Composer 6.5
Upgrade & Crossgrade
Specials Available Now!

Upgrade from Avid Media Composer 6
$489.00

Upgrade from Media Composer 5.5 or older,
Avid Xpress Pro or Xpress DV
$588.00

Avid Media Composer 6.5 Full
Boxed Retail Package
$2,369.00

Avid Media Composer 6.5 Student
with 4-years of free upgrades.
Requires proof of student qualification.
$295.00

All Avid Media Composer 6.5 versions (full, upgrades and student) include Avid FX (Boris RED), Avid DVD, and Sorenson Squeeze software

Special Avid Media Composer Upgrade & Crossgrade Offers

ATTN Final Cut Owners: Crossgrade to Avid Media Composer 6.5 at this special promotional price available for a limited time. Just submit this proof-of-owership with your order and get Avid Media Composer 6 for just... $1,469.00	ATTN Media Composer 5.5 Owners: Upgrade by 9/28/12 & Save $100 Upgrade to Avid Media Composer 6 and get a FREE Upgrade to 6.5 when you order by 9/28/12 HURRY! The upgrade from 5.5 directly to 6.5 will be $588.00 after 9/28/12! $488.00
Also Available: Avid Symphony 6.5 Upgrade for Owners of Avid Symphony 6 If you took advantage of Avid's generous Symphony 6 Crossgrade or Upgrade Offers this is your opportunity to upgrade to the latest and greatest tools at a nominal price! Upgrade to Avid Symphony 6.5 today for only... $489.00

Videoguys' Money Saving Bundles including
Avid Media Composer 6.5 Upgrade & Crossgrade!

Avid Media Composer 6.5 is fully open thanks to Avid Open I/O, so you can work with your choice of Avid audio and video interfaces or third-party video interfaces, including those from AJA, Matrox, MOTU, Blackmagic Design and Bluefish444. Manufacturers can simply create plug-ins using Avid Open I/O to have their hardware work with Media Composer, meaning you’ll have even more choices to come. The Videoguys techs have made it easy and affordable for you to get the new Avid Media Compooser 6 with the Hardware of your choice when you select any of these bundles:

Avid Media Composer 6.5
with Avid Mojo DX

You're always balancing quality, cost, and the next deadline. By pairing Media Composer or NewsCutter software with a high-performance digital video interface, you get a head start on all three.

Using Avid Intelligent Architecture, which squeezes the most performance out of your system, the editing software tightly integrates Mojo DX video hardware with your host computer’s CPU and GPU, giving you a high-bandwidth effects engine that delivers without compromise—no matter what formats and codecs you use. Whether you’re working with tape or going tapeless, experience faster editing—plus digital capture, monitoring, and output—in a powerful, portable, cost-effective solution.

Specially Priced Bundle includes MojoDX
with Avid Media Composer 6.5
starting at $2,999.00

Avid Media Composer 6.5
with Avid Nitris DX

When you edit high-profile films, TV shows, or commercials for a living, you need a system that gives you the speed, flexibility, and confidence to take on anything. With Media Composer Nitris DX, you can capture, edit, monitor, and output digital and analog material faster and easier than anything else available.

Avid Nitris DX uses Avid Intelligent Architecture and, with onboard 10-bit Avid DNxHD encoding and decoding, you can edit HD projects with incredible beauty and speed—with real-time performance.

Specially Priced Bundle includes NitrisDX
with Avid Media Composer 6.5
starting at $4,999.00

Also Available: Avid Nitris DX Bundles
with Avid Symphony 6.5
starting at $7,999.00

Avid

Avid Media Composer 6.5 Color Grading Bundle

Accelerate your color correcting and grading with Artist Color. With its highly responsive feel, you can keep your eyes on the picture instead of the interface while you make adjustments. And since you can tweak multiple parameters at once, you dramatically gain more speed and efficiency to complete time-consuming tasks quickly.
• Avid Artist Color - $1,450

starting at...
$1,995.00

Avid Media Composer 6.5 Blu-ray Bundle

Includes Pioneer BDR-206 12x Blu-ray Disc Burner for creating high-definition discs. Also includes a 10 disc spindle of Verbatim 25GB BD-R Blu-ray Discs plus an external eSATA/USB2 enclosure.
• Blu-ray bundle - $149 value

starting at...
$699.00

Avid Media Composer 6.5 Bundle with G-Technology G-RAID Storage

Save money when you combine the G-Tech G-RAID or G-SPEED Storage Solution with your Avid Media Composer 6.5 at special discounted bundle prices.
• G-Tech G-RAID 4TB - $299
• G-SPEED Q 8TB - $1,239.99

starting at...
$849.00

Matrox

Avid Media Composer 6.5 MXO2 Mini and Mini MAX
AV & HDMI I/O Bundle

Don’t settle for an HDMI and analog I/O card with messy cables when you can get all the features and more in a professional breakout box with Matrox MXO2 Mini. MAX adds faster than realtime H.264 acceleration.
• Matrox MXO2 Mini - $449
• MXO2 Mini MAX - $849

starting at...
$995.00

Avid Media Composer 6.5 Bundles with Matrox MXO2LE Max

The Matrox MXO2LE with MAX is the perfect HD-SDI hardware solution for Avid Media Composer 6! Don’t settle for an SDI, HDMI and analog I/O card with messy cables when you can get all the features and more in a professional breakout box with Matrox MXO2 LE MAX.
• Matrox MXO2LE Max - $1,395,
$1,495 with Thunderbolt Adapter

starting at...
$1,795.00

Avid Media Composer 6.5 Bundle with NEW Matrox Mojito MAX

Matrox Mojito MAX is an SDI/HDMI/analog HD/SD video and professional audio I/O card that supports Avid Media Composer 6, and lets users deliver H.264 files for the web, mobile devices, and Blu-ray up to five times faster than software alone without sacrificing quality.
• Matrox Mojito MAX - $995

starting at...
$1,495.00

AJA Video

Avid Media Composer 6.5 with AJA Kona 3G Bundle

KONA 3G features 10-bit Uncompressed video I/O, the newest HDMI 1.4a support for 3D workflows, 16-channel SDI embedded audio I/O, and up to 16-channel AES digital audio I/O (8 with breakout cable or 16 with optional K3G-Box). Add to that realtime hardware-based up/down/cross conversion for efficiently working with a wide variety of SD and HD, 3G, dual-link HD, even 2K formats, a hardware downstream keyer for compositing graphics without rendering, and so much more. • AJA Kona 3G- $1,995

starting at...
$2,395.00

Avid Media Composer 6.5 with AJA Kona LHi Bundle

KONA LHi offers a full host of no-compromise features: 10-bit or 8-bit uncompressed video, 2-channel AES digital audio and 8-channel SDI embedded digital audio, analog composite or s-video or SD/HD component video I/O, 2-channel balanced analog audio I/O, and broadcast-quality hardware-based up/down/crossconversion for flexible SD and HD post production.
• AJA Kona LHi - $1,495

starting at...
$1,995.00

Avid Media Composer 6.5 Bundle with AJA Io XT

Io XT is AJA's professional Thunderbolt-ready interface with two Thunderbolt ports and desktop-level power for Apple's newest generation of computers. Compact, portable and powerful, it's loaded with high-end features including 3G/Dual-link/HD/SD-SDI, Component Analog, and HDMI connectivity--plus full 10-bit, broadcast-quality up/down/cross conversion.
• AJA IoXT - $1,499.00

starting at...
$1,995.00

Click here for Avid Media Composer 6.5 Bundle with AJA IoExpress

Bluefish444

Avid Media Composer 6.5 & Bluefish444 Create|HD

Create|HD is ideal for creative artists looking to connect digital VTR’s, cameras and monitors working in either HD or SD SDI. Create|HD allows for hardware based real-time up, down or crossconversion during capture or playback. The same hardware based scaler intuitively accelerates real time effects within supported NLE and compositing software. Additionally, dual SDI outputs allow for original and converted signals to be output simultaneously.
• Bluefish444 Create|HD - $1,999

starting at...
$2,295.00

Avid Media Composer 6.5 Bundle with Bluefish444 Create|3D Ultra

Create|3D Ultra brings together our 10 years of expertise in a cost-effective product integrated tightly with Symmetry for Windows 3D and DI acquisition, preview and playout. Create|3D Ultra incorporates the Create|HD and Create|3D feature sets and builds upon them by having a dual link and 3D input.
• Create|3D Ultra - $2,499

starting at...
$2,695.00

MOTU

Avid Media Composer 6.5 Bundle with Motu HDX-SDI

For the best-possible image quality, capture uncompressed video via HD-SDI or HDMI with 4:2:2 10-bit color depth and full-raster 1920x1080 HD resolution. Many cameras feed their uncompressed SDI, HDMI or component output directly from the camera’s optics and imager, before compression, for absolutely pristine picture quality during capture with the HDX-SDI.
• Motu HDX-SDI - $849

starting at...
$1,395.00

Click here for Avid Media Composer 6.5 Bundle with Motu HD Express