Avid Reduces Subscription Price of Media Composer and Adds AI Tools

Here is a brief article highlighting some of the announcements Avid made at NAB 2018. Get to know the new subscription-based options for their Media Composer NLE software. From broadcastnow.co.uk

Avid has reduced the cost of the subscription version of Media Composer (pictured right) to under US$20 (around £15) a month and revealed a slate of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. It has also launched a new nearline storage product.

The announcements were part of a wide-ranging series of new product releases revealed at Avid Connect, the company’s three-day customer event, held in Las Vegas just prior to NAB 2018.

The lower cost subscription version of Media Composer, which was previously priced at US$50 a month, provides the full feature set of the industry-standard editor, with up to 24 video tracks, 64 audio tracks, and unlimited bins. It features a “newly refined” user interface and support for 4K, 8K and HDR...read more