Avid Media Composer
Description Avid Media Composer is a one of a kind video editing platform that presents movie professionals and mainstream TV programs with powerful tools to carry out their job. For decades now, professionals have relied on this software in production. This software was built to be more of a consumer-oriented program. Avid Media Composer is comprised of excellent features that allow you to edit videos to post them on YouTube or other platforms. Notwithstanding, this software also has a free version – Media Composer. First, which is primarily meant for non-commercial purposes. Those looking to join the filmmaking and production industry can rely on this formidable tool. Review Avid Media Composer is one of the most efficient editing tools that come with desirable features to handle different media projects to their level best. An impressive feature of this software is that it allows you to operate on a wide range of media formats from different sources. It doesn’t matter if the media file format is 2K, 4K, 8K, SD, HD, or ultra HD media, this powerful tool will help you edit the file(s) to your preferred specifications. Besides letting you access and edit without having to copy or transcode media files, Avid Media Composer also allows you to access and edit media files from the cloud. You don’t have to sit behind your desk to handle any project. Avid Media Composer also has a flawless trim mode that allows you to trim multiple clips simultaneously. This feature works better than that of most editing tools. The trimming options that it features include: overwrite trim, dual-roller trim, and single-roller trim. Notwithstanding, this software is fitted with effect tools such as time warping, reformatting, stabilizing, and many more. This set of tools is effective in helping your end results to comprise of high-quality media files. Avid is also effective when it comes to project sharing. Its media management allows you to transfer different projects from one drive to another as well as between projects. Other editors that have access to a shared project can all see the clip and the changes being made simultaneously. Interestingly, it is supported by both Mac and Windows operating systems.
- Works on any aspect ratio and resolution
- Edits high resolution and HD media
- Edit HDR projects
- FrameFlex
- Avid DNxHD codec
- Multicam editing
- Keyboard mapping
- Color correction
- It allows you to create locator lists with thumbnails and timecodes
- It can pan a clip or a full audio track
- It allows backward compatibility – you can open projects created in newer versions of the software in older versions of the software
- You can share your project with other professionals during post-production
- It can give accurate change notes and assemble lists to other users
- It can use auxiliary reel numbers and timecodes in the generation of EDLs
- Cons
- Avid Media Composer is comprised of excellent features that allow you to edit videos to post them on YouTube or other platforms. Notwithstanding, this software also has a free version – Media Composer. First, which is primarily meant for non-commercial purposes. Those looking to join the filmmaking and production industry can rely on this formidable tool.
- Media Composer First is very basic compared the full program
- It needs careful and patient management in order to work well
- Sequences on the free version are limited to 4 video and 8 audio tracks.
Avid Media Composer is one of the most efficient editing tools that come with desirable features to handle different media projects to their level best. An impressive feature of this software is that it allows you to operate on a wide range of media formats from different sources. It doesn’t matter if the media file format is 2K, 4K, 8K, SD, HD, or ultra HD media, this powerful tool will help you edit the file(s) to your preferred specifications. Besides letting you access and edit without having to copy or transcode media files, Avid Media Composer also allows you to access and edit media files from the cloud. You don’t have to sit behind your desk to handle any project. Avid Media Composer also has a flawless trim mode that allows you to trim multiple clips simultaneously. This feature works better than that of most editing tools. The trimming options that it features include: overwrite trim, dual-roller trim, and single-roller trim. Notwithstanding, this software is fitted with effect tools such as time warping, reformatting, stabilizing, and many more. This set of tools is effective in helping your end results to comprise of high-quality media files. Avid is also effective when it comes to project sharing. Its media management allows you to transfer different projects from one drive to another as well as between projects. Other editors that have access to a shared project can all see the clip and the changes being made simultaneously. Interestingly, it is supported by both Mac and Windows operating systems.
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