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So... Avid come full circle with the release of Media Composer 5.5 software which a lot of people will also remember as a major software release for their NuVista based editing system over 15 years ago! My how far we’ve come!

While it will not be released for a few weeks yet, this version has some interesting features that change how Media Composer is used and priced in todays post market. There are some interesting software enhancements and an amazing application called Phrase Finder which is an add-on to MC which enables you to search for actual phrases spoken in your video footage. However the list below is felt to be of much more interest to people who want to know exactly how this software version affects them and implications that may affect there facility or workflows for the future.

  1. Support of the AJA IO Express – This is the first time that Avid has qualified a NON avid I/O device that allows the user to capture baseband video as both SD and HD pictures. This in turn means that in today’s prices a Media Composer system on a supported HP platform should be less then £5K!
  2. Last release with support for Adrenaline and Nitris classic hardware – this will be the last version that will support the legacy I/O devices of Adrenaline and Nitris (for the Symphony users out there)
  3. Last release for 32bit OS – Avids next major release of Media Composer (6.0?) will be 64 bit only and so 5.5 is the last version to support a 32bit OS
  4. No  support for Unity 4.2.4 – Avid are no longer supporting the older 4.2.4 unity systems with MC 5.5 and will only qualify Unity 5 systems

Visit Avids Media Composer 5.5 page here for the complete breakdown of the features offered in MC 5.5 and see what it brings to you
 


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