{"id":4293,"date":"2011-11-03T22:40:25","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T02:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=4293"},"modified":"2012-04-23T09:32:07","modified_gmt":"2012-04-23T13:32:07","slug":"avid-announces-new-release-media-composer-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/avid-announces-new-release-media-composer-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Avid Announces New Release: Media Composer 6!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Avid Technology announces its latest software release: Media Composer 6!<\/h2>\n

Avid’s Media Composer 6 (as well as Symphony 6 and Newscutter 10), was announced today via a global webcast, and will soon become available to the general public. \u00a0Users can now\u00a0register to be notified<\/a> when it becomes available.<\/p>\n

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The new release looks to have some exciting features, many of which are under-the-hood improvements to enhance performance and compatibility\u2014like a 64-bit architecture, open third-party I\/O hardware compatibility, and Avid hardware accelleration improvements.<\/p>\n

But there’s also some pretty sleek in-your-face new features as well\u2014like a modern new UI with a tabbed-style interface, an intra-app stock footage shopping tool, and some notable improvements in color correction and sound design.<\/p>\n

Here’s a\u00a0quick video<\/a>\u00a0on the release’s new features.<\/p>\n

Granted, many of these new features may have been quite a long time coming, (particularly with things like the 64-bit architecture), but by and large, the new release hits upon some important upgrades while keeping current editors comfortable in the app.<\/p>\n

Here’s the basic rundown of what the new release has to offer:<\/strong><\/p>\n