Avid Xpress Studio Upgrades

Avid Xpress Pro Features

Avid Real-time Architecture

• Film effects
• Over 115 customizable real-time software effects and multiple simultaneous real-time streams to create and view richly layered effects without rendering
• 2D and 3D OpenGL based effects including 3D PIP, Ball, Page Fold, Slats
• Real-time effects in software-only preview or digital and analog out via Avid Mojo, Expert real-time analysis for Digital Cut and ExpertRender
• 15:1s offline resolutions
• Mixed resolutions in the timeline
• 5 real-time DV streams
• Option to add Avid Mojo DNA –for true RT DV cut to tape
• Real-time professional level color correction tools that increase productivity and deliver better, more sophisticated results
• Real-time performance on a wide range of desktops and notebooks
• ExpertRender optimizes real-time performance
• Keyframable, real-time picture-in-picture effects
• Real-time display in both interface and video monitor
• Expert Color Correction Toolset
• Patent-pending NaturalMatch color matching allows users to click on a face in two shots to instantly match skin tones
• A three-window view allows users to more easily compare color from frame to frame
• Customizable real-time waveform and vectorscope for more accurate assessment of color correction
• Customizable, advanced vectorscope, waveform, histogram and parade monitors include RGH and YcbCr histogram and parade, Y & YC waveform, and quad displays.
• Based on sophisticated color correction technology found in Avid Symphony - no other software-only NLE comes close to this level of professional color correction.
• Real-time transcoding
• Real-time audio dissolves and punch-in

Customizable, Professional Tools

• Advanced keyframe model for 2D and 3D picture-in-picture effects
• 24 video and 24 audio tracks with unlimited layering
• Powerful compositing features with support for Photoshop and After Effects
• IllusionFX for more effects power
• DVD authoring (Sonic ReelDVD LE)
• Adobe After-Effects-only plug-ins support (Profound Effects Elastic Gasket)
• 2D/3D vVector title animation (Boris FX LTD)
• Image Stabilization
• Avid Film Maker’s Toolkit
• Avid Illusion FX Pack
• Industry-standard Avid user interface that's easy to navigate and learn
• Customizable menu, toolbars and keyboard commands to enhance your workflow can be saved and transfered to other Avid editing systems
• Unlimited video tracks via nesting for dynamic multilayered compositions
• Best of class audio tools including real-time audio mix, punch-in, EQ, automation gain, stereo VU meters, and DigiDesign AudioSuite
• Easy manipulation of imported graphics, including Adobe Photoshop layers
• AutoSave with Attic folder to revert to previous version and 32 levels of undo
• Superior title animation, effects, and 2D/3D compositing through Boris FX6 LTD and GRAFFITI2 LTD
• SuperBins provide access to all media using minimal screen real estate
• Rolling and scrolling titles
• Powerful audio tools like mix, gain and Digidesign AudioSuite
• 24-bit audio support
• 2D and 3D titling through Avid Title Tool and Boris Graffiti LTD
• Timewarp effects
• DV Scene Extraction
• Avid Pan & Zoom
• Customizable keyboards and interface

Productivity Features

• Mix online and offline resolutions in the same timeline
• 15:1s offline resolution
• 23.976 media support
• JKL machine control
• Extend & Replace Edit
• Multicam clip grouping and ganging
• Source timeline view
• Superior project management —Avid Media Tool, Consolidate and Transcode
• Windows XP Professional and Mac OS X versions in one box
• Avid One-Step technology to automate common tasks
• Dynamic storyboarding with drag and drop to the timeline
• Scrub clips with JKL control in any bin window
• Award winning Avid Tour quickly brings new users up to speed.
• Online tutorial and documentation
• DV scene extraction instantly builds individual clips from a single DV clip
• Six customizable toolsets speed up common tasks: Basic editing, source/record editing, color correction, effects editing, audio editing and recording from tape
• JKL trim
• Segment drag anywhere and user selectable snap mode
• Dual rolling trim
• Highly customizable user interface
• Mac and Windows software in one box
• User protection with AutoSave and 32 levels of undo
• Award winning Avid training materials included

Streamlined Interoperability + Workflow

• MetaSync support; Avid Total Conform —bins, sequences and projects compatible with other Avid editing products for seamless workflow with Meridien products and Avid Media Composer Adrenaline
• Avid Unity LANshare EX support
• Avid PortServer Pro support
• 24-FPS EDL support for 24P HD
• Avid DV codec provides higher quality DV playback in After Effects (PC only)
• DVCPRO PAL 4:1:1 support
• Upgradable to Avid Xpress Meridien hardware
• Import/export in many popular formats, including: MPEG-1, QuickTime 5, and QuickTime Reference Movie
• OMF files for collaboration with graphics and other systems. EDL import/export allows finishing in tape online facilities
• Seamless audio exchange with Digidesign Pro Tools systems
• Supports all AVX 1.5 plug ins including 3rd party RT plug ins
• Support for Windows XP and Mac OS X operating systems
• Support for popular FireWire cards, cameras and decks
• Multiprocessor optimized
• OMF profiles, EDL export and import

Encoding Support

• Sorenson Video 3.1 Professional
• Sorenson Spark Professional
• Sorenson MPEG-4 Professional
• Windows Media 7, 8, 9
• Windows Media ACELP
• MS ISO MPEG-4 video version 1.0
• MS MPEG-4 3
• Cook RealAudio
• Uncompressed Audio
• AAC (MPEG-4 AAC audio encoding technology licensed by Fraunhofer IIS)
• ADPCM
• QUALCOMM PureVoice
• Apple IMA 4:1
• Qdesign Music Codec 2
• Windows Media Audio 8
• Windows Media Screen 7
• RealVideo 8 and 9
• RealVideo G2 (with SVT)
• ATRAC3 RealAudio
• ACELP RealAudio
• MPEG-2

Networking + Storage

Supports a wide range of Avid's Local Storage products for fully tested solutions with guaranteed performance:

• Avid MediaDock iS LVD removable storage
• Avid MediaDrive rS LVD fixed storage
• Avid MediaDrive rS FireWire fixed storage
• Avid MEDIArray (1 GB) and MEDIArray II (2 GB) 10K Fibre Channel storage
• Avid Unity LANshare EX, for connectivity, shared storage, media protection, and network security

Automatic Expert Color Correction

• Real-time professional-level color correction tools
• NaturalMatch expert can match skin tones across scenes with one click
• New OneStep AutoCorrect can fix an entire sequence with one click
• Keyframeable color effects
• Three-up Color Correction Windows
• Advanced Waveform and Vectorscope monitors
• Before and after split screens

Advanced Software Experts

• One Step Dynamic Storyboards
• Quick Transitions
• AutoSave
• SuperBin
• DV Scene Extraction
• ExpertRender