Everything you need for professional video editing—and more

Media Composer is the most widely used video editing software in the film, television, and professional video industry for good reason. It offers reliable 64-bit performance; easy-to-use video editing, effects, colour, and audio tools; and accelerated HD, file-based, and stereo 3D workflows, so you can create, edit, and deliver projects—in the highest quality—fast.

Now’s your opportunity to start your editing education using the very same tools the pros use to create your favourite movies, TV shows, and commercials—at special academic pricing. With Media Composer 6.5 Academic Student software, you not only get everything you need to kick-start your career, but also four years of complimentary upgrades, so you can stay up to date throughout your studies.

- Accelerate your storytelling with ACE-certified editing tools, open workflows, and 64-bit performance
- Directly access and edit RED, ProRes, QuickTIme, XDCAM, AVCHD, and other file-based media with AMA—no transcoding required.
- Work with third-party hardware you may already have through Avid Open I/O
- Manage and edit stereoscopic 3D projects with a comprehensive set of tools and workflows
- Get full-featured audio tools and workflows, including 7.1 surround sound, RTAS plug-ins, and Pro Tools integration
- Edit HD material in real time—in mastering quality—with DNxHD
- Conveniently purchase stock footage, plug-ins, and more through the Avid Marketplace
- Get Avid FX (Boris RED), Avid DVD, and Sorenson Squeeze included with your software
- Get four years of complimentary upgrades from your time of activation
- And much more

Included software
- Media Composer—Edit SD, HD, and stereoscopic 3D material
- Avid DVD—Author DVD and Blu-ray discs (Windows only)
- Avid FX—Create and animate titles, effects, transitions, and more
- Sorenson Squeeze —Optimize and deliver content for web or disc play
- EDL Manager—Export timecode metadata
- FilmScribe—Export film metadata
- Log Exchange—Convert shot logs into ALE files
- MediaLog—Manage logging and metadata

Mac
Computer: Avid-qualified Mac-based computer or laptop
OS: Mac OS X Lion/Mountain Lion (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Dual or Intel Dual Core 2.66 GHz Xeon processor or faster, or Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz processor or faster (laptops)
Memory: 4 GB of RAM
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce family2 or ATI Radeon family (as supported by Apple)
Internal hard drive: Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk

Windows
Computer: Avid-qualified Windows-based computer or laptop
OS: Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz processor or faster
Memory: 4 GB of RAM (6 GB of RAM recommended)
Graphics card: NVIDIA Quadro FX family2 (FX 560 or higher)
Internal hard drive: Minimum 80 GB 7200 rpm hard disk
1. Uncompressed video on laptops is limited to one stream of uncompressed SD video, except for Windows-based Intel Core i7 laptops (Quad Core with Hyper-Threading) with eSata external storage, which can play multiple streams of 1:1 uncompressed SD.

2. NVIDIA cards are recommended; full-screen playback requires a minimum of 128 MB of graphics memory.