AVID got some notice at comdex. I wonder how this software works with Dvx?
avid.com
vid Cinema Nominated For Best of Comdex Fall 1998 Award
— Avid's Video Editing and Publishing Software For Consumers Nominated From Field of Over
400 Products at National Computer Show —
LAS VEGAS, Nev., Suite #H206R (November 19, 1998) - Avid Technology, Inc.
(NASDAQ: AVID), announced today that Avid Cinema™ for Windows, a new consumer video
editing and publishing product introduced this week at Fall Comdex '98, was nominated for PC
Week's Best of Comdex award in the category of "Best Digital Media Product." Avid Cinema for
Windows is an easy-to-use video editing and publishing product that enables consumers to digitally
capture, edit, and publish movies on a Windows-based PC. The software was one of forty
technologies nominated in a field of more than 400 entries for PC Week's prestigious award.
"This nomination represents the computing industry's exciting endorsement that video editing is now
a very real, fun and affordable application for PC users," said Mark Basler, director of Avid's
Office and Consumer Division. "Avid is already recognized as a leading provider of video editing,
audio and special effects tools for Hollywood film and television professionals, and we are pleased
to help lead the convergence of computing, entertainment and mass-market content creation and
delivery technologies to open up new opportunities for video and multimedia."
Avid Cinema is based on Avid's industry-leading editing and effects technology, which has been
used in the creation of Hollywood's biggest movies and television shows. Using Avid Cinema's
drag-and-drop techniques, consumers can manipulate their digital video and audio clips; apply
more than 60 special effects; and add voice-overs, soundtracks, animated titles and credits. With
the click of a button, the finished movie can be published to videotape, CD-ROM, QuickTime or
AVI files as well as various file formats for the Internet including RealNetworks' RealVideo format
for email or web streaming applications.
Availability
The Avid Cinema software for Windows-based PCs is currently available in the US and Canada
through CompUSA and Best Buy superstores, Fry's Electronics, J&R Musicland, and
MicroCenter locations as well as PC Connection, Tiger Direct and MicroWarehouse direct order
catalogues. The software will also be sold through the Avid Cinema Webstore at
www.avidcinema.com.
Avid Technology, Inc. is an international, industry-leading provider of digital audio and video tools for
information and entertainment applications. The company's products are used by a variety of customers
worldwide including film, television and interactive content producers, TV news broadcasters, corporate
communicators and consumers. For more information, visit Avid's Web site at www.avid.com.
Avid is a registered trademark and Avid Cinema is a trademark of Avid Technology, Inc. or its subsidiaries or
divisions. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
