AMA now includes volume export support so you can create AS-02 bundles using codecs such as JPEG2000, DNxHD, AVC-I, IMX and uncompressed. And the Relink tool has been improved, allowing you to relink files based on any information in the bin, making the process easier and more accurate. Media Composer 6.5 provides a simple procedure to relink AMA files that have been moved. AMA now works with AVCHD and RED EPIC files. Media Composer 6.0 and 6.5 have also added more versatility to the AMA feature, which allows instant access and editing of files without transcoding. In keeping with the interest in 3D, Media Composer 6.0 introduced full stereoscopic editing with comprehensive editing tools designed to make editing 3D as simple as 2D. Media Composer 6.5 has added other useful codecs: DNxHD 100, which offers impressive quality at a more economical bandwidth, and JPEG2000.

DNxHD provides parity with ProRes 444, offering another option for a minimally compressed codec. Media Composer 6.0 added an impressive new codec, DNxHD 444, which offers exceptionally high quality at low bandwidths. Media Composer 6.0 and up also include an improved audio mixer that has more features and bears a closer resemblance to the more intuitive analog mixing boards. Surround sound mixes imported from Pro Tools can be accurately monitored in stereo in Media Composer if desired. You can create 5.1 and 7.1 sound mixes within the application, or by importing from Pro Tools. With its tactile controls, this device allows one to make color adjustments without looking away from the screen-a feature vital to critical color grading.īuilding on Avid’s ownership of Pro Tools, improvements in sound mixing are included, along with various hardware add-on options and full project exchange between Pro Tools and Media Composer. Media Composer 6.0 added new color correction capability with the option for connecting to an external trackball-based controller called Artist Color. This opens the door for versatile monitoring options as well as live streaming, cross-conversion, and tools that are yet to be invented. With its new open I/O, a wide range of third-party hardware can now be connected to Media Composer 6.5, including devices made by Matrox, AJA, Blackmagic Design, MOTU, and Bluefish 444. The 64-bit architecture also increases its ability to handle effects and plug-ins with greater ease and stability due to more efficient memory handling. The application loads quickly, and snaps between tasks and projects with enhanced agility.

Avid media composer interface