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Avid Media Composer
Avid Media Composer · Burlington, Massachusetts, USA · founded 1987
Plans and prices
Media Composer First
Priced on request
Free to use forever · Entry-level editing
Read 20 Sep 2026 · avid.com
Standard
$208a year
99 video tracks · 99 audio tracks · Standard color management · Avid NEXIS shared projects
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Ultimate
$539.99a year
99 video tracks · 99 audio tracks · Advanced color management · Avid NEXIS shared projects
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Enterprise
$899.99a year
99 video tracks · 99 audio tracks · Avid NEXIS and third-party shared storage · ScriptSync
Read 11 Oct 2026 · avid.com
On the record
- Audio integration
- Sequences can be exported to Pro Tools with track metadata and volume automation preserved for audio editing and mixing.avid.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Desktop app
- Yesavid.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Extensions
- Third-party extensions add tools and workflows for VFX, dailies, archive, and automation within the editing workflow.avid.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Finishing
- The product page describes built-in Symphony color tools, ACES and 32-bit float support, and IMF packaging for master delivery.avid.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- 4K export
- Yesavid.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Free edition
- Avid describes Media Composer First as free to use forever and suitable for new or casual editors.avid.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Free trial
- Avid offers a 30-day Media Composer Ultimate trial that includes PhraseFind, ScriptSync, Symphony, and NewsCutter options.kb.avid.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Multicam
- The product page says editors can group up to 64 cameras into multi-camera timelines.avid.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Newsroom integration
- Media Composer integrates with MediaCentral for editing against live rundowns and preview feeds and delivering packages to playback.avid.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Platform support
- The latest version matrix lists macOS and 64-bit Windows 11 Pro and Enterprise as supported operating systems.kb.avid.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Proxy editing
- Proxy editing uses lightweight media and can relink to camera originals for final conforming and delivery.avid.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Media Composer is professional video editing software for film, television, and news production.avid.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Shared projects
- Multiple editors can work in the same project using real-time bin locking and centralized shared media with Avid NEXIS or third-party shared storage.avid.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The listed subscription plans include standard web support with a 24-hour response.avid.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- Avid says Media Composer runs on desktop and laptop computers using Mac or Windows, and notes that some features require more than the minimum system requirements.kb.avid.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Team collaboration
- Yesavid.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Transcript editing
- ScriptSync AI matches transcripts to audio waveforms, and PhraseFind AI searches spoken dialogue phonetically.avid.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Web app
- Yesavid.com · read 20 Sep 2026
