Avid Media Composer Version 4

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• Below is an overview of some of the new features in Avid Media Composer version 4.

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Below is a great video by Steve Cohen that demonstrates the new Transition Preservation feature in version 4.0:

Below is a video from Avid that demonstrates the new Mix & Match capabilities in version 4.0.
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Much (but not all) of What's New in Avid Media Composer version 4.0:

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Mixing Frame Rates and Field Motion Types	The Avid editing application allows you to work with clips of any frame rate or field motion type regardless of the project’s type... and with *no rendering. Media Composer version 4 provides the ability to mix video clips of any* frame rate, including whether they are progressive or interlaced, HD or SD. They all mix together in the same timeline... You can even composite these different clips on top of each other... And it's all done in Real Time... Yep, there's no rendering! The result? Nothing short of unmatched, high quality video images.
Numeric Keypad and Mouse Support for MultiCamera Editing	You can now use the numeric keypad and mouse buttons to switch the display of camera angles and to swap camera banks.
Recapturing and Decomposing	The new Expert Decompose feature allows you to decompose only certain tapes or clips used by a sequence, and allows you to fine tune target formats to which you want to recapture.
Support for Ikegami GFCAM™	You can edit directly from Igekami GFPAKs without having to capture.
720p Proxy Transcode Workflow	This release supports 720p Proxy (H.264) Transcode.
1080p/24 Hi Quality SD/HD Downconvert	The editing application now supports 1080p/24 downconvert.
Undo up to 100 previous actions	Previously, you could undo or redo up to 32 previous edits. The limit has been increased to 100 actions.
Stereoscopic	The Avid editing application allows you to display and edit additional types of stereoscopic (3D) material.
Entering Numeric Values for Timecode and Trimming	If using a laptop or computer without a dedicated numeric keypad, you can press and release the left Ctrl key twice quickly to use standard number keys to enter timecode, frame offset or trimming values.
Transition Effect Preservation	The editing application includes improvements for effect preservation with clips containing transition effects when Trimming, when using Segment Mode, and when Lifting or Extracting.
Edgecode support enhancements for Timecode Burn-in effect	Lets you display edgecode for either the sequence or for the source clips.
Commit Multicamera Edits	This new feature lets you remove the Grouped clips in a sequence and replace each of them with its selected clip.
Clip Color Changes	Options for displaying clip colors in the Timeline have been updated to include HD vs SD, and identifying clips of varying frame rates.
AAF Edit Protocol	A new option in the AAF Export Settings allows you to choose “AAF Edit Protocol.” With this option selected, the Avid editing application can export AAF files which are AAF Edit Protocol compliant.
Auto-Zoom for Motion Tracking and Stabilization	This user-selectable feature automatically zooms in to remove exposed black edges on a stabilized effect.
Ancillary Data Handling	The Avid editing application allows you to use a Console command to turn ancillary data preservation (e.g. Closed Captioning) on and off, as well as to control which data is preserved.
Video Satellite now supported on Macintosh Systems	With the previous Avid Media Composer editing application release, Video Satellite was supported only on the Microsoft Windows operating system. With this release, Video Satellite is also supported on the Macintosh operating system.
Updated Nvidia Driver	An updated version of the Nvidia Driver (v182.65) is in the Utilities folder.

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