Videoguys' NAB2004 report (part III) Avid puts it all toge..

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Videoguys' NAB2004 report (part III) Avid puts it all together!

At last year's NAB show Avid stunned the industry with the
introduction of their DNA line - Digital Non-linear Accelerators.
These external devices unlocked additional real-time features and
performance beyond those achievable with software alone. We've had
tremendous success with Avid Xpress Pro & Avid Mojo and now we're
going to leverage that success with the full force of Avid's
software offerings. The new products are called Avid Xpress Studio and
they ROCK!

Avid Xpress Studio = Xpress Pro 4.5 video editing + Digidesign
ProTools (LE) audio editing +DigiDesign hardware + SoftImage 3D
animation + Boris FX Red + Sonic DVD Authoring

What does that mean? How about being able to preview your audio and
video in perfect sync on a television monitor via Mojo. While we're at
it, let's get real-time previews of our Avid FX, 3D animations, video
editing and DVD creation via Mojo as well. Are you getting the picture
yet? Avid also worked with Boris FX and Sonic to create special
versions of their software just for Avid. Avid DVD producer integrates
with Xpress Pro to allow you to export chapter points, thumbnails and
other metadata directly from the timeline. Avid FX is a special
version of Boris Red that taps into Xpress Pro's real-time OpenGL
engine and Mojo for unprecedented 3D filters and FX performance.

Avid Xpress Studio comes in two flavors; Essentials and Complete:

Avid Xpress Studio Essentials: End-to-end functionality in a single
integrated package $3,995
- Avid Xpress Pro 4.5
- Avid Pro Tools LE
- Digidesign Mbox dual-channel micro-studio
- Avid 3D from SoftImage
- Avid FX by Boris FX
- Avid DVD by Sonic

Avid Xpress Studio Complete: Take your creativity to the next level.
Five integrated applications plus the Digi 002 automated control
surface and the Avid Mojo Digital Nonlinear Accelerator for added
real-time power. $6,995
- Avid Xpress Pro 4.5
- Avid Mojo Digital Nonlinear Accelerator
- Avid Pro Tools LE
- Digi 002 automated control surface
- Avid 3D from SoftImage
- Avid FX by Boris FX
- Avid DVD by Sonic

We will be offering a wide range of upgrade paths for Xpress Pro
owners (with and without Mojo) as well as owners of older versions of
Xpress DV. If you already own ProTools le, Digi002 or Mbox give us a
call, we're going to have special upgrade opportunities for you as
well! Order your upgrades before June 23 for even more savings!

Avid Xpress Studio info & upgrades:
http://www.videoguys.com/XpressStudio.html


Avid doesn't just go HD, they re-invent it!

As we noted earlier HD was the big buzz at NAB2004. Avid understands
that all of their customers, from prosumer to broadcast professional,
have HD in their future. Avid also knows that editing and moving
around HUGE uncompressed HD video files just isn't practical. What is
needed is a top quality compression that will make editing and working
with HD footage more efficient. At NAB2004 Avid introduced a new HD
compression they call DNxHD. I could, and probably will, write an
entire article just explaining this breakthrough technology.

Instead I'm going to leave it at this: DNxHD makes working with HD
better, and it allows for sharing HD files and data across a wide
range of platforms, NLEs and even locations. Let the DNxHD revolution
begin!

As part of their complete HD strategy, Avid announced that the Xpress
Pro 5.0 upgrade, scheduled for year-end release, will include support
for capturing and editing native HDV footage. The coolest part of all
– it will be a $50 upgrade for Xpress Pro 4.5 owners!!

Videoguys' Avid page: http://www.videoguys.com/avid.html


FREE Keyboard & Training w/ Avid Xpress Pro with Mojo

Avid Xpress Pro & Avid Mojo combine to offer you the most powerful
Real-Time NLE solution for DV.

With Xpress Pro, Avid has added a bunch of new tools that the more
professional editor has been demanding. JKL keyboard shortcuts make
trimming clips easier than ever. The already superb color correction
has been made even better with a new expert automatic color correction
tool that can color balance your entire
video for you with the click of a mouse. Xpress Pro now supports 15:1s
and other off line Avid editing resolutions for compatibility with all
Avid systems new and old. Better still, all of the Avid PowerPack
goodies – Image Stabilizer, Film Tools and Illusion FX are included in
Xpress Pro. So is Sorenson Squeeze
and Sonic Reel DVD le!

Hands down the best new thing about Xpress Pro is Mojo. Mojo is an
EXTERNAL device that attaches to your laptop or workstation via
FireWire. What Mojo then does is nothing short of remarkable.
Real-Time analog & DV output for up to 5 streams of video! WOW! Want
even more - how about the ability to capture and
edit uncompressed video?!? With Xpress Pro & Mojo you can mix DV and
uncompressed footage in the same timeline. No need to waste disk space
when DV quality is all you need. You only use uncompressed when you
really need it – for heavy-duty title and graphics and for complex
compositing.

Order today and get a FREE Bella EZ Keyboard Pro w/ built in
Jog/Shuttle, Editing with Avid Xpress Pro Training DVD and Avid
Editing Book (over $250 value)

Click here for more info on Xpress Pro & Mojo Bundle!:
http://www.videoguys.com/XpressPro.html


Avid Xpress DV 4 - The perfect tool for getting started in Video
Editing

If you are new to video editing or you want to get more serious about
it, why not go with the same tool used to produce more than 85% of the
shows you watch on television today? The Avid Xpress DV interface and
underlying technology is the same toolset used by professional video
editors all over the world.

Just because professionals use Avid every day doesn't mean you can't.
The Avid way of editing video is the industry standard. Whenever a new
NLE software title gets released by the competition, the one comment
you keep seeing is that it has a more Avid-like look & feel. Why
settle for anything less than the real thing!

We realize that many consumers feel that Avid editing is intimidating
and demanding. This is a misconception. We now include an Avid Editing
with Avid Xpress Pro Training DVD and Avid Editing Book with every
Xpress DV 4 purchase. With these great training guides - written by
Avid, you'll become an Avid editor in no time at all!

Click here for more info about Avid Xpress DV 4:
http://www.videoguys.com/XpressDV.html

More NAB2004 news coming soon!

We'll be sending out additional NAB2004 reports next week. If you
missed any of our previous reports, or if you want to jump ahead and
read more, just follow the link below.

Videoguys' Complete NAB2004 Report
http://www.videoguys.com/NAB2004.html

Gary

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