Avid unveils Symphony Nitris

Post, May, 2005

TEWKSBURY, MA -- Avid (www.avid.com) was at NAB with new products, as well as new pricing for its Xpress line of tools.

The newest member of Avid's DNA product family is Avid Symphony Nitris. The system offers the editing familiarity of the company's Media Composer, along with Symphony's finishing tools, and DNA acceleration to provide realtime editing and effects for multi-stream, 10-bit HD and SD. The system offers realtime primary color correction, plus realtime secondary color correct, realtime titling and universal mastering capabilities for any format. It's priced at $89,995 with storage.

The Avid Xpress Studio HD package includes five apps, all of which have been upgraded. Xpress Pro HD (realtime multicam); Pro Tools LE;Avid FX (now HD); Avid 3D (new animation & modeling tools); and Avid DVD by Sonic (new background, menu graphics).

Pricing has also come down: Xpress DV is $495, Xpress Pro HD is $1,695; Xpress Pro Power Pack is $2,494; Xpress Studio HD Essentials is $3,495; and Xpress Studio HD Complete is $5,995. Native HD editing was shown and will be available later this year.

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