Avid Ships Fully Integrated Production Suite
June 25, 2004
Tewksbury, MA - Avid Technology is now shipping its revolutionary Avid Xpress Studio all-in-one
production suite.
Designed for DV professionals, the award-winning Avid Xpress Studio system combines video editing, audio production, 3-D animation, compositing and titling, and DVD authoring capabilities with professional video and audio production hardware - all of which interoperate seamlessly on a single computer.
The Avid Xpress Studio is currently qualified for Windows-based systems, including a range of desktop and laptop CPUs from HP - Avid's preferred PC platform provider.
The Avid Xpress Studio system is available in two versions at breakthrough prices. Each version includes the Avid Xpress Pro, Avid Pro Tools LE, Avid 3D, Avid FX, and Avid DVD by Sonic software applications, and a different hardware configuration:
-- Avid Xpress Studio Complete: For $6,995, this package includes the Digi 002, which provides professional audio and MIDI I/O connections and eight touch-sensitive, motorized faders for automation control. It is designed to work with both the Avid Xpress Pro and Avid Pro Tools LE applications. Avid Xpress Studio Complete also includes the Avid Mojo Digital Nonlinear Accelerator (Avid DNA), which offers simultaneous real-time output of multiple streams of video and 3-D effects to client monitor and tape, the ability to mix uncompressed graphics and animation with DV media in real time, and many more performance-enhancing capabilities.
-- Avid Xpress Studio Essentials: For $3,995, this package includes the Digidesign Mbox hardware, a 2-channel USB audio peripheral that integrates audio and MIDI recording, editing, and real-time mixing.
The software and hardware applications included in the Avid Xpress Studio system are also available for individual purchase. Pricing is as follows:
-- Avid Xpress Pro: $1,695 USMSRP (available for both Mac and Windows)
-- Pro Tools LE, including Digidesign DV Toolkit software and Mbox hardware: $1,490 USMSRP (Mac and Windows)
-- Digi 002, including Avid Pro Tools LE and Digidesign DV Toolkit software: $3,490 USMSRP (Mac and Windows)
-- Avid 3D: $1,495 USMSRP (Windows only)
-- Avid FX: $1,595 USMSRP (Mac and Windows)
-- Avid DVD by Sonic: $1,995 USMSRP (Windows only)
-- Avid Mojo: $1,695 USMSRP (Mac and Windows)
Upgrade pricing for current Avid Xpress Pro, Avid Xpress DV and Digi 002 customers starts at $2,295 USMSRP.
For more information, visit
www.avid.comxpressstudio
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