Tag Archives: 6.5

Telestream releases Episode 6.5 version 6.5

Telestream has just announced version 6.5 of Episode, its software for multi-format encoding. This update, shown during NAB, comes with the following new features: More formats added: such as HEVC, XAVC, VP9 and MXF AS-11. Support for image sequences: available directly from the user interface. Multi-track audio support: thanks to the presets and filters included […]

Avid releases Symphony trial

            Shortly before the arrival of NAB 2013 and before we learn what’s new regarding the Avid Media Composer family (which includes Media Composer, Symphony and NewsCutter), Avid is offering a free trial of Symphony 6.5. Previously it was possible to download the trial version of Media Composer, but it […]

New Avid Media Composer update

          A new update (6.5.2) for the Avid Media Composer family of products, which includes Media Composer, Symphony and NewsCutter software, has been available for a few days now. When version 6.5 was released, one of the issues that users liked the least was the price of the upgrade ($500 to […]

New Matrox driver for Media Composer 6.5 and Adobe CS6

      Matrox Video has announced the release of its new unified software driver, currently PC-compatible only, that provides support for recent updates to the Avid Media Composer family and Adobe CS6 Production Premium Collection. This driver works with MXO2, MXO2 MAX and the Mojito MAX card. All of them are Matrox I/O devices […]

Upgrading Avid software

            Last Thursday Avid updated its video editing systems, releasing version 6.5.0.1 for Media Composer and Symphony; and 10.5.0.1 for NewsCutter news editing software. The main new features affect the Sony plugins, which have also been updated. Support for the new Sony XDCAM AMA version 2.1 is now included. This […]

AVX2 Webinar and first Avid 6.5 Tutorial

              Next Wednesday, September 20, Avid is hosting a webinar on the AVX2 plug-in platform for Media Composer and Symphony. Avid’s recent journey has seen its editing systems become more open. For example, third-party hardware can now be used and native ingest from virtually any professional camera is allowed. […]

Avid releases new versions of the Media Composer family

          Avid has announced the latest version of its editing systems: Media Composer 6.5, Symphony 6.5 and NewsCutter 10.5. New features have been included to offer faster and more open workflows. New features include the ability to control hardware inputs and outputs (Hardware I/O). Users who are accustomed to using third-party […]

Edius Pro 6.5

          A few days ago Grass Valley released the latest version of its multiformat non-linear editing system, Edius Pro 6.5. The main new features are the functions for editing stereoscopic content, 10-bit color correction, support for new formats and cross-platform encoding. By introducing all these improvements, the company is trying to […]