Avid Ships Avid Xpress DV on IBM IntelliStation

 

 

 

 

Affordable DV Editing Solution for Web Video, DVDs, CDs, and Other Popular Digital Media Formats

TEWKSBURY, MA--(March 14, 2000)--Avid Technology, Inc. announced that Avid Xpress DV on IBM IntelliStation is now shipping. Designed to give creative professionals the power to communicate more effectively with video on the web, DVD and other media, Avid Xpress DV is the first turnkey system that provides powerful features and functionality in an affordable, complete, and easy-to-use DV editing solution. The solution, which is currently available worldwide through IBM and Avid resellers and distributors for an IBM (a)ERP of under $8299, includes a fully configured IBM IntelliStation M Pro workstation and Avid Xpress DV video editing and publishing software.

Richard Hunt, an Avid Xpress DV beta tester from Red E Productions said, "I have been using Avid Xpress DV daily to complete a variety of projects, including a movie trailer, offline for a feature, a marketing video for a music tour and an investor relations video for a media company. Avid Xpress DV's wide range of digital distribution capabilities allow me to offer additional services - such as web-based encoding and web review and approval - which will help me better service my clients and ultimately expand my business."

"With the advent of low-cost DV technology and broadband networks, Avid is focused on enabling the expanding market of new media creative professionals to communicate with video," said Paul Henderson, vice president of New Media Product Marketing. "Avid Xpress DV on IBM IntelliStation brings Avid's industry-leading video production technology to an unprecedented level of price/performance and ease of use. Now, anyone can create professional-quality video and multimedia content for a wide variety of uses, including sales and marketing videos, training videos and web-based teaching solutions. We have already seen tremendous market response with this solution, and will continue to help our customers grow their businesses by offering products that facilitate the creation of rich content for the Web."

Erin Seymour, an Avid Xpress DV beta tester and a graduate student in Fine Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is using Avid Xpress DV to start her own production company. "I have been using Avid Xpress DV to produce commercials for television to generate video-based pieces of art for gallery exhibits. The affordable price of Avid Xpress DV enables me to operate independently of the production facilities at school, providing more flexibility to experiment creatively and maintain my workflow," said Seymour. "The wide range of distribution options are particularly impressive, as the DVD outputting capability allows me to maintain artistic control right down to the frame. Additionally, the web streaming capabilities will be used to incorporate video into 'internet art,' which will enable my artwork to be viewed by a much larger audience."

About Avid Xpress DV

Avid Xpress DV video editing and publishing software is designed to give creative professionals the power to communicate with video. Avid Xpress DV software is based on the award-winning Avid interface, bringing the power and reliability of Avid video editing to an affordable and easy-to-use solution. The Avid Xpress DV product offers a wide range of digital distribution options to enable users to easily publish high-quality media to multimedia presentations, DVD, CD-ROM, Web sites or stream over the Internet or Intranets.

Supported multimedia format include MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, RealNetworks G2, Microsoft Windows Media (ASF), AVI and Apple(R) QuickTime(R) 4.0. The Avid Xpress DV software includes many of the industry-leading productivity and creativity features that distinguish Avid products, including:

  • -- Digital distribution options for the Web, CDs, DVDs, and more
  • -- Streamlined edit interface, including precise timecode editing and DV camera control
  • -- Unlimited video layering capabilities with nesting
  • -- Robust audio features such as real-time mix and monitor; 8 audio tracks with real-time audio EQ (equalization) with presets to filter noises that are often present in corporate environments
  • -- More than 80 effects, including dissolves; wipes; color correction; chroma, luma and matte key; 2D picture-in-picture; motion effects; titles; keyframes; support for third-party plug-ins
  • -- Includes DVDit! DVD authoring software from Sonic Solutions, Inc.


About the IBM IntelliStation M Pro

Avid Xpress DV software runs exclusively on the IBM IntelliStation M Pro, a workstation designed to solve new creative problems posed by the world of video editing, animation, web design, and three-dimensional computer-aided design.

IBM IntelliStation M Pro 686891U includes

  • -- Pentium III 600EB MHz with 256K Cache
  • -- Avid Xpress DV software application 1.0'.
  • -- 16MB AGP Matrox Millenium G400
  • -- AC-97 Audio
  • -- 9.1 GB 7200 RPM Ultra2 Wide SCSI Disk Drive 2
  • -- 18.2GB 7200 RPM Ultra2 Wide SCSI Disk Drive
  • -- Integrated dual channel Wide Ultra2 SCSI
  • -- Integrated 10/100 Ethernet controller
  • -- Standard 104-key keyboard
  • -- Three button ScrollPoint Mouse
  • -- 48X-20X IDE CD-ROM Drive
  • -- 1.44MB Floppy Drive
  • -- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • -- 30 days Avid Xpress DV software support
  • -- 3 years IBM IntelliStation warranty


It features an architecture, processors, memory and disk drives that increase the flow of data in the system, enabling edits and special effects to be rendered and displayed on screen more quickly. It also features IBM reliability and award-winning IBM service and support.

Availability & Pricing

Avid Xpress DV on IBM IntelliStation is currently shipping and is available through Avid resellers and distributors, IBM resellers and distributors, or direct from IBM (1-877-IBM-4PCS) for an estimated US IBM ERP of under $8299. The turnkey solution includes Avid Xpress DV digital video content creation software, IBM's award-winning IntelliStation M Pro workstation, IBM monitor and storage products.

Avid Xpress DV on IBM IntelliStation products shipped before August 1, 2000 will include a special streaming offer from Yahoo! Inc. Purchasers within the US and Canada (except Quebec) will be eligible to receive free web video hosting services during a 90-day trial period, subject to certain terms of service. The solution will also be offered in English, French, German and Japanese language versions. For more information visit Avid's and IBM's web sites at www.avid.com and www.ibm.com

Avid Technology, Inc. is an international, industry-leading provider of digital audio and video tools for information and entertainment applications. The company's products are used by a variety of customers worldwide including film, television and interactive content producers, corporate communicators, TV news broadcasters, and consumers. For more information, visit Avid's web site at www.avid.com

(a) IBM ERP stands for IBM "estimated reseller price" to customers. IBM resellers set their own prices so actually end-user prices will vary.


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