AVID versions (academic)

Efexone

Efexone

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Looking to start using avid for editing... I'm prob getting Avid media composer since I can get it for the $300 student discount. Just like to know if they water down the academic version, or if its worth getting another flavor of avid. I don't need any SDI features or any online editing features, but if I can have em for academic prices, I dont mind. Im coming From vegas 8.

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I might want to install it on another computer(labtop) aside from my desktop...will the license let me?
 
The academic versions offer the exact functionality of the commercial versions.

Differences:

1. You're technically not supposed to use the academic version for commercial purposes.

2. There's a note on your toolbar that states that it is the academic version.

3. Upgrade paths may differ with the academic versions.


You can install the software on as many computers as you wish. However, your dongle must always be connected when running the software. This basically means that one dongle equal one license. I have Avid Media Composer installed on my tower and my laptop. I just connect the dongle to whichever one when I need to use Avid.
 
academic usually does not come with the bundled 3rd party applications.

You will need Sorenson to get the most out of Avid, or a comparable compression suite.
 
so i need to spend another $500 to output edits to differant formats? the academic version doesn't have h.264 and mpeg 2/4 encoding?
 
You can do an H.264 quick time, but no MPEG2 or MPEG4.

Sorenson is well worth the money regardless of which NLE you use.

Using your NLE for your compression output is not a great practice. You can offload your compression jobs and then edit another project.
 
jason.adams said:
You can do an H.264 quick time, but no MPEG2 or MPEG4.

Sorenson is well worth the money regardless of which NLE you use.

Using your NLE for your compression output is not a great practice. You can offload your compression jobs and then edit another project.
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thanks for clearing things up...extra $500 just for mpeg2/4 - that really sucks.
 
Any compression suite that accepts Quick Time as an import source will work. You don't have to use Sorenson. Just get a compression program you like and that fits in your budget the easiest.

Nearly all DVD authoring programs will transcode non MPEG2 source on burn, given this is not always the best compression, but you could also use that just for your DVD's.
 
Its just that I rather not have a middle-man(compressor) in my workflow. Im sure I can encode to a lossless format and do the compression in vegas.
 
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