Avid Media Composer - Professional video editing software
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Avid Media Composer
Every timeline tells a story.
Media Composer is the professional video editing software trusted by film, TV, and news studios. With AI-automation, deep timeline control, and reliable finishing pipelines, it keeps massive volumes of footage secure from first cut to final delivery.
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Standard
Professional editing for independent creators and small teams
$259.99
$208
USD/year
Add to cart.
- 99 video tracks
- 99 audio tracks
- Professional editorial toolset
- Standard color management
- Standard web support (24hr response)
- Shared Projects (Avid NEXIS)
Ultimate
Advanced editing for professional editors and growing teams
$539.99
USD/year
Add to cart.
- 99 video tracks
- 99 audio tracks
- Professional editorial toolset
- Advanced color management
- Standard web support (24hr response)
- Shared Projects (Avid NEXIS)
- ScriptSync: syncs video to script text
- PhraseFind: find/edit words via transcripts
Enterprise
Collaboration and admin across systems for demanding teams and editors
$899.99
USD/year
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- 99 video tracks
- 99 audio tracks
- Professional editorial toolset
- Advanced color management
- Standard web support (24hr response)
- Shared Projects (Avid NEXIS + 3rd party storage)
- ScriptSync: syncs video to script text
- PhraseFind: find/edit words via transcripts
- VM option: for virtualized deployments
- Enterprise admin: manage settings and roles
Prices and availability are subject to change. Displayed prices exclude VAT and applicable taxes. Final pricing will be shown during checkout. Please note: These discounts only apply to new purchases of a Media Composer Standard 1-Year Paid Upfront subscription. Prices/discounts listed are for one year only—subscriptions will renew at standard pricing.
Additional offerings
Media Composer First
Ideal for new or casual editors curious about Avid. Free to use forever.
Perpetual Licenses
Learn how to buy or upgrade a Media Composer perpetual license.
Students and Teachers
Get special pricing with verified academic eligibility.
Professional editorial workflows
Cut faster from transcripts
Turn large volumes of dialogue into searchable story structure. Navigate transcripts instantly using AI-powered text and phonetic tools to locate lines, compare takes, generate multicam edits by speaker and shape scenes or intuitively.
Command the timeline
Cut, trim, slip, slide, and rearrange clips with responsive tools that match your pace. Complete flexibility over keyboard shortcuts lets you design a workflow that fits your style and keeps you moving at blazing speeds.
Sync massive multi-cam shoots
Turn thousands of hours of footage into multi-camera timelines on the fly using automated waveform and timecode matching. Group up to 64 cameras and cut between angles on a responsive, zero-lag engine.
Color and finish
Grade natively with a built-in Symphony toolset, or execute frame-accurate round-trips to external suites. The metadata engine preserves every edit and layer for a flawless return.
Production-Scale Deployments
From massive collaborative storage environments to cloud-based remote rooms, this is where major studios run their entire pipeline for ultimate stability and scale.
Shared projects
Integrate seamlessly with Avid NEXIS and now with Third Party Shared Storage solutions to let multiple editors safely work inside the same project using real-time bin locking and centralized shared media.
Extensions
Extend Media Composer with third-party tools for VFX, dailies, archive, automation, and more—streamlining workflows without leaving the edit.
Proxy editing
Accelerate high-resolution pipelines by editing with lightweight proxies. Automatically track and relink seamlessly back to camera originals for final conforming and delivery.
Media management
Media Composer’s robust database engine effortlessly tracks millions of assets. Scale massive collaborative projects seamlessly with automated asset tracking and zero broken links.
Newsroom integration
Media Composer integrates natively with MediaCentral for fast news production. Cut footage against live rundowns, preview feeds, and deliver packages to playback.
Audio post interoperability
Export directly to Pro Tools for audio editing and mixing. Experience native ecosystem integration with flawless round-tripping that keeps timelines and automation perfectly intact.
Connect Your Media Composer Ecosystem
Avid NEXIS
Give Media Composer teams shared storage built for production workflows.
Extensions
Expand Media Composer with third-party tools, panels, and workflows.
Content Core
A modern media platform for managing assets, metadata, and workflows.
Pro Tools
Roundtrip between picture and sound with integrated audio post workflows.
Cut and finish your story at the highest level
Bring frame-accurate editing, timeline control, and finishing tools to every project.