Meet the fastest, most powerful editing tool available. With Media Composer 5 software, you can work with more formats and in more ways than ever before, and speed through common media barriers to get right to what really matters — telling a great story. Media Composer goes where other video editing systems leave off, giving you full-featured editorial tools, the fastest file-based workflows around, dependable media management, and innovative features that save you time — and money. Whether you’re cutting films, TV shows, short-format videos, or other media, in the studio or on the road, or using a Mac or a PC, you can edit the way you want, wherever you want, and in ways you never thought possible with Media Composer.

What’s new:
* Directly access and edit RED files through AMA, without transcoding (images are scaled to HD frame size)
* Work natively with QuickTime video formats, including Apple ProRes and H.264
* Edit video and audio by dragging and dropping elements in the timeline
* Keep high-end finishing projects in-house and gain great color precision with HD-RGB support (including dual-link I/O support with Nitris DX systems)
* Monitor video externally with support for the Matrox MXO2 Mini
* Mix and match frame sizes and aspect ratios — in addition to formats, frame rates, and resolutions — in the same timeline
* Take a break during long renders and have your system email you when the job’s done
* Import AVCHD files directly from cameras and other devices
* Capture to and edit XDCAM HD and DVC PRO HD formats from baseband without additional hardware
* Access low-res XDCAM proxies for offline work, with full-quality audio
* Import text-based ancillary data and embed it in the video signal with the new “Data Track” and SMPTE 436M support using Nitris DX- and Mojo DX-based systems
* View stereo audio tracks as single channels in the timeline for easier handling
* Create high-quality sounds and mixes with support for RTAS audio processing plug-ins
* Natively access and edit 4:2:2 MPEG-2 media from the new Canon cameras using AMA

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