• Avid Media Composer

  Academic software v/s the real deal, what is the deal?

  Posted by Masterdorf on August 30, 2006 at 1:45 am

  Avid Xpress Pro Academic software and Media Composer Academic software.

  What’s the diffenence? I am looking to shoot with the New P2 AG-HVX200. There could be a chance that I might get my hands on a hd900.
  So my question is. What’s the difference between the Academic and the real one? Is there anything disabled?
  The price is about $1200 more for the regular software compared to 300 for the academic.

  I’d like to keep everything in hd and then down convert if i need to.

  Kenton Vannatten replied 19 years, 8 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Kenton Vannatten

  September 3, 2006 at 6:40 pm

  There are big differences b/t XPro and MC software:

  There are certain features available to the MC user that the XPro user does not have (I don’t know exactly what the specifics are, but you can run a search on the avid.com forums)

  AFAIK, an individual can not buy MC Academic software– it is only available to institutions.

  The difference between XPro and XPro Academic are pretty much nil, the software functions the same in all aspects, the biggest drawback is lack of included 3rd party applications and printed manuals.

  I would imagine that the same would hold true for MC and MC Academic versions (with exception to the fact that individuals can not acquire it)

  Also, the biggest and most important difference is that it is a violation of the End User License Agreement to use any Avid Academic software in a FOR PROFIT situation.

  Kenton VanNatten
  Avid Editor (for hire)

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