• Avid Media Composer

  Upgrading to Avid Composer 3.5

  Posted by Annu Lilja on September 8, 2009 at 8:47 am

  Hi,
  I have a media composer 3.0 that I bought less than a year ago, it is the acdemic version. I need to edit XD CAM material and don’t seem to be able to do it with the 3.0, so I need to upgrade to the 3.5. Anyway I need an avid that is compatible with the 3.5.

  Do I have to buy the new software for the 3.5 or can I find a cheaper upgrade for my academic 3.0? It is frustrating if I have to buy the software again since I bought the last one so recently.

  Thank you!

  Glen Montgomery replied 16 years, 8 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Job Ter burg

  September 8, 2009 at 10:17 am

  Do you still qualify for the Academic version? You’re not allowed to use it commercially, per the EULA. That said, if you’re still a student, and you want to get to Academic 3.5, I read on the Avid Forums that there is an upgrade path for you. See https://community.avid.com/forums/t/75062.aspx. From what I read, for 124 USD you get the new version, plus a year of Academic Assurance.

  On a sidenote, I understand your frustration, but in this day and age of ever evolving and innovating workflows, a year is like a lifetime.
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  Annu Lilja

  September 8, 2009 at 11:36 am

  Thank you!
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  Glen Montgomery

  September 15, 2009 at 3:21 pm

  Annu,
  What issues are you having editing XDCAM footage in MC 3.0? We use MC 2.7 and edit XDCAM all the time, both from the full size disc’s and the SxS cards. The issue may be in the programs you are using to transcode the media for the Avid.

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