Media Composer 7 is coming soon…

[Chris Harlan]

[Michael Phillips] “The tape-based Universal Mastering is the other major difference that is tied to Avid hardware (don’t know why though from an I/O perspective). I am writing up a workflow where you can do file-based universal mastering with pitch correction with Media Composer – albeit a few more steps, it is files based which more and more of the deliverables seem to be. “

Yes, that’s what I meant by standards conversion. I suppose Universal Mastering is actually a slightly larger tent, but for me its about standards conversion, so that’s how I think about it.

[Michael Phillips] “The other difference in the software is advanced color correction comparatively speaking to Media Composer which one can argue should have been part of Media Composer by now – but that is open for debate. “

I don’t know. To be competitive with other programs, it seems to me that there is not any real argument, especially with resolve floating around the way it is.

[Michael Phillips] “It will be interesting to see if there is actually more control available other than existing Symphony color correction as an option to Media Composer – since in the end, that’s just a Symphony. Depends on the pricing for option, upgrades, and what happens to existing Symphony owners – what is their path/upgrade?”

Good question. I own a seat of both, so I’m quite curious about that.

[Michael Phillips] “There certainly has been rumblings by owners in the past that they paid more for upgrades when there was nothing new, specific to Symphony to justify the cost difference. So they have been paying for that advanced color correction many times over through the years.
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The main reason I’m still using 6 as opposed to 6.5.

[Michael Phillips] “The news will start rolling out in about 3.5 hours. I’ll be on a plane making my way to Las Vegas so I’ll get to the details after I check in.
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Yup, I’m packing up to drive over right now.

[Joel Ray]

Well this is welcome news, upgrades are now $299 and $399. I just bought a MC upgrade for $599 earlier this week. Luckily they have a 30 day return policy.

[John Pale]

If you bought it this week MC7 is complimentary,