Avid:

Greater Format Flexibility and New Effects Tools
NAB 2006, Las Vegas (Booth #SL701) ? April 23, 2006 ? Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today unveiled version 7 of the Avid Liquid? Chrome HD family ? the newest addition to the Avid Liquid line of editing software and hardware for advanced videographers who want to work with formats that require SDI (serial digital interface) and HD-SDI capabilities. As the most versatile standard-definition (SD) and high-definition (HD) video editing tool in the Avid Liquid line, Avid Liquid Chrome HD v7 offers customers enhanced format flexibility, new effects tools, enhancements to its integrated toolset, and greater output capabilities ? all within a single application. With Avid Liquid Chrome HD, users can create extremely high-quality SD and HD video productions from start to finish ? and deliver completed projects on professional digital tape formats, DVD, and a range of streaming formats for the Web.