Avid Xpress Professional Academic Educational Software

Features

Features designed with an academic setting in mind:

• Windows- and Mac-based software in one box. Install the software on both your home and school computer and easily move your projects back and forth.
• Customizable settings and preferences for multi-user environments. Simply enter your personalized login and all of your project, media management, keyboard, and UI preferences are automatically loaded.
• NEW! Multicam editing. Work like Hollywood sitcom pros by editing between four camera angles all on single screen, in real time, with industry-standard real-time multicam editing.
• Image stabilization. Overcome shaky footage problems and achieve high-quality stabilization with auto zoom in a single step.
• Mixed resolutions. Combine DV, SD, and HD footage in one timeline and edit them all in real time.
• Media management and workgroup tools. Easily locate and track your footage, so you can spend less time searching and more time editing.
• NEW! DVD authoring. Give your DVDs the same menu elements used for feature films with Sonic DVDit! - a value of $199.99 USMSRP (Windows version only).
• Automatic and NaturalMatch™ color correction. Color correct an entire sequence with a single click or match skin tones from shot to shot.
• Advanced graphics. Play sophisticated animations with transparent layers in real time at output quality.
• NEW! HD done right! Capture DVCPRO HD over IEEE-1394 in real time and create stunning, multi-layer effects with mastering-quality, high-efficiency Avid DNxHD encoding (Windows version only).

System Requirements

Windows

• Processors: Dual or Single 2.4 GHz Xeon processor OR Pentium 4 1.6 GHz processor OR Pentium M 1.8 GHz processor (mobile configurations). Note: The boot drive should be IDE, SCSI, or SATA 7200 RPM. Do not use internal SCSI as a boot device if you also plan on adding external SCSI drives (in that case use IDE or SATA).
• Operating system: Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 1, 1a or 2.0
• System Memory: 1.0 GB minimum, 1.5 GB recommended
• Increased memory size will improve high stream count play performance.
• Open GL graphics cards : NVidia QuadroFX 1300 PCI Express, Nvidia QuadroFX 1100 AGP 8x, NVidia QuadroFX 500 AGP 8X, NVidia Quadro4 980 XGL AGP 8X or NVIDIA Quadro4 280NVS
• Add-in IEEE-1394 PCI card (required if no built-in 1394). Note: The add-in PCI card must be a universal PCI card with the T.I chip set. Current qualified /supported cards include:
• ADS Pyro PCI 64, part #API-311
• SIIG 1394 3-Port PCI i/e, part #NN-400012
• Internal disk drive: IDE or SATA boot drive
• CD or DVD-ROM drive

Macintosh

• Mac OS X 10.3.4, 10.3.5, 10.3.6, 10.3.7 or 10.3.8 on single or dual processor G4 or G5 systems.
• Earlier Mac operating systems are no longer being tested or qualified.
• 1 GB minimum system memory for Avid Xpress Pro or Avid Xpress Pro used with Avid Mojo
• A graphics adapter supported by Apple
• Apple native FireWire, included with all qualified systems
• 40 GB or larger internal IDE boot drive
• CD or DVD-ROM drive

Return Policy

Computer Products for Education (‘CPE’) can accept returns on most items within 14 days of delivery for a full product refund provided that the product is unopened and that you have first obtained a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number prior to returning the product to CPE. Software that has been opened and is defective may be exchanged for a replacement item of the same title and platform only. If the return is a direct result of an error by CPE, CPE will pay the return shipping costs. Outside of 14 days from delivery, defective products must be returned directly to the manufactuer according to the manufacturer's warranty and cannot be returned to CPE.

Any product which includes the phrase 'No Returns' in the product description is not eligible to be returned and may only be exchanged if defective upon arrival.

A Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number must ALWAYS accompany all returns. To obtain your RMA number, please call our customer service team at (800) 679-7007. Products returned without obtaining an RMA number may be REFUSED or subject to a 15% restocking fee at the discretion of CPE.

When returning items to CPE with a valid RMA number, you must ship via a traceable insurable carrier. We recommend using UPS or the U.S. Postal Service with tracking number/delivery confirmation and insurance on the shipment. Please use the original shipping box. All original product parts are required for return, including product packaging.

Due to manufacturer restrictions, we cannot accept returns of the following items:

• Any Autodesk, Avid, and Quark products that have been opened cannot be returned.
• Any item that has been discontinued by the manufacturer.
• Recordable CDs/DVDs, Ink Cartridges, Paper, or Toner for Fax Machines.
• Any item returned more than 20 days after delivery.
• Any item that is not in its original condition.
• Any item returned without a RMA number.
• Any item returned to locations other than the return shipping address specified by CPE upon issuance of the RMA number.

CPE is authorized by the manufacturers to sell products at educational discounts and must abide by the return policies set forth by the manufacturers.

If you have any questions concerning our Return Policy, please call our customer service team at 800-679-7007 or send and email to support@educational-software.com.