New Editors Released

Avid released today May 7, 2009, Avid Media Composer® v3.1.3, Avid NewsCutter® v7.1.3 and Avid Symphony™ v3.1.3.  

Who is this upgrade for?

This version is for customers already using Avid Media Composer v3.0.x, v3.1.x, Avid NewsCutter v7.0.x, v7.1.x and Avid Symphony v3.0.x and v3.1.x. A dongle update is NOT required. Customers who have upgraded to Avid Media Composer v3.5.x, Avid NewsCutter v7.5.x and Avid Symphony v3.5.x should NOT download this update. 

Why is Avid releasing this product version after releasing the Media Composer 3.5, NewsCutter 7.5 and Symphony 3.5?

Avid feels strongly about continuing to improve the quality of all of our products.  While we do not anticipate another release for the Media Composer v3.0, NewsCutter v7.0, Symphony 3.0 product family, we will deliver fixes to our customers if there is a need.

How to obtain the new editors

The v3.13/v7.1.3 editors are now available for download from either the avid.com Download Center or the Support Download Center (login and password required).    

What is in this release?

Avid Media Composer® v3.1.3, Avid NewsCutter® v7.1.3 and Avid Symphony™ v3.1.3 contain various performance and usability improvements. Customers are encouraged to download and understand the ReadMe content before installing this update. 

Go to the avid.com Knowledge Base and the current ReadMe list is located on the right side of the KB home page.  From there you can pick the product and get to the latest ReadMe documents.