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Article: Avid's editing free-for-all: Avid free DV to challenge Apple's final cut express. (Mac Beat).(Brief Article)
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- Macworld
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- April 1, 2003
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Avid (800/949-2843, www.avid.com) may be the leader in the professional digital-video-editing field, but that doesn't mean the company isn't feeling pressure. On the day Apple released Final Cut Express, Avid announced a slimmed-down, low-cost version of its flagship editing application-but its software will be available for free.
Avid Free DV won't match the power of Avid Xpress DV, the professional editing program brought to Mac OS X last year, but it will give digital-video enthusiasts a taste of what ...