AMSTERDAM, Sept. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IBC (Hall 7, Stand B55) Avid® (Nasdaq: AVID), the leading technology provider that powers the media and entertainment industry, brings a wave of innovation in newly available products and technology demonstrations across the IBC Show floor to help enterprises, teams and individuals to maximize efficiency and opportunity in media creation, management and distribution. Further, Avid thought leadership will be present across the event through high-profile customers – including the creative forces behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Dead Pool 2 being featured on IBC’s main stage – as well as Avid executives and technology experts participating on several conference panels exploring the content supply chain, artificial intelligence and advanced graphics.
Avid Innovations Make IBC Debut
Avid is demonstrating for the European media and entertainment community its latest wave of innovative tools, apps, services and solutions for creative professionals, production teams and media enterprises including:
“The products Avid is showing today at IBC, and our forward leaning innovation in areas such as IP connectivity, 4K and cloud, have been shaped and prioritized by our customers who are all counting on the vendor community to come together and help them overcome the massive shift impacting every aspect of their business,” said Jeff Rosica, CEO and President, Avid. “We’ve accelerated our delivery of open platforms, tools, apps, services and solutions to make it easier for our customers to end disparity among technology in their operations, so they can work faster on smaller budgets, and still thrill and retain viewers on any platform.”
Achieving IP Connectivity to Increase Media Operations Efficiency
Avid continues to lead the industry’s migration to more efficient IP-based workflows for broadcast, post production and audio, and is driving the industry toward seamless IP connectivity by incorporating support for the latest standards and open source protocols. Avid is showcasing several IP demonstrations at its stand including:
Avid is also demonstrating IP connectivity with FastServe and Maestro Graphics as part of the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) interoperability showcase in rooms E106 and E107. Additionally, Avid will demonstrate IP output from Media Composer connected to a Cisco IP Fabric for Media at Cisco in Hall 1, Stand A71. In addition, Avid and Microsoft are presenting the latest technology advancements of their partnership including on-demand offerings – Avid Illuminate On Demand and Shared Library On Demand – as well as highlighting Azure integrations for AI at Microsoft in Hall 1, Stand C27.
Avid Creative Users Headlining IBC’s Big Screen Stage
Taking the spotlight on IBC’s Big Screen program, pre-eminent Avid users will give audiences exciting insight into the world’s most high-profile film projects as part of a new conference forum that will explore how technology innovation is helping to bring stories to life like never before:
Delivering Business and Tech Thought Leadership Across IBC
Avid leadership and subject matter experts will share their insights and expertise in several conference sessions, discussing innovations in artificial intelligence and virtual reality, as well as how the content supply chain must evolve to drive all media and entertainment stakeholders forward:
About Avid
Avid delivers the most open and efficient media platform, connecting content creation with collaboration, asset protection, distribution, and consumption. Avid’s preeminent customer community uses Avid’s comprehensive tools and workflow solutions to create, distribute and monetize the most watched, loved and listened to media in the world—from prestigious and award-winning feature films to popular television shows, news programs and televised sporting events, and celebrated music recordings and live concerts. With the most flexible deployment and pricing options, Avid’s industry-leading solutions include Media Composer®, Pro Tools®, Avid NEXIS®, MediaCentral®, iNEWS®, AirSpeed®, Sibelius®, Avid VENUE™, FastServe®, Maestro™, and PlayMaker™. For more information about Avid solutions and services, visit www.avid.com, connect with Avid on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, or subscribe to Avid Blogs.
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