Media Composer - First: Free and finally shipping after all these years by Scott Simmons - ProVideo Coalition
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UPDATE: You CAN do 1080 (it’s always good to RTFM first!)
Media Composer | First has been talked about for years but at last it has dropped! Avid has finally released their free and feature-limited version of the industry’s flagship NLE: Media Composer | First. While this has been a long time coming (first announced in 2015) it’s important to note that feature-limited doesn’t mean it’s lacking functionality and isn’t capable of doing real work. The heart of Avid Media Composer is here and while there are limitations make no mistake; this is a real version of Media Composer running on your Mac or PC … for free. Get ProTools | First and you’ve got a whole free suite right on your computer.
For the most part, all the stuff that is in Avid Media Composer comes across with a few less settings here, a few less options there. Avid has a handy comparison chart that will show the differences between First and the full version. It’s worth noting that apparently you cannot have both regular Media Composer and Media Composer | First installed on the same system. That’s probably because Media Composer | First is what appears to be a full install of Media Composer with some stuff just turned off or limited a bit here and there. You also have to register for a free Avid account to download.
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What is missing?
Very little. Very very little. If you were expecting a really dumbed-down version of Media Composer you’ll be disappointed as dumbed-down it is not. It seems to limit exporting and output to 720 which I think is a mistake. I mean does Avid really think they’ll sell that many less full Media Composer licenses if they let MC | First export a 1080 H264? I doubt it.
“most of the god stuff and all of the frustration.” That’s a GREAT way to put it!
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