Avid Media Composer Release

Avid Technology launches Media Composer, the first commercially viable non-linear editing system based on desktop computing, fundamentally changing post-production.

Significance

While not MediaCentral directly, Media Composer established Avid as a dominant force in editing, creating the user base and industry need that MediaCentral would later serve by integrating comprehensive workflows around it.

Key facts

Year
1989
Type
invention
Location
Tewksbury, MA, USA