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Avid Technology Inc. is an American-based multimedia and technology company formed in 1987 that specializes in providing solutions for the professional audio, video, and media markets.

Avid Technology is owned by the parent private equity group Symphony Technology Group (STG) as of 2023.

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|Founded=1987~~-08~~

|Founded=1987

|Industry=Audio, Music, Video

|Logo=Pure Purple AVID Logo.svg.png

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|Description=Multimedia company specializing in providing industry tools for pro audio, video, and media workflows.

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==Consumer-impact summary==

Avid Technology has implemented several policies that negatively impact their customers:

==~~Consumer-impact summary~~==

* All Avid software solutions run on a Subscription or Perpetual + Support Plan model; Software + Support Plans typically only offer 1-3 years of support before needing to be purchased again.

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* Requiring customers to purchase an Avid Support Code (ASC) or be under an active product Subscription or Software Updates + Support Plan to receive direct ticketing support using Avid's helpdesk. Phone support is only offered on an ASC code usage or a higher Support Plan.

* Usage of Avid designed hardware require the use of an "advanced" tier of their software products in order to provide full functionality and/or control.

* Avid designed hardware have a fixed 5-year term for hardware and software support when the product reaches its declared End of Sale date. After that point, all support for the product will cease officially.

==Controversies==

[PLACEHOLDER PENDING RESEARCH]

==Products==

==~~Incidents~~==

=== Pro Tools ===

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A Digital Audio Workstation used by many studios and installations for music composition, recording, music production, and video post-production.

~~This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].~~

=== Sibelius ===

~~===Example incident one (''date'')===~~

A music notation and engraving software used by score composers for general and film scoring.

~~{{Main|link to the main CR Wiki article}}~~

~~Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).~~

===~~Example incident two (''date'')~~===

...

==~~Products~~==

=== Media Composer ===

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A non-linear editor (NLE) for post-production video work for TV and film workflows.

==~~See also~~==

=== MediaCentral ===

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A suite of unified tools for newsroom events and live broadcast productions combining scriptwriting, automation, ingest, delivery, and collaboration in a single package.

==References==

{{reflist}}[Category:Technology Companies]

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+Avid Technology Inc. is an American-based multimedia and technology company formed in 1987 that specializes in providing solutions for the professional audio, video, and media markets.
+Avid Technology is owned by the parent private equity group Symphony Technology Group (STG) as of 2023.
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-|Founded=1987-08
+|Founded=1987
 |Industry=Audio, Music, Video
 |Logo=Pure Purple AVID Logo.svg.png
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 |Description=Multimedia company specializing in providing industry tools for pro audio, video, and media workflows.
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-{{Ph-C-Int}}
+==Consumer-impact summary==
+Avid Technology has implemented several policies that negatively impact their customers:
-==Consumer-impact summary==
+* All Avid software solutions run on a Subscription or Perpetual + Support Plan model; Software + Support Plans typically only offer 1-3 years of support before needing to be purchased again.
-{{Ph-C-CIS}}
+* Requiring customers to purchase an Avid Support Code (ASC) or be under an active product Subscription or Software Updates + Support Plan to receive direct ticketing support using Avid's helpdesk. Phone support is only offered on an ASC code usage or a higher Support Plan.
+* Usage of Avid designed hardware require the use of an "advanced" tier of their software products in order to provide full functionality and/or control.
+* Avid designed hardware have a fixed 5-year term for hardware and software support when the product reaches its declared End of Sale date. After that point, all support for the product will cease officially.
+==Controversies==
+[PLACEHOLDER PENDING RESEARCH]
+==Products==
-==Incidents==
+=== Pro Tools ===
-{{Ph-C-Inc}}
+A Digital Audio Workstation used by many studios and installations for music composition, recording, music production, and video post-production.
-This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
+=== Sibelius ===
-===Example incident one (''date'')===
+A music notation and engraving software used by score composers for general and film scoring.
-{{Main|link to the main CR Wiki article}}
-Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
-===Example incident two (''date'')===
-...
-==Products==
+=== Media Composer ===
-{{Ph-C-P}}
+A non-linear editor (NLE) for post-production video work for TV and film workflows.
-==See also==
+=== MediaCentral ===
-{{Ph-C-SA}}
+A suite of unified tools for newsroom events and live broadcast productions combining scriptwriting, automation, ingest, delivery, and collaboration in a single package.
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{reflist}}[Category:Technology Companies]
 [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]