Appendix A
Some Avid History
What Version?
Media Composer is the longest-running Avid application and several versions are in regular use – here is a brief summary:
v5.6 and Earlier
Version 5 of Media Composer ran on PowerMac and earlier Apple Computers fitted with the NuVista+ video board (which had a lower resolution than the current systems). These computers used the older NuBus internal expansion slots, rather than the current PCI slots. The highest video resolution available was AVR27, a two-field resolution roughly equivalent to the later AVR71. Single-digit resolutions (i.e., AVR1–AVR6) are single-field and double-digit resolutions (i.e., AVR25– AVR27) are two-field resolutions.
Typical computers are Quadra 650, Quadra and Power Quadra ...
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