Avid Symphony
Avid Symphony enhances Media Composer with advanced secondary color tools, relational grading, and mastering workflows—trusted in broadcast and high-end post production.
Avid Symphony is Media Composer’s premium grading add-on, offering shape-based, secondary, and relational color correction. It supports uncompressed HD, universal mastering, and tight integration with Avid hardware and workflows :contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}.
Main Features
Secondary correction: refine hues and tones with channel-specific control.
Relational grading: apply corrections across clips via metadata or tape name :contentReference[oaicite:17]{index=17}.
Universal HD mastering: convert frame rates and masters during export.
Hardware-backed workflows: optimized for Avid audio/video I/O and control surfaces.
Who Should Use It
Broadcast editors: need precision and consistency for TV and film delivery.
Post houses: working in high-resolution pipelines and tight conform paths.
Why It Matters
Symphony elevates Media Composer with enterprise-level grading that integrates relational workflows and hardware for faster, repeatable results in broadcast environments :contentReference[oaicite:18]{index=18}.
Before You Purchase
Available only as an add‑on to Media Composer.
Best used with Avid’s dedicated I/O hardware and surfaces.
Final Thoughts
Avid Symphony is the go-to option for editors seeking broadcast-ready color tools integrated within Media Composer, offering repeatable, high-quality grading.
