ScriptSync is a standard feature in our Media Composer editing and Symphony Nitris finishing systems. Available only from Avid, this innovative and unique technology takes Avid script-based editing to a new level. ScriptSync accelerates your edit using phonetic indexing of text and dialog to "sync" source clips automatically with the script itself. Once synchronized, you can find the best performance instantly by quickly comparing takes in the context of the story.

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Ideal for documentaries, interviews, reality TV, feature films, or any project where there is scripted or transcribed dialogue, Avid's patented, award-winning ScriptSync technology eliminates hours of routine work--effortlessly lining takes and getting you where you need to go, up to 30 times faster.

"ScriptSync is… an absolute necessity when I'm editing scripted shows. [E]very producer and director should know that Avid offers this capability – and that no other system can even come close."

Stuart Bass, Editor
2006 Emmy nominee and ACE Eddie award winner
“Arrested Development”

Key benefits

  • Accelerate your edit by synchronizing source clips to the script (or transcript) automatically using phonetic indexing of text and dialogue
  • Gain access to all dailies associated with a program, regardless of where clips exist
  • Locate footage easily based on scene number, page number, word, or phrase
  • Quickly compare multiple performances of a given line to find that "perfect" take
  • Create a “radio cut” from a transcript as easily as copy/paste
  • Use indexed scripts on legacy Avid editing systems

Details

  • Standard feature on our Media Composer (version 2.7 and higher) editing system and Symphony Nitris (version 1.7 and higher) finishing system
  • Powered by phonetic indexing technology from Nexidia, Inc.
  • Works on PowerPC- and Intel-based Macintosh systems, as well as Windows XP-based systems
  • Supports any script or transcript saved as a text (.txt) file
  • Provides unprecedented accuracy in speech recognition
  • Supports the following languages: US English, UK English, Arabic, Dutch, German, Latin American Spanish (additional languages under testing)