Media Composer 2026.8 shipped this morning. One of the new features assembles your multicam first pass for you, reads the transcript, works out who's talking, switches the angle, cuts on the speech boundary.
Media Composer 2026.8 ships today. Read what it says stays yours.
Avid shipped Media Composer 2026.8 this morning. One of the new features assembles your multicam first pass for you.
What auto cut actually does
Reads the AI transcript. Works out who's speaking. Switches to that angle. Cuts on the speech boundary. Interviews, panels, unscripted.
Avid's own words
"Media Composer has always been built around the way professional editors actually work.", Kenna Hilburn, Chief Product Officer
What it says stays yours
The sequence is fully editable. Pacing. Reaction shots. Performance choices. AI handles "preparation and routine work."
Speed was never the hard part
In a control room, every call that matters is about someone who isn't talking. Knowing where to look was always the job.
The part not in the headlines
Third-party shared storage collaboration moved to Enterprise. The free tier got uncapped. The AI got cheaper; collaborating got dearer.
What would it get wrong on your show?
Source: postPerspective, Televisual, CineD -- 27-31 Aug 2026.