<s>
Avid	B-Application
Free	I-Application
DV	I-Application
is	O
a	O
non-linear	O
editing	O
video	O
editing	O
software	O
application	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
Avid	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avid	O
discontinued	O
this	O
product	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Effective	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Avid	O
is	O
discontinuing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Avid	I-Operating_System
Free	B-Application
DV	I-Application
application	O
offer	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
no	O
immediate	O
plans	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
available.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
give	O
editors	O
a	O
sample	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Avid	I-Operating_System
interface	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
deciding	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
to	O
purchase	O
Avid	O
software	O
,	O
so	O
when	O
compared	O
with	O
other	O
Avid	O
products	O
its	O
features	O
were	O
relatively	O
minimal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
compared	O
with	O
other	O
consumer-end	O
non-linear	O
editors	O
such	O
as	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
it	O
sported	O
more	O
powerful	O
video	O
processing	O
tools	O
,	O
but	O
lacked	O
the	O
ease-of-use	O
and	O
shallow	O
learning	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
emphasized	O
in	O
similar	O
programs	O
because	O
it	O
had	O
the	O
full	O
interface	O
of	O
the	O
professional	O
Avid	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limitations	O
of	O
Avid	B-Application
Free	I-Application
DV	I-Application
included	O
that	O
it	O
allowed	O
only	O
two	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
tracks	O
,	O
had	O
fewer	O
editing	O
tools	O
than	O
other	O
Avid	O
products	O
,	O
had	O
few	O
import	O
and	O
export	O
formats	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
capture	O
and	O
output	O
of	O
standard-definition	O
DV	O
only	O
,	O
via	O
firewire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avid	B-Application
Free	I-Application
DV	I-Application
projects	O
and	O
media	O
were	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
other	O
Avid	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
name	O
implied	O
,	O
Avid	B-Application
Free	I-Application
DV	I-Application
was	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
,	O
although	O
users	O
were	O
required	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
short	O
survey	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Avid	I-Operating_System
website	O
before	O
they	O
were	O
given	O
a	O
download	O
link	O
and	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
using	O
Free	B-Application
DV	I-Application
to	O
evaluate	O
Avid	O
prior	O
to	O
purchase	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
also	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
stepping	O
stone	O
for	O
people	O
wishing	O
to	O
learn	O
to	O
use	O
Avid	O
's	O
other	O
editing	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Xpress	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
,	O
Media	B-Operating_System
Composer	I-Operating_System
and	O
Symphony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avid	B-Application
Free	I-Application
DV	I-Application
was	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
:	O
Officially	O
supported	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
versions	O
:	O
Panther	O
versions	O
up	O
to	O
10.3.5	O
,	O
and	O
Tiger	O
versions	O
up	O
to	O
10.4.3	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avid	B-Application
Free	I-Application
DV	I-Application
supported	O
QuickTime	O
(	O
MOV	O
)	O
and	O
DV	O
AVIs	O
.	O
</s>
