Yes no dongle, no one I know of who recently upgraded got one.

  Drag and Drop Video and Audio to EditGet comfortable — with Media Composer 5, you can truly edit the way you like. In addition to the standard way of editing, you can also now directly manipulate elements in the timeline to edit video and audio. Drag and drop clips anywhere you want on the timeline to rearrange sequences. And grab a clip’s ...

mjolnarn: The breakoout box letting you watch HD in Media Composer on a third screen is the mojo DX, quite expensive but is also a part of your editing system and helps your computer in other ways so it is not just for previewing and capturing. I have lived with having no third screen HD previewing in Liquid since I switched to V64, Media ...

mjolnarn: Sam the Sham: mjolnarn: joe m:Don't hold me to this... but, I do believe that some MC users are using the Canopus converters... . Correct, works both ways and also with AE For what it's worth, I can't get my Canopus ADVC 300 to work with MC 4.05, Windows 7 pro 32 see's it, Movie maker see's it and Liquid see's it just fine. ...

mjolnarn: joe m:Don't hold me to this... but, I do believe that some MC users are using the Canopus converters... . Correct, works both ways and also with AE For what it's worth, I can't get my Canopus ADVC 300 to work with MC 4.05, Windows 7 pro 32 see's it, Movie maker see's it and Liquid see's it just fine.

dun4cheap: @Sam, You got the jist of my question. Like you though I am not considering updating until the end of the promotion just to see what happens. I have really been holding out for nex gen but once again I have been discourage by Avid.  Interesting enough it amazes me how many Liquid fans are interested in jumping ship and are not ...

dun4cheap: mjolnarn: To those of you not planning to do the upgrade I would give you the advice to think about it one more time. Even if you never ever are going to use Media Composer for editing ( that might change some day in the future .. )  you are still editors- Into the bundle brought together with Media composer is Sorenson ...

Cesar Rubio: LewS: There are people here who are trying to re-write history or are confused about what was said in the past. NexGen was NEVER going to be a product that was going to be a direct replacement for Liquid. Jan stated that from the very beginning. It was going to be a product that had a more focused, lower end user base. He ...

LewS:Perhaps as early as today or early next week...but shortly. I got the email (was in with my Junk mail) and ordered MC.

LewS: Ok Liquid users, here is the deal. Marianna has made it official. The offer is for the ENTIRE Media Composer suite including Boris, Squeeze, Avid DVD, etc. That is THOUSANDS of dollars worth of software for $500. This is an offer you should not pass on. You get the most professional NLE available plus all the supporting programs. All of ...