SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Vann Martin (Last) (First) (Middle) 84 BEARD WAY (Street) NEEDHAM MA 02492 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/19/2009	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. [ AVID ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) SVP of WW Sales & Services	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	14,410(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(2)	07/14/2015	Common Stock	100,000	17.02	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 10,000 restricted stock units that were granted on July 14, 2008 that vest as follows: 5,000 shares vest on the second anniversary of the grant date; 1,250 vest on the third anniversary of the grant date; and the remainder vest in four equal installments every three months thereafter. This award included a provision for the automatic withholding of shares to pay the withholding taxes due on each vesting date.

2. 50,000 shares vest in equal 6.25% installments every three months ending on the fourth anniversary of the grant date (July 14, 2008), and 50,000 shares vest on a performance-based schedule tied to the Company's stock price.

Remarks:

	/s/ Paige Parisi as Power of Attorney for Martin Vann	08/21/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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