CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Avid Technologies, Inc.
(the "Company") for the period ended June 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned,
David A. Krall, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Paul
J. Milbury, Chief Financial Officier of the Company, each hereby certifies,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

      (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
      (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


Dated:  August 6, 2004        /s/ David A. Krall
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                              David A. Krall
                              President and Chief Executive Officer


Dated:  August 6, 2004        /s/ Paul J. Milbury
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                              Paul J. Milbury
                              Chief Financial Officer