UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 8, 2004

                              AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


        Delaware                         0-21174                  04-2977748
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
 of Incorporation)                                          Identification No.)


            Avid Technology Park, One Park West, Tewksbury, MA   01876
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)        (zip code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (978) 640-6789


          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02(b).  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
               Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

         On November 8, 2004, Robert M. Halperin tendered his resignation from
the Company's Board of Directors, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and
Governance Committee.  Mr. Halperin served as a member of the Company's Board
of Directors since May 1991.


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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 9, 2004                AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                                      (Registrant)



                                      By:  /s/ David A. Krall
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                                           David A. Krall
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer
                                           (Principal Executive Officer)


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