UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

    PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 26, 2004


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


           Delaware                       0-21174                04-2977748
 (State or Other Jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
  Incorporation or Organization)                             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


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Item 2.02  Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

        On October 26, 2004, the Registrant announced its financial results for
the quarter ended September 30, 2004. The full text of the press release issued
in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K.

        The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall
not be deemed "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set
forth by specific reference in such a filing.




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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: October 26, 2004                     AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                                           (Registrant)


                                           By:  /s/  Paul Milbury
                                               -------------------
                                               Paul Milbury
                                               Chief Financial Officer
                                               (Principal Financial Officer)


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


  Exhibit                         Description
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   99.1        Press release of the Registrant dated October 26, 2004.


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