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): April 11, 2006

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


        Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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     the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

        On April 11, 2006, Avid Technology, Inc. issued a press release
regarding its preliminary financial results for the quarter ended March 31,
2006. The full text of the press release issued 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.



Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

        (c)    Exhibits

               The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be
furnished, and not filed:

               99.1   Press Release issued by the Registrant on April 11, 2006.

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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: April 11, 2006                    AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                                        (Registrant)


                                        By:  /s/  Carol E. Kazmer
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                                             Carol E. Kazmer
                                             Vice President and General Counsel


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit                             Description
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 99.1        Press release issued by the Registrant dated April 11, 2006.


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