Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GAHAGAN CHRISTOPHER C.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. [AVID]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP of Products & Technology
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., 75 NETWORK DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/14/2014
(Street)

BURLINGTON, MA 01803
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 7.82 05/14/2014   A   180,000     (1) 05/14/2021 Common Stock 180,000 $ 0 180,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 7.4 05/14/2014   A   180,000     (2) 05/14/2021 Common Stock 180,000 $ 0 180,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GAHAGAN CHRISTOPHER C.
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
75 NETWORK DRIVE
BURLINGTON, MA 01803
      SVP of Products & Technology  

Signatures

 /s/ John S. LaMountain as Attorney-in-Fact for Christopher C. Gahagan   05/16/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The option vests as follows: (i) on the date the Company's registration statement covering the exercise of the option is effective (the "Effective Date") the vested number of shares shall equal (A) 33.33% of the shares plus (B) an additional 8.25% of the shares for each three-month period, starting from February 12, 2014 that is completed on or before the Effective Date, and (ii) thereafter the shares shall vest in equal installments of 8.25% of the shares upon the conclusion of each three-month period (starting from February 12, 2014) that ends after the Effective Date; provided that the officer is employed by the Company on such vesting date.
(2) The option vests as follows: (i) on the later of the Effective Date or February 12, 2015, the vested number of shares shall equal (A) 33.33% of the shares plus (B) an additional 8.25% of the shares for each three-month period, if any, starting from February 12, 2015, that is completed on or before the Effective Date, and (ii) thereafter the shares shall vest in equal installments of 8.25% of the shares upon the conclusion of each three-month period (starting from February 12, 2015) that ends after the Effective Date; provided that the officer is employed by the Company on such vesting date.

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