Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Ryan Timothy D
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/24/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AVID TECHNOLOGY INC [AVID]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1560 MEADOWBROOK ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP & General Manager M-Audio
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ALTADENA, CA 91001		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 42,433 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 03/02/2006(2) 09/02/2015 Common Stock 1,390 $ 40.95 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ryan Timothy D
1560 MEADOWBROOK ROAD
ALTADENA, CA 91001		       VP & General Manager M-Audio  

Signatures

Timothy D. Ryan 06/01/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 shares are currently held in escrow pursuant to a General Escrow Agreement and a Tax Escrow Agreement, each executed in August 2004 in connection with Avid's acquisition of Midiman, Inc. (d/b/a M-Audio). The escrowed shares are subject to forfeiture for varying time periods as a result of M-Audio's breach of certain representations and warranties contained in the Agreement and Plan of Merger executed in August 2004 in connection with Avid's acquisition of M-Audio.
(2) 12.5% of the shares underlying the option become exercisable on the date listed in the "Date Exercisable" column; the remaining 87.5% of the shares underlying the option become exercisable in 42 equal monthly installments thereafter.

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