As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2000
                                                      Registration No. 333-
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                                    Form S-8

                          REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                              AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
               (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                                        04-2977748
(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                      Identification Number)


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

                   1993 DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN, AS AMENDED
                            (Full title of the Plan)

                                 David A. Krall
                      President and Chief Executive Officer
                              Avid Technology, Inc.
                       Avid Technology Park, One Park West
                               Tewksbury, MA 01876
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (978) 640-6789
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
===============================================================================================================
                                                     Proposed maximum       Proposed maximum        Amount of
Title of securities                Amount to          Offering price       aggregate offering      registration
 to be registered                Be Registered          per share                price                fee
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>                   <C>                   <C>                   <C>
Common Stock $.01 par value      250,000 shares        $13.3125 (1)          $3,328,125            $878.63
===============================================================================================================
</TABLE>

(1)   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration  fee, and
      based upon the  average of the high and low prices of the Common  Stock on
      the Nasdaq  National  Market on October 18, 2000 in accordance  with Rules
      457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.



                                       1
<PAGE>



                     STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

      This  Registration  Statement on Form S-8  incorporates  by reference  the
contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-08825) filed by
the  Registrant  on July 25, 1996,  relating to the  Registrant's  1993 Director
Stock Option Plan, as amended.



                                       2
<PAGE>





                                  SIGNATURES

      Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act,  the  Registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in the City of Tewksbury, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 13th
day of October, 2000.

                                    AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.



                                    By:   /s/David A. Krall
                                          ----------------------
                                          David A. Krall
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer



                                       3
<PAGE>



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


      We, the  undersigned  officers  and  directors of Avid  Technology,  Inc.,
hereby severally  constitute David A. Krall, Ethan E. Jacks and Carol E. Kazmer,
and each of them singly,  our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them,
and  each of them  singly,  to sign for us and in our  names  in the  capacities
indicated below,  the Registration  Statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any
and all subsequent amendments to said Registration  Statement,  and generally to
do all such things in our names and behalf in our  capacities  as  officers  and
directors to enable Avid Technology, Inc. to comply with all requirements of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,   hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  our
signatures  as they may be signed  by said  attorneys,  or any of them,  to said
Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.

      Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act, this  Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following  persons in the  capacities and
on the dates indicated.

Signature                          Title                        Date
---------                          -----                        ----

/s/David A. Krall         President and Chief Executive         October 13, 2000
----------------------    Officer of the Board
David A. Krall            (Principal Financial Officer)


/s/Ethan E. Jacks         Senior Vice President and Acting      October 18, 2000
----------------------    Chief Financial Officer
Ethan E. Jacks            (Principal Financial Officer)


/s/Carol L. Reid          Vice President and Corporate          October 11, 2000
----------------------    Controller
Carol L. Reid             (Principal Accounting Officer)


/s/Charles T. Brumback    Director                              October 10, 2000
----------------------
Charles T. Brumback


/s/Peter C. Gotcher       Director                              October 08, 2000
----------------------
Peter C. Gotcher


/s/Robert M. Halperin     Director                              October 11, 2000
----------------------
Robert M. Halperin


/s/Nancy Hawthorne        Director                              October 09, 2000
----------------------
Nancy Hawthorne


/s/Roger J. Heinen, Jr.   Director                              October 09, 2000
----------------------
Roger J. Heinen, Jr.


/s/William J. Warner      Director                              October 06, 2000
----------------------
William J. Warner





                                       4
<PAGE>


                                 Exhibit Index
                                 -------------

Exhibit
Number      Description
-------     -----------

  4.1 (1)   Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
            Registrant.

  4.2 (2)   Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant.

  4.3 (3)   Certificate of Designation establishing Series A Junior
            Participating Preferred Stock and Certificate of Correction.

  4.4       (4) Rights  Agreement,  dated as of February  29,  1996  between the
            Registrant and BankBoston, as Rights Agent.

  5         Opinion of Hale and Dorr LLP.

 23.1       Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

 23.2       Consent of Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit 5).

 24         Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this
            Registration Statement).

------------------------


     (1)    Incorporated  herein by reference  from  Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 to the
            Registrant's  Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for the  period  ended
            March 31, 1995.


     (2)    Incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's Registration
            Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-57796) as declared effective by
            the Commission on March 11, 1993.


     (3)    Incorporated  herein by reference  from  Exhibits 3.4 and 3.5 to the
            Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
            31, 1995 as filed with the Commission on April 1, 1996.


     (4)    Incorporated  herein  by  reference  from the  Registrant's  Current
            Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 8, 1996.



                                       5
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2000
                                                      Registration No. 333-
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                                    Form S-8

                          REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                              AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
               (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                                        04-2977748
(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                      Identification Number)

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

                   1993 DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN, AS AMENDED
                            (Full title of the Plan)

                                 David A. Krall
                      President and Chief Executive Officer
                              Avid Technology, Inc.
                       Avid Technology Park, One Park West
                               Tewksbury, MA 01876
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (978) 640-6789
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
===============================================================================================================
                                                     Proposed maximum       Proposed maximum        Amount of
Title of securities                Amount to          Offering price       aggregate offering      registration
 to be registered                Be Registered          per share                price                fee
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock $.01 par value      250,000 shares        $13.3125 (1)          $3,328,125            $878.63
===============================================================================================================
(1)   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration  fee, and
      based upon the  average of the high and low prices of the Common  Stock on
      the Nasdaq  National  Market on October 18, 2000 in accordance  with Rules
      457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

                                       1
STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

      This  Registration  Statement on Form S-8  incorporates  by reference  the
contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-08825) filed by
the  Registrant  on July 25, 1996,  relating to the  Registrant's  1993 Director
Stock Option Plan, as amended.

                                       2
SIGNATURES

      Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act,  the  Registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in the City of Tewksbury, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 13th
day of October, 2000.

                                    AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                                    By:   /s/David A. Krall
                                          ----------------------
                                          David A. Krall
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer

                                       3
POWER OF ATTORNEY

      We, the  undersigned  officers  and  directors of Avid  Technology,  Inc.,
hereby severally  constitute David A. Krall, Ethan E. Jacks and Carol E. Kazmer,
and each of them singly,  our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them,
and  each of them  singly,  to sign for us and in our  names  in the  capacities
indicated below,  the Registration  Statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any
and all subsequent amendments to said Registration  Statement,  and generally to
do all such things in our names and behalf in our  capacities  as  officers  and
directors to enable Avid Technology, Inc. to comply with all requirements of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,   hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  our
signatures  as they may be signed  by said  attorneys,  or any of them,  to said
Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.

      Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act, this  Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following  persons in the  capacities and
on the dates indicated.

Signature                          Title                        Date
---------                          -----                        ----

/s/David A. Krall         President and Chief Executive         October 13, 2000
----------------------    Officer of the Board
David A. Krall            (Principal Financial Officer)

/s/Ethan E. Jacks         Senior Vice President and Acting      October 18, 2000
----------------------    Chief Financial Officer
Ethan E. Jacks            (Principal Financial Officer)

/s/Carol L. Reid          Vice President and Corporate          October 11, 2000
----------------------    Controller
Carol L. Reid             (Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/Charles T. Brumback    Director                              October 10, 2000
----------------------
Charles T. Brumback

/s/Peter C. Gotcher       Director                              October 08, 2000
----------------------
Peter C. Gotcher

/s/Robert M. Halperin     Director                              October 11, 2000
----------------------
Robert M. Halperin

/s/Nancy Hawthorne        Director                              October 09, 2000
----------------------
Nancy Hawthorne

/s/Roger J. Heinen, Jr.   Director                              October 09, 2000
----------------------
Roger J. Heinen, Jr.

/s/William J. Warner      Director                              October 06, 2000
----------------------
William J. Warner

                                       4
Exhibit Index
                                 -------------

Exhibit
Number      Description
-------     -----------

  4.1 (1)   Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
            Registrant.

  4.2 (2)   Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant.

  4.3 (3)   Certificate of Designation establishing Series A Junior
            Participating Preferred Stock and Certificate of Correction.

  4.4       (4) Rights  Agreement,  dated as of February  29,  1996  between the
            Registrant and BankBoston, as Rights Agent.

  5         Opinion of Hale and Dorr LLP.

 23.1       Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

 23.2       Consent of Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit 5).

 24         Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this
            Registration Statement).

------------------------

     (1)    Incorporated  herein by reference  from  Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 to the
            Registrant's  Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for the  period  ended
            March 31, 1995.

     (2)    Incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's Registration
            Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-57796) as declared effective by
            the Commission on March 11, 1993.

     (3)    Incorporated  herein by reference  from  Exhibits 3.4 and 3.5 to the
            Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
            31, 1995 as filed with the Commission on April 1, 1996.

     (4)    Incorporated  herein  by  reference  from the  Registrant's  Current
            Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 8, 1996.

                                       5