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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Ruzicka Dana   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, Chief Product Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 75 NETWORK DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/14/2019 (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 Common Stock 03/14/2019   F   4,133 (1) D $ 4.9 227,768 D   Common Stock 03/15/2019   M   35,056 (2) A $ 6.23 262,824 D   Common Stock 03/15/2019   F   10,218 (3) D $ 6.23 252,606 D   Common Stock 03/15/2019   A   52,166 (4) A $ 0 304,772 D

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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

Performance Rights (Restricted Stock Units)

$ 6.23

03/15/2019

M

35,056

03/15/2019(2)

04/01/2021

Common Stock

35,056

$ 0

2,679

D

Performance Rights (Restricted Stock Units)

(5)

03/15/2019

A

52,166

(5)

03/15/2022

Common Stock

52,166

$ 0

52,166

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ruzicka Dana 75 NETWORK DRIVE BURLINGTON, MA 01803			SVP, Chief Product Officer

Signatures

/s/ Alessandra Melloni as Attorney-in-Fact for Dana Ruzicka		03/18/2019
**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)	Represents shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligation upon the vesting on March 14, 2019 of 33.33% of the restricted stock units awarded on March 14, 2018. This award includes a provision requiring the withholding of shares by the Issuer to pay the required withholding taxes due on the vesting date.
(2)	Represents the number of shares issued as a result of the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units based on the Issuer's stock price and certain other financial metrics in 2018. Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. This award includes a provision for withholding of shares by the Issuer to pay the required withholding taxes due on each such vesting date.
(3)	Represents shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligation upon the vesting on March 15, 2019 of the performance-based restricted stock units awarded on March 14, 2018. This award includes a provision requiring the withholding of shares by the Issuer to pay the required withholding taxes due on the vesting date.
(4)	Represents an award of restricted stock units that will vest on a time-based vesting schedule as follows: 33.33% on the first anniversary of the grant date of March 15, 2018, and the remaining 66.66% in equal 8.33% installments every 3 months thereafter, provided the reporting person continues to be employed by the Issuer on each such vesting date. Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. This award includes a provision requiring the withholding of shares by the Issuer to pay the required withholding taxes due on the vesting date.
(5)	Represents an award of restricted stock units which vest on a performance-based schedule based on the Issuer's relative total shareholder return (rTSR) to the Russell 2000 index in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. This award includes a provision for the withholding of shares by the Issuer to pay the required withholding taxes due on each such vesting date.

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