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: Significant fixes were applied to the Avid Video Engine (AVE), including improved session opening times for video-heavy projects and resolving issues where video clips with non-integer frame rates would not align correctly with the timeline [2, 8]. Core Performance and Stability Avid Pro Tools V2021
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