Thanks for the link, Ben! I need any promotion I can get :)
I actually think Avid has a lot of video on their site, it's just a matter
of accessibility, I guess. For example, how do I quickly get to the product
information page of MC from the avid.com website? I used the search, because
all the other links just seemed confusing.
There's a nice site http://www.avid.com/mediacomposer4/ that has video and
everything a product site should have, but using the search on avid.com I
get to http://www.avid.com/products/Media-Composer-Software/index.asp
Maybe it's just me, but Avid has some great microsites, it's just a pain to
get to them (or I'm just too stupid).
Anyway, that's why I liked the idea of a podcast -- something that people
are used to and that is easily accessible via iTunes.
Bye,
Christian
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 22:51, Benjamin Hershleder <Ben@contactben.com>wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Very nice Christian.
> I'll promote you on my site (hershleder.com).
>
> Funny that Avid doesn't do more tutorials like this themselves.
> I guess it's a matter or resources?
>
> I'll use this opportunity to once again kvetch that Avid needs *more*
> video on their site. I'm not talking instructional in this case,
> rather it needs to be "whiz-bang-gee-wow" clips that show off tons of
> features... both old and new... everything from Replace Edit to JKL
> trimming to Transition Effect Retention to AMA to 3D . . . Yes, IMHO,
> even Replace Edit, etc. can be whiz-bang-cool for new users (or those
> stuck in old ways of working). Treat it as important and useful and it
> will generally be perceived as important and useful. The example I
> always point to is when Apple showed off multicam in FCP and everyone
> I talked to after NAB that year believed that Apple had just invented
> it . . . </rant>
>
> Cheers,
>
> B
>
> Benjamin Hershleder
> http://ContactBen.com
>
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>
> On Oct 23, 2009, at 12:19 PM, Christian Foerster wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I always wondered why there are billions of FCP tutorial podcasts and
> > not a single one for Avid (maybe no one gives a crap, I'll find out
> > soon enough). Sure, there are the user tutorials on Avid's community
> > site, but I just wanted to search the iTunes store and find something
> > that just delivered a new episode every week.
> >
> > So this never materialized. And I thought, I might be able do a
> > podcast like this. So after sitting on the domain for two years or so,
> > I finally started a podcast. It's available at
> > http://www.avidscreencast.com (or on the iTunes Store, of course).
> >
> > If you have a couple of minutes, check it out and tell me what you
> > think. This week, it's shiny reflections, next week will be toggling
> > timeline views with your keyboard.
> >
> > I will, of course, steal any tip from this list, make no mistake about
> > it (like the field dominance change trick from Bouke), because I'm way
> > too limited to come up with stuff myself! I'll always credit you,
> > though. (No! No money! It's all for the fame!)
> >
> > Anyway, sorry for blathering on like this, (seriously, I haven't even
> > had a beer).
> >
> > Did I mention that when you subscribe, the podcast fairy will grant
> > you a wish?
> >
> > Have a nice weekend (if you have one),
> > Christian
> >
> >
>
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>
>
>
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