I'm absolutely stunned at the amount of work this guy has put into making these tutorials.  One can basically learn the entire overview and then some of the Avid just by watching these.  I've been editing on Avid for over 7 years on a professional level ( ie television, film etc ) and even I've found numerous tips and shortcuts that have been extremely helpful.

Thank you Douglas for all your hhard work and insight with these videos.  The Avid community greatly appreciates it!

Cheers,

David Gallagher

Hello Douglas,

First I want to thank you for all this tutorials.

I want to ask if there is a possibility to uploud the tutorial so it will  be more easy for me to watch them?

that the video will be streamier.

thanks Udi 

Welcome to the Avid Community, Udi

Udi:

Hello Douglas,
First I want to thank you for all this tutorials.

I want to ask if there is a possibility to uploud the tutorial so it will  be more easy for me to watch them?
that the video will be streamier.

thanks Udi 

I am not quite sure what you mean Udi.

The tutorials are uploaded on a server at Avid in the USA.
I get them to playback here in Japan without any problems.

If you have to wait as they download, it may be because of your bandwidth or computer.
I am sorry, but I have no idea.

Regards,
Douglas

Dear Douglas,

THANK YOU!
I'm John Cherryhomes in Fort Worth, TX.  I own a new Avid MC 4.0.5.
I'm working to get my folders/files configrued so I can consistantly import/export my
media files & converted AVCHD files.   So far I have not found a reliable setup for my
system files.  Enough about my system.

I am writing to you today to speak to your many wonderful "tip" videos.
Sir, it goes without saying how much your tips have helped.  And I am sure many more
like me.  In todays world it seems patience is lacking.  Your "TIPS" are perfect for those of us 
ready to get up to speed with the rest of the mainstream AVID community.  Your clear 
and deliberate persentations make it easy to learn.

I feel that I speak for many when I say to you, "Thank You".  

You are the AVID Teacher...

John Cherryhomes
Fort Worth, TX
HP xw8400/Xeon 3.0 5600/nVidia 3500/2TB/Win XP Pro/Media Composer 4.0.5
www.texasreds.com/tree  Panasonic AG-HMC150P

dude i love u love u a lot coz u done a good job sir....    i have lern a lot and imp things in mc and avid exprespro  sir i want to chat with u coz i love some special pepole like u and intelizents like u sir or just send sms to or mail to me i wil be very very very happy my mail id is [email protected].    My name is sami now i am working as a editor in a smal channel editing in primier pro 2.0 now i lerning avid now i am lern basics with the help of ur tuts and Internet. thnks a lot to u and This Form

Hi Douglas,

Greetings from South Africa. Just wanted to thank you for all the work you have put in to the tutorials. It's much appreciated and I have learnt so much.

Regards,

Graham

thx a lott!!

I took a look at the number of views for my First 100 and Next 100 Video Tutorials.

At the moment I am writing this the combined views are 199,972

Only 28 more views to reach 200,000

Thank you all for your support and interest!

I'll be throwing a party here for any of you who can drop in.
It will be held the morning after the 200,000 mark is reached.
Probably tomorrow morning (Japanese time)

See you all then!
Regards, Douglas

PS. I will break all forum rules by double posting this message!!!

These tutorials are good, however there is only so much one can do, with both tutorials and the manual, with Avid Media Composer.  I think the people who designed this app were doing too many drugs in college.  It's the worst mish-mash of unintuitive, confusing procedures and commands that I think I have seen in 10+ years of NLE experience.  What a waste of time and money this application is.  I have much better results and make infinitely more progress with Grass Valley Edius 5.5.

I still use Liquid 7.2.  It's the champ.  I have hardly ever needed to look at the manual from the time I first used it.  I can't understand why the ease of use in Liquid was not transferred over to this Media Composer monstrosity.  The rank audacity (or stupidity) of it's designers is an affront to faithful Avid users.

Wake up, Avid!  Give people something that they do not have to attend a year's worth of seminars to gain any degree of proficeincy!

AdrianMess:

I still use Liquid 7.2.  It's the champ.  I can't understand why the ease of use in Liquid was not transferred over to this Media Composer monstrosity.  The rank audacity (or stupidity) of it's designers is an affront to faithful Avid users.

AdrianMess:

I think the people who designed this app were doing too many drugs in college.  It's the worst mish-mash of unintuitive, confusing procedures and command that I think I have seen in 10+ years of NLE experience.  What a waste of time and money this application is.

I'm sure it's frustrating having to learn a new software package after the one you liked was killed off, but that's life.  Complaining about Media Composer isn't going to bring Liquid back, so you can either try to come to grips with it and perhaps eventually do some productive work, or rant about it on the internet.  Your call.

ciao,
Carl 

"You must unlearn what you have learned"

- Yoda

FunkyDragon:

"You must unlearn what you have learned"

- Yoda

I believe that would be, "Unlearn what you have learned, you must."

Larry Rubin:

FunkyDragon:

"You must unlearn what you have learned"

- Yoda

I believe that would be, "Unlearn what you have learned, you must."

I don't know much, but i know my Star Wars.  This is an important lesson for anyone adjusting to something new and dificult.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDezrybpuO8

camoscato:

AdrianMess:

I still use Liquid 7.2.  It's the champ.  I can't understand why the ease of use in Liquid was not transferred over to this Media Composer monstrosity.  The rank audacity (or stupidity) of it's designers is an affront to faithful Avid users.

AdrianMess:

I think the people who designed this app were doing too many drugs in college.  It's the worst mish-mash of unintuitive, confusing procedures and command that I think I have seen in 10+ years of NLE experience.  What a waste of time and money this application is.

I'm sure it's frustrating having to learn a new software package after the one you liked was killed off, but that's life.  Complaining about Media Composer isn't going to bring Liquid back, so you can either try to come to grips with it and perhaps eventually do some productive work, or rant about it on the internet.  Your call.

ciao,
Carl 

Well, it doesn't take long to see that the vast majority of the people on this forum are whores for MC5.  Most of you probably didn't even pay for the app, but downloaded it from a pirate app site.

AdrianMess:

Most of you probably didn't even pay for the app, but downloaded it from a pirate app site.