Now that we've launched the Tempest project, I want to talk to you a little bit about the differences between Final Cut Pro projects and Avid projects and the biggest difference is in the structure of the project window. In Final Cut Pro, when you start the program you're given an empty sequence...

Let's take a look at where the Avid files are stored on the computer's hard drive. The program itself is stored in the Applications folder. And any projects we created using the private tab are stored in the Documents folder of the currently logged in user. Any other files you create using the...

When you first launch your project in Avid Xpress Pro this is the typical layout of windows that you will see. With one editing monitor called the Composer a timeline and the project window. This is a little bit different then the standard view you'll find in other Avid software such as Media Composer...

Every time you launch the Avid software, the first thing you see is the Select Project window where you can pick both the user and the project that you're going to work with. The Avid assumes by default that you're going to work in the user settings of the person who logged into the computer...