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INTRODUCTION ■

Advanced features and functions that are less documented. Have you ever worked with a

software application only to find that your way of doing things could have been made

easier if only the operation guide had explained it better? Yeah—me, too. This book will

contain many of my own experiences, as well as those of my colleagues, on how to get the

best results quickly and efficiently without pecking around and trying to figure out how

to do it on your own.

A conversational style that puts you at ease. As I wrote each chapter and you read along,

you’ll learn everything from an experienced editor who has nothing to lose by furthering

your knowledge. If you work at a post house, you might have noticed that some editors

are a little less forthcoming. Of course they are! You could end up taking their place!

After you know what they know, well, it could get a little sticky. So they don’t always

seem as willing to share as you might like.

Illustration of how to use the tools. Whenever possible, I’ll show you—through screen

captures, tables, and other visual media—what to look for on the interface and where to

go to get the information. It’s hard enough to understand the material without having

someone in the room looking over your shoulder. The best education is done in person

with another qualified person leading the way. With those limitations in mind and

through the magic of the computer, I’ll try to best explain and show critical information

that will help you learn more quickly.

Finally, the tried-and-true form of education: doing. At the end of most of the chapters,

I’ve organized a tutorial that you can work again and again. But it’s not a blind tutorial in

which you’re just following directions. I’ll explain the purpose before we do it. That way,

you can understand what we’re attempting to do and will not just be a “button pusher.”

Editors benefit very little by following direct button pushing and doing exactly as they are

told. In fact, I’ve met some editors who were fired from their jobs because that is all that

they knew how to do. So in the tutorials, we’ll go over a function, you’ll do it, and then I

will give you something with that function that you can do on your own.

In all my years of teaching, the hardest part of the process is setting students free so

that they can do it on their own. Some students never want to stop being students. Others

seem ready to move on. But for the first few moments on their own, you never know how

well things will go for students. But most students, despite an initial butterfly or two in

their stomach, overcome it by picking up the required understanding that they are respon-

sible. Get used to this feeling. It will never completely go away. Every Avid system is con-

nected a little differently; every production has a different workflow for post.

I have found that even when a student is not quite fully prepared to work as an

editor, the measure of dedication serves them well. If you want the job, if you care about

it and mean to do well, you can usually pick up any missing gaps of information or any

nuances that pertain to a specific production. Every editing situation is different, so there

will always be a learning curve, even after many, many years. With that in mind, let’s talk

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