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[Tae]

[IMG-INTERACTIVEMEDIAGURUS] “I know VERY well how to use my Avid system, Tae, as well as my Premiere 6.5, PPRO, Vegas 4 & 5 and FCP4 systems. I am not some novice punk with little knowledge and no experience; quite the CONTRARY. I probably have more DVD’s professionally duplicated and released on the global markets than you do (20+ titles so far with over 250,000 copies in distribution on the world marktplace. You can find copies of them in Wal-mart, Best Buy, Amazon and online at several other National and International distributers, but who’s counting?). FYI, I have been in the Audio and Video business for over 27 years, how about you? I also have played in two world-famous bands (one of them had a hit song that debuted at #1 on American Bandstand). So, my point is, before you start flaming somebody, listen and learn before you speak. Your ignorance is showing BIGTIME.

Your remark about dragging and dropping was a smug answer from someone who sounds like YOU don’t know what you are talking about. Because if you DID, you would know that, in fact, when you DON’T use the wieght lifter icon, you will screw up your timeline and compress the clips. And by compress, I don’t mean video compression, I mean that the entire timeline will then be out of sequence, with the audio out of sync. But of course, I’d just be willing to bet that you going to say THAT, weren’t you?

As for dragging and dropping, I was referring ONLY to my Vegas, Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro 4 systems. You can certainly drag and drop to your heart’s content with them, but I’d be willing to bet that you didn’t know THAT, either. Avid is nice in a lot of respects, but I find it to be lacking in the sheer intuitiveness that all of my other systems possess. As powerful as that company is, I believe that one day they will swing over to the side of everyone else’s approach in the GUI development. I would hope so, anyway.

I still have clients that bring projects (or FTP them to me) edited in their Avid that need some additional Post done to complete them. I think it is important to have the ability to work in as many NLE platforms as possible, and not just be a one-trick pony like so many of the young turks out there on the marketplace today. Of course, if you are just piddling around at home, and are not that serious about video and audio as a profession, then I can see where the laid back attitude is coming from. But for someone who makes their living on a National or Global scale, we cannot afford to be a snob who doesn’t know about the huge variety of NLE’s and digital posting tools available today. I would even be willing to get a Media100 system if I had the space in my studio. The cost of those systems have really come down since they first came out.

Next time, why not ask first before you pounce on someone’s response (which wasn’t even directly to or at YOU, until NOW. Kinda shows your ego; it’s gotta be about YOU, doesn’t it?), why don’t you chill out and just read a little more, first. Maybe one day you will learn how to use and Avid system. There are some fine tips posted here in this forum from some truly knowledgeable people that blow me away with what they know how to do. The beauty of it is, they (and I) are all willing to share that advice. This is not a forum based on negativity and nastiness, but rather, one of help and support. Please observe that statement next time.

Thanks.
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I’m not going to compare resumes with you. You can have a pissing contest with someone else. I’m perfectly secure in my work.

Anyway, If you go into overwrite segment mode (red) you can move stuff around quite nicely. Maybe I’m misunderstanding what you feel you need to lift before you move it.

And don’t tell people you don’t want them to make assumptions about you (based on your comments) and turn around to make a bunch of assumptions based on nothing, Wal-Mart Lad.

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Anything you say, Tae-bo!

It’s always harder to do the right thing, but you’ll always be glad you did in the end.