ABSTRACT
If you want to make videos and films, then go make videos and films. You now know enough about the Avid to edit your own projects, and what you don’t know you can figure out. However, if you want to be an Avid editor, this book is a beginning, not an end. I’ll be the first to admit that this book doesn’t cover every Avid command or examine all of Avid’s capabilities. Far from it. I’ve tried to give you all the information you need to efficiently edit your projects, but there is certainly more to learn. There are several excellent books on the market that I urge you to read. The Avid Handbook, by Steve Bayes, covers in great detail many areas that I have treated lightly. It is for advanced users, but you’re fast becoming one. The Avid Digital Editing Room Handbook, by Tony Solomons, is particularly helpful for those of you hoping to edit feature films on an Avid. Although it’s not a book on nonlinear editing, I highly recommend The Filmmaker’s Handbook, by Steven Ascher and Edward Pincus. This book covers nearly every aspect of video and film production and will answer just about any question you might have about moviemaking.
