The folks from ADITA
assume nothing. Although disk one of this twin DVD set runs only
73 minutes, it covers material I've never seen discussed in a software
training tutorial. Heck.... most manuals don't even cover this stuff.
Lesson 1 begins with a general product overview, a detailed review of
system considerations and desirable PC requirements. This is
followed a segment on preparing your PC and making it ready to install
your Liquid Edition Pro hardware and software follow. The video
even counseled me on using Norton Ghost (or a similar product) to back
up my system drive. I could not help but feel I was was
interacting with a tech support person who (1) really knows the
product and (2) really cares about my ability to understand what he
was saying.
The quality and
presentation were excellent, easy to understand and easy on the eyes.
ADITA's approach uses a very tightly constructed script and
professional voice over technique. Mastering Liquid Edition covers
all the basics one will encounter. I was hoping to learn more about
color correction and Dynamic Time Warp, bit those modules are not part
of this initial tutorial. These topics will be covered much more in
detail in future tutorials.
The training style used
by ADITA is very deliberate. While some may feel it is a bit
repetitive... I don't. Repetition instills learning. Those
elements which are repeated are done so for a reason.
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Epiphany
Having moved from a Premiere
A/B editing background, I have had a difficult time coming to
terms with the concept of single line editing. Although
I have heard plenty of explanations, nobody really laid it out
so that this 50+ year old
brain could comprehend it.
Now, for the first time, to
my satisfaction, the concept of single line editing has been
explained clearly and concisely. Those crazy error
messages saying that there is insufficient content to do a
transition is now fully explained. And to make things even better, the
tutorial shows how to avoid that problem now and in the
future.
I had (what is commonly refer to as) a
BGO... a
Blinding
Glimpse of the
Obvious. The answer was right
there in front of my eyes. All I needed was a clear
explanation. |
Disk two begins the
process of really learning how to edit with Edition. It goes
into great detail about basics such as, logging video, "real world"
editing, understanding LE audio, special effects and of course DVD authoring.
The single element
that differentiates this tutorial from others I have viewed is
detail. While other tutorials touch on the features
and delve into their basic functionality, ADITA goes much deeper
into explaining what the feature is, when to use it
and how to use it. As questions occurred to me, I wrote them
down, expecting to send off an email to secure an answer. To
my pleasant surprise, most of the questions we answered just a short
time later.
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