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Happy New Year, or…

We all love “first rule” stories, don’t we?  While only slightly less cliche’ than “Top Ten” lists, there is usually a seed of truth to be learned in the “first rule>”

To wit, here is my “First Rule Of Non-Linear Editing:”

Never, NEVER, NEVER update your editor in the middle of a project!

Of course, the problem with this axiom is that any reasonably-busy editor might never get around to updating their hardware or software.  Circumstances worked out for me that I picked the beginning of January to replace my aged Dell XPS600 dual-Pentium system, even though I have several DVD projects stretched out in front of me.  The trigger points were:

I had the money to do it now;

The Dell, which has been a stalwart performer for over four years, has suddenly gotten flaky;

And also, this demo of the potential in the upcoming Adobe CS5 when coupled with a hot Windows computer, the new Mercury playback engine and a CUDA video card.

Quite plainly, it’s time.

Details to follow!  Happy New Year!

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You’re a brave man, but I understand you were forced into it. Good luck, and happy New Year!

Posted by Adam Wilt  on  01/04  at  12:46 AM

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