Monday, November 17, 2008 by admin.

Northwestern College set aside a day for introspection, challenging each person in our community to “mind their place.” Discussion included: What is your place and what is mine? What does it mean to mind your place?Keith Fynardt introduces the concept for the day in this promotional video that I recorded and edited.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008 by admin.

I’ve been using digital video editing on my PC since Adobe Premiere version 4.2. That was back in 1996, when a 9GB hard drive was the BIGGEST hard drive anyone had ever seen. I took an old Gateway Computer super-size tower case and converted it into an external hard-drive enclosure, combining four 9GB drives into a whopping 36GB drive array (in addition to a 4GB system drive). It actually worked very well for its era, but I pulled out more than a few hairs when it didn’t work correctly.

I am still an Adobe fan and user, with CS3 Master Collection. I’m thankful to be eligible for educational pricing, even though it is still expensive.

Premiere Pro CS3 still has its flaws, but it is incredible software for video editing. If your needs aren’t so professional in nature, the little brother, Premiere Elements  is an excellent value. In fact, it is sold bundled with Adobe Photoshop Elements for $150.00 (or even less, if you are a student or teacher, with educational pricing).

Windows Movie Maker isn’t a bad place to start doing video editing with Windows. If you have a Mac, iMovie is also quite powerful for a beginner’s tool. I attended a 3-day training seminar on Final Cut Pro, using a MacBook Pro, and it was impressive. But Final Cut doesn’t offer much that isn’t also available in Premiere. I really love the way Adobe products are integrated, especially with CS3. I’m sure CS4 will only get better. But it better not come too soon; I have to get more value out of CS3 before the next version tempts my wallet!

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