Video Editing: Trying Pinnacle Studio Again

box-pinnacle-studio-ultimateI’ve done tons of video editing over the years.  For the last several years, I’ve been using Adobe Premiere Elements.  I also own (and sometimes use) Sony Movie Studio.  One of the main pieces of editing software I used to use was Pinnacle Studio.

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Use Holidays To Schedule Promotions

calendar-cartoon-train-kids-white-background-48000267A few days ago, I saw a post on social media that people were celebrating National Smile Day.  What amazes me is that it was from an author I’m connected with, and she was only mentioning it in passing.  Business people are missing out!  Nearly every day of the year has some celebration attached to it.  Pick a few, and ride their coat tails to a profitable promotion.

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A Masterwork Of Editing

Antonio Maria Da Silva – aka AMDS Films – has put together what has to be the finest piece of editing I’ve ever seen.  An editor’s job is to work with what others give them and put together a coherent story.  AMDS has done that with both the video and the soundtrack here – simply for the fun of it.

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Houses Don’t Build Themselves

Let’s say you wanted to build a house.  Somehow, you got all the tools and materials to build it dropped on your empty lot.  How long until you’d be able to live in it?

Well, that depends.  If you hire a team of contractors and laborers, you might be able to move in in just a couple months.  If you and a couple buddies work at it during the week, maybe less than a year.  If you work on it at night and on weekends, it’s going to take a lot longer.  And if you do nothing at all?  That’s easy – never.

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