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Meet Edward Troxel
Edward is a relative newcomer to video after being introduced to digital video technology in early 2000. Impressed by the quality image produced by the Canon XL-1, Edward, his wife, and another couple started a wedding and event videography business - JET Digital Video. When he started looking to purchase editing software, Premiere seemed the logical choice until a lesser known product, EditDV, was recommended. The power, ease of use, and loyal user base made EditDV and, later, Cinestream an excellent product for DV editing. However, after going through three companies with no sign of future support, a new editing program was needed. It was about this time that Best Buy started selling Vegas Video 2.0 for less than $150. After upgrading to Vegas Video 3, he "forced" himself to complete one project in Vegas instead of Cinestream. He's never opened Cinestream again to edit a project having been sold on the features of Vegas - especially the realtime preview of all effects. After figuring out the difference in the interfaces, the power of Vegas has greatly sped up his editing process. Upgrading to Vegas 4 has confirmed his decision to use Vegas as the editing program. He said being involved in the forums has been a great asset. The asking and answering of questions is a great learning tool. Since many of the same questions are frequently asked, he started the Vegas + DVD Tips, Tricks, and Scripts newsletter to cover all topics from the beginning basics to the more advanced features. The goal is to provide extended information on individual topics beyond what a quick forum answer could cover and to provide a repository of information for quick access. Vegas 4 featured a powerful new feature called Scripting. With scripting, end-users can write programs to help automate tasks or even create new functionality. In April of 2003, the first commercial script for Vegas, called Excalibur, was released expanding the functionality of Vegas tremendously. Excalibur changed multi-cam editing, and editing in general, with Vegas forever. Later, the products Tsunami and Neon were released but the functionality of these products was later merged into Excalibur. Excalibur has continued to grow in functionality throughout the years adding a wide variety of new tools and features. Edward has also written personalized scripts for Sony Music, Custom Channels, Christian Blind Mission International, Belle Creative, and many individual editors. Click here for Excalibur information and download Click here to find Excalibur review Click here to read how Excalibur was used for the Stellar Awards Click here to read how Excalibur was used in Sheryl Crow in-flight concert Click here to find Newsletter Archives
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