Avid Xpress Pro for dummies book?

[Mike_Raddport]

I'm looking for a book that will take me through the AXPRoHD software plain and simply. I'm looking for a book for the layman, even though I was a professional editor years ago (linear). One specifically for a 24P advanced (23.976) workflow to DVD. As well as one that will teach me the software in a easy to understand direct fashion. Most recently I've been using Adobe PPro, now just moved to Avid -- I ask all my professional Hollywood editor friends and you'd be surprised how coddled they are by assistants and post supers. They are just there to edit and don't understand the independent filmmaker (online, mix, and export on your home PC) mentality. Is there such a book or one that comes close? Thanks.

 

[krestofre]

Something like this would probably be a good resource.

http://www.avidstore.com/index.cfm?...10-07490-01&manufacturerid=17&productid=58402

I know it's not a book, but that's the best suggestion I've got.

 

[sean90291]

I taught myself Avid in a week or two. At first I didn't think I was gonna "get it" without someone showing me. Because I too was very new to the whole non-linear editing system thing. But with two resources, I pieced most of it together myself (I'm good at computers, mind you, and I know Windows inside and out). The two resources I used were:

James Monohan's Avid Xpress Pro book from Visual Quickpro. And the online tutorial from http://apex.vtc.com/avid-xpress.php (a course also conducted by James Monohan). You can pay $30 for the VTC course and it gives you a month to go through all the lessons, and then you can cancel or keep paying $30 a month for their online courses.