 We love it when we hear that Videoguys' customers have been able to make good use of the information we provide. Here is one such story from Craig Mashburn at the Southwest Church of Christ in Amarillo, Texas who is using our DIY8 project as his guideline for a new editing workstation. Cris is the person responsible for the church's technology, audio and video and I am looking forward to reading his upcoming posts on how his system upgrade is going.
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 here has been so much going on over at Videoguys this summer! We want to let you know that Hurricane Irene came through and while she brought down a bunch of tress, everyone at Videoguys is doing fine and we didn't have any damages to our main offices or warehouse. We are open for business as usual!
We're sad the summer is almost over, but we are so relieved that Irene is history, we are going to give you our Labor Day coupon offer today!
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 If you are a student or a teacher, you qualify for special educational versions of some of our most popular video editing titles! This includes: University and college students, Primary and secondary school students, as well as Teachers, faculty and staff. You will have to provide proof that you are eligible which means sending us a copy of your student or staff ID, report card/ class schedule,
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 Avid listens to their customers.
A few years ago Avid did something unprecedented in our industry that many editors may have forgotten about. They took their show on the road. It wasn't actually a road show as much as it was a chance for their top management to visit with post-houses, professional editors, indie film makers and user groups. They asked what Avid needed to fix and when they asked for honest feedback, they sure got it! What did Avid do with this information? They used
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 When Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5 was launched more than two years ago, the message was clear that Adobe was taking Premiere Pro into the professional market segment. This is not your father's Adobe Premiere, it is a powerful NLE designed to handle the most challenging professional projects. They were the first NLE developer to commit to an all new 64-bit architecture and native HD format support. Adobe harnessed all of the power in your computer, multiple CPU cores, huge amounts of RAM and even you
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 Sony Upgrade and Crossgrade from Most Editing Software for Under $300 plus... TWO Special Videoguys Bundles to choose from!
ATTENTION DSLR VIDEOGRAPHERS: Upgrade Your Audio
with Samson ZOOM Digital Recorders & Sync Seemlessly On Your Timeline with Singular Software
Professional Video Storage RAID Arrays from Glyph Production Technologies Are Recommended by Videoguys.com
Introducing the NEW Avid Studio Movie Production Software
VIDEOGUYS FEATURED PRODUCTS FOR TAPELESS AC
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 Got Final Cut? Get Media Composer for Just $995
If you’re not getting what you need to succeed—or you’re a former Avid user who switched (we’d love to have you back)—we want to help make your choice easier. That’s why we’re offering Final Cut Pro (excluding FCP X) users another opportunity to purchase Media Composer 5.5 (with the Production Suite) for just $995 USD—that’s over 60% off the regular price! What’s more, you’ll get free Avid Media Composer for Final Cut Pro Users online training
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 Q: What are the latest trends you're seeing in production and post production?
A: The biggest trend in Post Production is the decision that many Apple Final Cut Pro editors are faced with, now that FCPX is available. We are spending a lot of time talking to our customers about the many options available to them. Adobe and Avid are both offering special "switcher" or "crossgrade" promotions with discounts at 50% or more. We've seen great interest from all levels of customer’s especially po
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 The day has finally come where someone like me — who is always trying to expand his editing skills — no longer has to purchase a used Avid Adrenaline and an old version of Media Composer to really learn the Avid Media Composer suite.
Avid, AJA and Matrox have come together to embrace Media Composer’s newly developed third-party hardware support. AJA’s involvement, announced at NAB, is the IO Express — a powerful input, output and monitoring solution.
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 Choosing a Platform - Mac or PC: The first question a user is faced with is what platform to run Media Composer on. It is possible that your current computer system will meet the requirements for Media Composer but it is also possible upgrades or additional hardware may be required. Avid has tested and qualified specific system requirements on both Macintosh and PC platforms and recommends that you use configurations that meet these Avid-tested specifications for CPU, graphics cards, Firewire
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 As a video professional you need an editing platform you can rely on to connect to anything, anywhere; work with your favorite apps; and deliver high-quality video to all the devices your viewers and clients use - the web, mobile devices, Apple TV, Blu-ray discs, even tape. The award-winning Matrox MXO2 devices have you covered. You get highly-reliable, broadcast-quality video and audio input/output and HDMI video monitoring with the unique Matrox HDMI Calibration Utility as well as 10-bit realt
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 It has been a very exciting summer, as the industry and editors react to the release of FCPX. You can keep up with all the latest news, reviews and posts from all over the internet on the Videoguys blog
We've also updated our "Videoguys' Options for Final Cut Editors" blog article to include the latest and greatest info from Apple, Avid & Adobe.
Matrox has jumped on the crossgrade wagon as well. Now you can save $175 or more when you purchase an MXO2 w/Max with either the Avid crossg
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 It's been five months since Thunderbolt technology arrived on the scene with the latest MacBook Pro refresh. At the time, not many devices were available to make use of the speedy new I/O connection. Since then, the new port has now appeared on new MacBook Airs, iMacs and Mac minis, and with that, the quantity of Thunderbolt-capable devices has improved as well! While some devices and accessories may not be available just yet, many should be arriving shortly. We highlight a handful that could he
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 Over the past few months we've taken some heat on some NLE user forums for our recommendation to NOT use Sandy Bridge CPUs for building your NLE workstation. We didn't take this lightly and we understood the frustration it would create for people wanting to build a new NLE workstation. You want to use the latest technology and take advantage of the speed and performance per dollar of the Sandy bridge CPUs.
Our Sandy Bridge concerns where not about the CPU, but rather the available chipsets
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 Whether you're making the switch or just adding Adobe CS5.5 or Avid Media Composer 5.5 to your editing system you'll be happy to know that the Matrox MXO2 Hardware is "Triple-A rated" and Now Supports Apple, Adobe & Avid!
The Matrox MXO2 Mini with MAX was the FIRST I/O device recommended by the big 3 NLE vendors Apple, Avid and Adobe and the only one that gives you faster then real-time H.264 encoding! That is why we say Matrox MXO2 family of products are AAA rated. No other hardware compa
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