Re: [CGUYS] Apple One to One Training

2009-04-29 Thread Jordan
I too have seen and heard nothing but amazing things about training from Apple. But I think they might be able to continue their training service even with the increased volume. I bet a lot of people don't make maximum use of their available training time they pay for, and it gets people back i

Re: [CGUYS] Apple One to One Training

2009-04-29 Thread Vicky Staubly
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009, Tom Piwowar wrote: There are many, and only FCP requires a proprietary OS. You forgot that there are some NLEs that also run on Windows. They are not as good as the three choices provided by Apple, but they are there. I have not looked at the NLEs available on Linux. What

Re: [CGUYS] Apple One to One Training

2009-04-29 Thread b_s-wilk
There are few NLEs that come close to Final Cut Pro. Maybe Avid, but it's even more confusing. Once you learn the basics of FCP, it has no rivals for professional video editing. And, yes, I've used quite a few apps/solutions over the past 15 years. No, I didn't have FCP training; RTFM and pract

Re: [CGUYS] Apple One to One Training

2009-04-29 Thread Tom Piwowar
>One on One a wonderful thing but it seems to me they will not be able >to afford to keep doing it once Apple's current sales boom subsides... I was thinking they would not be able to afford to keep doing it as their sales kept booming. Too many takers would swamp their capacity. ***

Re: [CGUYS] Apple One to One Training

2009-04-29 Thread db
One on One a wonderful thing but it seems to me they will not be able to afford to keep doing it once Apple's current sales boom subsides... ? db Tom Piwowar wrote: I've always known Apple was good for its customer support, but this just blew me away. This may be specific to our store (the

Re: [CGUYS] Apple One to One Training

2009-04-29 Thread Tom Piwowar
> There are many, and only FCP requires a proprietary OS. You forgot that there are some NLEs that also run on Windows. They are not as good as the three choices provided by Apple, but they are there. I have not looked at the NLEs available on Linux. What do you suggest? **

Re: [CGUYS] Apple One to One Training

2009-04-29 Thread Tom Piwowar
>I've always known Apple was good for its customer support, but this just >blew me away. This may be specific to our store (the only one in >Indianapolis-actually... Nope. They offer this coast to coast. * ** List info,

Re: [CGUYS] Apple One to One Training

2009-04-29 Thread David Turk
: Re: [CGUYS] Apple One to One Training No question, Final Cut is one of the more difficult NLEs to learn. Very steep learning curve. Probably rivaled only by Avid. But let's not confuse your decision to go with a difficult app - one that virtually demands training - to then praise the tra

Re: [CGUYS] Apple One to One Training

2009-04-29 Thread Tony B
No question, Final Cut is one of the more difficult NLEs to learn. Very steep learning curve. Probably rivaled only by Avid. But let's not confuse your decision to go with a difficult app - one that virtually demands training - to then praise the trainers needed at whatever cost. You guys could ju

Re: [CGUYS] Apple One to One Training

2009-04-29 Thread maruca
On Apr 29, 2009, at 8:14 AM, David Turk wrote: This may be specific to our store (the only one in Indianapolis- actually, the only Apple chain store in Indiana, although there are independent Apple stores), but maybe others have good experiences at their stores. Highly recommend it. Nope,

[CGUYS] Apple One to One Training

2009-04-29 Thread David Turk
I had my first session yesterday, & am amazed that Apple can offer this level of training for only $99/year. Myself & several co-workers are learning Final Cut (& trust me, you need thrusters on full when learning this program). We can book sessions at once a week, over the internet. I've alw