The Avid Handbook: Advanced Techniques, Strategies, and Survival Information for Avid Editing Systems

About Greg Staten

Senior Product Designer for editors with Avid Technology Inc. and has been editing on Media Composer since 1992. For the last several years Greg has traveled the world speaking at major conferences and seminars keeping Avid users and instructors up-to-date on areas such as advanced editing techniques online process color correction and effects design. Prior to joining the product design team he was the Principal Instructor for Avid's Training Services Group focusing on finishing and effects.Bayes is the Product Manager for Final Cut Pro at Apple. For 8 years he was the Principal Product Designer for Media Composer Symphony and DS Nitris at Avid Technology. Steve has specified the design of Avid products based on his years of editing instructing and interviewing Avid users. He is the author of the book The Avid Handbook: Basic and Intermediate Techniques for the Media Composer which will have a 4th edition in December 2003. Steve also spent two years as Senior Instructor for Avid Educational Services teaching Avid students and instructors in the U.S. Europe and Asia. He has also written and developed several advanced Avid classes including the Master Editor Workshop. Previously Steve was Senior Editor at several production companies in Boston Massachusetts and edited in the New England market for ten years.