Love My New Video Software, Hate Wasting Time

It takes some time to get the bugs worked out of any new techno-crap like editing software. Being an impatient guy who wants to just GO and not read the manual, it can take a LITTLE longer to get moving.

Of course, I'm already fairly well-versed in video editing software so using the tutorials and light reading of the manual is pretty darn helpful. What I don't like...

• Having a question based on what appears to be a COMMON problem & being told to go to the online help source or consult the manual & tutorial...when all of those things don't answer the question. Of course, if I'd like to pay for technical support & find out that the answer is one click away I get a little angry. Many hours wasted trying to get my video software to extract video from my video camera.
• Knowing exactly what footage I want to use, knowing I made note of that tape where the footage lives, and putting it in a place where I wouldn't lose it only to be unable to find the tape when I need it most. Several hours wasted looking for about 5 seconds of footage.
• Bumping my way through a project & getting better along the way. So much better, in fact, that as I improve I end up going back to the beginning and trying to use the new skills on the old idea (which generally isn't as good as the original idea).
• Once in the groove of creating, I lose track of time and work til 2:30 AM on what has amounted to be about 90 seconds of finished film (I'm told I'm ahead of schedule). This really doesn't bother me as I'm a creative type and I can't tell the creativity when to arrive. I SHOULD be able to tell it that when I'm in bed trying to sleep, the ONLY THOUGHTS in my head should NOT be about the damn project. I was half asleep all night.
• I won't be able to blog much more until all is completed.

Rest assured, this project (a five-minute promo for a comedy/variety group I know) will be essential in getting more work. Already I'm jamming on the look and feel of the thing and it should be one excellent marketing piece. A better piece will be made when better footage is available. For now, I remain confident in my ability to make "nothing" look like "something special".

I will finish the Birthday Week stories and all that. I promise.