The Chicago Apple User Group
macProVideo: Video-Assisted Software Learning
06/07/2009 05:19 AM
Get really interested in a new program, but don’t want to read a book, or Help menu in order to learn how to use it. Video instruction can be an excellent answer for many of us.
I am particularly impressed by Nonlinear Educating Inc., and its Founder and Publisher, Martin Sitter. Several years ago I ran a vendor discount offer about their macProVideo line of products, and had an opportunity to use several of the videos first-hand. This month I even did an interview with Martin for the Apple User Group Market Podcast (available at http://web.mac.com/ugab/). They used to provide these tutorials on DVDs, but discontinued this on Earth Day 2009, and are doing their part to protect the environment by providing only download services.
Featuring in depth, real-time video training created by the multimedia industry's top educators, macProVideo.com brings high quality video training to your computer desktop. They are committed to providing the best software training on the web for applications such as Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro & Express, Motion, DVD Studio Pro, Reason, Ableton Live, Mac OS X and more! These training videos use easy-to-follow live screen captures combined with clear voice-over instruction to teach you how to use multimedia software applications . . . as they say, it's Nonlinear Educating! There is no delay in educating when you use macProVideo.com. With an ADSL or Cable modem, you could be in class 10 minutes from now, anywhere you can connect to the Internet. Some of videos are even free, such as “Mac OS for Switchers.”
Their software tutorial-video player is called “N.E.D. 3” (see above), and is a complete solution which allows you to download, organize, learn and burn tutorials with one simple, but powerful tool. Versions are available for Mac OS Leopard, Tiger and Panther (even Windows XP and Vista) on Mac G4, G5 and Intel processors. Their trainers are articulate, interesting and understandable, plus online discussion forums to clarify and learn even more. I highly recommend this service, which is getting even better with new tutorial releases and the new http://www.designProVideo.com service.