Aaron I am compelled to comment.
Your request for pricing info won't fly if your video doesn't play. I'm using WXPSP2 and no go on your videos. They don't play and you're on the COW asking for professional advice. I'd say get your video codec issue resolved.
Personally your website doesn't appeal to me but it's been said before.
What I am really offended by is your cavalier attitude regarding your employer who you admit "doesn't pay you much" but right there on your site is a reference to RJ Lachance.
"In October of 2005, Aaron began a full-time position as a video editor with R.J. LaChance, an advertising agency in
East Providence, Rhode Island."
I'm going to assume this is the cheap boss you didn't sign a non-compete contract with.
Dude, it's a small world and if you want to play in it you gotta follow a few rules. Like if you're a video producer put video on your site people can see. And under NO circumstances publically dis anyone in your industry. Be cool, and by all means dish at the pub privately, but you are so very burned or making things hard with your attitude towards your employer, and the professionals on the COW who are really just trying their best to respond to your call for help, or input.
And to answer your question about pricing, there are plenty of freelance guides on the web that do a handy job of figuring out your total cost of hire.
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Rick Dolishny
Discrete Editors COW Leader
http://www.thecreativeprocess.ca
