Re: Editing scenario

I have a dental video with a VERY picky client that constantly wants changes. Also not sure what she wants.

It's a decent size practice with a good size staff.

They have multiple staff members that can do the same job so she wants to mix in different people to show diversity.

It's a family practice so the family members feel they all have equal say and they all don't agree on what shots should be used where, but one member is more vocal and dominate than the rest.

Here's how I have approached the project. Since I already have done a video for them that they just want updated, I put the original video in the primary. Then I stack new shots of new employees on top of that. I also connect new VO under.

Since I'm not sure which employees they want to use for which tasks,(and they don't sit in the whole time) I stack up multiple choices in the timeline. Then when they come in, and start to argue over shots I simply hit the "v" key and toggle through their choices.

I could expand the audio tracks and just leave them that way in the timeline if I wanted them that way.

I like them better collapsed for stacking.

Even when they settle on a shot I don't cut out the other shot. No need to. I just leave it dark because they may come back and want it changed again. At that point I would just hit the V key and I'm good to go.


This has worked out great for me.

I used to get kind of frustrated with a bunch a changes, but with X.......and 64 bit speed, editing is more fun for me : )