If you are a Pinnacle Studio User (and our recent survey says there are a few around but nowhere near as many as a few years ago), and are struggling with the niceties of version 14 or 15, then a title from Class on Demand put together by the CEO of the organisation no less might be just the ticket.

There are 14 chapters in total on the DVD catering for everything from installation through to more esoteric and higher end functions such as Chroma Keying and Animated Wipes. All aspects of DVD authoring are also covered and a series of ‘bonus’ lessons touch on track mattes (masks) and special effects.

In all, there is nearly 8 ½ hours of training on the DVD available from On2DVD (www.on2dvd.com.au) for $49.99.

By David Hague

David is the owner and publisher of AusCam Online. He has a background in media dating back to 1979 when he first got involved with photojournalism in motorsport, and went from there into technology via a 5 year stint with Tandy Computers. Following that, he ran a software distribution company on the Gold Coast and was one of the first to recognise the potential of Microsoft Windows.

Moving back to WA, David wrote scripts for Computer Television for video training for the just released Windows and Office 95 among others, and was then lured to Sydney to create web sites for the newly commercial Internet in 1995, building hundreds of sites under contract to OzEmail including Coates Hire, Hertz Queensland, John Williamson, the NSW Board of Studies and many, many more.

He went back into full time journalism as the Managing Editor for Channel 7's 'Gadget Guy', Peter Blasina's publications VideoCamera and Pixelmag, before starting Australasian Camcorder magazine when these publications were shelved. He lives at Sydney's Avalon Beaches nearly on the ocean front with dog Budweiser and in his spare time is a nut for motor sport, road safety, fishing, science fiction - especially Dr Who - and technology.

David can be contacted via david@auscamonline.com