“ Tony Solomons’ handbook is everything one needs to run a digital editing room efficiently and knowledgeably. Short, concise and written in plain English, every digital editing room should have a copy.”
— Carol Littleton, A.C.E., Body Heat, E.T.

“ Tony Solomons’ voice is one of informed, practical, intelligent experience. His book has grown step-by-step out of his own hands-on, real-world, film-world, video-world jobs. He is a natural teacher. A lucid guide, his book is THE resource for Editors and Assistant Editors working in today’s and tomorrow’s cutting rooms.”
— Howard Smith, A.C.E., The Abyss, Glengarry Glen Ross

“ Tony Solomons has an understanding of both film and digital, and his invaluable book clearly explains the use of the Avid in the editing room. This book should be in every cutting room.”
— Alan Heim, A.C.E., All That Jazz, Network

The Avid Digital Editing Room Handbook is a guide to a smoothly run digital cutting room. This informal, practical reference book provides a comprehensive look at editing on today’s hottest and most widely used editing system. It gives clear explanations of
• Telecine and the 3-2 pulldown process
• Media management and shared storage
• How to configure a feature project
• Digitizing
• Editing
• Cut lists and EDLs
• Outputs
• Conforming
• Software versions 7.3 and 8.0
• Fibre Channel
• DA-88
• Preventive maintenance
• Bugs, fixes, workarounds, tips, tricks, and much, much more
Don’t spend valuable time waiting for a telephone representative, look it up in the first guide to the Avid.

Tony Solomons completed his under-graduate studies in film at New York University and received a Master’s degree in editing from the American Film Institute. He began writing this book while teaching at the American Film Institute. He currently teaches editing at the University of Southern California and works on the Avid in feature-film cutting rooms.