Avid-L Mailing List

The AVID-L is an email discussion list for users of Avid products. Topics include troubleshooting, feature/bug questions, news about Avid, wish lists for future products, compatible hardware, compatible software, additional video editing applications that are particularly helpful, and whatever else might concern a professional Avid user.

Subscribing (or Unsubscribing) to Avid-L

Send an email message to: subscribe-Avid-L@Avid.com

Or, to unsubscribe, send email to: unsubscribe-Avid-L@Avid.com

Note that by subscribing, you are acknowledging that your have read and understand the Privacy Policy and Terms and Use. See the below for additional detail.

Search the Avid-L Archive

You can search the Avid-L archives on our Avid-L Search page. For messages before May 2002, visit the archive at http://archives.itg.uiuc.edu/avid/ courtesy of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Benjamin Grosser.

Avid-L FAQ

What is AVID-L?

Avid-L is an email discussion list for users of products from Avid Technology, Inc. The primary focus is on non-linear video editors, including the Avid Xpress and Media Composer lines. Topics include troubleshooting, feature/bug questions, news about Avid, wish lists for future products, compatible hardware, compatible software, additional video editing applications that are particularly helpful, and whatever else might concern a professional Avid user.

Avid-L is by and for Avid users, and is really just an on-line users group. It is maintained by Avid, but Avid does not control the content or opinions posted. Avid does reserve the right to kick people off if they seriously misbehave (such as posting obscene, abusive, threatening, or illegal materials). Opinions expressed on Avid-L, even if posted by Avid employees, do not necessarily represent the opinion or other "official word" from Avid, or its subsidiaries or divisions.

Changing Your email Address

To change your email address, send email to ListManager@Avid.com with the following command in the body of your message: set Avid-L email=[new-email-address]

For example, if you are currently subscribed to Avid-L with the address bob@acme.com and want to be subscribed as bob@widget.com you would send the following command from your bob@acme.com account: set Avid-L email=bob@widget.com

Note: The text after the email= cannot have any spaces in it.

Digest Version and Other Member Types

The digest version is a compilation of entire day's Avid-L mail all at once, in one long email message. These are created and sent automatically. This is often the choice of those who want to look over Avid-L mail, but don't want to receive individual messages all day long.

Your options for member type include:

Mail — Receive mail as it is contributed.
Digest — Receive daily digest with all the messages of the day.
MIME — Receive daily digest with all the messages of the day in MIME format.
Index — Receive daily index of the subject lines of the messages of the day.
Nomail — Receive no mail at all.

To change your member type, send email to ListManager@Avid.com with the command in the body of your message: set Avid-L [member type]

Examples:

set Avid-L digest

set Avid-L MIME

Posting to Avid-L

Send an email message to Avid-L@Avid.com and it will be redistributed to everyone on the list. Please send only items that are worth everyone's attention.

You cannot post to the digest version, as it is simply a compilation of the regular version.

Policies

How is the Avid-L going to be managed by Avid?

While the Avid-L is maintained by Avid, Avid does not control the content or opinions posted. Because of that, please understand that the opinions expressed on the Avid-L, even if posted by Avid employees, do not necessarily represent the opinion or other "official word" from Avid, or its subsidiaries or divisions.

You do not have to create a profile on Avid.com in order to participate in the Avid-L. If you want to create an Avid.com profile, you may do so at http://www.avid.com/community/personalize/index.asp

The Avid-L is subject to the same rules found in the Avid.com Terms and Conditions of Use. Please take a moment to review them, as they will apply to your use and participation in the Avid-L.

What will happen to my email address and name?

Avid does not intend to handle your names and email addresses different than before. That is to say, just because Avid is now maintaining the list does not mean that Avid is going to take the Avid-L email addresses and use them as a separate marketing tools, or start selling the Avid-L list to direct marketers.

The Avid-L is subject to the same Privacy Policy as Avid.com. Please take a look at the policy. Consistent with it, Avid will not, without your permission, use the Avid-L email information to contact you individually with information about Avid or other topics Avid thinks may be of interest to you, or distribute to third parties information that identifies you individually and personally.

By merely subscribing (or continuing to subscribe) to the Avid-L alone, Avid does not consider an Avid-L user to have given it permission to use his or her email address for anything other than the Avid-L itself, and the proper administration of the Avid-L or the Site in general. Avid-L users are also not automatically registered with Avid.com; you will need to register separately. If and when you create a profle on Avid.com, you are typically asked whether you want to receive information from Avid or third parties. Be sure to review your choices carefully to make sure you make the selections you personally want.

As with other portions of the Site, Avid reserves the right to use the name and email to contact an Avid-L user about the Avid-L or Site administrative matters. Avid also reserves the right to continue to participate in the Avid-L like any other user, such as posting information to the Avid-L that it believes may be of interested to or otherwise appropriate for the Avid-L.

Please note that Avid-L is, and always has been, a public mailing list. That is, every other subscriber or other third parties can read (or forward to others) all the information you post to the Avid-L, such as your name or email address. As always, Avid is not responsible for the use third parties may make of information you have made publicly available in this or any other public forum. Please take a look at the applicable Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for more information about public information and forums.

Background

Avid-L was established in 1994 at Calvin College by Steven Koster. It was created to be a forum for Avid users to meet, discuss, and share information.

Avid-L quickly grew into the premiere on-line users group for professional film and video editors. It was one of the earliest examples of an Internet community, allowing hundreds of editors worldwide to share their experiences and expertise with their peers. There was no better place for a professional Avid editor to get such wealth of informed professional advice.

At various times, individual subscribers volunteered services to the group. Searchable archives were maintained by Germany's Berlin Users Group as well as the UIUC. A tips & tricks list was posted by Andy Birkhead of Innovative Edit. Wes Plate, a longtime contributor, not only shared key techniques on his Web site, he also created a photo gallery for members' portraits.

In 1997, several subscribers began a tradition of meeting in person at the NAB trade show in Las Vegas. The first gatherings were organized by Jaime Fowler. In 1999, Avid Technology itself began sponsoring these gatherings as an exclusive reception and seminar for Avid-L members only.

By 1999, Avid-L boasted over 1600 subscribers, exhibiting a true international scope with over 300 international members. The community included participants from a wide variety of well-known corporate organizations in broadcasting, technical, and content creation fields, as well as and multiple local TV stations, colleges, and universities.

In 2000, Avid-L joined AvidProNet.com, and then, in 2002, was integrated into Avid.com.