Over 20,000 Pageviews

Here's a quick thank you to everyone who's checked out this blog and - hopefully - learned how to solve some stupid Avid bullshit as a result.  I've passed 20,000 pageviews, and that makes me feel pretty good!  I really just started this page as a means of both venting my frustration with Avid and the real lack of troubleshooting help on the internet for large-scale productions, but I'm glad that I have been able to get at least a couple of people through some tough bugs.

Keep on editing, and post here if there are any Avid issues you'd like see me post about.

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