[VCFilmmakers] Re: Useful resource: Lynda.com

[Kristopher Yim]

In case I wasn't clear, Vassar offers Lynda.com tutorials for*
free.*That's why you gotta connect via Vassar Wi-fi, or use the web
proxy.

cheers


On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Kristopher Yim <kryim at vassar.edu> wrote:

> Hey all, the semester's over, and I'll be too abroad to send *obnoxiously
> flamboyant *emails next semester. But! There's one last thing I wanted to
> mention, granted that you all have a little bit of time now.
>
> *LYNDA.COM*
>
> If you* ever* thought something along the lines of
> *"Man, all the other film majors are so cool. Everyone sounds all legit
> talking about cameras and stuff and using Final Cat Pro or whatever and I
> don't know anything and I feel so behind."*
>
> Well it turns out, *nobody really ever teaches you Final Cut Pro.**
> It's kind of the thing that everyone expects you to know.
> Even when you take two solid years of obscure film theory junk and you
> become a junior, they don't really TEACH you Final Cut Pro ever. You just
> have to figure it out on your own. Well now there's an easy solution:*Lynda.com
> *
> *unless you have friends
>
> Normally, this is an really expensive online subscription for REALLY
> HELPFUL software tutorials on JUST ABOUT EVERY PROGRAM TO HAVE EVER
> EXISTED. The DMZ really doesn't stress this enough. I wish I had found out
> about this earlier. Try it out.
>
> *IMPORTANT NOTE*
> Lynda.com reads your IP, and if you're using Vassar's Wi-Fi, you get to
> automatically make an account, and you get access to all the tutorials and
> the exercise files. BUT, if you're at home (like, when you actually have
> time), you're going to need to go here:
> http://computing.vassar.edu/guides/lynda/
>
> *Click "Connecting from Off-Campus" and the link found by "Without VPN."
> Sign in with your Vassar information and that connects you to Lynda.com via
> the Vassar servers and junk. Make an account/"profile"/whatever (if you
> haven't already), and you still get all the tutorial goodies. I promise
> this is invaluable if you need to learn ANY sort of software.*
>
>
> Stay lovely, all.
>
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