indeed, I am grateful for the replies...reading the workflows presented and STILL not getting it...must be from the "show me" state of Missouri...smh Some workflows involve uprezzing each clip to HD before editing, some suggest editing in SD then exporting a QT reference then importing that...

Hi All, I've just posted the first of a series of articles I'm doing on why Media Composer continues to be the editing tool of choice for 99% of all professional film editors in Hollywood. I hope you will have a chance to take a look at it and as always, I encourage this community's feedback...