I think that is sensible advice and I agree witht he order of priority suggested in the s/w packages too. The industry uses AVID e.g. it's what Peter Jackson used on King Kong.

However, at this stage in your career I would advise on sticking with the s/w you know and spend time learning the techniques of the job. Adjusting those techniques to a differetn s/w package is the easy bit. learning how to do the job and being skilled at it is the hard part.

Just my 2p.

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