I have been making training and marketing videos since Mike, my son in law, was in diapers. Back then the process was, you rented a Beta Max video camera and shot your videos. Because voice over was difficult to add, I would explain what I was doing as I was shooting the video. There was no good way to review the video on the fly, I usually only did one take. Once I had all of the footage, I would rent out an editing suite complete with the person doing the editing. We would sit together, I would tell him what I wanted and he would edit. He would then give me the finished video tape and I would take it to a VHS duplicating service and order 100 at a time. Later, I bought a top of the line Canon GL1 Digital Video Camera and combined with iMovie, it made production much more efficient and flexible. Even though it was top of the line, it was still 640 x 480 resolution. Digital video cameras became smaller and much higher resolution and I tried to keep up. Apple introduced Final Cut Pro as professional grade video editing software. At the same time, we went from VHS to video on CDs to DVDs.

About 12 years ago, I decided it was time to upgrade our instructional videos for the Peerless 7000 and the Ideal 6000. Skip Heinz had bought his first set of grinders when he was in South Carolina and his immaculately clean shop was perfect for shooting the new videos. Karl, my son, and I went up for a couple of days and shot the videos. I had completed the editing of the 6000 video and had almost completed the 7000 video when something, I know not what, distracted me. I had uploaded the 6000 video but the 7000 video sat unfinished for 7 years when I turned it over to Mike, who has a degree which specializes in video production. Then it sat for another 5 years when I finally had to bribe him. I told him he could not get his new Southwest Airlines Visa Card until he finished the 7000 video. That was two days ago and miraculously, he gave me the finished video today.

We strive to provide the best after the sale support in this industry. This video is just the beginning of some really exciting changes, including new cutting unit specific training videos and grinder troubleshooting videos. So pay close attention to my blog if you want to be the first to know.