The Ten Laws of Vidding

As revealed unto halycon_shift in 20 Aught 5.

First
The first minute is easy, the second minute is challenging, the third minute is an invitation to quit and the last three seconds EAT YOUR SOUL

Second
Just because no one understands your vision doesn’t mean you’ve produced art.

Third
Rendering time is directly proportional to how many mistakes you’ve made or the importance of the credits you’ve forgotten.

Fourth
If a ghost frame can exist, it will exist.

Fifth
The software hates you and wants you to suffer

Sixth
It is impossible to have too many effects

Seventh
It is possible to use too many effects

Eighth
The song you begin with has a less than average chance of being the song you end up with. The same goes for show, movie, computer and mental stability.

Ninth
Perspective is poorly defended against the marching armies of paranoia.

Tenth
The degree to which you like a song when you start will be equal and opposite to the amount you like it at the end.