Mark Bashian, Creative Director for Bash Films, recently sent me these results of his performance testing. Since all of us are trying to figure out how to make the most of our computer gear, I found his tests to be …
A detailed, illustrated, review of the LG 27″ UHD 4K Display from the perspective of video editing and still images.
An explanation of how the speed of light limits how fast a computer CPU can go. This is VERY cool, even if you don’t understand tech!
An illustrated tutorial on how to use the new Freeform view display option in the April, 2019, update to Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
Illustrated details on Adobe’s latest updates (April 3, 2019) to Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC, Audition CC and Character Animator.
An illustrated guide to free software tools you can use to measure the performance of your computer system, with a focus on video editing.
An illustrated and detailed tour of how the Digital Production Buzz will produce and webcast 27 live shows in 3.5 days direct from the 2019 NAB trade show floor.
An in-depth, illustrated look at Axle.ai, media asset management software for the Mac.
The most popular articles published on LarryJordan.com for 2018, along with a few other key links you need to know.
This illustrated tutorial shows how to discover the codecs of your media using the Finder, QuickTime Player 7, QuickTime Player, Apple Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2019.
Adobe provides more details on what media codecs will be supporting in future versions of the macOS, as emailed to Larry Jordan.
An easy way to connect an Atomos Ninja monitor/recorder to a Mac and use it as a second screen, or screen-recording system.
A detailed look at the new, 2018, Mac mini with an emphasis on video editing. We look at speeds, but, more importantly, we look at real-world results.
Here’s the best way to delete an Adobe Creative Cloud application from either Mac or Windows.
Audio not recording? It’s a new preference in Mojave that you need to change. Here’s how.
The changes in Premiere in this update are both pervasive and powerful; the new color tools in Premiere are especially welcome. This article illustrates all the new features in Adobe Premiere Pro for 2019.
This is a detailed and illustrated look, along with commentary, on the new features in Adobe Audition CC 2019.
A detailed, illustrated guide to the technical hardware and workflow of producing the Digital Production Buzz, a weekly audio podcast directed at the independent filmmaker, hosted by Larry Jordan.
Whether you use Adobe Premiere or Apple Final Cut, still images are at the heart of many video programs, especially documentaries. But, what do you do your images don’t look that good? In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to use a variety of tools to repair a still image in Photoshop.
Whether you use Adobe Premiere or Apple Final Cut, still images are at the heart of many video programs, especially documentaries. But, what do you do if your images don’t look that good? In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to use the Patch tool in Adobe Photoshop CC to repair an image.
Details on Adobe’s latest updates to the audio and video applications: Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Adobe After Effects CC, Adobe Audition CC, Character Animator and Adobe Stock.
A detailed, illustrated tutorial on how to move sequences from Adobe Premiere Pro CC into Apple Final Cut Pro X.
A detailed, illustrated tutorial on how to move projects and media from Apple Final Cut Pro X to Adobe Premiere Pro CC (or After Effects, Audition or FCP 7).
Codecs don’t last forever. This article details changes coming to apps and media in future versions of the macOS. This is important for anyone needed to access legacy media files.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to create a disk image to preserve and protect media files recorded to a camera card.
An in-depth Q&A answering questions about how to pick the right storage for video editing.
Adobe announces Project Rush: Integrated video editing across all devices, optimized for new users and social media.
A quick, illustrated tutorial on how to either select colors using numeric values or sliders using the Mac Color Picker, which works in all applications.
A step-by-step tutorial to extracting a shorter video clip from a longer one, using Adobe Media Encoder; along with the ability to either transcode the new clip or match the settings of the source file.
An illustrated tutorial on the new GPU monitoring window in Activity Monitor for the Mac.
A collection of new products for media creators announced at the 2018 NAB Show from companies you may not have heard about.
Adobe warns that older video codecs will not be supported in the future. Read what you NEED to know here.
Adobe announces and releases significant updates to Adobe Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC, Audition CC, Character Animator and Adobe Stock. Here are the details of the new features.
Instructions on how to turn off auto-updating in the macOS, why this can be a good idea and Larry Jordan’s thoughts on when to update after a new release.
An illustrated review of Luca Visual FX Light Kit 2, which runs in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro X, and Motion.
A detailed explanation of the different configurations for the 2017 iMac Pro, with recommendations on what to buy to optimize your system.
The principle reason for using HEVC to compress video is to decrease the file size of the compressed file. But how does it look? In this First Look comparing HEVC to H.264 using Adobe Media Encoder, you’ll discover the answer.
It seems like a small thing, but the new font menu in Premiere 2018 makes using ALL your fonts a lot faster and easier. Here’s an illustrated tutorial that explains how this works.
Our goal is to tell stories – and the best stories touch our emotions. However, all too often, we overlook a powerful tool that can influence our emotions: fonts. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan showcases different fonts and illustrates how to choose the best one for your next project.
An in-depth look at a new application that allows creating custom keyboard shortcuts on an iPad which can control any application on an attached Mac.
Still images are at the heart of many video programs, especially documentaries. But, what if the images you are working with don’t look that good? In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to use the Patch, Content-Aware and Levels tools to move and remove elements in an image.
Still images are at the heart of many video programs, especially documentaries. But, what if the images you are working with don’t look that good? In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to straighten an image then improve the exposure using Levels.
For power, flexibility, and color effects, 3D LUT Creator is unequaled. Now, they need to turn their attention to showing the rest of us how to use it.
This is a short-term caution for media creators about upgrading too soon to the High Sierra version of macOS, including how to turn OFF automatic upgrading.
News on Adobe’s latest product updates for Fall, 2017, for Premiere, After Effects, Audition, Character Animator, and Adobe Stock; plus Adobe Sensei. All with links.
For multicam editing nothing beats an SSD RAID. Here is an in-depth, illustrated look at the OWC ThunderBay 4 mini SSD RAID – a top choice for editors who value maximum performance and/or portability.
Editing 4K media is no different than editing HD – except when it is really, REALLY different. In this tutorial, Larry Jordan looks at the differences when editing 4K media in Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Apple Final Cut Pro X.
Adobe updates all their Creative Cloud media applications in their Spring, 2017, release. This is an illustration description of what’s new.
An illustrated, step-by-step tutorial on how to move a project from Apple Final Cut Pro X to Adobe Audition for audio mixing, then back to FCP X for final output.
An illustrated first-look at Rampant Design Tools’ “Essentials for Premiere Pro CC.”
