There are two new effects in Apple Final Cut Pro which have a variety of uses: Callout & Picture-in-Picture. Here’s what they do, how they work and the differences between them.
Andy Marken shares an inside look at how AI can help live event/sports/music productions handle the “final mile” of upscaling content and prepping it for live distribution in real-time. This is a preview of new product expected to be showcased at IBC 2025.
Magic Mask 2 is a powerful tool for creating masks in DaVinci Resolve 20. But did you know you can also use it to separate the foreground from the background? In this short tutorial, Larry Jordan illustrates how to create a mask, then use it to remove the background. It only takes a few seconds – once you know how it works.
Reducing background noise has always been a problem. However, AI tools in DaVinci Resolve 20 make this a lot easier. Here, Larry Jordan explains the differences between AI Voice Isolation, in the free version, with AI Dialogue Leveler and AI Dialogue Separator, in the Studio Version.
The new Magnetic Mask in Final Cut Pro 11 is a powerful tool to separate the foreground from background – without a green screen key – so you can alter the look of each layer independently. In this short video, Larry Jordan illustrates how to create a mask that includes multiple subjects.
Atomos announced the Ninja TX, a completely reengineered member of the Ninja family of camera monitor-recorders featuring a brand-new industrial design, improved thermal efficiency, reduced weight, and enhanced portability, all in a compact 5-inch form factor.
All NLEs today can convert speech to text, then generate captions for video. However, following in the steps of CapCut, which popularized this feature, DaVinci Resolve now animates subtitles in a variety of ways. Here’s how this works.
Media Intelligence is new with Premiere Pro 2025. It searches “for your perfect shot using language based on imagery, spoken words, or content with embedded metadata like shoot date, location, or camera type, all at the same time.” Here’s how it works.
The Magnetic Mask in Apple Final Cut Pro provides fascinating ways to separate foreground from background, then manipulate each separately. In this tutorial, Larry Jordan shows how to use the Magnetic Mask to isolate the foreground, change the background, adjust color and add text effects.
Slow motion is as much a trick of the eye and brain, as it is a trick of technology. Nothing in a video actually moves, it’s our brain that adds the movement. Here’s what you need to know to make your slomo look as good as it can.
Recently, I contacted Blackmagic Design to learn which features in DaVinci Resolve 20 were powered by AI. Here’s what I learned, along with a video demo at the end of this article.
Recently, my social media team asked me to create several vertical videos with captions. Since I can only shoot horizontal video, here’s how I did it, using DaVinci Resolve 20.
The free version of DaVinci Resolve 20 is amazing. But the Studio version will blow your mind! In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan showcases four color effects only available in the Studio version of Resolve that will alter your view of reality and leave your jaw on the floor!
With the 2025 release of Premiere Pro, Adobe has totally overhauled how it handles color. The new pipeline has streamlined settings, and added support for wide-gamut camera raw and log-encoded media. Here’s an overview of how it works.
Generative AI is commanding all the fear and attention in media today. But, there are a wealth of AI-assisted tools in Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve that are enabling editors to do more, rather than replacing them en masse. In this presentation to the Los Angeles Creative Pro User Group, Larry Jordan highlights nearly two dozen AI-assisted tools across all three of these applications.
Thoughts from Larry Jordan on Apple’s 2025 WWDC keynote presentation.
In this conversation, Larry Jordan and Maxim Jago discuss the future of media, the impact of AI on media creation and humanity, why he chooses to be optimistic, and his suggestions on what creative media folks can do to survive and surmount the turbulence in today’s world.
Larry Jordan and Martin Greenwood discuss YoYotta’s evolution beyond its initial phase of archiving media to LTO tape. Their software now supports indexing and finding media, backups and archives, as well as LTO tape.
Larry Jordan and Jeffrey Weiss discuss Valiant Eagle Enterprises’ up-coming acquisition of sound stages from Occidental Studios in Los Angeles. Jeffrey also describes his plans for the studio, its technology, and his target market.
Larry Jordan and Craig Hering discuss how Suite Studios is able to create cloud-based media collaboration software that provides both fast performance and high security world-wide.
Larry Jordan and Derek Barrilleaux discuss how Projective’s key insight is protecting and organizing media by project, why this is important, and who their cloud-based Strawberry software is designed for.
Larry Jordan and Gary Rosen discuss Pliant’s focus on wireless intercom systems, where they are used, the challenges in building them and a look at their latest features.
Larry Jordan and Trevor Morgan discuss Open Drives’ transition into a software-only company, the need for faster network-attached storage, and the increasing trend of data “repatriation.”
Larry Jordan and Patrick Holroyd discuss their brand-new camera app for iPhone. Expanding well beyond the native Camera app, MAVIS provides camera-to-cloud directly from the iPhone, access to pro features, including 25 fps video, and a totally new interface.
Larry Jordan and Dan Maloney discuss how, in the beginning, Matrox Video meant media. Now, they are into providing media converters and connections for broadcast, IP, military, government, space — anywhere pixels need to be moved, Matrox is moving them.
In this conversation, Larry Jordan and Conner Stirling discuss how MASV has only one mission: To provide faster, more reliable, and more flexible file transfers for media. What you may not know is how much is under the hood.
Larry Jordan and Saj Jamal discuss IMAX’s long tradition of high-quality cinema experiences. New this year, IMAX announced it is branching into presenting live sports. Saj discusses their work with the NBA and how media creators can contribute.
In this conversation, Larry Jordan and Martin Vorley discuss Farmerswife’s two key production software tools: Cirkus, task-based scheduling and production management, and FarmersWife, with facility and crew scheduling, financial tracking, and reports.
Larry Jordan and Ashay Javadekar discuss Eagle Studio’s new production slate technology which automatically embeds critical media metadata into video and audio files and read automatically by NLEs.
In this conversation, Larry Jordan and Joe Ross discuss the virtual production facilities at Door G, in East Providence, RI, the gear they have, their LED volume, and how their crew can enable your next production.
Larry Jordan and Linda Tadic discuss archiving creative projects and media for the long-term, how Digital Bedrock verifies all files, creates multiple backups, checks them annually for file integrity, and tracks them for potential obsolescence.
Larry Jordan and Matthieu Kopp discuss Peakto, a Mac-based media asset manager, that integrates AI and extended search with popular NLEs to track your media wherever it is stored. “Our goal,” says Mattieu, “was to emulate Kyno.”
Larry Jordan and Jenn Liang-Chaboud discuss how to pick the right microphone for your project, how to choose between wireless and wired mics, and Shure’s latest announcements at the show.
Larry Jordan and Greg LaPorte discuss Sonnet Technologies’ support for Thunderbolt 5, why this new protocol matters, the importance of Thunderbolt’s support for PCIE-4 and new hardware Sonnet introduced at the show.
Larry Jordan and Roy Folkman discuss how CineSys’ expertise in custom system design and workflow integration can help media organizations improve their facilities or workflow.
In this conversation, Larry Jordan and Peter Bruggink discuss MediaAnywhere’s new technology that tracks and streams cloud-based video clips without proxies, while file renaming without breaking links in Premiere Pro.
Larry Jordan and Elisabetta Cartoni discuss how Cartoni is developing tripod heads capable of tracking 4 million positioning points, then feeding to a motion tracking system or Unreal Engine for a video wall.
Larry Jordan and Abhi Dey discuss the development effort behind PixitMedia’s media asset platform, Abhi’s goals for the project and what they hope to accomplish.
Larry Jordan and Chris McMahon discuss Backlight’s product suite, how they view media asset management, how they are using AI in their products and how Wildmoka automates instantly sending content “clippings” to multiple destinations on any platform.
Larry Jordan and Barton Weiss discuss what makes videography with a smartphone different from using a more traditional video cameras. Barton also explains his challenges in writing this book and how he tested its concepts on his film students.
Larry Jordan and Martin Torner discuss what a grip does, Matthews’ focus on solving support problems on set, and that, with “only 12 cars in the parking lot,” it’s easy for them to quickly tackle and solve problems that film and broadcast crews bring them.
Larry Jordan and Jefferson Graham discuss his 20 years in podcasting, how he got started, what he’s doing now, where he gets his ideas, and how he finds the energy to get up in the morning.
Larry Jordan and Ole-Andreas Løvland discuss how BitFocus is creating the macro button technology that runs on Stream Deck that allows one button to control up to 700 different actions. He also previews up-coming Stream Deck hardware allowing it to connect directly to a network.
Larry Jordan and David Hubble discuss some of the new products released by Marshall Electronics at the show, new features in PTZ (Point-Tilt-Zoom) cameras, and a detailed comparison of why someone should consider Marshall gear for their next production.
Larry Jordan and Tony Wisniewski discuss the “Zeiss look” – image sharpness, accurate color, and the contrasty nature of each lens. Tony also describes how the lenses are made and how they are designed to fully fill even the largest sensor with light.
Larry Jordan and Tom Huczek discuss why he invented Nobe OmniScope which contains 19 extended audio and video scopes, who it’s for, how it is used, and ends with Tom describing several of his favorite scopes.
Larry Jordan and Jon Finegold discuss Signiant’s 20th Anniversary, moving large media files around the globe, how they compare to the competition and what’s needed to use Signiant’s fast file transfer technology.
Larry Jordan and Tara Montford discuss some of the 20 new products EditShare released at the show, how EditShare’s media-centric focus enables it to optimize their products, and details on their hardware specifications.
Larry Jordan and Chris Spahr discuss wireless audio transmitters and receivers, the unique characteristics of Wisycom wireless systems, and new products Wisycom announced at the show
Larry Jordan and Chris Spahr discuss why microphone size does not determine audio quality, new features in DPA mics, why DPA mics are used in noisy situations, and how to pick the right microphone for your project.
