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Workarounds for Two Bugs in Adobe Premiere 25.6

I found two bugs in Adobe Premiere 25.6 but, even better, I also found workarounds. One concerns Mercury Transmit and the other with the “No Dialog Found” error when displaying sequence transcripts.

How and Why to Use Markers in Adobe Premiere 25.6

This session started with a question from a reader: “I’ve heard about markers in Premiere for a long time, but I never bothered to use them. What are they, how are they used, and what are the benefits?” This was such a great question that Larry Jordan answered it in last week’s webinar.

Automatically Find and Obscure Unwanted Words in a Video Using Adobe Premiere 25.6

Last week’s release of Adobe Premiere 25.6 contained a powerful new feature: Find and obscure unwanted speech automatically using Adobe Premiere 25.6. In this short video demo, Larry Jordan shows how this new automatic text replacement feature works, along with what makes it so powerful.

Media Intelligence-assisted Search in Adobe Premiere 25.6

Last week’s release of Adobe Premiere 25.6 contained a stunning new feature: Media Intelligence-assisted search. In this short video demo, Larry Jordan shows how this new search feature works and what makes it so powerful.

Free Caption Files for Larry Jordan’s Creative Bundles

These free caption files are for Larry Jordan’s Creative Bundles for Apple Final Cut Pro 11, Adobe Premiere 25, and DaVinci Resolve 20. These are caption file only, not the media files themselves.

How to Display Closed Captions for a Mac Media File

All my webinars offer captions as separate SRT files. QuickTime Player can’t display these. VLC Media Player can – here’s how.

How I Backup My Data – and the Gear I Use

Any backup is better than no backup. In this tutorial, I explain how I backup my computer system and data, along with the gear I use and the challenges I’ve overcome.

How to Zoom the Viewer Full Screen in DaVinci Resolve 20

This began, as many articles do, with a question from a reader, He asked: “How do I zoom the Viewer in DaVinci Resolve 20 full-screen and, equally important, how do I get it back to normal?”

How to Zoom the Program Monitor Full Screen in Adobe Premiere 25

This began, as many articles do, with a question from a reader. He asked: “How do I zoom the Program Monitor in Premiere full-screen and, equally important, how do I get it back to normal?”

How to Zoom the Viewer Full Screen on Apple Final Cut Pro 11

Depending upon how many, and what kind, of monitors you have connected to your Mac, here are several ways to zoom the Viewer full screen, and back.

Mac Security for Remote Teams: Why Apple’s Built-in Protection May No Longer Be Enough

This guest post discusses how MacBooks are widely used by remote workers, but Apple’s built-in security features may not be strong enough to provide the level of cyber defense that teams need.

How to Color Match Shots in DaVinci Resolve 20

There are many ways to color correct and match shots using Resolve. This tutorial illustrates a variety of techniques you can use to improve the look of your next project.

New! Media Intelligence-Assisted Search in Adobe Premiere 25.6

An amazing new feature Adobe added to Premiere 25.6 is content-sensitive search using Media Intelligence. Search on visuals, audio, text, metadata or all four. Here’s how it works.

Industry in Transition: Broadcast, Cable & Streaming

Andy Marken, CEO, Marken Communications, reviews the entire business landscape of broadcast, cable and streamers with thoughts on their challenges and opportunities.

New Features in Adobe Premiere 25.6

Last week, Adobe updated Premiere to 25.6 and simplified the product name to “Premiere.” Here’s the list of new features and links to learn more.

Why Does Timecode Sometimes Start at 1:00:00:00 and Should It Start There Today?

Timecode is what makes precision video editing possible. While the timecode of all video projects today start at 00:00:00:00, this wasn’t always the case, as Larry Jordan explains.

Faster Ways to Trim Clips in Final Cut Pro 11

Trimming is where the real magic happens in editing. It adjusts where two clips touch. Generally, you can drag the edges of a clip to change where an edit occurs, but Final Cut provides a wide variety of other tools that make trimming faster and, most often, more accurate. Larry Jordan demos how these work.

Optimize Preference Settings in Apple Final Cut Pro 11

In this short video, Larry Jordan shows how to optimize preference settings, which options to choose, and what they do. He also explains the settings in the Media Import window, which can make a major difference in how easily you work with the media you are importing into your project.

Working with Media in Apple Final Cut Pro 11

A common support question that Larry Jordan gets is how to work with media in Final Cut Pro. In this short video, Larry Jordan provides a background on where to store media, which format to use, when to optimize it and other media questions.

Compare Timeline Clips Using Auditions in Apple Final Cut Pro 11

Auditions make it easy to compare multiple audio or video clips to see which works best for your projects. In this short video, Larry Jordan illustrates how to create, preview, select and finalize Auditions in Final Cut.