Aiarty Image Matting is an AI-powered image background remover for natural blending with new backgrounds. It excels at matting complex images with hair, fur, semi-transparency, indistinct edges, or low light. Here’s Larry Jordan’s review.
YAM Display is a fast, simple, easy-to-use utility that allows you to extend or mirror any Mac desktop to a second Mac, iPad or iPhone. This is a great way to repurpose an older iMac, use an iPad as a teleprompter monitor, or display Mac images on your iPhone.
This guest post from Steven Kerr describes cinematic techniques for strong visual storytelling hold great importance in captivating your audiences and sending across the intended message. Here’s how you can achieve it effectively.
I needed prompter software to go with my Neewer teleprompter. But which to use? I discovered that what I wanted was not easy to obtain. Here’s what I picked, why I picked it and how to set it up for a Mac.
Francesca asks: “I need to move a library between two different versions of Final Cut Pro. How can I do this?” Larry has the answer, and a workaround.
DPP, an international association for media and technology based in the UK, published their annual predictions for the year ahead in media. Here is a summary of their findings. It will not surprise you that we are in for a rough ride.
[Transcript] I wasn’t going to attend the NAB Show this year – there’s just too much stress in our industry. Then, I realized that attending the NAB Show in Las Vegas, this year in particular, is vital. Here’s why.
Last week provided a unique (for me) perspective into the perils of AI for video editors. I’m not saying: “Don’t use AI.” But I am saying that we need to continue to view AI answers with skepticism.
Yesterday, Muvi, a SaaS Platform dedicated to providing high-quality streaming experiences for users around the world, published “2K vs 4K: A Neat Comparison of 2K and 4K Resolution.” In this commentary, Larry Jordan shares his thoughts on how this could affect video production.
It is certainly NOT that my memory is failing. Nope. It is that I seem to be completely unable to remember a script. It was time to buy a teleprompter. Here’s my review of what I bought.
We all want accurate color in our video. But, good golly it’s hard, as this conversation between Gary Bowman and myself illustrates.
Alan has always had problems creating smooth zooms using an iPhone. In this demo, Larry Jordan illustrates the new multiple lenses and zoom features in the iPhone 16 Pro.
Jason manages multiple editors and needs to transfer sequences from Adobe Premiere Pro to Apple Final Cut Pro. In this demo, Larry Jordan shows exactly how this is done.
Richard needs to change the size of his images, but is worried about them getting blurry. In this tutorial, Larry Jordan shows how to safely scale images in both Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro, without losing image quality.
Siamack is new to Final Cut and struggling to organize her media. In this video, I provide a variety of organizational tools she can use, with a special emphasis on keywords.
Alain asked how to create an animated flashlight beam in Apple Motion. So I showed him; afterward I realized I was wrong. Here’s both what I showed Alain, then an even better way to create a flashlight effect.
In answer to Dave’s question, here are several trouble-shooting tips for Apple Final Cut Pro.
This video showcases how to improve a gray, washed-out image using the color wheels in Final Cut, as well as applying different LUTs.
I wasn’t going to attend the NAB Show this year. There’s just too much wrong with our industry; too much stress. That’s when I realized that attending the NAB Show in Las Vegas, this year in particular, is vital. Here are my reasons why.
Adobe is adding “Media Intelligence” to Adobe Premiere. What is this new video search tool? What are its limitations? And how will this impact the thriving market for media asset management software? This includes an interview with Max Lund, CEO of Jumper.io.
