Retina Desk is a website that precisely determines how many monitors your Mac can support – up to 52 different configurations – plus shows how to make the most of your monitor.
In early May, Adobe announced that their Creative Cloud All Apps plan will be renamed Creative Cloud Pro. While Creative Cloud Pro would cost more than my current plan, they also created a new plan called “Creative Cloud Standard.” Here’s what these plans are, what I chose, and why.
Here are five hidden features you can access with just a mouse click or two that make editing in DaVinci Resolve 20 faster and easier..
This is a conversation I’m having with more and more editors today. It seems like Final Cut Pro has lost its way. While still the fastest NLE, Apple seems to have lost interest in actually making it better. This may be the reason why.
This morning, OWC introduced OWC Stack AI, the world’s first Thunderbolt 5 AI accelerator and storage hub designed to help run larger AI models and workflows locally on select Windows and Linux PCs and laptops with Mac support planned for future release. Here, Larry Jordan interviews OWC CEO Larry O’Connor to learn more about this new hardware.
Here’s the list of new product announcements at CineGear Expo – LA 2026. This list is focused on the independent media creator and links to each detailed announcement is included.
Apple is now putting upgrade warnings on many of the software titles in Creator Studio. While these are easy to click past, for many of us who have decided not to upgrade, these reminders are a pain in the neck. Here’s a free utility – and how to use it – that makes these reminders go away.
Recently, Ahmed Qady sent me two tools that he uses in his company (QOMY). The first is a way to organize media and related assets before production starts, and the second is a checklist used to catch mistakes just before a project is delivered.
OpenTimelineIO is an interchange format and API for editorial cut information that has deep integration into many popular non-linear editing applications, game engines, digital content creation tools and related media software. Here’s more about it.
Depth Map and CineFocus are two AI-based effects in DaVinci Resolve 21 that quickly solve some very tricky focus and lighting problems. Here’s an illustrated tutorial on how they work.
While the new Color module got all the news at the recent NAB Show, Color is still in beta. However, Adobe added a number of new features to Premiere 26.2 that can save you time. Here’s what they are and how they work.
IntelliSearch in Resolve 21 takes finding media in a currently open project to a new level. Search on visual content, dialog or faces. Here’s an illustrated tutorial on how it works.
Here’s a comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of Final Cut’s Magnetic Mask, Premiere’s Object Mask and Resolve’s Magic Mask 2 – all AI-based masking tools. Each works, but they don’t deliver the same results.
Sequence is a native macOS app that combines on-device transcription, text-based editing, audio cleanup, globally indexed search, and finally the hand-off to Final Cut Pro. Larry Jordan interviews James Setton, CEO, to learn more.
Shade is a new cloud-based post-production service that integrates storage, collaboration and asset management for a team of remote editors. Here, Larry Jordan interview Shade CEO Brandon Fan to learn more.
Digital media skills for students are no longer supplementary. The question is where do students get their skills. Apple Creator Studio, for all its imperfections, is an answer to that question.
(April 2026) Adobe releases a new version of Firefly and introduces Frame.io Drive. Here are the details and links.
Yesterday, Adobe announced the latest version of Premiere (26.2). Here are the highlights, with links.
Blackmagic Design announced eleven new hardware products, plus DaVinci Resolve 21 and Fairlight Live just before the start of NAB Show 2026. Here are all the details.
Here’s a list of announcements and new products expected at the NAB Show 2026. This list is updated daily. Links to all announcements are included.
