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2025 – Looking Back, Looking Ahead – Boris Yamnitsky, CEO, BorisFX

2025 was a transformative year and change is accelerating. In this year-end review, Boris Yamnitsky, CEO of BorisFX, explores the impact of the strikes in 2024 and the layoffs and consolidations in 2025. In 2026, AI will redefine the way we work.

2025 – Looking Back, Looking Ahead – Niclas Bahn, CEO, FxFactory

In this year-end review, Niclas Bahn, CEO of FxFactory, illustrates how video effects plugins have grown from simple effects into sophisticated tools that solve problems. He also showcases the growing importance of DaVinci Resolve in media.

Reassurance For Challenging Times – From 2009

There is no question we are living in challenging times. On the other hand, it could be argued that life-threatening challenges are nothing new for media creators. Sixteen years ago, Wendy Miller created this ad which applies to us today more than ever.

2025 – Looking Back, Looking Ahead – Dan May, Blackmagic Design

Dan May, President of Blackmagic Design, Americas, looks back at 2025 and shares his thoughts on what to expect for 2026.

2025 – Looking Back, Looking Ahead – Larry O’Connor, OWC

DRAM and NAND storage are central to all digital devices. And their prices are exploding! In this year-end review, Larry O’Connor, CEO of OWC, looks back at 2025 and explains how challenges in RAM pricing and burgeoning AI data centers are dramatically altering the media for 2026. This also includes O’Connor’s three predictions for 2026.

Add a Transition Between Video Clips on Two Tracks in DaVinci Resolve

This article came from a question emailed by Jim Williams who asked: “I’m wondering how to mark the clips for a dissolve in [Resolve], using 2 tracks, one fading out, the other coming in?”

Add a Transition Between Video Clips on Two Tracks in Adobe Premiere

This article came from a question emailed by Jim Williams who asked: “I’m wondering how to mark the clips for a dissolve in Premiere, using 2 tracks, one fading out, the other coming in?”

Add a Transition Between Video Clips on Two Layers in Final Cut Pro

This article came from a question emailed by Jim Williams who asked: “I’m wondering how to mark the clips for a dissolve in [Final Cut Pro], using 2 tracks, one fading out, the other coming in?”

How to Protect Your Data for Hundreds of Years

Recently, I wrote about how I backup my data and, in it, I mentioned Blu-ray Disc technology that stores up to 100 GB on a single, write-once drive at a very affordable price. Here’s an interview with Larry O’Connor, CEO, OWC with more on this technology and recommended links.

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 Speech in 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.