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How Many Multicam Streams of 4K Media Can Adobe Premiere Pro Edit?

Premiere Pro is not bad at multicam editing. If you are only editing a few clips, Premiere will be fine. But, for complex projects, or where you want to customize proxy compression settings, Premiere is not the fastest or most capable choice. Here are the details.

How Reliable Is the Expansion of AI Tools?

Guest writer Clara Carlson explores the ethical concerns associated with the use of AI-generated content in the media industry and its potential impact on the creative workforce.

How Many Multicam Streams of 4K Media Can Apple Final Cut Pro Edit?

This you won’t believe. I tested to see how many streams of 4K media Final Cut Pro can edit in a multicam clip. The answer blew me away. These are the details.

How Fast Media Storage Needs to Be for 4K Multicam Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro [u]

A frequent question is whether a computer has the power an editor needs. Here I look at what Adobe Premiere Pro needs for 4K multicam editing and the speeds your storage needs to support. The answer is not what you expect.

How Fast Media Storage Needs to Be for 4K Multicam Editing in Apple Final Cut Pro

A frequent question is whether a computer has the power an editor needs. Here I look at what Apple Final Cut Pro needs for 4K multicam editing and the speeds your storage needs to support. The answer is not what you expect.

Display Four Images At Once – a Quad-Split – in Apple Motion

The coordinate system in Motion and Final Cut makes creating effects with multiple images simple – once you understand how it works and how to properly scale the video clips. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial that will help you understand this.

Compare 4K File Size Differences and Compression Speeds for Video Editing

While both ProRes 422 and ProRes 4444 are much larger than the original HEVC (or H.264, for that matter), the structural design of ProRes makes it more suitable for faster editing performance, especially for multicam editing. These details illustrate the difference.

Important Final Cut Pro Bug Fixed in MacOS 13.2.1

The macOS 13.2.1 update fixes a significant bug in the current version of Apple Final Cut Pro. Here are the details.

How to Trash Final Cut Pro Preference Files [u]

Apple Final Cut Pro is a very stable program. But, sometimes, it gets confused. When it does, the first step to reset Final Cut is to delete its preference files. Here’s how.

Thinking About the Future of Video Editing

There are people who make a living predicting the future. I am not one of them. Still, I want to share some thoughts about the future of video editing because media is about to get much more challenging.

Alteon Announces Alteon Accelerator for High-Speed File Transfers

Earlier this week Alteon.io announced Alteon Accelerator, a new desktop application that maximizes upload speeds. Here’s an interview with Matt Cimaglia, CEO of Alteon, to learn more about what this service offers.

Problems Motion Tracking Effects in Adobe Premiere Pro [v]

Motion tracking used to work really well in Premiere Pro, but, recently, something broke. In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan shows what motion tracking is, what’s wrong with it, and provide a workaround you can use until this gets fixed.

How to Simplify Adobe Premiere Pro Sequences [v]

In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan illustrates a relatively new feature in Premiere which can instantly simplify complex sequences without actually changing your edit. This is very cool.

An Introduction to Creating Speech-to-Text Transcripts in Adobe Premiere Pro [v]

In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan explains what speech-to-text is in Premiere, then shows how to create transcripts from your sequences using it.

How to Configure M2 Macs for Video Production and Editing

Digital video no longer requires state-of-the-art hardware. We no longer need the biggest, fastest, most powerful system to get our work done. Here’s what you need to consider for a video editing system today.

Motion Tracking Problems in Adobe Premiere Pro – and a Workaround

Motion tracking effects has long been a feature in Premiere Pro. However, in recent versions, it no longer works reliably. Here’s an outline of the problem and a workaround.

The Incredible Saga to Get DVD Studio Pro Running… Again

Apple is famous for killing useful technology. For media creators, meant the death of software to create DVDs. With his livelihood at stake, Richard Osso went on a mission to find a way to continue creating DVDs for clients. This is his story.

Review: Syntech USB-A to USB-C Adapters

These well-built units, wrapped in an aluminum case with a variety of colors, are small, solid, require no extra cable, inexpensive and work great. Here’s Larry Jordan’s review.

Here’s an Undocumented Project Repair Tool in Final Cut Pro

There’s an undocumented timeline project verification and repair function built-into Apple Final Cut Pro. While you may not ever need to use this, it is good to know that it’s there. Here’s how to access it. Option-click the Clip menu …

Caution: Unexplained Timeline Slowdowns in Final Cut Pro

Adding a few dozen To-Do markers to any Final Cut project won’t cause any problems. However, if you regularly import transcripts into FCP, take the time to read this thread, especially if your system seems to be slower than usual.