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Suddenly – Thunderbolt 5 is Real! Here’s What This Means For Media Creators

Thunderbolt 5 devices are announced. In this interview with Larry O’Connor, CEO of OWC, Larry Jordan explores what Thunderbolt 5 provides, how it works and when we should consider buying into it.

OWC Announces New High-Speed Storage for Individuals and Workgroups

OWC just opened the doors to the latest high-speed storage technology: Thunderbolt 5 announcing two groundbreaking products at IBC 2024: the new Jellyfish Studio for editorial collaboration and the OWC Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 SSD.

Axle AI Announces Searchr – Media Asset Management and Storage for Small Workgroups

Axle AI today announced Searchr – a new software/hardware bundle providing media asset management for small workgroups, NVMe RAID storage and extremely fast networking for media editors or DITs that fits in a backpack. Here are the details.

Compare Shape Mask Tracking in Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and Resolve

This was a fun project! I decided to compare how accurately Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve handle tracking shape masks used for color correction. I also included movies so you can judge the results for …

Efficient Workflows: Exporting Video Content for Multiple Platforms Simultaneously

Guest post: Dr. Imed Bouchrika, PhD and BSc, is a Computer Science professor from the University of Southampton, UK, who specializes in eLearning, image processing, and biometrics. (Here are Larry’s rules for guest posts.) Implementing efficient export workflows can save …

How to Trim Clips in Davinci Resolve 19 [v]

In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates different ways to trim clips in the timeline. Larry demos both how to trim using keyboard shortcuts and the mouse.

What I Learned Editing in DaVinci Resolve 19

Teaching DaVinci Resolve isn’t the same as using it. For the last three days I edited my weekly webinar in Resolve. This is the first time I’ve used it in years. Here are the highlights of what I learned.

Automatically “Duck” Background Music Under Dialog in DaVinci Resolve

“Ducking” is the process of lowering the audio level of background music or background sounds during dialog. Resolve has a blindingly fast way to do this automatically – without keyframes. It’s called “sidechaining.” Here’s how it works.

Optimize Dialog For Quality and Levels in DaVinci Resolve

Hidden in the Fairlight audio page interface are several tools which can quickly optimize dialog for quality and levels in DaVinci Resolve. Here’s what they are, how they work and how to set them for best results.

Animate Video Inside a Logo in Final Cut Pro

Joel asks: “I want the logo to enlarge, eventually getting to the point where a single letter fills the screen, and at the same time, the logo area gradually becomes the concert video. How do I do this?” There are at least three ways. Here’s an illustrated approach to all three.

Thoughts on Teaching Technology

I think a lot about teaching. More specifically, I’ve been reflecting on the challenges in teaching technology. And I’m starting to think we, as teachers, may be making it harder for our students to retain information due to the way we teach. Here is what’s I’ve learned in the classroom.

Designing Computer Hardware Takes Far Longer Than You Think!

While it appears that new computers appear magically out of thin air, the actual process of creating new hardware takes years. Here’s an overview of why Apple (or any other manufacturer) can’t create new products overnight.

Adobe Updates Premiere Pro, Audition and More

This morning, Adobe updated Premiere Pro, Audition, Media Encoder, Bridge and their Camera Raw formats. Here’s what’s new, with links to learn more.

Automate Apple Compressor Using Droplets and Watch Folders

Droplets are great stand-alone mini-apps. Watch folders are fast Compressor automations. Both can speed your work by automating the process of doing the same thing over and over Here’s how they work and which to pick for your work.

A Perplexing, Consistent Bug in Apple Compressor

As a heads-up, I’m running into a perplexing, consistent bug in Apple Compressor (v4.8). This has been an on-going problem for the last several months. And I thought it was about time to give you a heads-up about it.

Saturation vs. Vibrance. What’s the Difference for Video?

Saturation and vibrance control the amount of color in an image. What’s the difference between them and which should you use? This tutorial shows how to use them for video.

Two VERY FAST Ways to Move Media Into or Out of a Final Cut Pro Library

Earlier this week, I wrote an article on how to move media stored in a Library out of that library. But, since writing it, I discovered a much faster way to do this – and one that works both ways. Here’s what you need to know.

Final Cut Pro Workspaces – A Better Way to Organize the Interface [v]

Final Cut provides four interface workspaces, and supports an unlimited number more. In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan shows how to access workspaces, how to customize them, then how to apply a Finder shortcut to make them instantly accessible.

Navigating the Final Cut Pro Viewer Menu [v]

There is a LOT you can do to customize the Viewer in Final Cut Pro. And it all starts with discovering what the View menu can do.

Make the Most of Final Cut Pro’s Browser Settings [v]

In this video tutorial, discover how to make the most of Browser settings, including better ways to organize files, create custom metadata, and create projects faster and more easily.