The future is happening today. Maxim Jago looks back at 2025 and sees many reasons for hope, in spite of the continued growth of AI and the rise of social media video.
2026 isn’t about tools, it’s about adapting creative workflows. In this year-end review, Mike Cavanagh, President of Key Code Media, reflects on the changes in 2025 and what it means for 2026.
Are you tired hearing about AI yet? In this year-end review, Jeff Greenberg, Consultant / Editor / Author, looks back at the impact AI has had on media. Some of it is good, some of it is garbage, and, in the end, AI will not save your career… you will.
In this year-end review, Bram Desmet, CEO & GM of Flanders Scientific, looks back at the tumult of 2025 and sees hope. Creative demand hasn’t disappeared, but the tools of production – specifically monitors – are evolving to better meet the challenges.
Roy asked a great question: What’s the most efficient way of making videos to save hard drive space? The answer is video compression. But, while that is easy to say, there’s a lot more to it that is helpful to know.
Post-production is undergoing a structural shift. In this year-end review, Ben Kozuch, CEO/Co-founder of Future Media Conferences looks at media post-production in 2025 and explains why we aren’t just undergoing simple stress, we are in structural change – and understanding that change is key to survival.
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.
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.
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.
Dan May, President of Blackmagic Design, Americas, looks back at 2025 and shares his thoughts on what to expect for 2026.
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.
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?”
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?”
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?”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
