This webinar focused on video editing, specifically organizing and backing up media, optimizing preferences, and the other small decisions you make at the start of a Premier or Final Cut project. In this short excerpt, Larry Jordan discusses the difference between USB-C and Thunderbolt.
This webinar focused on video editing, specifically organizing and backing up media, optimizing preferences, and the other small decisions you make at the start of a Premier or Final Cut project. In this short excerpt, Larry Jordan presents the routine maintenance you should do with a Mac computer to keep it running smoothly.
The OWC MiniStack STX is fast, convenient, and capable way to expand storage for a Mac Mini or a Mac Studio. It expands the number of available Thunderbolt 3/4 ports, and provides user-upgradeable HDD and SSD storage capacity. Here’s my review.
Even if you don’t own – or like – Apple Final Cut Pro, you can use Apple Compressor to manipulate media in ways other software doesn’t. For example, use Compressor to change the timecode of a video clip. Here’s how.
Curiosity is a dangerous thing. While it seems to make sense that creating smaller files would be faster, I never really timed it. So, today, before I sat down to write my newsletter, I figured I should. The results surprised me.
Personally, most of my projects are stored in a single library. However, if I needed to tackle something really big, I’d probably go with Option 3. Here are three options for organizing, managing and exporting large projects in Apple Final Cut Pro.
Apple Final Cut does not support exporting markers – or anything else – displayed in the Timeline Index. However, there’s a cool work-around that works perfectly. Here’s what you need to know.
Recently, I needed to export a list of chapter markers and their timecode positions from a sequence in Adobe Premiere Pro. It wasn’t hard, but it also wasn’t obvious. Here’s how.
It is generally possible to expand the storage capacity of an HDD RAID, without buying a new enclosure; which can save hundreds of dollars. Here’s what you need to know to add storage to your RAID.
Wondering how to improve the speed and performance of your computer – especially for video editing? In this short video excerpt Larry Jordan illustrates how to improve the speed of a video editing computer system by selecting the right storage for your edit.
All too often, we think we need the biggest and fastest computer and storage to edit video. This analysis of storage speeds, media formats, and hardware shows how to maximize performance without breaking the bank.
Digital signage is a part of everyday life – but have you ever wondered how it works? Larry Jordan goes behind the scenes at the Peppermill Hotel & Resort to see how they do it.
StreamVoodoo allows you to stream high-quality live video to one person, a group or a crowd. No special software. No logins. No accounts. One click and they are in. The problem is figuring out how it works. That still needs help.
One of the hidden challenges in Adobe Premiere Pro is to adjust a color grade during playback. The Lumetri color panel provides tons of color controls, but no way to change them during playback. But, there IS a way. Here’s how.
Productions are Adobe’s system for handling large, complex, collaborative projects. Productions were designed for collaboration, but even single editors can benefit from the speed and organization Productions provide. Learn more.
The week, Apple released bug-fix versions of Final Cut Pro, Motion and Compressor. Here’s a list of what’s new and links to get more information.
Lou asked: “Should I partition the internal drive of a Mac to get the maximum speed for video editing?” The answer is no – but not for the reasons you might suspect. Larry Jordan provides the details on maximizing system speed.
One of the new – and seemingly undocumented – features in Adobe Premiere is a new keyboard shortcut: Revert Trim Session. Surprisingly, it is also turned off by default. Here’s an illustrated explanation of what it does.
Wondering how fast your computer is compared to the latest Apple silicon Mac desktops? We have the answers! In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan measures the differences in computer speed between Intel and Apple silicon Macs when running Apple Final Cut Pro and compressing video.
Wondering how fast your computer is compared to the latest Apple silicon Mac desktops? We have the answers! In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan measures the differences in computer speed between Intel and Apple silicon Macs when running Adobe Premiere Pro and compressing video.