In this Thanksgiving-edition of the Alan Smithee Roundtable, the gang explore the evolving landscape of post-production in the video and film industry, spotlighting key technological advances, business challenges, and shifts in creative workflows that are being realized all across the industry.

Hosts Scott Simmons, Katie Hinsen & Michael Kammes also discuss recent developments showcased at Adobe MAX, the complexities of generative AI in video, the integration of third-party AI, the balance between creative freedom and sanitized “whitewashed” AI outputs, the risks of software updates, a broader shift away from legacy editing platforms and much more.

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Show Notes:

Adobe Max: https://www.provideocoalition.com/tag/adobe-max/

2025 MAX Sneaks

Netflix AI use guide

One Cool Thing

Katie: https://www.youtube.com/@FrontOfficeCo 

Ken Sakata’s videos on design https://www.instagram.com/frontoffice.co

James Cameron’s 2 part interview on The Town: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0igvjcmgw4wYhAWvPzBauq

Michael: Premiere Pro External Preferences (Site-wide)

https://community.adobe.com/t5/enterprise-teams-discussions/deploying-and-enforcing-custom-preferences-in-adobe-premiere-pro/m-p/10348403

Scott:

We Call it Imagineering: