Premiere Pro Hot Topics: Sorting out slow playback for H264 and H265 and transcoding on import
When looking through various forums, blogs and commentary on social media channels, I’m often amazed at how quickly users...
Great Gear from Filmtools: Affordable LED Lights, Converted Senior Carts, 4K Cinema Cameras and More
Scott Simmons has been highlighting useful tools for editors for years now, so we thought we’d do something similar...
Is Cavalry the After Effects killer we didn’t know we were waiting for?
After Effects is the de facto standard for all things motion graphics. While there’s plenty of debate about whether...
Art Of The Cut Podcast Eps. 60 (“Hanna” Editor Morten Hojbjerg)
The Art of the Cut podcast brings the fantastic conversations that Steve Hullfish has with world renowned editors into...
The End of the Odyssey
Convergent Design sent out this email today: Dear Valued Dealers and Customers, After careful consideration, Convergent Design has decided...
SSD drives and the Samsung Portable T7 SSD
Speed and size is good. Hard drives are a necessary part of video editing. I put hard drives in italics as...
Production During a Pandemic: Working as a COVID 19 Compliance Officer for a Film Production
I’m an impostor. Well . . . in my mind. Frequently. The latest episode began as a result of...
Eye effects: the subtle art of digital eye surgery
The seemingly simple task of changing an actor’s eye color is in actuality a very detailed process. The eyes...
Creating High-Volume, Short-Form Animated Content for Quibi’s “Your Daily Horoscope” From Home
Earlier in the month, the team at Adobe hit me up and I was given the opportunity to interview...
Apple begins reviving matte option in inboard displays!
Ever since Apple cruelly eliminated the matte option in its internal displays many years ago, I have been quite...
