Larry Jordan's Newsletter

Dec. 26, 2022

Happy Boxing Day to readers in Canada and Merry Day-After-Christmas to everyone else! My lead story looks at the speeds of SSD RAIDs and answers the question: "What's Fast Enough for Editing?"

Link: Compare Speed Differences Between 2-, 3-, and 4-Drive SSD RAIDS

Where I spent the bulk of my time this week was a review of iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac, which can bring deleted files back to life. This is good software hobbled by an interface that needs work.

Link: Review: iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac – Strong Recovery, Weak Interface

In the news:

Blackmagic Design released DaVinci Resolve for iPad. This is a free download from the iOS App Store. It provides the same color correction and editing tools used in the desktop version, plus Blackmagic Cloud multi-user collaboration, cutting edge AI tools such as magic mask, voice isolation and dialogue leveler, smart reframe for social media and more. This release is major news.

Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/davinci-resolve-for-ipad/id1581363826

Blackmagic also released DaVinci Resolve 18.1.2. This updates DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor firmware to provide iPad Bluetooth support.

Link: DaVinci Resolve Adds BlueTooth Support

Hedge Video released a major update to EditReady. This provides fixes for clips with missing timecode, improved support for RED and ARRIRAW files, and a revised retiming tool. They also released EditReady Pro, which focuses on niche camera support and multi-app workflows.

Link: https://blog.hedge.video/a-raw-year/

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Last week's webinar, "Ask Larry Anything!" is still available for 50% off. It details results from a variety of storage speed tests, explains how to read video scopes and provides several quick solutions to fixing color problems. While my demos are in Final Cut, these same techniques work equally well in Premiere.

Link: https://larryjordan.com/store/343-ask-larry-anything/

Thinking about my review of the iBoysoft app, I thought it would be worthwhile to highlight the products I've reviewed in December. Even if you aren't interested in that specific product, most of my reviews explain the technology underlying it; for example: servers, wireless access points, etc. These reviews are worth reading for that reason alone. You'll find them listed in the Tutorials section below.

Like many across the US, we are shivering in deeply cold temperatures here in Boston this holiday weekend. My heart goes out to those among us who lack sufficient heat or shelter. Not just in the Ukraine, but here at home. If you can, consider a donation to a local shelter, food pantry or homeless mission. Everyone deserves a warm place to live.

Until next Monday, stay warm, stay healthy and edit well.