Larry Jordan's Newsletter

Jan. 2, 2023

Happy New Year! Whew. May 2023 be better than 2022. (On the other hand, that's a pretty low bar to meet.)

In keeping with the times, I have two year-end summaries showing which articles were most read on my website this last year.

First, a look at the ten most popular tutorials in December.

Link: Top Ten Media Tutorials for December, 2022

Second, a look at the twelve (plus one) most popular tutorials for 2022. Which of these have you read?

Link: Top Twelve (Plus One) Media Tutorials for 2022

During December, I discovered that the applications we use regularly to check the speed of our gear are highly inaccurate (link) So, the first week of December, I contacted both Blackmagic Design (Disk Speed Test) and AJA Video Systems (System Speed Test) to see if we could figure out what's wrong.

On Dec. 5, Blackmagic PR wrote: "Thanks so much for sharing this information - I've passed this along to the Blackmagic Design team. As always, I'll keep you posted as soon as I hear back from them." Since then, I've heard nothing, which does not bode well for any resolution.

AJA was much more responsive. Last week their tech support emailed me: "I did forward your test results to Product Development for review and they did acknowledge the Lite version has an issue. I don’t have any information on why there is a discrepancy between the full AJA system test and BMD, however I will let you know as soon as I have an update from Product Development. By the way, thanks for all your work testing and documenting the test results, very much appreciated."

So, for now, results from AJA System Test Lite are not to be trusted until the app is updated. As for BMD, I would be cautious trusting their results until we hear something more definitive.

Webinars will return next week - Wednesday, Jan. 11. Let me know if there's something you would like me to talk about. Registration will be posted in next week's newsletter.

In the "tooting my own horn" category, my website just went over 2,700 free tutorials. Which is pretty darn amazing. It is way too early to think about 3,000; but I am curious to see how long it takes us to reach 2,800?

One of the statistics that fascinated me as I was compiling the list of most-read tutorials over this past year, was how older tutorials still attract a sizable readership. So, I went back into the archives to discover the three most popular tutorials. They are:

EQ: Warm a Voice and Improve Clarity (May 25, 2014)
Premiere Pro CC: Use Two Monitors (Dec. 15, 2013)
Premiere Pro CC: Boost and Smooth Audio Levels (June 1, 2014)

Together these combine for more than 600,000 views! Which is pretty amazing. Especially because the content - though not all the screen shots - still applies.

The new year is here. Filled with promise, yet still carrying baggage from last year. The holidays, I hope, gave you a chance to slow down and reflect on where you are heading. To think about what's important and what is better to let go. For me, it made me appreciate yet again how much I enjoy writing this newsletter and staying in touch with you. May we continue long into the new year! Happy 2023!!

Until next Monday, stay healthy. Stay hopeful. And, most of all, edit well.