October 28, 2024

Lots of goodies for you this week. New versions of Creative Cloud apps, more from the NAB Show New York, and Final Cut Pro tutorials. To start, as we all know, the media industry is in turmoil. While change has always been part of our industry, the current upheaval seems worse than usual. So, in my interviews at the NAB Show, I asked folks what made them optimistic. 

Link: Reasons for Optimism About Media

After I published my Gear Report on what we used in my NAB Show interviews, Kayle asked for more details. So, this article illustrates how I edited the interviews, media and clip management, and the audio effects and settings I used.

Link: How I Edited My NAB Show New York 2024 Interviews

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News is now on my home page, updated whenever news rolls in!

At the recent Adobe MAX, Adobe launched new versions of most of their Creative Cloud apps. Here are the new features in the latest release of Premiere Pro (v25.0). (I haven't upgraded yet because I was finishing all my NAB interviews. I plan to upgrade this coming week.)

Link: New Features in Adobe Premiere Pro v25.0

Recently, NewsWise published a research report from the University of Maryland on the balance between passion and innovation. Surprisingly, becoming too passionate stifles innovation. I found the article interesting and wanted to share it with you.

Link: Research Report: How Passion Drives or Derails Team Innovation

One of the techniques I used in recording interviews at NAB was using Audition session templates to simplify the process of setting up a new interview session. Both Premiere Pro and Audition support project templates. This article explains how to create them for both programs.

Link: Create Project Templates for Adobe Premiere Pro or Audition

Paul is creating a compilation video and asks: What happens when I copy clips from one Final Cut Pro library to another? And how can I keep my library sizes small? The answer? It all depends upon how you initially import your media.

Link: Transfer Clips Between Libraries in Apple Final Cut Pro

Here in the northeast, the air is turning colder, leaves are falling furiously, and the bright colors of fall are already fading. Apple is announcing new products this coming week and, personally, I'm looking forward to seeing the latest evolution of Mac desktops. It's strange, though. In the past, advances in computers meant we could edit video faster. But, with the advent of Apple silicon, video editing speeds have plateaued simply because for SD, HD or 4K work, any Apple silicon system is fast enough to edit video using any NLE.

Still, new computers are fun to consider - especially if you have an older system. I'm looking to replace a 2018 Mac mini with something newer. So, I'm looking forward to the coming week. 

I'm also looking forward to the release - and comments about - macOS 15.1. I'm still running 14.6.1 - because it works and doesn't cause trouble. Yet, I don't want to get too far behind. Balancing the old with the new is a never-ending challenge; especially when you factor security into the mix.

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

TUTORIALS & REVIEWS

» Reasons for Optimism in Media (Interviews)

» Media is under stress, what makes you optimistic? 12 interviews at NAB-NY.

» How I Edited My NAB Show Interviews (Behind-the-Scenes)

» Details on media management, project files, audio effects and settings.

» New Features in Adobe Premiere Pro v25.0. (News)

» Adobe released their latest version. Here's what in it.

» Create Project Templates for Adobe Premiere Pro & Audition (Tutorial)

» Project templates simplify and speed creating similar projects.

» Transfer Clips Between Libraries in Apple Final Cut Pro (Tutorial)

» How FCP handles media when sharing clips between libraries.

» Index to Larry's NAB Show New York Interviews (Index)

  » An easy-to-use list of all my interviews, sorted by company.

» Gear Report: Recording NAB Show New York Interviews (Commentary)

  » What I used, what worked, what didn't, and what I'd change.

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