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A list of key questions that need to be answered before any video project starts. You can start without answering these, but it is better to plan ahead than to be blind-sided by something you never considered.

In this video excerpt from his webinar “Media Management for Video Editing,” Larry Jordan presents an in-depth demo of Kyno, from Lesspain Software.

This illustrated tutorial has several of my most favorite editing shortcuts for Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

Editing 4K media is no different than editing HD – except when it is really, REALLY different. In this tutorial, Larry Jordan looks at the differences when editing 4K media in Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Apple Final Cut Pro X.

Larry Jordan’s thoughts on the best way to configure a new 2017 iMac for video editing when you are on a budget.

An illustrated explanation of the differences between the Flow transition in Final Cut Pro X and Morph Cut in Premiere Pro CC – and why BOTH of these could be a bad choice!

This is a great way to get started learning effects, or a solid refresher course if you want to make sure you understand the basics. In this short video excerpt, discover two ways to create video still frames, or hold frames, in Adobe Premiere Pro CC. This also explains when to choose each option.

This is a great way to get started learning effects, or a solid refresher course if you want to make sure you understand the basics. In this short video excerpt, discover two ways to resize clips in the Timeline – and how to pick between them – then learn a brand-new preference setting that makes this even easier.

An illustrated tutorial on how to change the settings in the Essential Sound Panel in Premiere and Audition, along with instructions on how to move all the settings stored in the Master template between apps.

Another new feature with the Spring, 2017, updates to Adobe’s Creative Cloud software is the Essential Graphics Panel which now exists in both Adobe After Effects CC and Adobe Premiere Pro CC. While the Essential Graphics Panel in After Effects allows …

An illustrated tutorial on how to use the new Text tool in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

An illustrated tutorial on using the new Convolution Reverb in Adobe Premiere Pro to copy the “sound” of a room into a separate audio file.

This is a short, video excerpt from a recent PowerUP webinar detailing the latest features in Adobe’s Creative Cloud updates. In this excerpt, discover how the Convolution Reverb in either Audition or Premiere, can match audio for interviews, ADR, or green screen work.

Adobe updates all their Creative Cloud media applications in their Spring, 2017, release. This is an illustration description of what’s new.

A review of the Final Cut Pro X backlit keyboard from Editors Keys.

An overview of audio and video codecs, with an explanation of what they are, how they are used and how to pick one that works the best for you.

An illustrated tutorial on how to resize video clips using Adobe Media Encoder.

Google Brain invents a new technology that can deconstruct mosaics that mask identities. This has dangerous implications for almost all documentary filmmakers, as this illustrated article explains.

An explanation of average audio levels, how they are measured using LUFS or LKFS, how to monitor them in Apple Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro, or Adobe Audition, and what levels to use for your projects.

Kyno is an affordable, high-speed, easy-to-use media management, screening, logging, organization and transcoding application for current and past versions of Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere.

An illustrated explanation of Safe Zones (Action Safe & Title Safe) in Apple Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere Pro CC; how they are used and why they exist.

It is easy to get caught up in all the amazing technology contained inside Adobe Premiere Pro CC. But, sometimes, its worth taking a step back to look at how to accomplish those simple tasks that we know are there – somewhere. In this short video, Larry Jordan shows how and why to create an audio submix track in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

It is easy to get caught up in all the amazing technology contained inside Adobe Premiere Pro CC. But, sometimes, its worth taking a step back to look at how to accomplish those simple tasks that we know are there – somewhere. In this short video, Larry Jordan showcases the new proxy workflow in Premiere.

A detailed look at the latest version of NewBlue Titler Pro 5, along with an interview with the New Blue Head of Product, Travis White.

An illustrated first-look at Rampant Design Tools’ “Essentials for Premiere Pro CC.”

An illustrated tutorial on how to use crop and masking to animate a title appearing through a separate video clip.

An illustrated explanation of what DCI P3 color space is, and how to configure a 2016 MacBook Pro to display it.

A first, in-depth, look at Audio Networks. High-quality production music with flexible licenses.

In this short video, Larry Jordan explains the current state of HDR (High Dynamic Range) media in both Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere Pro CC. He explains where we are now and where we are headed.

In this short video, Larry Jordan explains how to create a multicam clip in Adobe Premiere Pro CC using video clips of different frame sizes that still allows reframing and repositioning of the higher resolution media once its edited into the Timeline.

A detailed, hands-on look at the Platform, from ProMAX. Shared storage, media asset management and archiving, all designed for workgroup video editing.

An illustrated tutorial on little-known tools in Adobe Audition that can simplify and speed-up audio mixing; especially for video projects.

Apple Final Cut Pro X can do some amazing things. But, when you combine Final Cut with powerful third-party tools – a whole new world of productivity opens. This short video tutorial is the first five minutes of our in-depth tour and training on the version 6 update to Smartsound’s SonicFire Pro.

Apple Final Cut Pro X can do some amazing things. But, when you combine Final Cut with powerful third-party tools – a whole new world of productivity opens. This short video tutorial is the first five minutes of our in-depth tour and training on Kyno, for Media Asset Management.

Kyno is an easy-to-use media management, screening, logging, organization and transcoding toolset for anyone working with video content and still imagery. In this illustrated First Look, discover what sets Kyno apart from other media management tools. Larry really likes this.

Adobe Premiere Pro CC does amazing things. However, when you combine Premiere with some of the powerful third-party tools – Premiere’s power is magnified. In this short video tutorial, learn how to connect SonicFire Pro directly into Premiere for immediate access to thousands of music clips.

Adobe Premiere Pro CC can do amazing things. However, when you combine Premiere with powerful third-party tools – Premiere’s power is magnified. In this short video tutorial, you’ll learn about how the Pond5 panel gives you immediate access to millions of low-res clips for free.

Up-resing is the process of converting lower resolution video into higher resolution. For example, converting SD video into HD or HD into 4K. In this short video tutorial, you’ll learn what up-resing is, why it is so hard to make it look good, what bitmaps and interlacing are and how they relate to improving the look of your video.

Audio peak levels are not enough. We now need to consider average levels when editing video and mixing audio. This short, illustrated tutorials provides a quick orientation. (Updated with new settings.)

A collection of more than 40 articles covering video editing, Adobe and Apple software, written over the summer of 2016 by Larry Jordan. Designed to make it easy to see any you may have missed.

A quick tip that can help dial out color problems during video editing, quickly and easily.

The Top Ten most common mistakes that affect video editing.

A step-by-step guide to transferring projects between Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Apple Final Cut Pro X; along with an explanation of what transfers and what doesn’t.

EditReady is a fast, flexible, simple to use video converter and created by the same folks that created ClipWrap. This utility can help speed your editing, provide greater flexibility over clip naming, change the timecode of a source clip or simplify media management.

Closed captions are intimidating! But, closed captions are also vital to understanding a movie for anyone who has trouble hearing or speaks a different language. In this short video excerpt, discover what captions are and the key terms you need to know.

An explanation of the difference between I-frame and GOP video compression and why it matters to video editors.

Just about every video editor wants to know more about audio, and just about every one of them doesn’t have the time to study audio repair and mixing as much as they would like. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to move projects between Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro 7 and Final Cut Pro X.

Dialog conveys information, while reaction shots convey emotion. In this short video excerpt from a webinar on creative video editing, Larry Jordan analyzes a scene from “The Battle of Five Armies,” and shows how it used reaction shots to heighten emotions.

Dialog conveys information, while reaction shots convey emotion. In this short video excerpt from a webinar on creative video editing, Larry Jordan shows how changing the position of the same two shots changes the emotional meaning of a scene.

With the June, 2016, update to Premiere Pro CC, Adobe added several new shortcuts that speed using keyframes inside the application. This illustrated article explains what and where they are.