This review looks at the performance differences in video editing running Apple Final Cut Pro 11 on a variety of Macs from the 2018 Mac mini to the new 2024 Apple M4 Pro Mac mini. The results may surprise you!
Over the weekend, I bought a newly-announced M4 Pro Mac Mini. This article explains what I bought and why. (Updated based on my recent performance tests.)
Last week, Apple announcing a bevy of new Macs: MacBook Pro, iMac, and Mac mini; each using variations of the M4: M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max. Here are my thoughts on what to know, when to upgrade, and where to spend your money.
In this interview, Larry and Michael discuss shared storage, and why it is important for NexSan to design, build, test and support their system within their company. As well, Michael explains what storage may be a commodity, but support is not.
In this interview, Larry and Matt discuss remote media access for collaborative editing, the performance issues of accessing media remotely, when to use local cacheing, and announcing LucidLink 3.0 for mobile devices.
In this interview, Larry and Chris discuss what Panasonic Connect is, the difference between mobile phones and Panasonic’s cameras, and the features required for a camera geared for live events.
In this interview, Larry and Bob discuss Blackmagic’s latest products, the need for – and uses of – a camera that creates 17K images, and his thoughts on the challenges facing today’s media industry.
Here’s a list – with links – to all of Larry’s interviews at the NAB Show New York 2024.
On October 9 – 10, 2024, I recorded thirty 10-minute one-on-one video interviews at the NAB Show in New York City. To do this, I used a mixture of my own gear and rental equipment. Here’s what I used and learned.
I’ve been a fan of Lume Cube lights for a long while now. Last week, I purchased the Studio Panel Lighting Kit, which contains two LumeCube LED panel lights, with tripods and barn doors. Here’s my review.
The Røde Podcaster Pro II is a beautiful machine, damaged by poor documentation, led astray by poorly-trained and over-stretched technical support, and done in by inadequate attention to audio levels; especially regarding live streaming – for which it was originally designed. It is fine as the front-end to a DAW, but very expensive to use just for that purpose.
When you hear “NAB Show” the first thought that comes to mind is: “What’s New?” The show is legendary for new products. Here’s what Larry Jordan considers the highlights for media creators of the new product announcements at NAB – New York 2024.
I was thinking about multicams this morning. I had just finished editing my DaVinci Resolve Multicam webinar, so multicam editing was on my mind. I was pondering the differences between multicam in the three NLEs I know the best – Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve. It probably won’t surprise you that the answer is: “It depends…”
Thunderbolt 5 devices are announced. In this interview with Larry O’Connor, CEO of OWC, Larry Jordan explores what Thunderbolt 5 provides, how it works and when we should consider buying into it.
OWC just opened the doors to the latest high-speed storage technology: Thunderbolt 5 announcing two groundbreaking products at IBC 2024: the new Jellyfish Studio for editorial collaboration and the OWC Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 SSD.
Axle AI today announced Searchr – a new software/hardware bundle providing media asset management for small workgroups, NVMe RAID storage and extremely fast networking for media editors or DITs that fits in a backpack. Here are the details.
While it appears that new computers appear magically out of thin air, the actual process of creating new hardware takes years. Here’s an overview of why Apple (or any other manufacturer) can’t create new products overnight.
The system disruption caused by a badly-formatted Windows boot file autonomously distributed by CrowdStrike last Friday preventing some Windows systems from booting is a cautionary tale for all of us. Even Mac users need to pay attention.
Files stored on hard disk or SSD are always bigger than the original file. Why? Because of “block size.” This article explains what block size is and how it affects storage.
Three years ago, I purchased and reviewed the Stream Deck from Elgato. I thought it was fine – but not particularly helpful to me. Until this week. Suddenly, I’m finding ways where it can save me a ton of time in ways I totally did not expect. So, time to revise my review.
More stories from the early days of video production and video tape. This one from Warren (“Butch”) Nelson.
Apple Final Cut Pro 10.8 no longer supports DVD burning. However, Apple and Corel teamed up to provide a 50% discount to Roxio Toast for all FCP users. Here are the details.
Once it’s setup, the OWC Jellyfish delivers on its promise: high-speed shared file access in a portable server to support a local media workgroup of up to six.
Some client, somewhere, is going to feel that their life is not complete unless they shoot their next YouTube ad in 12K. So you’re sitting at your edit station with a pile of drives on your desk containing this 12K opus. Now what? This tutorial has the answers.
The Warm Audio WA-87 R2 is a studio microphone with a great sound. Here’s my review, including an audio comparison between three different narration mics, along with situations where it works – and where it doesn’t. Basically, this sounds better than any other narration mic I’ve ever used. An audio sample is included so you can hear it for yourself.
At the 2024 NAB Show, Blackmagic Design introduced the URSA Cine 12K camera. Here’s an overview of what the camera can do and the audience it is designed for.
NAB is a celebration of technology. It’s a celebration of what’s happening right now. But for every one of the companies that exhibits here, it’s also a chance to explore what’s coming in the future. One of the questions I asked as I was interviewing key vendors at the 2024 NAB Show was what are some of the trends that they’re paying attention?
The Lewitt Ray microphone, with Aura technology, is a well-designed, well-built, good-sounding mic that has a sound worthy of its price. The Aura technology works and, for some, will be a valuable mixing assistant. Here’s Larry Jordan’s review.
AI is having a dramatic impact on media. Larry Jordan interviews key industry leaders at the 2024 NAB Show to learn their opinions on the impact of AI and machine learning. Their answers ranged from fear to hope. Here’s a transcript of the video.
AI is having a dramatic impact on media. Larry Jordan interviews key industry leaders at the 2024 NAB Show to learn their opinions on the impact of AI and machine learning. Their answers ranged from fear to hope.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how we shot interviews at the 2024 NAB Show. This includes gear, people and process.
This is a video interview with Matthew Lott, Regional Sales Manager for Pliant Technologies. Pliant makes intercom systems for live events, and introduced several new products at NAB. Matthew also discussed picking an intercom system in today’s crowded wireless spectrum.
This is a video interview with Mark Clementson, Managing Director of Miller Camera Support. In this, he showcases their latest tripod fluid head, illustrates a new “high-rise” monopod and discusses how to pick a tripod.
This is a video interview with Vincent Gabriel Antonini, Business Development Manager for DPA Microphones. Gabriel presents their latest product: a rugged windscreen for very small mics, plus an analysis of audio trends affecting microphone development.
This is a video interview with Peter Marr, Manager of Education, Field & Sales Support for Canon. Here he presents Canon’s announcements for NAB, discusses Canon color science and suggests tips on picking the right camera for your project.
In this video interview with Martin Torner, Content Director for Matthew Studio Equipment, Martin explains what grip equipment is, the latest release from Matthews and how to choose the right gear for your truck.
This is a video interview with Elisabetta Cartoni, CEO of Cartoni Professional Camera Support, a company started by her grandfather. Here, she discusses her company, new releases for NAB, and how to pick a camera support.
This is a video interview with Moritz Meisel, Head of Sales for DoPchoice. He discusses the company’s lighting diffusion products, their latest products at NAB and why diffusion should be part of your lighting kit.
This is a video interview with Alex Schneider, Sales & Marketing for Turtle Case. He highlights their product line of protective media cases for travel or storage and describes what’s new and what’s popular.
This is an interview with Jim Jachetta, CTO & Co-Founder of VidOvation. He describes his company and their new connectivity products for NAB. He also tells a great story of how they provide live video from remote sites – like bass fishing in the middle of a lake – with no access to cell or wifi service.
This is a video interview with Mark Ditmanson, President of Prompter People. Here, he introduces his company, presents their latest teleprompters and showcases a portable prompter for iPhones and DLSR cameras.
This is a video interview will Bill Pieper, Engineer for Promise Technology. Here, Bill describes his company and its latest announcement: a Thunderbolt 5 NVMe RAID. This promises at least twice the data transfer speed of Thunderbolt 3/4.
A video interview with Klaus Weber, Director of Product Marketing for Grass Valley. Klaus explains Grass Valley long history in live events and broadcast, showcases their video switchers and cameras at NAB, and the media trends they are watching.
This is a video interview with El-Deane Naude, Senior Product Manager, Imaging for Sony Electronics. He presents Sony’s latest product releases at NAB, including an extended demo of a new camera monitor, then provides an insightful description of the different levels of AI and how Sony is using AI in its products.
This is a video interview with Freddy Gately, VP of Sales & Marketing for VocalBooth.com. He discusses what VocalBooth.com is, how it got started, why quiet ventilation is essential, and their two new sound deadening booths for NAB this year.
This is a video interview with Jeromy Young, CEO & Co-Founder of Atomos. Jeromy describes his new digital video recording and lighting products, then discusses the current media trends that he’s following.
A video interview with Richard Warburton, Product Specialist for Symply. He describes their company, the storage and file management solution they offer and their latest releases. He also focuses on the challenges to archive the mass of media we are creating each day and how Symply can help.
A video interview with Angus Mackay, Product Marketing Manager for Matrox Video. Angus describes Matrox image hardware and technology, their latest announcements and the challenges of displaying high quality images.
A video interview with Alex Ferris. He explains how LucidLink is used for team collaboration, their latest product announcements at NAB, and the benefits to using their service.
A video interview with Steve Wynn-Mozley, Chief Marketing Officer for LiveU.TV. Steve explains how LiveU provides bonded cellular hardware for live remote video, their latest NAB announcements and a detailed explanation of the benefits of bonding cellphone service for live video.
