Recently, I made a mistake that destroyed all my existing projects. Here’s what I did, and here’s what I learned: how to archive projects, how to restore from backups and where to set the initial Resolve Project Library.
This review looks at the performance differences in video editing running DaVinci Resolve 19.1 on a variety of Macs from the 2018 Mac mini to the new 2024 Apple M4 Pro Mac mini.
This review looks at the performance differences in video editing running Adobe Premiere Pro 25 on a variety of Macs from the 2018 Mac mini to the new 2024 Apple M4 Pro Mac mini. The results may surprise you!
It’s important to remember that you don’t need to buy the fully-loaded version of any system to get serious work done. Here are my thoughts on how to configure an M4-series Mac for serious video editing without breaking the bank.
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!
“How fast is fast enough?” is a question I’ve been pondering this last week. I decided to compare the speeds of two popular SSD drives: the T9 and T5 from Samsung. Partly, to see how fast they were, and partly to see if they were “fast enough” for video editing.
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.)
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.
In this interview, Larry Jordan and Tara Montford discuss the 20-year history of Editshare, the stresses in the industry today, and emerging new markets.
In this interview, Larry and Sean discuss what OpenDrives provides, the benefits of the OpenDrives architecture, why storage performance is so challenging, why storage hardware and controller software need to be different, and the industry trend toward the commoditization of storage.
In this interview, Larry and Ray discuss Avid’s recent acquisition of WolfTech for newsroom operations, improved support for sharing projects between Media Composer and ProTools, and new trends in automation and “digital first,” meaning files for social media take priority.
In this interview, Larry and Marc discuss the differences between backups and archives, the current state of archiving using LTO tape and trends toward integrating archiving with cloud services.
In this interview, Larry and Sam discuss Axle’s media management software, optimized for social media, the benefits of using AI without using the Cloud and the key decentralization trend that’s upending media production.
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.
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.
Guest post: Dr. Imed Bouchrika, PhD and BSc, is a Computer Science professor from the University of Southampton, UK, who specializes in eLearning, image processing, and biometrics. (Here are Larry’s rules for guest posts.) Implementing efficient export workflows can save …
Droplets are great stand-alone mini-apps. Watch folders are fast Compressor automations. Both can speed your work by automating the process of doing the same thing over and over Here’s how they work and which to pick for your work.
Earlier this week, I wrote an article on how to move media stored in a Library out of that library. But, since writing it, I discovered a much faster way to do this – and one that works both ways. Here’s what you need to know.
In this tutorial, see how to convert a Final Cut Pro library from one where all the media is stored in the Library to one where all the media is stored external to the library.
A question I get all the time is: “How do I import just a section of a clip? The original is really long and I don’t want to waste disk space.”
Regardless of the video editing software (NLE) you use, the answer is not initially encouraging: “You can’t. Here’s why.
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.
More stories from the early days of video production and video tape. This one from Warren (“Butch”) Nelson.
Regardless of which NLE you use for media editing, you’ve probably suffered through the hassle of relinking media. This tutorial explains what caused it, how to fix it, and how to prevent it in the future.
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.
Last week, news broke of a change to Adobe’s Terms and Conditions for all Creative Cloud applications granting Adobe a ‘non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free sublicensable, license, to use, reproduce, publicly display, distribute, modify, create derivative works based on, publicly perform, and translate the Content.’ What does this mean for the safety of your data?
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.
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 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 Martin Greenwood, Chief Technology Officer for Yoyotta. Martin explains what Yoyotta provides, why they focus on backups and archiving, their latest releases at NAB and a look at archiving in general.
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 Dr. Marc Batschkus, Director of Business Development & Marketing for Archiware. Marc describes their newest releases and the need for high-powered, flexible archiving technology for larger firms.
A video interview with Abe Abt, Senior Product Consultant for AJA Video Systems. Abe shares their news from NAB, along with some intriguing media trends they are watching for the future.
A video interview with Daniel Francis_Lyon, Technical Account Manager for QNAP, about their new, high-speed line of NVMe shared-storage servers.
Michael Cioni, founder of Strada, premieres Strada, an AI-assisted, cloud-based, subscription media search and management tool which enables video editors to do more – faster.
A video interview with Sean Lee, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer for OpenDrives. He discusses their view that storage technology should be open and configurable, along with their latest releases for the show.
A video interview with Larry O’Connor, CEO of OWC. He introduces new, high-speed CFExpress 4.0 cards, along with three additions to their Envoy SSD product line. He also reflects on the impact of AI on media production.
Here’s a list of the companies we are interviewing at the 2024 NAB Show along with links to watch them.
Just because your hardware is fast, does not mean that your software is optimized to take advantage of that speed. Premiere is fast. Your hardware is faster. Here’s a detailed look at real-world editing on Premiere Pro.
8K is coming. Not today and not tomorrow. But sooner than you expect. To get ready, you should first look to upgrade your storage, then, once it is both big and fast enough, upgrade your computer. Here’s what you need to know.
The OWC Thunderblade 8 SSD RAID is a silent, well-built, high-speed, high-capacity storage system that is easy to set up, flexible to configure, and designed to last for years. Here’s my detailed review.
Time Machine requires its own storage volume. While you can back up to the cloud, backing up to local storage is far faster and cheaper. But, there’s a trick you can use to make this local backup even better.
There are two key questions we ask whenever we buy storage: How fast does it go and how long does it last? We’ve got a pretty good handle on SSD speeds. Trickier, though, is determining endurance (life-span). Here’s what you need to know.
Two weeks before Christmas, my old Synology server died. Dead. I had all my data safely backed up – but on an expansion chassis that required a functioning server to access. Here’s what I learned in migrating to a new Synology server.
At its simplest, a backup is a copy of a file, generally stored on a separate device, such that if the original file is lost, a current copy is available to take its place. If backups are new to you, here’s what you need to know to protect your data.
