Larry Jordan talks with Ric Viers, Founder and CEO, BlastWave FX about why he created SoundEffects.com to teach how to record sound effects, then an in-depth discussion of the process Ric goes through to record high-quality sound effects.
Larry Jordan talks with Greg Crosby, Worldwide Senior Product Line Manager, G-Technology, about their newest storage systems, plus a discussion of future storage technology and the difference between enterprise and desktop hard disks.
Larry Jordan talks with Sean Mullen, Lead Designer for Rampant Design Tools, about their newest effects packages, plus an in-depth discussion of how they created their most popular package: Lens Flares.
A quick look at new products being announced at NAB 2016.
For Immediate Release (April 4, 2016) Thalo.com Artist Community, in conjunction with its sister site, Doddle (Doddleme.com a leading online resource for the video and film industry) has acquired Larry Jordan & Associates Inc.’s assets and rights to its portfolio websites …
Today, Apple released the latest updates to Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor. Here are the details.
In this short video excerpt from a longer webinar, Larry Jordan and Zach Bloom provide an overview of drone regulations.
It sweeps floors! It shoot high-quality television! No, it isn’t a myth – its the Incredible Broom Cam! Get all the inside scoop here.
An illustrated, step-by-step guide to upgrading a Mac to OS X 10.11 (El Capitan); what works, what doesn’t and what I learned in the process.
A product review of the NewTek TalkShow by Larry Jordan, based on eight months experience with weekly live broadcasts. (Updated 12/19/15 with new Firewall information.)
A summary of the 2015 Storage in Media Survey Results conducted by Coughlin & Associates. Storage is essential to all digital media and this survey provides a snapshot of how it is being used across our industry today. (Included detailed PDF.)
In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates the new Color workspace in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015, along with its outstanding new video scopes and amazing Lumetri color panel.
Brief book review of: “The Filmmaker’s Guide to Digital Imaging” by Blain Brown.
A detailed look at the latest versions of Final Cut Pro X (10.2), Compressor (4.2) and Motion (5.2) released from Apple today.
A short biographic description of the team at Larry Jordan & Associates, Inc.
A video tour of Larry Jordan’s new live webcast studio and control room showcasing the gear they installed.
This short video tutorial highlights the new improved search features in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014.
This short video tutorial illustrates how to send files from Adobe Prelude CC to Adobe Premiere Pro CC. It also explains when to use Send and when to use Export.
This is a short video tutorial highlighting some of the new features in the October and December, 2014, updates to Adobe Media Encoder.
An overview of HEVC (H.265); the newest compression codec for video.
Today, Adobe updated all their audio and video applications to v2014.2. Here are the details.
A quick summary of the new features in Final Cut Pro X 10.1.4.
An overview of the new 5K Retina iMac, with suggestions on configuration and best options for use.
A news report summarizing Adobe’s new Creative Cloud updates on Oct. 6, 2014.
An exclusive interview with Al Mooney, senior product manager for professional video editing at Adobe Systems, about the new features in Premiere Pro CC for Fall, 2014.
A detailed look at Adobe’s IBC 2014 software update announcements, along with a featured interview with Bill Roberts, senior director of product management for Adobe video applications.
A short video tutorial showcasing the newest features added by Adobe in the Adobe Audition CC (2014) update.
A detailed and illustrated guide to the new media management features in Final Cut Pro X v.10.1.2.
A detailed look at the new features in Adobe Audition CC (2014) and how they work.
A summary of the latest updates to Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2), Motion (5.1.1) and Compressor (4.1.2)
Thoughts and commentary on announcements and trends at the recent 2014 NAB Show in Las Vegas, NV.
A collection of thoughts on new products and industry trends on the eve of the 2014 NAB Show.
Adobe announced updates to all their video and audio Creative Cloud applications. This article highlights the new features.
A look at Dolby Labs “Vision” – a way of improving video image quality by enhancing image bit-depth and color grading.
A detailed explanation of the workflow and staff the Digital Production Buzz is using to cover the 2014 NAB Show in Las Vegas for both live and recorded broadcasts.
This is a summary of new features in the latest release (7.1) of Adobe’s Creative Cloud video software.
An explanation of how to configure the new MacPro to get the best performance for the least amount of money. (This was written before the MacPro was released.)
The seven basic ideas you need to think about before starting your own creative company.
We are making changes to our website to make it easier to find stuff – especially for members.
A 12-page report summarizing media storage and archiving trends from Coughlin & Associates.
An interesting book on editing that analyzes the editing of Star Wars.
This is a first-look at Autodesk Smoke 2013, Pre-Release Trial 1; what it is and how to get started.
Here are my guidelines on reposting articles from my website.
Welcome to the latest edition of my monthly Final Cut Studio newsletter for December, 2011. This newsletter provides tutorials, tips and other information essential to the interested user of Final Cut Pro.
Jack Rickard sent me a very thoughtful analysis of why he is a fan of the Cloud that I want to share with you.
The latest version of OS X — Lion — is now shipping. While many people are excited, I recommend taking a cautious approach to upgrading any systems that you depend upon for editing.
For people pushing pixels (or waveforms) Thunderbolt is a high-speed, data storage birthday present.
PluralEyes was specifically designed to sync clips and create multiclips based upon their audio. However, it can also sync clips in a sequence – even if there are timecode breaks in the clips – by aligning the audio.
Ben Balser, an Apple-Certified Trainer for Digital Media, sent me the following commentary on investing the time to get trained. By way of background, Ben is a long-time educator and trainer.
