August 11, 2025

I'm delighted to announce that, as we continue rebuilding our server from its collapse earlier this summer, we are now able to offer gift cards for any training in my store.

Cards can be purchased in any amount and are good for a year from the date of purchase.

Last week's webinar - AI-powered Tools in DaVinci Resolve 20 - was amazing. The Studio version of Resolve unlocks the real power of AI for editing.

In this session, I demo 24 different AI tools in Resolve, including the full speech-to-text workflow, tools for editing, color grading, image repair and audio.

SPECIAL OFFER! Many readers told me they just wanted to learn how Resolve handles speech to text. So, in this ten-minute video excerpt, I illustrate the entire workflow: transcribe clips and add speakers, edit using text, create timeline transcripts, export transcripts, then create and modify captions.

NOTE: If you buy the Resolve AI webinar, you don't need this.

SECOND SPECIAL OFFER! I've updated my DaVinci Resolve 20 Master Bundle with new training on video scopes, the Color page and the new AI Tools in Resolve 20. Five hours of training covering every major aspect of Resolve - except Fusion! 

Then, I dropped the price 30%!

There are two principal ways to create moves on stills for a video: the “Ken Burns Effect,” and keyframes. Both have benefits, both have weaknesses and both are used every day.

Watch as Larry shows how to use each technique to create effective moves on a still image.

Scott writes: “I’m desperately trying to embed CEA-608 captions into a .MXF for broadcast television using Final Cut Pro. Everything says I should be able to but neither Compressor nor FCP let me select captions to embed. What am I missing?”

Here’s what you need to know.

Unlike project files in Premiere and Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve tracks files using a master database.

Here's how to move the main Resolve library from an old to new drive, without losing your work.

Reducing background noise has always been a problem. However, AI tools in DaVinci Resolve 20 make this a lot easier.

Here, Larry explains the differences between AI Voice Isolation, in the free version, with AI Dialogue Leveler and AI Dialogue Separator, in the Studio Version.

As I re-read Paul's article on the Mars Yard at JPL, I'm struck by how much the technology we use and rely on every day is built on the scientific research of the past. Our ability to work remotely from home is partly based on NASA's research into how to communicate with devices on Mars and, even more directly, research in the 1960's that created the TCP/IP protocol at the heart of the Internet.

From leading-edge healthcare, to computer technology, to improved farming - every aspect of our lives is built on research. Someone, somewhere in the past, asked a simple question: "I wonder why this is?" Then, took the time to find out.

Science denial seems to be permeating today's society. Denying science does not make it go away. The laws of nature don't change simply because someone finds them inconvenient. The damage Washington is doing to scientific institutions across the board is unparalleled and unconscionable.

Which is why I like the Mars Yard story. It reminds us of what we can do when we set an aspirational goal, then work together to achieve it. Denial is petty and, ultimately, self-defeating. Creativity, in all its forms, brings out the best in each of us. To me, the Mars Yard is a symbol of hope and a reminder that, together, we can accomplish miracles.

TUTORIALS & REVIEWS

» Behind-the-Scenes of Mars on Earth - The Mars Yard at JPL (Commentary)

   » A tour where JPL tests and supports the Mars rovers.

» Compare "Ken Burns" vs. Keyframe Moves on Stills in Final Cut (Tutorial)

  » There are advantages and disadvantages to each.

» Embedding CEA-608 (SCC) Captions Using Final Cut Pro (Tutorial)

  » Embedded captions are contained in the video file. Here's how.

» How to Move the Main DaVinci Resolve Library to a New Drive (Tutorial)

   » Unlike Final Cut & Premier, Moving Resolve is non-trivial.

» Three Different Ways to Reduce Background Noise in Resovle 20 (Tutorial)

   » Compare AI Voice Isolation, Dialogue Leveler and Dialogue Separator

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