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This week's webinar is "Ask Larry Anything!" So far, I have questions about fixing audio problems, how the zoom controls on an iPhone 16 work, how to organize media in Final Cut, and working with HDR iPhone media in Final Cut. I have time for more - please email me your questions so I can create appropriate demos.
Plus, in answer to requests, I'll use stills and video from my recent trip to Southeast Asia - the elephants, alone, are worth seeing. Registration, as always, is free.
Link: Free Registration to Larry's webinar
Turning to tutorials, I have four new ones for you this week. Still images are rich in data about the camera, lens and settings used to record an image. Surprisingly, most of this information is missing in a video file. Geoff wants to know why?
Link: Why is Camera Data Missing From Video Files?
Paul asks: "Is there a way to always import files into a Final Cut Pro library by default?" The answer is that storing files in the library IS the default, but it is easy to change accidentally. Here's how to reset and verify your storage locations.
Link: Reset and Verify Where Final Cut Pro Stores Media
At first blush, Sidecar – the ability to mirror an iPhone or iPad on a Mac – doesn’t seem to offer much value. But, when you mirror the Mac on a mobile device, magic can happen.
Link: Sidebar – on the Mac – Is a Surprisingly Helpful Utility for Video
Recently, Cirina Catania interviewed me for OWC Radio about my career, the current challenges in media, getting a job in our industry, along with a wide variety of other subjects. Here's a transcript, with a link to the original interview.
Link: Cirina Catania Interviews Larry Jordan – Transcript
My recent trip around southeast Asia reminded me of just how beautiful and diverse our world is. Surrounded, as many of us are, with the machines of technology, it is important to realize that not everyone has access to it. I watched a woman husk rice using a foot-driven hammer-press in Thailand, rode in a boat propelled by a woman standing at the stern and rowing using only two oars, and explored Buddhist temples that could only be accessed by walking up hundreds of steps. We may be surrounded by technology, but that technology does not extend across the globe. It was a humbling and enlightening experience.
Still, media is increasingly pervasive, even in poorer countries. I was walking the blocked off downtown streets of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) the evening of the first day of the Chinese New Year where thousands of people, dressed in their finest, strolled about taking photos of each other on their phones. Viet Nam is a world away from Los Angeles, but they could share their holiday with friends across the world.
Whatever you think of social media - and I am not a fan - an elephant mahout in the mountains of Cambodia can record a video of his elephant playing in a mountain stream and, seconds later, folks in New York City can watch. And we take this for granted.
Our world is a precious place filled with people who each have skills and knowledge to share. One of these days, I hope the people in power will recognize that.
Until next Monday, stay safe, stay healthy, and edit well.
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