2024-10-04: Must-See TV: Podcasts by ILM and befores & afters Love movies? Love visual effects? Want first-hand accounts of how movies are made from the people …

2024-10-04: Absolutely fantastic work from Ross Corman-O’Reilly. .embed-container { position: relative; …

2024-10-02: Lego Ideas > Product Idea > August 11, 2023 WIPEOUT - 30TH ANNIVERSARY by Bryan77233 Click …

2024-09-27: One thousand percent… yes. Big ups to Ben Stiller, Steve Conrad, and (of course) James …

2024-09-26: My daughter just told me this is happening tonight. If only… …

2024-09-22: Impeccable mix from Shingo Takahashi👌🏽 .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: …

2024-09-20: There’s a story here. Maybe someday…

2024-09-20: September 3, 2024 .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; …

2024-09-20: If 1994 Me would’ve had access to this… .embed-container { position: relative; …

2024-09-19: Want Bin Locking in Avid Media Composer? Do Not Use “AllDrives”. AllDrives – Allows all drives to act as media drives. (Type ‘AllDrives -1’ for …

2024-09-17: In Praise of OP1a MXFs for Editorial Use in Avid Media Composer V01.DF338FB9_1F15001F15094V. A01.DF338FBA_1F15001F150A9A. Imagine consciously deciding to name your …

2024-09-13: Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games Have you ever played a game starring Kirby? Or any installment in Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. …

2024-09-12: Shutter Encoder Makes the Dailies for Avid Media Composer In July 2020, a developer named Paul Pacifico revealed on Reddit: Hello video editors, I made a …

2024-09-11: PSA: Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color is available on Netflix. www.netflix.com/title/817… …

2024-09-10: What’s the deal with Reel Names in Avid Media Composer Clips? Inspired by some comments from Jamie Dickinson and Ty Delgaty on LinkedIn, I wanted to answer this …

2024-09-09: 9.9.99 x 25 = 🌀 During the Playstation 2 era, I really enjoyed finding those titles people were sleeping on. Games …

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2024-09-07: J Dilla's Basement... on YouTube If you’re a James Dewitt Yancey fan, this is the motherlode – J Dilla Basement on YouTube: …

2024-09-05: The UMC’s – Fruits of Nature… a forgotten hip-hop classic. Man… now I’m 12 …

2024-09-03: Never realized this video was a oner. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; …

2024-09-03: Congratulations to Ms. Mlynarski; a childhood dream come true. .embed-container { position: …

2024-08-30: Trying out Pixelfed based on Elena Rossini’s article: blog.elenarossini.com/the-futur… …

2024-08-30: Of Huckleberries and Grammar Rodeos Most of my time at Hedge was spent talking to teams about their post-production workflow needs while …

2024-08-29: One of my kids received Clairo’s Charm album on vinyl recently. Listened to the whole thing …

2024-08-29: Apple Compressor Makes the Dailies for Avid Media Composer If you’re working in Avid’s ecosystem, when it comes to dailies (or rushes) you might think, “It’s …

2024-08-26: Prepping Dailies for Avid Media Composer Without… Buying Media Composer? If you’re a Digital Imaging Technician (DIT) or a Dailies Technician, you know: making dailies (or …

2024-08-22: TIL: the Music app none of Apple’s service apps will connect to their respective service (e.g. …

2024-08-22: https://divinerights.co.uk/ – the greatest collection of Sold Out items on the Internet. Courtesy of …

2024-08-22: 25 Years of the Sega Dreamcast was commemorated at this year’s LI (Long Island) Retro Gaming …

2024-08-22: Infinite Rez Someone who goes by the moniker woofmute figured out how to add custom music to Rez. …

2024-08-22: Still feels like there’s some untapped potential with the Wii. .embed-container { position: …

2024-08-22: Taking a break from trying to feed Mob IDs to Avid Media Composer’s Console to say: The Cardigans …

2024-08-15: The Lore of T-Shirtism While acknowledging everything is a remix, let me tell you about one of my favorite projects of all …

2024-08-13: You Are An Aerodynamicist: Using iPerf3 to Test Your ISP Package In Formula 1, aerodynamicists continuously seek ways to refine their vehicle so it travels through …

2024-08-06: I Am Not On Summer Vacation Hello. In case you missed it, I was laid off in May 2024. Some well-meaning folks have said, “Well… …

2024-07-30: You Are An Aerodynamicist: Use iPerf3 to Verify Network Performance Like many, I’ve become engrossed with motorsport recently – specifically, Formula 1. Have you ever …

2024-07-22: Choose Your Own Adventure Vs. A Garden Pathway Remember the Choose Your Own Adventure™ series at your local library? If not, here was the basic …

2024-07-20: Remove Those C-00000291*.sys CrowdStrike Files, Bring Windows Back to Life (Revised and Updated: July 22, 2024) If your office or facility is still affected by the CrowdStrike …

2024-07-12: Shelley Duvall… 😞 .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; …

2024-07-10: Editing With Proxy Media Makes You Faster and Stronger Remember Edgar Wright’s ✌🏽test footage✌🏽 for Ant-Man from 2012? .embed-container { position: …

2024-07-07: Making a Good Movie Is Hard …and these episodes of Light The Fuse, which diverge from the Mission Impossible series to …

2024-07-07: Again, no spoilers from me, but another great day to be an F1 fan. #BritishGP

2024-07-02: Light the Fuse is one of the best podcasts around. Great hosts? ☑️ Great guests? ☑️ Real interviews …

2024-07-02: Like a Stick of Gum How many flavors of gum are represented here? Do you think you could figure this out without …

2024-06-28: Fliptronic Avenches – this has to be the mintiest collections of arcade cabinets I’ve ever …

2024-06-28: I cleaned the internals and reapplied thermal paste to the CPU and GPU in my 2018 MacBook Pro …

2024-06-20: “COLLECT THEM ALL!” I miss ThinkGeek. 😂

2024-06-20: Mimiq – What It Does, What It Doesn’t If you’re working together in Avid Media Composer, please believe me: I understand. It’s hard. So …

2024-06-18: Find Those Missing Clips Using the Timeline Index in Final Cut Pro So you opened your Library and found some red alert icons in your Project. That means the underlying …

2024-06-14: Does Mimiq really do Bin Locking in Avid Media Composer on NEXIS storage now? With Mimiq Pro 24.2 and newer? Yes. How easy is it? Just mount your NEXIS workspaces along with any …

2024-06-14: Read-Only Memory (https://readonlymemory.com) is publishing the definitive book on Wipeout, the …

2024-06-12: On Renaming Avid Media Composer’s Media Folders There’s a scene from Mr. Mom where Jack Butler (Michael Keaton’s character) drops off his kids at …

2024-06-06: The Importance of Coffee Times and Jam Sessions Well, today’s the day. PostLab 2.0 is now available in Early Access Release. One massive innovation …

2024-06-05: Can you edit from Avid Media Composer media (MXFs) in other video editing apps? Yes, but you have to plan for it or know if those MXFs could be useful in your favorite editing app. …

2024-06-04: .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; …

2024-06-04: Using Mimiq - But how do you really know…? Here’s something Avid Media Composer teams often ask me: “OK… Mimiq says I’m supposed to have …

2024-05-31: Hello! My contract with the amazing team at Hedge has come to an end, so it’s time I hang out my …

2024-05-26: It’s hard to talk about Formula 1 without spoiling a race. But today was another race where I have …

2024-05-23: Phil Rosenthal and his family and team are good people. Thoroughly enjoy their show. …

2024-05-16: Been a massive fan of Carrtoons for so long. Their Tiny Desk is just… so right. …

2024-05-15: Right on. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: …

2024-05-11: I’m at an outdoor market with one soundtrack, but the beer garden across the street has its own. I’m …

2024-05-07: I read bringing Moonlighting to streaming was tricky due to sorting out music rights. This scene …

2024-05-07: I just discovered Jason Allard’s YouTube channel. Not only are his subjects up my alley, this …

2024-05-06: There’s expediency versus expeditiousness, but how about use versus utilize? Example: You use …

2024-04-26: Sometimes I think my little corner of the social media sphere is too quiet. Then I get wind of a …

2024-04-19: Isaac T.’s Post-NAB 2024 Highlights I’m fresh off the NAB boat. First, a big Thank You to everyone who stopped by the Hedge booth …

2024-03-29: Support a Nice Business - Retro Island Gaming I stumbled upon this vlog for a new shop in Long Island - Retro Island Gaming: retroislandny.com …

2024-03-28: Stormy vs. Spooky I heard this song Stormy used on a TV show recently. I was instantly back in my CRX – no-A/C, …

2024-03-24: Do I know anyone who worked for AlphaTauri (https://alphatauri.com)? If AlphaTauri published a look …

2024-03-21: Algoriddim’s djay – now with Apple Music… 🔥🔥🔥 (Wouldn’t mind trying this with a …

2024-03-19: My (Re-)Definition of Summer Madness I listened to this QLS episode recently featuring George Brown of Kool & the Gang. Wow, what an …

2024-03-17: Today marks 4 years of D-Nice on the ones and the twos at Club Quarantine. Thank you, D. …

2024-03-14: More of these three together, please. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; …

2024-03-14: YouTube algorithm got me again. 😆 Fred Armisen at his best. .embed-container { position: relative; …

2024-03-12: How big of a Bad Robot fan am I? This is my third watch of Felicity and I can spot a few more easter …

2024-03-10: Thank you, Mr. Sakamoto. As I was watching The GRAMMYs this year, the In Memoriam… section hit when… I’m sorry… who died? … …

2024-03-10: This song hits me in the chest every time. It’s even better when Billie and Finneas perform it …

2024-03-10: Miles Morales: Everyone keeps telling me how my story is supposed to go. Nah. I’m-a do my own …

2024-03-10: For Your Consideration: The Jump Tonight’s Oscar Night, so it feels like a good time to tell you about my friend Ryan …

2024-03-06: I’m not sure a bridge goes as hard as Childish Gambino’s Sober. dubz.live/c/399454

2024-01-23: Yep, here’s your Apple Vision Pro killer app by John LePore (warning - it’s a Twitter …

2024-01-16: Second time in two hours I’ve emailed a lifewire.com article to someone. They’re the …

2024-01-13: Two people. Same AirPods Pro version (Gen 1). 4 rounds of failure (two for each set) for different …

2024-01-08: Remember Quibi? www.theverge.com/2020/10/2… I remember when everyone thought they’d be …

2024-01-07: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem … finally, the TMNT movie that got it right. …

2024-01-06: At the grocery store and they’re playing some Luscious Jackson. Am I at The Cool Grocery Store or am …

2024-01-03: macOS 14 (Sonoma) is creeping up my list of least favorite macOS releases. (#1 being Catalina.) So …

2024-01-02: Tetris really is a perfect game. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; …

2023-12-19: Another in the category of Ideas That Won’t Make Money, I wish some game studios would venture …

2023-12-19: I stumbled upon Michael Palmisano’s YouTube channel recently …

2023-12-13: Yes, yes, yes. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: …

2023-12-08: I’ll take those Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi remasters now, please. .embed-container { …

2023-11-30: I always forget about the Network Link Conditioner tool when diagnosing network-related trouble with …

2023-11-28: Once upon a time, DVD menu experiences were another huge source of visual inspiration. There are the …

2023-11-28: Agreed – no more mini consoles, more remasters please. www.forbes.com/sites/mit… 👾🕹️

2023-11-24: Avid Media Composer 2023.8.x still isn’t qualified for macOS 14 (Sonoma), but it’s a sweet, …

2023-11-18: I think it’s time to revisit this movie. Ladies and gentlemen… .embed-container { position: …

2023-11-16: Oh nothing, just Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s complete “Classic Game Postmortem: Rez” talk …

2023-11-14: Isaac T.’s Post-2023 FCP Creative Summit Highlights If you use any of Apple’s Pro Apps – Final Cut Pro, Motion, Compressor, and Logic Pro – and you …

2023-10-16: Wow, X3 was a disaster on so many fronts, but this is a new low. variety.com/2023/film… Also, …

2023-10-04: Update: One Media Composer to Rule Them All Credit where credit’s due: Avid actually removed every version of Media Composer pre-dating …

2023-10-03: Ya know…? That Frog design work still works. www.colino.net/wordpress…

2023-10-03: It’s the dawn of a new era here at Hedge. Meet OffShoot. blog.hedge.video/meet-offs…

2023-09-22: Isaac T.’s Post-IBC 2023 Highlights This is my second IBC ever. Going to Amsterdam may become old hat some time, but not this time. This …

2023-09-21: Con-TRAH-ver-see! I typically make smoked ribs using Hey Grill Hey’s 321 method, BUT… …

2023-09-18: That’s a wrap on IBC for 2023. So much to write about. Incredibly proud of what our team …

2023-09-07: Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Chicken Shop Date show is absolutely fantastic. My favorites are a tie …

2023-09-05: Today is a good day. Mimiq Pro brings Shared Avid Project workflows to Storage Area Networks (SANs), …

2023-08-27: The Alamo Drafthouse gets movies, moviegoing, and pre-movie hype – so great for national Cinema Day. …

2023-08-22: Tron: Ares (AKA TRON 3) exists - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6604188/ Strikes …

2023-08-12: Still don’t understand why Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty doesn’t get more love. An …

2023-08-11: There Are No Visual Effects Without People My son is a burgeoning visual effects artist, but it’s increasingly clear it’s not a …

2023-08-11: 50 Years of Hip Hop, but no time for any of these festivals 😕: abc7ny.com/hip-hop-5… Wouldn’t …

2023-08-10: As another Indiana Jones fan, I really love this Brent Black interview with Harrison Ford: …

2023-08-07: Keith Coogan, if you’re out there, know that every time I start the dishwasher, I declare:

2023-08-06: I don’t want to take away from what Mr. Hooks and others are experiencing, but just about …

2023-08-03: Current frame of mind: .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; …

2023-08-02: Seems like a big deal. www.apple.com/newsroom/…

2023-08-01: Had Buffalo Wings at Duff’s in Buffalo, NY recently. Extra crispy. Superhot sauce. Bullseye. …

2023-08-01: Jay Kay, Stuart Zender, and Toby Smith. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: …

2023-07-31: Shout out to Paisley Gardner and her Michael McDonald fandom. 👌🏽 .embed-container { position: …

2023-07-31: Really sad to hear the Gatlinburg Pinball Museum in Tennessee* shut down. I went to Funspot in New …

2023-07-29: If you have a Hulu subscription with ads, those idents are outstanding: …

2023-07-28: The dark side of being an NAB exhibitor? The “Are you interested in buying an Attendee …

2023-07-26: Never seen this before, but apparently UVFSService spiking / hogging your CPU is pretty common and …

2023-07-24: Cool cool cool. www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-com…

2023-07-17: Of course, the Green x Magenta announcement at Netflix reminds me of Disney’s Sodium Vapor …

2023-07-17: One of the few videos where you should read the comments. .embed-container { position: relative; …

2023-07-11: If you’ve followed me elsewhere, you probably know how much I hate correspondence that ends …

2023-07-07: (Spoiler Alert) I watched this BTS of Free Guy over lunch. Finally, someone (besides David Fincher) …

2023-07-07: Brad Bird on Identifying, Diagnosing, Then Acting on Creative Differences I find myself thinking more and more about these words of wisdom from Brad Bird. If you’re …

2023-07-07: Hello Bluesky! Isaac T. here. If you know me from elsewhere, you know what’s in store for you …

2023-06-20: How many movie themes can teleport you directly to The Movie Theater Of Your Mind like …

2023-06-12: Across the Spider-Verse It’s been 4 years since I’ve been in a movie theater, and it’s almost 24 hours …

2023-05-31: Dear Avid Media Composer Teams, I’m sorry Media Composer is hard to use. Actually, I’m …

2023-05-30: Today’s life tip: need a part for your Dyson vacuum and it’s only available from another …

2023-05-28: Here’s me, once again saying: The Cardigans are an insanely gifted bunch of musicians. …

2023-05-28: Having trouble with palm rejection using Apple Pencil on your iPad? Shut down your iPad this way: …

2023-05-24: FCP for iPad to/from FCP on macOS All I can say is: Chris Hocking’s thread on #FCP for iPad <-> FCP on macOS sparked a …

2023-05-22: Whaa!? 🏎️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hr_P_YiznM

2023-05-22: I’m at the point where I needed (not wanted) a Magic Keyboard for my iPad Pro. Once you get …

2023-05-22: The more you work in this business, the more you realize: it’s truly a miracle we get any new …

2023-05-11: Isaac T.’s Post-NAB 2023 Highlights NAB 2023 was special. Yeah, 100 years of NAB and such, but showing people our apps and seeing their …

2023-04-14: The time has come - NAB 2023. I’ll try to keep the buttoned-up stuff on LinkedIn and more …

2023-04-08: A recent lunch time ritual is watching Light & Magic (AKA the story of ILM). Pure inspiration: …

2023-04-03: Another tip leading up to NAB 2023: Can’t find your Hedge app’s license key? Can’t deactivate …

2023-03-30: It’s been a little over 3 years since I joined Hedge. It might sound corny, but reading Paul’s …

2023-03-29: Funny thing: Apple deprecated AFP all the way back in Mavericks, finally killed the server component …

2023-03-28: Have you tried EditReady’s Color Conversion? “What’s the big deal?”, you …

2023-03-27: How about some tips leading up to NAB 2023? For example, are you using Final Cut Pro in a remote …

2023-03-25: THE FABELMANS… oh wow, THE FABELMANS. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thank you, Mr. Spielberg. 🍿🎞️

2023-03-23: You may laugh, but the Casa Bonita revival sounds legit. From the choice of Chef Dana Rodriguez to …

2023-03-14: I know I’ll never have a big following, but I logged back into Twitter to update the Mastodon URL in …

2023-03-13: TBH I was rootin' for Eddie Hamilton’s work on Top Gun: Maverick, but Paul Rogers' acceptance …

2023-03-12: Wow… The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse took the Oscar! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Also a huge win for remote …

2023-03-12: I know I sound like @tvaziri@mastodon.social out here, but man do I love movies. 🍿🎞️

2023-03-12: Wild tales in the world of filmmaking – Madness in Morocco: The Road to Ishtar …

2023-03-12: Just discovered I can watch the Oscars on YouTube TV live. 🍿🎞️

2023-03-10: This seems like a lifetime ago. vimeo.com/ijterrone…

2023-03-10: Still one of my favorite pieces (straight outta Apple Motion). post.pro/fan-75424

2023-03-10: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts looks like the best installment in a long time (if not ever), but a …

2023-03-07: How to Get Mastodon Verification for Your micro.blog Install the Meta tags plug-in. Copy/paste this …

2023-03-07: “My video editing app doesn’t do (whatever) so I’m switching to Resolve,” is …

2023-03-05: Just watched S3:E1 of The Mandalorian and wondered, “How’s Shamook doing at ILM?” …

2023-03-01: Media Composer teams rejoice! MDVx (Media Database Viewer) received a quiet update in December 2022. …

2023-02-28: Friday Night Lights is an OK movie, but a dynamite TV series. The pilot is a 10, the theme song is a …

2023-02-27: Dear Avid - Make One Version of Media Composer to Rule Them All That fact that a movie or TV show gets made at all is a miracle, but that’s especially true …

2023-02-26: Andi Schmied, y’all. www.youtube.com/watch

2023-02-24: Recently heard Callie Khouri describe Nashville, TN like this: “Nashville is a drinking town with a …

2023-02-24: Tron: Ares… sweet. www.imdb.com/title/tt6… www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/mo…

2023-02-24: I watched Celebrity Jeopardy! today and Episode 1 is… well, if you like Jeopardy! even a little bit, …

2023-02-23: I’m more impressed by the process and reasoning for the parody than the parody itself. …

2023-02-22: Just heard Daft Punk’s releasing a 10th Anniversary Edition of Random Access Memories. I …

2023-02-21: Removing Rosetta 2 From Your Mac At times I’m asked to confirm if one of Hedge’s apps is native for Apple silicon or if …

2023-02-20: www.provideocoalition.com/apple-mot…

2023-02-20: Unintentional Shouting I do love working in post, but I get unintentional shout emails all. the. time. 😄 It’s Avid, …

2023-02-17: Nothing says Friday Night like a good opening title sequence, and it doesn’t get any better than …

2023-02-17: As some of you may know, I work for hedge.video. The team’s in overdrive preparing for NAB …

2023-02-17: I have little-to-no investment in the DC(C)U, but this trailer is intriguing. …

2023-02-16: Before Apple TV+ brought us TETRIS, Norman Caruso gave us this. youtu.be/_fQtxKmgJ… 🍿🕹️

2023-02-16: Hey! I’ve been writing a lot, just not here. Today that changes 🙂. Now that I finally have my …

2022-12-17: Almost three years later and… everyone in my family (sans one) got COVID. While I fulfill my …

2022-12-06: 👾 I think this is the eleventy-ith attempt to translate Segagaga into English. …

2022-12-06: 🍿 I was just thinking, “I wish Todd Vaziri was here”. Rejoice! 👉🏽 …

2022-12-05: 📺🎙 Ya just gotta love Defunctland. Their documentary on HALYX was 🤯 and now there’s one on the …

2022-12-02: 🍿 Just discovered Postlab was used to complete the The Sound of 007 doc! 🙌🏽

2022-12-02: 🍿 So ready for an Indy movie with Mangold at the helm. I have no idea who Phoebe …

2022-11-22: 🍿 A Quiet Place has to be one of the most effective film series in recent memory. Maximum …

2022-11-17: Saying Good-Bye to the Millennium Falcon I’ve used a Mid-2010 Mac Pro since 2011. More storage. More RAM. Maxed out the video card with …

2022-11-15: 🎮🎶 Pizza Hotline’s Level Select: One, I wish I would’ve thought of this name as a …

2022-11-15: Inktober 2022 was fun… until life got in the way. 😄 A couple of my favorites: Flame x Bouquet …

2022-11-15: Troubleshooting Kernel Extensions with kmutil trigger-panic-medic I keep revisiting Bryan Heinz’s article – KEXTs and Big Sur: …

2022-11-14: New Season, Old Episode 📺 Watching Family Ties with my family. An interesting trend I’ve noticed with 80’s TV shows – an …

2022-11-14: Brent Simmon’s After Twitter is 🎯. inessential.com/2022/11/1…

2022-11-11: Bye, Twitter Hello! 👋🏽 Happy to be here and hoping to re-create some of the goodness that once was. …