Iain Anderson

Interested in text-based editing in Final Cut Pro? I made ScriptStar, with Chris ”CommandPost” Hocking, to make it possible. Live on the Mac App Store now, and more info here: scriptstar.fcp.cafe

This was a great chat, and the recording is available at the same link.

AI For Creative Production Author Iain Anderson will be live to discuss the ethical use of AI in creating and processing text, images, video and audio in modern production. Iain's book: https://www.amazon.com/AI-Creative-Produ...

I'll be on a live Office Hours show on YouTube today, talking about my new book, "AI for Creative Production". Questions welcome! youtube.com/live/_Lf5eCT...

New M5 chip in updated Vision Pro, MacBook Pro and iPad Pro by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition Apple’s new M5 chip is behind updates to three of their product lines today, but video professionals may not want to update just yet. If your workflow relies on the additional video acceleration or GP...

All about the new M5 chip and the devices it's in: www.provideocoalition.com/new-m5-chip-...

Data rate for shooters and editors by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition New shooters and editors can often get hung up on which codec and data rate they should use, and indeed, choosing the wrong setting can ruin your day. If you just turn up all the settings to their max...

Curious what data rate and codec choices mean when working with video? Here you go: www.provideocoalition.com/data-rate-fo...

Have a great show, and hi to Eris!

I use these frequently in my quest to normalise modifier keys like ⌘⌥⌃⇧ and arrows ↑←↓→:

Nope! End of day @62%.

Nah, I took photos with the green case at the Apple Store. Blue/purple are good too!

Now updated with info about the new Final Cut Camera 2.0, FCP 11.2 and the new demosaic controls for the new iOS-shot ProRes RAW.

Review: iPhone 17 Pro Max by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition If you’re a video professional considering upgrading to the newest iPhone, here’s the headline: it’s orange. To help you decide if you want to upgrade, I’ve looked a little deeper, watched all the ear...

In Australia, the iPhone 17 Pro Max is already out. Here's my review, with a focus on video: www.provideocoalition.com/review-iphon...

Review: DJI Osmo 360 by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition DJI Osmo 360

The Osmo 360 is a powerful 360° camera *and* a great action camera. Sample stills, footage and analysis here:
www.provideocoalition.com/review-dji-o...

My free Apple Watch complication, Roughly, now once again lets you see the approximate time in words in a language you can choose. Help me find the bugs! testflight.apple.com/join/151Lh6XG

Tony Lucero (@tonylucero) on Threads @gruber is there any internal discussions to bring the full Safari experience to iPad? After using the 26 public beta this is the ONLY thing left before I can fulfill my dream of having a modular comp...

More of a Safari request, but if the full Mac Safari could run on iPad it would help. See also: www.threads.com/@tonylucero/...

Experiments in 3D stereoscopic video by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition Spatial 3D stereoscopic video is easy to shoot on modern iPhones, but you’ll run into its limits pretty quickly. Third-party apps can improve things, but they have limitations too, and if you’re used ...

Video shooters considering custom spatial/3D stereoscopic shoots should read this first. Includes tips for working in Final Cut Pro and Resolve, and a discussion of all the issues you'll face: www.provideocoalition.com/experiments-...

Awesome that video editing is possible if you're blind. Kudos to Unsightly Opinions, and to the teams at Apple working on Accessibility and Final Cut Pro who make this stuff possible. (See also www.youtube.com/user/icdhills, who edits video with a head switch.)

No problem — Growing Games it is!

Louis, I'm trying to get your lower third title right in the QGF 2025 video! Is this entirely your game, or do you have collaborators, or a company name? :)

YouTube video by Simon Ubsdell Liquid Glass for Apple Motion

Simon Ubsdell's Motion tutorials are always excellent. Strongly recommended for anyone into motion graphics. youtu.be/cAzGFdtnCw0?...

This tracks. What I really want to see as part of this is for the UI to react to device gyros, detected light and even eye tracking, making the whole thing feel like it’s a real 3D part of the world. If windows on my Mac could be positioned in 3D on the Vision Pro, that would be gold.

The impact of streaming on Australian TV production by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition Nothing is more certain than change, but when entire industries fall apart in a short period of time, it comes as a surprise. The pace of recent change has caught many off guard, and since trends in t...

Streaming has had a huge impact on the Australian TV production landscape, and a recent report examined why: www.provideocoalition.com/the-impact-o...

Use tape or paint to color-code the ones that are good for data or for high power applications (e.g. 100W). Most thinner cables are only good for charging, though.

(This is still a better situation than cables you can’t plug in at all.)

Metaburner is now available on the Mac App Store (previously only available on FxFactory) at a special discount rate!

fcp.cafe/news/20250517/

It’s not time, it’s patience. Social media has trained your brain to swipe to the next thing now now now and fill every gap in your day. But each social media video is like a single French fry: not good for you, consumed in packs, regretted later. Turn them off, slow down.

Recommended — if you’re into board games you may like this.

OK, this is weird and silly, but it works. The Movies folder, in List view, can show Dimensions, Codecs, Duration and Title for videos. For any other folder, you have to rename it to "Movies", then enable these columns in List view, then you can rename the folder whatever you want.

QuickTime Player, ⌘I to Get Info. There are some sneaky tricks to show resolution in the Finder though.

If you’re into board games then definitely check this one out. (Yes, I helped with the campaign!)

The largest single group of people watching videos you make and post online are on Apple devices. QuickTime Player is closest to that.

In general, color management on PCs is spotty at best, only in specific apps. Premiere Pro only just added this back in the 2025 release. Their design apps have supported CM for decades.