Jonny Elwyn on the Best DVD Extras for Film Editors on Film Editing

From Johnny Elwyn, and I of course appreciate it after working on DVD Extras for years, including Lord of the Rings, King Kong and some of the Hobbit. It really is such a shame that there are basically almost no special features being produced anymore, as they barely have any for streaming except for a few for Disney+. I did love doing special features, but now there is basically only the EPK footage to make very crappy and short special features.

Engadet on Microsoft’s update to the Surface Studio, with last gen tech

D. Hardawar wrote this article on the long awaited update on the Surface Studio with 11th gen intel chips and RTX 3060 graphics. This was such intesting hardware, but why not update for 4 years, then user older hardware for such an expensive device? Seems like something Apple would have done years ago, and Windows Users would have done nothing but complain about.

Save as Popup Window Closes with right arrow in newest Adobe Apps on Mac OS Ventura

This was driving me buggy, I thought it was just Ventura, or maybe Default Folder, but it seems to affect just Adobe Apps right now. Went to Adobe Support Community to report it and luckily someone already did. Thanks for reporting this problem. We are aware of this issue and currently investigating a fix. It is unfortunately affecting After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Media Encoder, so all three will need an update to fix this issue. Any fix will become available in the Beta builds, and then the next public release. John, After Effects Engineering Team  You can currently use the mouse to get around this, but it is fiddly, so lets hope they fix it fast.

9to5Mac on Best Extensions for Safari for Mac, iPhone and iPad in 2022

From Arin Waichulis at 9to5 Mac, this is worth a read. I had never heard of StopTheMadness, which is not cheap (as you have to buy Mac and Mobile versions at $7.99 each) and the Mac version also works on Firefox and Chrome as well. It overrides websites attempts to lock out browser features, which is something I have been thinking about for a long time. It can also remove tracking tags, and URL shorteners.

Kenny McMillan at PVC’s Adobe Max 2022 Recap

I watched the Keynote and Sneaks of Adobe Max this year, but that was really all I had time for. Kenny McMillan at Pro Video Coalition has extensive coverage of all things Adobe Max that relate to video, well worth checking out. Max is more focused on Design, Illustrator and Photography than video, but there are always some little tidbits for us video users.

Softraid 7 in Final Testing for MacOS Ventura

OWC has an article on Softraid 7 which will add support for MacOS Ventura, and it isn't recommended to upgrade until this is released. I run Softraid for a work drive and a personal drive, so there is no way I can upgrade to Ventura until then. Honestly the shared iPhoto library is the most interesting feature to me.