Premiere Pro (May 2022 Release) New Features

Adobe has updated Premiere Pro to the May 2022 Release, and here is a quick overview of the new features. Export GIFs with transparency. Distribute objects in titles and graphics so they are equally distant from each other. 10x faster exports for 10-bit 4:2:0 HEVC on Mac OS for Intel and M1 systems. Select HEVC from the Format drop-down under Export Settings to enable this option. Then under the Video tab, go to Encoding Settings. If the system supports hardware encoding, the Performance field is set to Hardware Encoding. Set the profile level to Main 10. Setting it to Software Encoding will disable hardware encoding, and Adobe Premiere Pro won't use hardware to encode the media. On Apple M1 systems, HEVC HLG 4:2:0 10-bit encoding still encodes via software. 10x faster exports for 10-bit 4:2:0 HEVC on AMD To enable this option, select HEVC from the Format drop-down under Export Settings. Then under the Video tab, go to Encoding Settings. If the GPU card supports HW encoding, the Performance field will be set to Hardware Encoding. Set the profile level to Main 10. Setting it to Software Encoding will disable hardware encoding and Adobe Premiere Pro won't use AMD hardware to encode the media.  Improved Quicktime screen recording playback Smart rendering improvments HDR Proxies Nice, the HEVC speed icnreases sound amazing, though it is still a format that I don't use much except for capture on my iPhone.

PVC on Apple Motion being every editor’s secret weapon

I\ain Anderson of Pro Video Coalition on Apple Motion being every editors secret weapon. It is an interesting article, and it is true it is such an inexpensive program, that everyone should use it. I have personally used it extensively while doing an edit job on Final Cut and found it essential for using Final Cut Pro with some features that are much easier to use than After Effects with more power, but others I thought far inferior, harder and with huge bugs. And I was not at all impressed by it's Motion Blur which After Effects does so much better. Much like Final Cut I find it i a powerful program but with huge caveats. And while I do have it, I don't find it as useful as other similar programs.

DaVinci Resolve 18 Public Beta 2 released

BlackMagic Design after just 2 weeks has already updated the Beta of DaVinci Resolve 18 to beta 2. This software update adds new object mask capability in magic mask, improvements to Dolby Atmos immersive mixing, support for Dolby Atmos production for Linux and Apple silicon as well as support for rendering Dolby Vision compatible H.265 clips. In addition, this update improves collaboration workflows when working with restrictive firewalls, adds better proxy indicator status and improved performance for sizing presets. You can download the regular or studio versions at their support page.

What is the best ergonomic Keyboard for Mac?

I have been a video editor for over 20 years now, and so I spend way too many hours in front of a computer, and have had horrible carpal tunnel as a result. An Aeron chair helped as did putting 5 rubber bands around my fingers and stretching out in sets of 100. And using guitar finger strengthener, but the biggest help was an ergonomic keyboard. For years I have used Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboards, one at home and one I carried to offices. Of course they break. Unfortunately the new Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard has damn emoticon keys in the 3 function keys, and you can’t remap them on Mac. It would be fine if I could remap them, but I can’t. Left Keys on Microsoft KeyBoard the menu key is non-functional on Mac. Right Keys on Microsoft KeyBoard the emoticon key is non-functional on Mac. It doesn’t look like the Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop gas those keys, but I don’t need wireless, and I like Keyboard keys clacky and not laptop like. And the Microsoft Sculpt Comfort Desktop seems not separated enough for my comfort. The Logitech Ergo K860 looks like Laptop keys which again I am not a fan of, but at least it is a normal keyboard. I have tried x-bows, and am not sold as of yet. It is bowed, but flat, and the key placement is weird. And it us nice that the software is online so it works Mac or PC, but it is not easy to use. And with no upgrades since moving to online software, it feels like the company is stagnating a bit. And I am not sure about the separate keypad even if it does magnetically attach. I really need a full keyboard. The Kinesis Advantage is is big and expensive and I have heard people complain about the all the keys for your thumbs. Split keyboards look interesting for placement, but are just flat where they are. I guess I would have to try one, and you can still tilt them. and get a separate Keypad. Kinesis has Mac ones, but the pros have Cherry MX keys which are the best. The ascent for Kinesis split looks interesting, though at $229 on top of the keyboard is not cheap. The Dygma looks more solid with it's metal body, but it's lack of function keys makes it useless for me. The GoldTouch V2 for PC and Mac looks interesting, but again no keypad and the keys on teh sides are moved around so more learning curve. The Matias Ergo Pro Keyboard for Mac looks plasticy and need a keypad again, but has full size keys, but says it is there own keys, not Cherry MX, Perixx has some inexpensive solutions, that have full size keys and split or full keyboard. I would really love to try this Cloud 9 Ergo Keyboard, because it is split and as full keyboard (and have Cherry MX Keys), but it’s software is Windows only, which means…