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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This looks absolutely amazing. And yes, the PNW is this magical. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJQG...

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Wildwood – Final Trailer | Get Tickets Now

YouTube video by LAIKA Studios

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

My son battled Leukemia for two years and rang the bell in 2026. That led me to make a documentary on four other cancer fighters: diagnosis, treatment, and the hope that carries a family through. Nothing to sell, just their stories. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmIQ... #cancerawareness #documentary

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When Cancer Strikes: Four Families Share Their Rawest Moments

YouTube video by Cutpoint Studio

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

At home with air conditioning. Dolby surround sound. 70 inch OLED HDR. Comfy couch. Home popped popcorn. No pointless IMAX markup. I can rent or own forever. Much better experience.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

There is no better way to make selects from footage than range + F from #FCP. That's all. #postchat

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Pure authentic filmmaking craft. Definitely going to spend my hard-earned money in the theater for this. It looks incredible: www.youtube.com/watch?v=POne...

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Wildwood – Official Teaser Trailer

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Hard to believe that it's already been 14 years since I aced this sound design final for class. There's so many things I'd refine looking back on this, but as Luke says to Yoda, "I've learned so much since then..." www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a1k...

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Oh interesting. I've been using his products since the very first Vision Color LUTs were released.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

This has made my Bluesky feed so much more enjoyable. Every social platform should give you this control.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

1 yr after switching to #Resolve, I've come to the sad realization that I don't miss #FCP, which I had switched to after cutting in #PremierePro for 15 yrs. Everything in Resolve has been refined perfectly. Crazy to think where it started since I first used it in v10. #postchat

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I know editors / motion designers are beholden to their client's vision, but I wish more understood what my visual literacy teacher told me: "If everything is animated, then nothing is animated." This is applies to any multimedia design output. #motiondesign #postchat

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Hey @tvaziri.com, I had a shower thought. When people compare CGI from 15 years ago, is it or isn't it true that one big factor is inflation? A movie with a $10 million VFX budget 20 years ago would buy more than $10 million today. That's on-top of bigger and more shots, less time, etc...

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

I'd be okay with that too. But if they're going to continue to milk it like we both know they will, I'd prefer a return to form, set outside of the Sarah/Conner storyline, and make the Terminators genuinely terrifying.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

I think the next #Terminator movie should be set in the 70s, feature a T-600, be a horror / slasher analogy like T1, and ultimately, should mirror SAW in the sense that the "hero" characters loose spectacularly, while also being the "Batman Begins" of a new interpretation.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Hey #PostChat friends, how do you name your hard-drives for #postproduction? Here's mine: HotStorage: Active projects WarmStorage: Projects in Queue/Waiting for Consolidation ColdStorage: Consolidated Projects, queued for LTO IceBox: Transfer SSD

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

That's super interesting. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Hey @tvaziri.com, dumb question. I thought I heard somewhere that VFX used to only build what is seen. But breakdowns show entire cities built for what seems like a few establishers. Is it because it's cheaper to build the entire asset rather then just key pieces due to revisions down the line?

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a man in a blue shirt is saying that he is not a smart man

ALT: a man in a blue shirt is saying that he is not a smart man

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Soon, people will be criticizing jump-cuts as signs of AI video editing just like they criticize em-dashes in — supposedly — AI writing.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Yeah, but I still think they had the value of FCC compliancy and human transcription accuracy going for them. I understand if that's not their core business model, but they don't even have video production / post-production listed as an industry they serve anymore.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Anyone noticed that Rev has seemingly pivoted their entire business away from general video captioning and transcription to Criminal and Law transcription? #postchat #videoediting

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I think it’s amazing how the tools we use have evolved and or perished. I feel like today we have an abundance of options, and I feel like I’ve got to learn them all so I can stay ahead.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I definitely need to learn more on Macros. Motion has spoiled me with just saving and it appearing in FCP as a fully editable template and I'd love not having to jump into Fusion every time.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Avid is one of those NLEs I want to learn, but never find the courage.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

All great points. I absolutely love Motion. But I find myself cutting in FCP less often, not to say that I couldn't still use Motion.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Yeah, I think Fusion is very powerful. But sometimes, it feels a bit like driving a semi-truck through a suburban intersection for simple projects. I almost feel like Fusion needs it's own "cut" page, but for easy to make motion graphics, with both a node-based and layer-based compositing.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Sure, another video delivered is great... But another "This is great!" from a client? That's what I'm really here for. 🎯 #videoediting #postchat #StorytellingMatters

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

It is a stupid ass bug. Every NLE has them. For me, it's about what limits my ability to get to the finish line. But my identity isn't tied to the NLE I use for any given project, so I could change back to Resolve or FCP at any point for any reason. But right now, I'm enjoying Premiere's state.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

It's just a bug. I've been testing Premiere for the last few months and I'm impressed with it's reliability. A lot of work has been done on addressing issues and improving quality of life. After Effects has also received a lot of back end love too.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Yeah, I created a "imported media" bin. But after this project, I think I'm heading back to Adobe. They've made some very noticeable improvements.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

#Premiere still has an annoying bug I think that's been around for a while. Importing an XML that was generated from Premiere still re-imports all media regardless if "allow duplicate media on import" is unchecked. Gah! OCD is triggered! #postchat #videoediting

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I hear you. I've become pretty editing agnostic. I have been opening it more to start an edit as they've addressed a lot of my complaints from years ago. And After Effects is till my go to, which has always been my gateway drug to Premiere.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

#PremierePro #Postchat friends, did you notice #Adobe dropped the "Pro" from Premiere Pro? Thoughts?

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I'd be surprised if it came out in .0.1 release. But I'll certainly won't argue if it does.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I adore #FCP and most of the apps in the new #CreativeStudio subscription. But the new Visual Search is a filter function. 🤮. Trranscription still doesn't have speaker labels, so no Paper Edit utility. 👎 Resolve is still hundreds of miles ahead. #postchat #video editing

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I think posts like shouldn't be locked behind a paywall. The truth is far more important than the money, I would hope.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Thanks for the insights on this. All throughout the holiday break I was looking at monitors. Right now, I'm using the Ultrafine LG. Most of the color I do if for web, but I'm wondering if I should start offering a HDR version of deliverables just to practice and learn.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Thank you! It was a great birthday, but my holiday break was exactly what I needed. lol

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Thanks man! Hope you had a great holiday!

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Awesome! Remote collab is one of the area's I haven't yet explored. I selfishly like to handle everything, but I should probably bring on some assistance.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

As an Avatar apologist, I found #AvatarFireAndAsh a chore to watch. Visuals, hands down, best-in-class and that alone is worth ticket. And the best part was the Fire clan, but they were in the film for ~30 mins. I think it would have held interest longer if they were the focus.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Yup. Same experience. I did get one legitimate request and that did lead to a job but I knew it was legitimate because it was local and they were connected with mutuals. I definitely will not use it tho.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Yup. All engagement bait to convince you to pay for premium. It’s the dating site model but 100x worse.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

15-20 minutes of unplayable introduction. Also, forcing player to create a @ubisoft.com account.

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D.L. Watson @editordlwatson.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Hey @ubisoft.com, it shouldn't take 30 minutes to start to play your games. Forcing someone to create an account, link it with their Playstation, then have 15 minutes of non-playable content to start the game is the enshittification of the gaming experience.

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