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Iain Anderson

@funwithstuff.bsky.social
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Author (fcpefficientediting.com), trainer, video editor, animator, videographer. Also @funwithstuff on Threads, sometimes on Twitter and funwithstuff@mastodon.social.

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If you work in Final Cut Pro and sometimes need skin smoothing or adaptive sharpening, I made this: fxfactory.com/info/softbox
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Keyframe Toolbox is now live on the Mac App Store! It works within the Final Cut Pro Inspector to help you define the perfect movements, rotations, scales, fades and virtual focus pulls. Lots of documentation, including videos, at keyframetoolbox.fcp.cafe
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Keyframe Toolbox
Keyframe Toolbox finally brings advanced keyframe animation to Final Cut Pro.
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
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
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ScriptStar
ScriptStar brings text-based editing to Final Cut Pro.
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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...
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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...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
All about the new M5 chip and the devices it's in: www.provideocoalition.com/new-m5-chip-...
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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...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Curious what data rate and codec choices mean when working with video? Here you go: www.provideocoalition.com/data-rate-fo...
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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...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
In Australia, the iPhone 17 Pro Max is already out. Here's my review, with a focus on video: www.provideocoalition.com/review-iphon...
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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...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
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...
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Review: DJI Osmo 360 by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
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
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
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-...
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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 ...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
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.)
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Christopher Hills
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Simon Ubsdell's Motion tutorials are always excellent. Strongly recommended for anyone into motion graphics. youtu.be/cAzGFdtnCw0?...
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Liquid Glass for Apple Motion
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Streaming has had a huge impact on the Australian TV production landscape, and a recent report examined why: www.provideocoalition.com/the-impact-o...
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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...
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Chris Hocking @latenite.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Metaburner is now available on the Mac App Store (previously only available on FxFactory) at a special discount rate! fcp.cafe/news/20250517/
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Recommended — if you’re into board games you may like this.
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
If you’re into board games then definitely check this one out. (Yes, I helped with the campaign!)
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
If you're a videographer, you'll probably have heard of the 180° shutter angle rule. But it doesn't always work — here's why: www.provideocoalition.com/the-180-shut...
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The “180° Shutter Angle Rule” is Broken by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition
While I’ve had my reservations about the 180° shutter angle rule for some time, it was only during a recent Spatial FaceTime chat with Immersive Company and The Spatialists that any remaining faith I ...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a great game, worth your time.
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Alex ‘4D’ Gollner @alex4d.com · 11/04/2025
Premiering right now: A detailed tutorial from Post Professionals that will get you interested in the Final Cut Pro 11.1 update. youtube.com/watch?v=RnWg... It’s great how their videos use new features to explore parts of #fcpx few people know. #PostSky
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The Ultimate Final Cut Pro 11.1 Update Tutorial
YouTube video by POST-PROfessionals-E
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Alex ‘4D’ Gollner @alex4d.com · 09/04/2025
A roundup by @funwithstuff.bsky.social of immersive video news from #NABshow - such as the forthcoming immersive video camera and DaVinci Resolve update from Blackmagic Design: www.provideocoalition.com/immersive-ne... Plus how Apple’s Pro Immersive Video Workflow preserves quality. #PostSky
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Immersive news at NAB by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition
Since it was announced by Apple last year, immersive-minded filmmakers have been waiting for the arrival of the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive. While it’s available for preorder (now US$32,995/UK£25,0...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Yes! I've made a plug-in to support Spatial/Stereo 3D filmmaking in Final Cut Pro!
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Final Cut Pro 11.1 is out, and you can now dissolve into and between Adjustment Clips! www.provideocoalition.com/final-cut-pr...
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Final Cut Pro 11.1 released by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition
Today, Final Cut Pro 11.1 was released, and as usual, it’s a free update. If you’re mid-project, either wait until it’s complete, or take a back up just in case something breaks. Zip a copy of the cur...
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wallacedesigns.bsky.social @wallacedesigns.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Casus Belli is coming to Gamefound late April. Will you protect the innocent from the Korolan Empire's onslaught? Boldly explore new worlds? Bolster your allies? gamefound.com/projects/mar... @gamefound.bsky.social
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Want to know how to create great immersive video content for Apple Vision Pro? First, check out Sessions, the excellent immersive video in the Prima Immersive app. Next, hear from the people behind the shoot and tech to find out how they put it together: www.provideocoalition.com/a-chat-with-...
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A Chat with Immersive Company and The Spatialists by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition
Recently, the app Prima Immersive launched, featuring the first episode in the Sessions series. If you missed my article, you can read it here, and if you have access to an Apple Vision Pro, you reall...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Apple's new immersive Metallica concert video is absolutely incredible. A must watch, even if you're not a fan — see it at an Apple Store if you don't have a Vision Pro. www.apple.com/au/newsroom/... Some opinions: www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/...
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Apple unveils immersive concert experience with Metallica for Apple Vision Pro
A new Apple Immersive concert experience, “Metallica”, is coming to Apple Vision Pro this Friday, 14 March.
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
The Gorge is a fun film! Hats off, gold star, chef’s kiss to the genius who decided that Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller should compete in chess and then drums.
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Here's a primer on how sharpness and blur work, and how they can be used in a video context: www.provideocoalition.com/sharpness-an...
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Sharpness and Blur in Video by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition
While you might have blurred out a background or sharpened a little to save a slightly misfocused shot, there’s more to sharpening and blurring than you may have considered. In this article, we’ll loo...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Stereoscope, my new app for the Apple Vision Pro, just went live! It's a free viewer that turns side-by-side stereographs into true 3D images. To use it, just copy a stereograph, then in Stereoscope, load in Parallel or Cross-Eye format. Crop & offset if needed. apps.apple.com/au/app/stere...
A screenshot of the opening app page with text: "Stereoscope displays stereographs in 3D." The instructions say "Copy a stereograph, then load it here".
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
If you have an Apple Vision Pro, you must try this new amazing 3D 180° video, shot in 16K with Dolby Atmos audio. Higher quality than Apple’s Immersive videos to date. www.provideocoalition.com/immersive-co...
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Immersive Company launches a new 180° 16K 3D camera, platform and app by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition
Though the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive is expected soon, this week saw the surprise announcement of a second top-tier immersive camera option — the Immersive Camera Two, from Immersive Company. Lik...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Shooting video? Need a new mirrorless camera? Consider the Panasonic Lumix GH7: www.provideocoalition.com/review-lumix...
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Review: Lumix GH7 by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition
A filmmaker, videographer or content creator starting out today will not only have a tricky time picking what to call themselves, but will be faced with a daunting choice: what camera system to attach...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Probably the sneakiest feature of the new Hohem iSteady M7 is that it can handle not just phones, but action cameras too, and tracking works well. Here's my review: www.provideocoalition.com/review-hohem...
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Review: Hohem iSteady M7 gimbal by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition
In a market where small gimbals are more common than ever, while at the same time phones are getting better and better at stabilising their shots, where does the Hohem iSteady M7 sit? The answer will ...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
You can now edit 3D stereoscopic video live in the Apple Vision Pro, sharing a 3D timeline from Final Cut Pro 11 (or even Adobe After Effects or Premiere Pro) with NDI. It's all free, instructions here: www.provideocoalition.com/live-3d-ster... (Kudos to Hugh Huo for his original video!)
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Live 3D Stereoscopic editing in Apple Vision Pro by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition
Final Cut Pro 11’s Spatial Video support is good, but currently missing a key feature: the ability to preview a live timeline directly in the Apple Vision Pro. Though Apple famously doesn’t comment on...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Here's my review of the Canon RF-S 7.8mm Spatial lens on the EOS R7: www.provideocoalition.com/review-the-c... It's a long review, including sample footage you can view in 3D on the Apple Vision Pro.
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Review: the Canon RF-S 7.8mm Spatial Lens on the EOS R7 by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition
Video professionals looking to create 3D content for the Apple Vision Pro, for other VR devices, or for 3D-capable displays, have only a few camera options to choose from. At the high end, syncing two...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Here's what you need to know to deliver Good Spatial Video for the Apple Vision Pro, using Final Cut Pro 11. www.provideocoalition.com/qa-deliverin...
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Q&A: Delivering Good Spatial Video by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition
I hear that the new Final Cut Pro 11 supports Spatial video editing! What’s that? Spatial video is stereoscopic 3D video shot with a “normal” field of view, like most flat 2D videos, and stored in the...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
If you want to use Apple Vision Pro with a keyboard, I'd recommend getting one that's customisable at a low level like the Keychron B6 Pro, so you can set up the number pad to work like a mouse — moving (8456) clicking (0) and using the scroll wheel (3/.) amzn.to/3Op9SSD (This is a referral link.)
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Amazon.com: Keychron B6 Pro Ultra-Thin Wireless Keyboard, Full-Size QMK with Numeric Keypad Quiet Typing, 2.4 GHz/Bluetooth 5.2/Wired Connection Long Battery Life, Compatible with Mac Windows Linux - ...
Buy Keychron B6 Pro Ultra-Thin Wireless Keyboard, Full-Size QMK with Numeric Keypad Quiet Typing, 2.4 GHz/Bluetooth 5.2/Wired Connection Long Battery Life, Compatible with Mac Windows Linux - Ivory Wh...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
A great new app for the Vision Pro: Story. It's a new free app that allows you to create 3D animated environments, including photos, videos, immersive content, USDZ models, text and more, and then control all those elements with keyframes. Keyboard support too! apps.apple.com/au/app/story...
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‎Story: Spatial Storytelling
‎Story aims to show you that spatial computing is a completely new medium. In the future, the ways and means of spatial storytelling will evolve, making it more vivid, engaging, and immersive to tell ...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
If you have an Apple Vision Pro, download the Vimeo app and watch “currents”, the debut Spatial video made for the platform — it’s a great example of how short films can explore this new medium. The film should be on the front page, but if not, load this, OPEN in Vimeo: vimeo.com/1028773016/3...
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This film was crafted for viewing on Apple Vision Pro; other formats may alter the experience. Made in partnership with Vimeo. Directed by Jake Oleson  Music…
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I don't know how Chris Hocking has time to sleep, but here's his long, excellent post about the FCP Summit so far. fcp.cafe/news/20241113/
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News - 13th November 2024
Today was the first day of the 2024 Final Cut Pro Creative Summit, and what a fun and exciting day it was!
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
For anyone in the middle of a project in Final Cut Pro, if you're tempted to update, duplicate your library and compress the old first, just in case something goes wrong. Here are the headline updates:
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
FCP was updated to v11 yesterday, with some great new features. All the details here: www.provideocoalition.com/fcp-11-relea...
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Final Cut Pro 11 released at the FCP Creative Summit by Iain Anderson - ProVideo Coalition
Here at the Final Cut Pro Creative Summit, at the Developer Center just across from Apple Park, we were shown the latest version of Final Cut Pro 11 for Mac in a slick, live, in-person demo. After tha...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 09/10/2023
I've just updated my article with Q&As about shooting Log on the iPhone 15 Pro — the Blackmagic Camera app has been updated to v1.1 with bugs squashed, and Apple have released an official Apple Log LUT you can use with it. www.provideocoalition.com/qa-shooting-...
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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 26/09/2023
While it no longer fits in your pocket, a USB-C hub with pass-through power allows you to power an iPhone 15 Pro Max, use external audio (with a RØDE Wireless GO II) and record to an SSD in ProRes HQ Log, all at the same time.
An iPhone 15 Pro Max with a USB hub and many connected devices.
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