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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 · 27/08/2026

Months late, but I wrote a book which tries to strike a middle ground: AI for Creative Production. It uses the categories Utility AI, Generative AI and Automation AI for organization, and it's at aiforcreativeproduction.com if you're curious.

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AI for Creative Production

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Understood. I don’t use many web services, but if you need to convert images on the Mac you can just right-click and use services. Automator can make custom conversion services and there’s one built-in too.

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Absolutely a real question, but: why the hate for HEIC and (from others) WebP? Is it just a lack of Windows support? (There are no issues on Mac. HEIC allows for small HDR images, while WebP allows lossy transparency.)

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

We've made our graphs (Opacity, Position, Scale, all the Rotations, Blur) as easy to edit as curves in Adobe Illustrator, and included flexible oscillations and other common patterns to make it easy to create and then tweak many kinds of animations. apps.apple.com/au/app/keyfr...

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Keyframe Toolbox App - App Store

Download Keyframe Toolbox by LateNite Films Pty Ltd on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more apps like Keyframe Toolbox.

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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 · 09/12/2025

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

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Have a great show, and hi to Eris!

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

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

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

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

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

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.

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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

DJI Osmo 360

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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 · 27/06/2025

No problem — Growing Games it is!

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

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? :)

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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

YouTube video by Simon Ubsdell

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

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.

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

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.)

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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 · 15/05/2025

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.

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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 · 04/05/2025

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.

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

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

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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 · 17/04/2025

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

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

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.

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

In a world where everyone is using an identical display, you don’t need color profiles. But if some are using wide gamut, some SDR and some HDR, you need to use tag files with color profiles and display them with color management. VLC doesn’t use color management.

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Worth noting: VLC ignores color profiles by default so everything looks different to QuickTime Player, which is close to the appearance of YouTube etc. You can change the profile in prefs but it’s wrong by default for any Mac with a display, and several levels deep. Awful.

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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 · 31/03/2025

While France ≠ the EU, I find it odd for part of the EU to fine a company for “excessive popups” while the website cookie-popup situation the EU created is far more annoying.

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Good to know. A very comprehensive collection of Roles there!

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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 · 23/03/2025

All the bonus movies are US-only AFAIK. None in Australia.

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

It’s very difficult for anyone to succeed in the film industry, to be honest. Slop is definitely awful but TikTok is more of a problem for Hollywood than AI. Glad we found some common ground.

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Iain Anderson @funwithstuff.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

I’ve seen many foreign films in festivals with subtitles but most of them never get released internationally because the audience for subtitled films is smaller than it should be. But dubbing is bad, even if the original actors do it! (See Dark on Netflix.)

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