D.L. Watson
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D.L. Watson
@avideomakr.bsky.social
Elevating brands through authentic, broadcast-caliber storytelling via #videoediting and #videoproduction. https://www.avideomaker.com/social
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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.
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Just turned 39. Wild that 20 years ago I was hoping to make it big, never knowing what that would mean. Thankful for opportunities God gave me free will to take. Here's to another 5 years (hey, I try not to think too far ahead lol)

#postchat #videoediting #producer #director
December 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Hey #videoeditors, are you looking back at 2025 and making any changes to your business models for 2026?

#postchat
December 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
8.5 hours of interviews → 28+ mins of surgically clean assembly cut. Still needs b-roll. ~60 hours to sync, organize, proxy, mark and generate paper edit and cut.

Depending on client from here, I hand off and they finish, or they have me press forward.

#postchat #premierepro
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Fixing a Thanksgiving photo? Swap the mid-blink for a smile, erase the toy tornado in the living room, add back those decorations you forgot to hang. The tool's not evil, it's what you do with it that counts.

#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #ThanksgivingFails
December 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
And yet, there's going to be a colorist keyboard commando that will tell me it's dark because it's my fault (or my TV's fault).
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
If AI can read and identify objects in our footage, then why is it that we still can't we generate waveforms for multicam clips in 2025? #postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #editorslife
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
And there it is, #Adobe. Another reason I left #PremierePro as my main NLE — a <2 min real estate edit using the RSMB plugin takes ages to render. In #FCP, the same RSMB effect renders 1:1 with clip length. At least stability’s improved. #postchat #videoediting
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Jumping back into #premierepro after all these years on a large project has so far been an absolute breeze. Glad to see #Adobe making some under the hood improvements. #videoeditors #postchat #postproductionlife
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It’s been almost a half decade since I used #PremierePro for any serious project. So far, it’s actually working pretty smooth. Rendering proxies for 1.3TB of raw footage for a 30-min short documentary project on behalf of a new client referral.

#postchat #videoeditor
October 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Power of referrals. Internally, work was beginning to get thin. Then I sent out a email to my active and recently active clients reminding them of my 5% cash or credit for referrals. Landed a new client yesterday which led to another new client for a short documentary edit. #editinglife #postchat
October 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Because @comebackshane.bsky.social bullied me into using it. 😂
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The only creative block that matters: a Magic Mouse that dies mid-timeline.

#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #creativeblock #editorlife
October 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Well played, Merriam-Webster!
Well played.
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
When I say "just need to cull some selects" but I'm actually wishing Resolve had FCP's ranged favorites with multi-tagging directly on clips 😤

#postchat #postproductionlife #davinciresolve #videoediting #fcp
September 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
If Blackmagic can update DaVinci Resolve training books to 600+ pages, then why can't we finish reading them before the next update drops?

#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting
September 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
If #videoeditors can stare at the same 3-second clip for 2 hours and still not be happy with it, then we can call ourselves perfectionists and charge accordingly

#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting
September 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Do you ever think comic books are just storyboards with commitment issues?

#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #ComicBookDay #supermanforallseasons
September 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
#Apple's #AutoMix AI thing in #AppleMusic is garbage. It's the first thing I've disabled in newest OS releases.
September 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
No matter how many times we watch a video in the timeline, we somehow always spot the punctuation mistake only AFTER we hit render. Every. Single. Time. #HappyNationalPunctuation Day!

#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting
September 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
If Adobe #PremierePro had a dating profile it would say: "I'm complex, I crash sometimes, but when you've developed Stockholm syndrome, you'll believe I've helped you create magic. Also, I cost $60/month."

#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting
September 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Just tried #PremierePro's AI extend "feature". The most disappointing experience of my life since I asked my mom to cut my hair to save money. 😑 #postproductionlife #postchat #videoediting #GenerativeAI
September 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Wish I could hit 'favorite' on certain life moments so when I tell my story later, I can just skip straight to the highlights reel.

#postproductionlife #videoediting #finalcutpro #fcp #postchat
September 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM