D.L. Watson
@avideomakr.bsky.social
Elevating brands through authentic, broadcast-caliber storytelling via #videoediting and #videoproduction. https://www.avideomaker.com/social
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
#postchat #videoediting #producer #director
December 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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
#postchat #videoediting #producer #director
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
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
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
Depending on client from here, I hand off and they finish, or they have me press forward.
#postchat #premierepro
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
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #ThanksgivingFails
December 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #ThanksgivingFails
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
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).
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
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
Geesh. I assumed it was because of the RSMB, but apparently, just text and shapes along with Lumetri is causing some horrendous render times. It would be faster for me to export to FCP and rebuild titles.
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Geesh. I assumed it was because of the RSMB, but apparently, just text and shapes along with Lumetri is causing some horrendous render times. It would be faster for me to export to FCP and rebuild titles.
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
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
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
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
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
#postchat #videoeditor
October 30, 2025 at 1:50 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
#postchat #videoeditor
Because @comebackshane.bsky.social bullied me into using it. 😂
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Because @comebackshane.bsky.social bullied me into using it. 😂
The only creative block that matters: a Magic Mouse that dies mid-timeline.
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #creativeblock #editorlife
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #creativeblock #editorlife
October 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The only creative block that matters: a Magic Mouse that dies mid-timeline.
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #creativeblock #editorlife
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #creativeblock #editorlife
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
#postchat #postproductionlife #davinciresolve #videoediting #fcp
September 28, 2025 at 1:50 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
#postchat #postproductionlife #davinciresolve #videoediting #fcp
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
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting
September 27, 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
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting
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
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting
September 26, 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
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting
Do you ever think comic books are just storyboards with commitment issues?
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #ComicBookDay #supermanforallseasons
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #ComicBookDay #supermanforallseasons
September 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Do you ever think comic books are just storyboards with commitment issues?
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #ComicBookDay #supermanforallseasons
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #ComicBookDay #supermanforallseasons
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
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting
September 24, 2025 at 1:50 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
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting
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
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting
September 23, 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
#postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting
But fellow #PremierePro editors, just put on a good smile and power through. It will all work out in the end. 😆
September 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
But fellow #PremierePro editors, just put on a good smile and power through. It will all work out in the end. 😆
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
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
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
#postproductionlife #videoediting #finalcutpro #fcp #postchat
September 21, 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
#postproductionlife #videoediting #finalcutpro #fcp #postchat
Moral of the story: caffee is the real post-production software. #postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #storytelling
September 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Moral of the story: caffee is the real post-production software. #postchat #postproductionlife #videoediting #storytelling
Breaking: A Video Maker discovers client actually loves first draft. Editor baffled. "This changes everything we know about the revision process," says expert. #postchat #videoediting #postproductionlife #premierepro
September 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Breaking: A Video Maker discovers client actually loves first draft. Editor baffled. "This changes everything we know about the revision process," says expert. #postchat #videoediting #postproductionlife #premierepro
Isn't this just a sign of how much #Apple actually cares about #FinalCutPro? I've never loved something so much that its creator couldn't care less about it.
#postchat #videoediting #postproduction
#postchat #videoediting #postproduction
September 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Isn't this just a sign of how much #Apple actually cares about #FinalCutPro? I've never loved something so much that its creator couldn't care less about it.
#postchat #videoediting #postproduction
#postchat #videoediting #postproduction
#AppleMotion's Snapshot feature is awesome - being able to design 1 motion graphics template that automatically adapts to any aspect ratio based on your timeline settings makes me blush.
#postchat #postsky #fcp #motiongraphics
#postchat #postsky #fcp #motiongraphics
September 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
#AppleMotion's Snapshot feature is awesome - being able to design 1 motion graphics template that automatically adapts to any aspect ratio based on your timeline settings makes me blush.
#postchat #postsky #fcp #motiongraphics
#postchat #postsky #fcp #motiongraphics
Kinda fun to see the reviews from random strangers on Amazon Prime before they decided to change their policies and not renew their rights to the short.
August 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Kinda fun to see the reviews from random strangers on Amazon Prime before they decided to change their policies and not renew their rights to the short.