D.L. Watson
@avideomakr.bsky.social
Helping videographers and brands save time in #postproduction. 20+ years making visions real — fast.
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D.L. Watson
@avideomakr.bsky.social
· Nov 14
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Absolutely stunning #VFX work. #WetaFX and the artists there deserve every award. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZDL...
#postchat #visualeffects
#postchat #visualeffects
Yann Larochette: My Favourite Shot | Avatar: Fire and Ash | Wētā FX
Every rock crafted by hand. A river built from the ground up to control ripples, current and light. All captured with ultra-photographic realism that produced a Wētā FX record-breaking petabyte of…
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January 31, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Absolutely stunning #VFX work. #WetaFX and the artists there deserve every award. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZDL...
#postchat #visualeffects
#postchat #visualeffects
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
But another "This is great!" from a client?
That's what I'm really here for. 🎯
#videoediting #postchat #StorytellingMatters
January 28, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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
But another "This is great!" from a client?
That's what I'm really here for. 🎯
#videoediting #postchat #StorytellingMatters
#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
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
#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
#PremierePro #Postchat friends, did you notice #Adobe dropped the "Pro" from Premiere Pro? Thoughts?
January 26, 2026 at 6:24 PM
#PremierePro #Postchat friends, did you notice #Adobe dropped the "Pro" from Premiere Pro? Thoughts?
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
#postchat #video editing
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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
#postchat #video editing
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.
January 5, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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.
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
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.
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
Hey #colorcorrection pro's, any reason why I should make this my new main monitor? www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/17...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Hey #colorcorrection pro's, any reason why I should make this my new main monitor? www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/17...
Hey #videoeditors, are you looking back at 2025 and making any changes to your business models for 2026?
#postchat
#postchat
December 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Hey #videoeditors, are you looking back at 2025 and making any changes to your business models for 2026?
#postchat
#postchat
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
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
These are some welcome and honestly way overdue but happy to see new features coming to #AfterEffects www.youtube.com/watch?v=22nb... #postchat #motiondesigners #postproductionlife
BIGGEST After Effects Update EVER!
Join the waitlist for Animation Principles for Motion Designers: https://jkinmo.com/3imluy
The After Effects team just pushed out the BIGGEST feature update I've ever seen in the beta version of the…
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October 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
These are some welcome and honestly way overdue but happy to see new features coming to #AfterEffects www.youtube.com/watch?v=22nb... #postchat #motiondesigners #postproductionlife
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
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
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
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Well played, Merriam-Webster!
Well played.
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
Well played, Merriam-Webster!
Well played.
Well played.
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