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Iestyn Lloyd

@iestyn.de

The new 2026 Adobe Premier is not ready for primetime. Importing an .aaf from Avid results in a broken mess.
Davinci Resolve has no problems with this.
Get back to me once you sort yourself out Adobe
#PostChat

screenshot of errors on Premier Pro 2026

January 23, 2026 at 4:08 PM

Iestyn Lloyd

@iestyn.de

Saw ‘The Long Goodbye’ (1973) for the first time last night. Amazing.
There’s a great article in American Cinematographer about the process of ‘flashing’ the negative to get the look they were after.
theasc.com/articles/cre...
But, since this article has come out there’s been a 4K restoration…

Creative Post-Flashing Technique for The Long Goodbye

Variable flashing after photography as a technique for modifying the characteristics of the color negative produces results that are…

theasc.com

January 20, 2026 at 1:23 PM

Iestyn Lloyd

@iestyn.de

@reckless.bsky.social @theverge.com why have you disabled auto chapters in Apple Podcasts?

January 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM

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Hugo Guerra

@hugocguerra.bsky.social

New video: Roto and Prep in the age of AI | a Visual Effects Society London Event. Enjoy with chapters, and don’t forget to subscribe, it’s free, and it would really help Hugo's Desk:

youtu.be/NDEKzBeOcZ4

Roto and Prep in the age of AI | a Visual Effects Society London Event

YouTube video by Hugo's Desk

youtu.be

January 14, 2026 at 6:55 PM

Iestyn Lloyd

@iestyn.de

@noodlesoft.com Hi, not sure you do what I need. I have a load of image files and vector files that aren't properly named, are you able to scan the images and rename them and then categorise them?

January 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM

Iestyn Lloyd

@iestyn.de

Could I watch #WelcomeToDerry before the two recent 'It' movies? Or does it make sense to watch the movies first?

January 13, 2026 at 11:11 AM

Iestyn Lloyd

@iestyn.de

This looks amazing. Unhinged Sam Rockwell always a winner

Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · 15d

Get out there and support original, non-franchise, non-prequel/sequel/remake/reboot filmmaking!
"Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die!"
In theaters February 13th!
#Film youtu.be/Nm4WbapDzDQ?...

GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE | Official Trailer | February 13 - Only in Theaters

YouTube video by Briarcliff Entertainment

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January 9, 2026 at 10:49 AM

Iestyn Lloyd

@iestyn.de

@llef.bsky.social

Ross McFarlane @rossmcf.com · 20d

@iestyn.de Mae Brick ar gael ar Amazon Prime ar hyn o bryd.

Edrych ymlaen at ei gwylio eto.

watch.amazon.co.uk/detail?gti=a...

Watch Brick | Prime Video

When the girl he loves turns up dead, a loner plunges into a dark and dangerous social strata in order to find the

watch.amazon.co.uk

January 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM

Iestyn Lloyd

@iestyn.de

Would love to know who worked on the sequence of shots from this one onwards. So epic 🤩
#strangerThings #PostChat

Eleven stands in front of the mind flayer in the final episode of Stranger Things

January 3, 2026 at 12:03 PM

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The Movie Rabbit Hole

@themovierabbithole.bsky.social

So it's about time my movie channel nerds out about other movie stuff than CGI, isn't it? Action writing is the next topic! I hope you will like it!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkbb...

#screenwriting #movies #action #moviemaking #filmmaking

Make action good again: How to write the perfect ACTION MOVIE

YouTube video by The Movie Rabbit Hole

www.youtube.com

January 2, 2026 at 6:34 PM

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Yr Haclediad 👨🏻‍🦰👱🏻‍♀️👦🏻

@haclediad.cymru

#NadoligLlawen gan yr Haclediad!🎄Barod am bennod enfawr yr ŵyl?!

☝️Gorau a gwaethaf 2025👇
🎬Ffilmdiddim 👉 Madame Webb - Nadoligaidd? ❌ Hileriys?✅

Diolch o waelod calon @iestyn.de i am olygu'r sioeau, achub ni o enshittification a gwneud yr Haclediad beth ydy hi trwy'r flwyddyn👏

haclediad.cymru/153

Yr Haclediad: Nadolig Nyrrê

🎄Nadolig llawen a diolch am sdicio efo ni am flwyddyn arall hac-ffans! Mae'r criw yn mynd mewn i 2026 yn meddwl am gorau a gwaethaf 2025 - ac yn esbonio beth yn union ddigwyddodd i lais Iest yn y bennod diwethaf.

haclediad.cymru

December 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM

Iestyn Lloyd

@iestyn.de

Serious question for all you TV aficionados, I’m one season into Mad Men, do I:
a) continue into season 2, or
b) start watching The Sopranos and alternate seasons?
Thanks for the help #postChat

December 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM

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Yr Haclediad 👨🏻‍🦰👱🏻‍♀️👦🏻

@haclediad.cymru

✨Haclediad.cymru/152
💪 herio Grokipedia
🤩dysgu bod Siemens Llanberis yn thing
🤢trio deall sut mae Disney+ am stopio bobl fod yn sglyfs gyda generative AI ar eu platform

🎬#FfilmDiDdim 👉 Running Man 1987: Haclediad v Arnie am y tro cyntaf!

🥹Diolch i @iestyn.de am ei waith anhygoel ar cursed episode

December 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM

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Unsanitary-Looking Suspicious Bruises Hat

@kenwhite.bsky.social

James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.

Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.

November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM

Iestyn Lloyd

@iestyn.de

Do the little things – St David
#YesCymru

YesCymru sticker to be posted to Reform UK, Caerphilly HQ in their prepaid envelope after receiving their policies for next years elections.

November 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM

Iestyn Lloyd

@iestyn.de

Crazy differences in quality of Star Wars footage here www.youtube.com/watch?v=J29_...

Star Wars Official Restoration Leaks and future of Despecialized

YouTube video by Petr Harmy (Harmyfilm)

www.youtube.com

November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM

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Hugo Guerra

@hugocguerra.bsky.social

Missed my second stream on Nuke compositing with CopyCat and machine learning? The recording is available with chapters. Thanks, Foundry, for sponsoring the stream. Enjoy, & don’t forget to subscribe. Help me reach 100K subs to get verified on YouTube: youtube.com/live/FTrXXfy...