For fun I built a playful way to find a great new listen on Audible. Take it for a spin - literally. nextbestaudiobook.com Plus they have a free trial right now so you could sign up, listen to a book, cancel and walk away with a great listen.

Turn transcripts into timelines. Throw away lists of timecodes. Automate the process of a paper edit. 1. Upload sources (SRT+XML - NOT media) 2. Craft a paper edit (select, order, label, annotate) 3. Refine with AI 4. Export plan & build to timeline in a click Start cutting faster. paperedit.app

Reviews like this are a huge relief after working for so long before launching: Your Adding Audio Polish training series was absolutely terrific! You really nailed something that needed to be done- creating a concise, repeatable system- for producer/editor workflows like mine.

What does it tell you that the biggest trailer of the year - by a whopping 28.7M views - is a stop motion animated feature (in development for 15 years and active production for 5) from LAIKA Studios...

Just shy of two years ago, I set out to create an email-based training course delivering in-depth insights focused on a single post-production topic. Many Cut/daily readers voted for your most challenging area, with handling audio quickly emerging as the most popular concern.

If you want a way to keep an eye on your Claude Code usage and have an @elgato.com Stream Deck. This is fun, free and super useful. store.cut-daily.com/b/claude-deck

If you're not signed up to Cut/daily - my FREE weekly newsletter for Post Production Pros - then you'll miss out on all this on Friday morning... www.cut-daily.com

So good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJJY...

If you like movies or trailers, you'll love This Week in Movie Trailers (TWMT), a free way to keep up with the latest film and TV projects, as voted for by the internet every week. movietrailers.pro Plus, here's the TWMT Top 20 Leaderboard of the most watched trailers of 2026

Here's the start of everything I know about being a successful freelance creative. Read to you by Burt Reynolds www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsHl...

Built this ages ago with claude. still useful digitalprofitcalculator.carrd.co

Today's free issue of Cut/daily Meets... is with multi-Oscar winning sound designer Mark Mangini and award winning Re-Recording Mixer Martyn Zub both of at Formosa Group fame. My favourite takeaway from Mark Mangini?

This is still one of the most popular posts on my blog and appears in AI summaries & responses for The Best Affordable Colour Grading Monitor I've just completely updated it for 2026. If you want to know WHY I've chosen specific monitors and what to look for when you buy one then click the link...

Know an editor who isn't reading Cut/daily every week? They're missing out... a lot of people seem to like it: www.cut-daily.com/what-people-... AND IT'S FREE!

No one asked for this but you can now build stringouts of every take in either chronological or reverse order. Editor always wants the last take first? Fine. store.cut-daily.com/b/keyword-ma...

Some great wisdom today on Cut/daily's daily nugget of editorial insight... www.cut-daily.com/wisdom/ There's a new one every day... hook up your @trmnl.com or just set it as your homepage...

Tomorrow's free issue of Cut/daily is my round up of the best of NAB - what's new, what's hyped and what's worth paying attention to. Sign up for free at www.cut-daily.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4BZ... Also a daily nugget of wisdom: www.cut-daily.com/wisdom/

Quick video of how fast it is to build line-reading stringouts to compare performances across takes with Keyword Marker 2.0 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFng...

Looks pretty good for two old guys in a room. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-T0... Wonder where it will rank on Friday's This Week in Movie Trailers Sign up for free at movietrailers.pro

Need to compare every performance of a line? Keyword Marker 2.0 will do it for you. How it works - Transcribe your footage - Import your SRT into KWM - Type in your line - Add ALTS - Preview Results - Build the Sequence This is now less than 2 minutes of work. store.cut-daily.com/b/keyword-ma...

I misread the headline as one movie and got very excited for a moment…

Also, I want to find more video editors, film editors, TV editors, youtube editors on here... who should I be following?!

Keyword Marker 2.0 can build stringouts of line readings in a couple of clicks. Should save Editors and Assistants hours of manual effort... store.cut-daily.com/b/keyword-ma...

Today's Cut/daily is all about networking. Before you run away - think of it as 'just showing up'... Plus I share a new resource of places you can find online and IRL events to 'just show up' to... It's free for everyone. And you can make it better...

If you're into the new-fangled social web technology

Did you know that the editor of Dune, Arrival, Sicario and Blade Runner 2049 likes to watch Dance Moms? "In the evening, I’ll take a break, go upstairs and watch half an episode of Dance Moms, then come back and carry on for an hour or two. I love what I do, but it takes time." – Joe Walker

I wrote this 10 years ago. It's still relevant to anyone going freelance today. You can read the first chapter of my ebook on being a freelance creative online for free here: jonnyelwyn.co.uk/how-to-be-a-... Just hit the scrolly pdf embed thing.

"Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week" – Jay-Z This week's issue of Cut/daily asks the question: Can I do this? (which in this case is edit a feature doc in 6 weeks) Plus some useful thoughts on Time Management. Sign up and read it here - it's free! www.cut-daily.com/458-can-i-do...

One of the fun things about running This Week in Movie Trailers (TWMT) is pressing 'go' and watching every new trailer roll in... Keep up to date with the biggest new projects by getting the top 10 most-watched trailers released each week in your inbox for free: movietrailers.pro

One of the fun things about running This Week in Movie Trailers (TWMT) is pressing 'go' and watching every new trailer roll in... Keep up to date with the biggest new projects by getting the top 10 most-watched trailers released each week in your inbox for free: movietrailers.pro

A great week for trailer lovers! Sign up for free at movietrailers.pro to watch them all PLUS get the top 10 most-watched trailers in your inbox every week. Take 20 seconds to scan, 20 minutes to enjoy everything... Stay on top of the latest hit projects in a click.

Today's free issue of Cut/daily - So I Married a Film Editor! An interview with Gena and Rebekah Fridman, two working editors who happen to be married to each other. Also gives me a chance to post this excellent clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqyc... www.cut-daily.com/455-so-i-mar...

Random question for something I’m building… How many YouTube channels are you subscribed to? 1- 25 25-50 50-75 75-100 100+ 200+ I was surprised to find I had 141. Trying to figure out if I’m normal or oversubscribed…

Lots of post-production apps, plugins and services on sale at ToolFarm inc. 20% off Avid Media Composer Discounts on iZotope RX Advanced Red Giant Cinema 4D bit.ly/toolfarmsale

Did you know that FX Alien: Earth trailer jumped straight into the Top 25 most-watched trailers of the year in just one week? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbsi... It's the internet's most-watched trailer of the week with 23M views! movietrailers.pro

A great week to be watching trailers! To mention just a few.... - Alien: Earth - Eddington - Brick - Oh, Hi! Watch them all at: movietrailers.pro Plus, I found Architecton from A24 in the long list, and it looks incredible... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn7V...

This Friday's free issue of Cut/daily takes you inside a professional 1st Assistant Editor's complete workflow checklist. Learn how to get it right when it counts! Sign up for free today at www.cut-daily.com and read it fresh from your inbox on Friday...

Wouldn't you know it, I've been on a podcast... Talking freelancing, This Week in Movie Trailers, second incomes and a lot of curious stuff... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... Thanks to Corey Nathan for the really fun chat!

Want a fun start to your Monday? Take this quick quiz and discover your editorial personality... Which editor's pseudonym are you? www.cut-daily.com/quiz

Useful new features for podcasters and interviewers from @RiversidedotFM - including an AI producer who will 'cut fluff' from your recordings (or at least make suggestions) Not sure I'm ready to see all my meandering questions critiqued in that way! :)

Colour grading in black and white the right way. bit.ly/BWGrade

For fun, I made a quiz... cut-daily.com/quiz/ (Let me know if the questions are too easy - and send me some harder ones!)

So much great music on @artlistio.bsky.social Today's vibe... bit.ly/productiontr...

I think this is their biggest sale? Certainly a steep discount! Save 30% on Ravengrade's colour grading tools only in May. Built by professional colorists for professional colorists, these are the Swiss watch of colour grading plugins! Save while you can! Here's my review: bit.ly/Ravengrade

5 Annoying Things Video Editors Do (How many are you guilty of?) #1. Not being open to trying things... #2 - Unilaterally knowing better than Production #3 - Grumbling about changes #4 - Saying “We don't have that.” #5 - Terrible Time Estimation www.cut-daily.com/311-annoying...

Updated this post on DIY Custom Editing & Grading Gear – WASD keycaps no longer exist - Update to editing keypad design - Magnetic and under-desk Stream Deck cradles Plus a lot more nerdy fun! bit.ly/CustomEditGear

Watched Conclave and I keep coming back to the final trio of shots. Such a great way to end the film. Here's my interview with the Editor Nick Emerson for his Oscar-nominated work on the film. Part of his advice? "Cut for a reaction, not a line.” www.cut-daily.com/435-cut-dail...

Remote-Attended Edit Sessions: How do you have the producer/director/client in the room with you but not w i t h you? Two approaches: 1. DIY build using Sofi Marshall's excellent guide 2. Louper.io - fast, easy, secure, feature-packed. www.cut-daily.com/449-remote-a... How do you do it?

The next three weeks of Cut/daily: Tomorrow - Remote Attended Edit Sessions - how to run your first one. Next week - Cut/daily Meets... Luke Dunkley, Editor on Day of The Jackal Week after - Editorial Alchemy - how to make boring things interesting. www.cut-daily.com