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I thought you all might be interested to know how I’ve managed to use Automator’s new “Watch Me Do” feature to automate a rather complex sequence of events.
It’s pretty useful for repetitive tasks like the one I’m doing now which is replacing a set of 4 pictures in a simple animated sequence.
The steps executed are [...]

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If you’ve ever searched on a bittorrent search engine for a tv programme, you’ll notice their filenames are always in a certain format.
Part of the reason for this, is that programs like TvShows, ted (Torrent Episode Downloader),
and others rely upon standardized filenames to find and automatically download these torrents as soon as they’re released.
What the [...]

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Get Fast fast
Let’s get one thing straight.
Being fast does not make you a good editor.
There are certain situations in which speed is the premium, either due to deadlines, workload or budget,
but in the long run, being fast isn’t quite enough.
Bearing that in mind, speed is still an important part of your arsenal.
What gets you on [...]

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Being replaceable as an editor isn’t necessarily something everyone is comfortable with.
This is especially the case if the industry is very competitive where you are
and there are far more editors than jobs available.
However, after many years of being on 24/7 troubleshooting duty and being unable to take leave or even fall sick,
it becomes very important [...]

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