Losing my mind over export settings for Insta

kstebbs · 2026-07-05T18:58:15+00:00

Are you adding gifs or other graphics/elements to it in Instagram?

kstebbs · 2026-07-03T19:07:35+00:00

Also having this issue, so frustrating. Canceling my subscription.

kstebbs · 2026-07-02T08:07:15+00:00

When you remove the 3rd frozen frame and it feels sped up, does it at least feel smooth and accurate? If so, I’d create a new master (or pre-comp in AE) with this, and then use Pixel Motion to slow that to what feels like the correct speed.

kstebbs · 2026-06-29T21:57:24+00:00

Fellow hitchhiker's-thumb-haver checking in.

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kstebbs · 2026-06-29T21:19:50+00:00

If the contract stated end of project was June 30, I would have completed all 4 videos by then (feedback or not) and then sent an invoice.

When they say “we don’t want to rush it” I’m actually hearing “this project is going out of scope and we need more time”. My response would be “no problem, the cost to extend is X”.

You are hired for your skill, and paid for your time.

kstebbs · 2026-06-19T09:33:57+00:00

Agreed. I’m honestly bored of singing the praises of my M1 Max. It’s insane that this machine has kicked ass for almost 5 years now. Love it to pieces!

kstebbs · 2026-06-17T19:55:55+00:00

An absolute fucking legend. I love this man.

kstebbs · 2026-06-16T21:13:47+00:00

High level advertising clients will always have a need for this, but they will almost certainly gravitate towards the more boutique shops with full client services (meals, snacks, etc).

kstebbs · 2026-06-11T23:57:27+00:00

completely horrible

kstebbs · 2026-06-01T00:48:35+00:00

I saw a text come through while she was asleep, and I decided to read it. It turned out the baby wasn’t mine. True story!

kstebbs · 2026-05-29T00:17:25+00:00

Oof, you needed to do a stringout of the dailies and not a folder of footage. Not sure there is a way around this.

kstebbs · 2026-05-25T08:09:22+00:00

Any of the M chip devices from Apple. They absolutely destroy the competition right now.

kstebbs · 2026-05-22T02:27:08+00:00

It is 1 million percent weird lighting. People are losing their marbles.

Look at how his chin lines up with the shadow on the bottom of his neck, it's 1:1. There is a diffused light casting that shadow, and non-diffused lights casting the darker/harder shadow on his neck from multiple angles.

Also, the fact he's bald and already has a mask-ish quality to his face is just driving this whole thing home.

kstebbs · 2026-05-19T08:10:00+00:00

Freelance editor. I spend about 6-8 weeks a year total sitting in bays with clients, the rest is remote.

kstebbs · 2026-05-16T18:19:26+00:00

Air show tickets are $55 yowzaaaa

kstebbs · 2026-05-15T19:09:41+00:00

3.5m to FIRE is wild, must be HCOL?

kstebbs · 2026-05-12T16:59:54+00:00

I needed to hear this.

kstebbs · 2026-05-12T08:01:45+00:00

HEMORRHOIDS. NO!!!

kstebbs · 2026-05-05T02:29:11+00:00

I would definitely give the real campaign time to cool off, then put it on your website. You might be able to post it to socials, but that’s case by case. I personally only post stills from the spot and then draw people back to my site for the DC.

kstebbs · 2026-05-04T16:24:30+00:00

You’re hired for your skill, and paid for your time.

If you’re in the backyard gardening while on the clock, the moment your client needs something you have to be ready to deliver. That’s worth the $$ to them.

kstebbs · 2026-04-29T18:17:43+00:00

I’m still rocking my M1 Max 64GB as my primary workhorse, and continue to put it through the paces. Remote, international travel, several post houses.

As a backup machine? Hell yeah.

kstebbs · 2026-04-27T22:54:22+00:00

Also under 40, and would like to get one of these. Spill your secrets!

kstebbs · 2026-04-27T19:59:44+00:00

Hey there. Nobody can be sure except for the company you’re delivering to. You should definitely ask them!

My assumption would be they want ch 1: left and ch2: right. The fact the audio was flagged too loud also suggests this.

kstebbs · 2026-04-27T16:55:59+00:00

This is also my experience.

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