Curtis Judd 6/17/24 Curtis Judd 6/17/24

Has YouTube over-optimized its algorithm?

In this week’s episode we have an earnest discussion about YouTube’s evolving algorithm and how it affects both creators and audiences, especially those of us here in the video, lighting, and sound space. Have they over-optimized for ad revenue for themselves and their stock-holders? Or does everyone benefit from what the algorithm seems to be doing?

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX.

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Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

Some of my other studio gear:

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Sound Devices MixPre audio recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Sennheiser MKH50 microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Impact Turtle-Base C-Stands — B&H, Amazon

- Aputure LS 600x Pro Bicolor LED Light — Aputure, B&H, Amazon

- Aputure Light Dome III Softbox — Aputure, B&H

- Amaran 300c RGBWW Single-Point LED Light — Aputure, B&H, Amazon

- Amaran Spotlight SE — Aputure, B&H, Amazon

- Rosco Prismatic Glass Gobo in Cool Lavender — B&H

- Canon C70 Cinema Camera — B&H

- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8 lens — B&H, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 camera — B&H, Amazon

- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 II lens — B&H, Amazon

The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Curtis Judd 6/9/21 Curtis Judd 6/9/21

My Business Journey

I haven’t talked a lot about how I make money with this Learn Light and Sound business. But here’s an interview I recently did with my friends at Genius Link for their blog. I hope you find it helpful in some small way.

Curtis Judd 10/18/20 Curtis Judd 10/18/20

My YouTube Video Workflow: Review and Tutorial Video Creation Process

In today’s episode, I run through the process and workflow I use to create product review and tutorial videos for YouTube.

Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, Pictureline

- Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 ART Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Aputure 300x LED Light - Aputure, B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Aputure Light Dome 2 soft box - Aputure, B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Canon C200 camera (used for the talking head portion) - B&H, Pictureline

- Canon 24-105mm F/4L Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Lupo Superpanel 30 Full Color Soft - B&H

- Aputure MC RGB LED mini light (for color in the background) - Aputure, B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “For the Kids” by Utah. Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed.

Curtis Judd 7/14/19 Curtis Judd 7/14/19

Casey Talks to People: My Interview Where we Talk YouTube, Running a Business, & Working a Full-time Job

I had a great time talking with my new friend Casey Li about YouTube, running a business, and working a full-time job at the same time. Casey runs his own little production company and knows the software world as well, so we could relate on many levels.

You can subscribe to Casey’s podcast, Casey Talks to People, in your favorite pod-catcher app.

Curtis Judd 12/6/14 Curtis Judd 12/6/14

Export From Premiere Pro for YouTube: CS5 - CC 2014

When I first started making videos, one of the biggest hurdles was to figure out which settings to use when exporting my video for YouTube. So hopefully you can learn from my mistakes and this will help you export your videos for YouTube with a minimum of frustration. Happy YouTubing! Since we posted the video, several people have already made suggestions--thanks for that! Check out the comment over on YouTube.

http://youtu.be/6OrVo3z_OlM