HOMEPAGE

Hey everyone,

Sorry, this month I’m not giving you anything new. Instead, it’s me talking about my music list combiner spreadsheet again.

Since I posted my original tutorial back in October 2025 (I thought I posted it in September, which is why I say “9 months ago” in the tutorial that I am posting today 😂), a few assistants have pointed out that what I’d made already existed on EditingTools.io. I didn’t realise that at the time, but after making quite a few improvements to my spreadsheet back in February, I wanted to compare my spreadsheet with their tool.

After using their tool on a few different edits, I found that while it seems to work fine in most situations, it starts to struggle with certain types of crossfades. Whereas, since making the changes to my spreadsheet, it’s been 100% accurate every time, and I’ve used it A LOT.

Because the spreadsheet has changed quite a lot since my original tutorial, I thought it was worth making an updated video showing you how to use the latest version, while also comparing it with the Music Cue Sheet tool on EditingTools.io.

I also want to say that I’m not trying to tell you not to use EditingTools.io. I actually love the website, I advertise it on Bin There, Fixed That, and use their Subtitle Tool converter all the time. I just wanted to show you what I found when testing the Music Cue Sheet tool, and why I decided to keep working on my own version, even after finding out there was already a tool that assistants use for precisely this.

I hope you enjoy the tutorial and maybe start using my script when you need to make a cue sheet. As always, if you’ve got any ideas for future scripts or macros, let me know and I’ll do my best to make them for you!

Hey everyone,

Sorry it’s been a while! My plan was to move from posting once a month to once every two months to give myself a bit more time to make the videos and write the blog posts while still working full time. Unfortunately, the last three months have been busier than expected, so that didn’t quite happen. So, we’re going to give it another go. Hopefully, from now on I’ll be posting every two months.

Anyway, I’ve just uploaded a new tutorial showing how to use a macro I made that cleans up Avid group names by removing the camera letter and the default group suffix.

A lot of editors prefer group names without the camera letter, but removing it from every group soon gets tedious. While Avid’s Find and Replace can help in some situations, it isn’t reliable when you’re dealing with things like American slating, where there are other letters in the group name that you don’t want to remove. This macro lets you rename each group with a single shortcut, removing just the camera letter and Avid’s default group suffix while leaving everything else untouched.

You can watch the tutorial on the Formatting Avid Group Names Macro page. If you’d like to check out more of my macros, head over to the I’ve Got a Macro for That page, where you’ll also find a contact form if there’s something you’d like help building.

And if this is your first time importing a macro into Keyboard Maestro and you’re not sure what to do, I’ve put together a simple guide you can follow here.

I’m also thinking about making a follow-up version of this macro. After speaking to a few other assistants, it turns out that while some editors want the camera letter removed completely from group names, others prefer the group name to include the letters of every camera in the group. That’s not something I’ve come across on a job myself, but if it’s as common as removing the camera letter, I’ll see if I can make a macro for that too!

Hey everyone,

I’ve just uploaded a new tutorial showing how to use a simple macro I made that types out the date in a year month day format.

As assistants, we are constantly adding dates into folder, bin and sequence names. This macro is designed for those moments where your mind is in twenty million places at once and you suddenly draw a blank on what the date actually is. Instead of breaking your flow to check your phone, computer or calendar, you can just trigger the macro and it will type it out for you.

It’s a really simple setup that works anywhere, whether that’s Avid, Finder, or wherever you’re working. You can trigger it however you like and there’s no extra setup needed.

You can watch the tutorial on the YYMMDD Date Macro page. If you want to check out more of my macros, head over to the I’ve Got a Macro for That page, where you’ll also find a contact form if there’s something you’d like help building.

And if this is your first time importing a macro for Keyboard Maestro and you’re not sure what to do, I’ve put together a simple guide you can follow here.