Michael Kinney

Console gaming has officially become luxury.

What sucks most about YouTube and social media going all-in on cloning TikTok is how it abandoned 10 years of scripted Web Series innovation. Short form series & sketch comedy had a renaissance. The YouTube Spaces program was killer. “Creators” were filmmakers, not influencers.

I've decided to jump ship from @Adobe Premiere Pro and move to DaVinci Resolve. In general, I think Adobe has too many issues and innovates too slowly. I suspect, AI platforms like @freepik, @krea_ai, @Kling_ai and @previewio will eventually render Photoshop and After Effects unnecessary. Until now, Adobe truly has cornered the creative market, but I think this is the beginning of the end for that stronghold. Things are changing fast, but they are not.

Adobe CEO resigns, most likely due to Adobe floundering amidst the AI wave. IMO Adobe made a big mistake leaning hard into generative AI. Their userbase hate it. They will thrive if they reject gen AI, and return to putting humans first. That should be the focus of the next CEO

JUST IN: Google invests in AI animation studio to make YouTube videos for kids, just one month after YouTube CEO announced a "crackdown on AI slop."

Exciting news: as of this week, all @youtubecreators can now upload 50MB thumbnails (up from 2MB). Now, your super high-resolution thumbnails will look epic on TV 📺

Consistency won’t save a broken direction. Most creators optimize their upload schedule when they should be questioning their strategy. New Creator Talk Radio episode: why direction matters more than discipline (and how to fix yours without burning out). youtu.be/OYpXc2pUIxs

nobody talks about how exhausting ai-assisted coding actually is. you're not typing less and chilling more. you're making 10x the decisions per hour. all the easy stuff is automated so you're just left with the hard parts nonstop. no wonder i need a nap by 2pm

The fact that in one lifetime I’ve recorded music into a cassette tape from a radio, burned music onto a CD, clicked and dragged it onto an MP3 player, and streamed it from a smart phone is crazy. Yeah, I’m that old.

The biggest lie in the creator economy is that "Production Value = Sales." It doesn't. I sat down with an online course creator who made six figures using FREE "amateur" tools. We discuss her "Mac-Only" strategy in my new video. 🖥️👇 youtu.be/R7FXd50H6D0

YT has cut my income by over 75% in the last year - people trying to make authentic content are getting pushed out in favor of heartless slop. Absolutely soulless.

About 5 years ago, there were over 500 YouTubers getting over 100 million long form views a month. That number is now like 50.

Just posted a guide on how to color grade in iMovie in 3 simple steps. From flat footage to "Film Look" in minutes (for free). 🎬 Watch here: youtu.be/wm662uIgchk

Your iMovie vertical workflow needs a 2025 upgrade. 📲 New tutorial just dropped: • Smarter vertical setup • Dummy clips (no footage needed) • Clean HD exports for Shorts / Reels / TikTok Watch here 👇 youtu.be/kdf786mQe8Y

Mac creators: You already have an animation tool on your Mac… it’s Keynote. 🎨 New tutorial: I turn Keynote into a mini motion graphics studio to build PRO animated lower thirds, then drop them into iMovie with a transparent background. Watch here 👉 youtu.be/4Tw5PIq1GOw

Just dropped a game-changing iMovie hack 🔥 Learn how to remove fades and animations from iMovie titles without using Keynote or external apps. youtu.be/AkULnm6ZziU

Need to highlight something in a video, or screen recording in iMovie? You can create clean annotations for iMovie using Apple Keynote — circles, arrows, callouts, and more. New tutorial → youtu.be/gL7l7t0LJtI

Apple Keynote isn’t just for presentations. You can animate anything along a custom path — perfect for explainer videos. New tutorial just dropped 🎬 → youtu.be/LQi3aC3GhOk

Your iMovie edits don’t have to feel choppy. 🎬 New video: how to use transitions the right way — plus how to fine-tune them with the Precision Editor. Watch here → youtu.be/6xyIuAoGFmk

New tutorial for Mac creators 🎬👇 How to make that circular picture-in-picture talking-head effect using Apple Keynote. Ready to drop into iMovie for tutorials, online courses, and reaction videos. Watch: youtu.be/7-aceTh-kUE