How to Edit a Live Concert Like a Film (And Why Your Current Approach Probably Looks Like a Broadcast Feed)

How to Edit a Live Concert Like a Film (And Why Your Current Approach Probably Looks Like a Broadcast Feed)

I spend most of my professional life in Photoshop, but every so often a project lands in my lap that pulls me outside that comfort zone. Last month it was a short promo film for a local Austin venue — three camera angles, live audio recorded on a Zoom H6, and the expectation that I’d stitch it into something that looked intentional. What I delivered was… fine. Functional. It looked exactly like what it was: a guy who edits graphics for a living pretending he knows how to cut video.

XPPen's Pilot Pro: Game-Changing Hardware for Serious Photo Editors

XPPen's Pilot Pro: Game-Changing Hardware for Serious Photo Editors

XPPen’s Pilot Pro: Game-Changing Hardware for Serious Photo Editors Look, I’ve seen a lot of editing peripherals come and go over the years. Some are genuinely useful. Others are expensive paperweights masquerading as “professional tools.” But XPPen’s new Pilot Pro creative editing console? I think they might’ve actually nailed something here. What Makes It Different The Pilot Pro isn’t just another keyboard with fancy buttons slapped onto it. XPPen has designed this thing specifically for the way modern creatives actually work—which means it’s built for Photoshop, Lightroom, and video editing software.