Daniel comes on board in this pod - and we couldn’t be happier.

We chat over the Sony Experia VI, Samsung S24 camera and of course, we have to chat about iPad, don’t we?

The new version of Final Cut Pro is out so we give our views & thoughts on that. But the hot topic though is one that Alex picked up on - double standards in the tech YouTube space.

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Alex’s latest video: https://youtu.be/m8PYblSN_SY?si=_uXLlVM8X73zWxFi

David’s latest video: https://youtu.be/mQF2OVZHENw

Daniel’s latest video: https://youtu.be/aDBL7ShHZDQ?si=aX3rNefOhxst1S17

Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1

David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech

Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com

00:00 Intro

02:45 Why is the podcast called Minus Sixteen?

03:15 Welcome Daniel to the podcast team

03:35 The Sony Xperia VI experience

08:34 Samsung Chipset naming

13:05 Apple watch battery life is suddenly rubbish!

15:17 Are betas safe to install?

19:20 iPadOS 18 and the calculator app

20:10 Alex and his new Sony FXIII

25:20 Sony’s camera app

30:45 New version of Final Cut Pro & Final Cut Camera app

34:50 New YouTube layout on desktop

35:37 Double Standards

54:00 Batch recording

57:15 Timestamps & chapters

60:00 Are tags still useful?

As we get ready for WWDC Alex and I have a lot to talk about.

Firstly we look ahead to next Monday’s Apple event and what we are looking forward to and what we are expecting.

Then we chat over our thoughts and findings on the new M4 iPad Pro. Alex has been to Samsung’s UK HQ - so we find out how that came about.

And we chat over how to go about finding brands, how best to work with them - oh and shooting at 60 FPS for YouTube too.

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Alex’s latest video: https://youtu.be/LkkCCh865Lo?si=6UaXMlkimbf6JNVH

David’s latest video: https://youtu.be/DgRzESKN3MM

Daniel’s latest video: https://youtu.be/zCfwDa7grWQ?si=cMxDN2E0FLnrXPLW

Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1

David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech

Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com

00:00 Intro

00:55 The benefits of having support

01:35 Daniel is joining us full-time!!

02:35 Getting ready for WWDC

02:50 Benefits of the S Pen

03:35 How much AI do you use?

05:15 Recolour apps, new home screen & new control centre

05:50 Apple & privacy with AI

07:40 Siri improvements

08:09 Chat GPT 4o

09:10 Coming back from Samsung to Apple?

10:57 The Samsung lineup re-cap

12:10 Alex at Samsung HQ

13:30 Eye tracking on iPadOS 18

12:46 Vision Pro MIA!

16:30 watchOS 11

17:00 iPad stuff

18:40 Apple’s in-store 14-day exchange

20:10 iPadOS - is it honestly that bad?

22:49 Sticking with Final Cut Pro

30:02 No to nano texture

32:46 Stage manager

34:35 The Files app makes sense at last

35:43 Alex and his day at Samsung HQ

40:11 Being honest in reviews isn’t easy

42:07 Building brand relationships

47:05 Teaching yourself the business side of YouTube

49:10 The New YouTube Studio app

49:28 Shooting at 60 FPS

Welcome back to Daniel - but this time in person!

We grabbed him whilst he was on holiday in the UK with his family - and I have to say, it was one of our best episodes yet!

Of course, we chat about the newly released M4 iPad Pro and iPad Air and chat about how it compares to the Samsung S9.

When a creator is away from home for 5 weeks - what tech does he pack? Well, Daniel will tell you precisely what he packed for this road trip. And then we talk thumbnails - it turns out we all have very different approaches…

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Alex’s latest video: https://youtu.be/eVQ6kuwu-wM?si=HLIWaj__InKYr8PB

David’s latest video: https://youtu.be/wylEdsH2FjE

Daniel’s latest video: https://youtu.be/zCfwDa7grWQ?si=cMxDN2E0FLnrXPLW

Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1

David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech

Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com

00:00 Intro

03:45 iPad Air and iPad Pro chat

07:20 The Magic Keyboard

10:15 The Samsung Tab S9 Ultra OLED panel

11:40 Panel comparison Tab S9 vs. iPad Pro

17:15 Nano texture

20:00 Is 1 TB too much storage for an M4 iPad Pro?

21:45 External SSD problems

22:55 The storage rip-off

24:34 Multitasking on Tablets

26:38 DEX and One UI

29:30 How Daniel uses his Tab S9 Ultra

32:50 iPad demons with external keyboards

35:00 Apple Pencil vs Samsung S Pen

36:35 Daniel’s - travelling devices

38:25 The content pipeline - planning ahead

39:30 Using Gling

42:40 Outling or scripting

44:25 Using a teleprompter

47:00 Google IO - who watched it?

47:40 Titles & Thumbnails

48:50 The secret behind the crown in Daniel’s thumbnails

50:00 Alex & David’s approach to thumbnails

50:52 A/B testing

53:06 How to make your videos cut through the crowd

55:15 Mac owners attach rate to iPad

56:25 Planning ahead and the ability to be fluid

58:00 using Monday.com

59:10 Title first?

61:00 Unsubscribed viewers…

63:00 Call To Action - it works!

68:00 Avoiding thumbnail mistakes

69:00 Using thumbs.tv

70:00 Adding subtitles & SRT files

72:00 Timestamping

75:00 Odd comments from viewers…

This time it’s all about the iPad! Well, it had to be really, right?

We chat over the M2 iPad Air, and M4 iPad Pro, what we’ve bought and how we will go about covering it.

The Let Loose event itself came in for some flack - the Machine Press was not to everyone’s liking - we discuss!

And if you’ve wondered what it’s like to deal with brands - we tell you the truth!

Don’t forget, if you enjoy our weekly podcast to subscribe, like, and share - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts - to leave us a rating (hopefully a 5-star one!) as well! 🙏🏻

Alex’s latest video: https://youtu.be/2c_53BTTYTw?si=GI2oi0tJ5hbK2Opi

David’s latest video: https://youtu.be/G5BVMVtoNKE

Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1

David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech

Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com

00:00 Intro

00:42 Let Loose

01:15 Nano texture a mistake?

06:00 Is Final Cut on iPad for real?

09:35 What Alex has bought

11:20 Will iPad become a desktop experience?

14:00 The M2 iPad Air is STILL a beast

15:25 How the M4 iPad Pro will fit into our workflow

19:45 The iPad Air - basically last years iPad Pro

21:40 Anti-reflective coating - don’t be fooled

22:25 Will David have to return his iPad Pro and Apple’s return policy

28:20 Is nano texture that sensitive?

31:00 The event format - fans or not

33:00 The machine crushing hate!

35:00 Alex and his YouTube Play Button - it’s official

37:20 Taking time to make the content right

41:35 Getting lucky with thumbnails

43:00 Unboxings are still popular…

45:30 Sorting out audio-only podcasts for YouTube

48:55 Brands being pushy!

50:00 Building brand relationships

52:30 Creators STILL paying for views

In this episode, we chat about the recent spate of creators giving honest reviews and the effects that have on the companies behind the products. We chat about the art of making honest product review videos and the benefits of staying in lane for your channel.

Then we look at the benefits of wearables - smart watches & rings and what the Garmin Epix Pro has been like.

Let Loose, the next Apple event has been confirmed so we chat that over and what to expect from the iPad event and finally a little update on AirPods Max.

Don’t forget, if you enjoy our weekly podcast to subscribe, like, and share - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts - to leave us a rating (hopefully a 5-star one!) as well! 🙏🏻

Alex’s Garmin Video: https://youtu.be/k0MpNqgXoYY?si=Ey0C5nV-3eTT87Br

David’s MacBook Air Video: https://youtu.be/LNfnu7RvJI4

David’s AirPods Max Story: https://medium.com/macoclock/airpods-max-nearly-perfect-2c500a41ae89

Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1

David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech

Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com

The Peter McKinnon video: https://youtu.be/96y9UvUX-DQ?si=iB2zuUE0430LK_-O

The MKBHD video: https://youtu.be/tn-MGyr-6dk?si=vrJfKkaaXPS_SoK3

00:00 Intro

00:25 Life in the 100 Club!

02:10 The admin side of running the channel

04:15 How much a Super Thanks really matters

06:45 The content bandwagon

08:15 Staying in lane - playing the algorithm game

11:55 The art of making review videos genuine

16:00 Taking the weekend off…

17:10 Our thoughts on giving bad reviews

21:25 MKBHD and clickbait…

26:00 Let Loose announced & what to expect

34:20 When will the iPads be in store & content planning around it

37:10 The Garmin Pro - what’s it like

42:30 The outstanding battery life on the Garmin watches

44:20 The trade-offs

46:35 The benefits of wearing smartwatches

51:45 AirPods Max thoughts

58:35 Let Loose clashing with our next podcast

On the actual day - the very hour we sat down to record the podcast Alex joined the 100,000 YouTube subscribers club so obviously we talked about that on the podcast - how could we not? We talked about the 4 year journey what he’s learned and what advice he would pass on to you if you are starting on YouTube today.

We chat over the Sony Xperia 1V, Final Cut Pro plugins - oh and that mess with Dbrand this week on Twitter.

The art of YouTube shorts was in our line of vision and also are community posts beneficial?

Don’t forget, if you enjoy our weekly podcast to subscribe, like, and share - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts - to leave us a rating (hopefully a 5-star one!) as well! 🙏🏻

Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1

David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech

Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com

00:00 Intro

02:00 Alex passing 100,000 subs - how does it feel?

05:20 The Sony Xperia 1 V thoughts

13:00 It’s quiet out here for us Apple boys…!

15:15 iPads - they can’t come soon enough 🙏🏻

20:20 David and his Final Cut Pro yarns…

22:15 LOG and Final Cut Pro

23:45 Using MotionVFX plugins

26:20 Alex on his four-year journey to 100K - genuine advice

32:50 Learning the craft of YouTube

33:45 Getting used to working with brands - new skills

36:20 Getting used to being on camera

38:00 Being a perfectionist and the creator's community

41:35 Dbrand issues - why on earth??

49:45 Alex recalls being in hot water…

52:00 The benefits of shorts on YouTube

54:00 The benefits of posting on YouTube’s community page

56:12 The final story about THAT paid-for-views video…

59:00 Don’t forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts…

This time around we chat about the pros and cons of Final Cut Pro versus Premiere Pro and just how good is the the new M3 15-inch MacBook Air?

Still no iPads and possibly now not until May or even WWDC - and what can we expect from WWDC this year?

Lastly the dark side of YouTube and what it feels like to buy subs.

Don’t forget, if you enjoy our weekly podcast to subscribe, like, and share - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts - to leave us a rating (hopefully a 5-star one!) as well! 🙏🏻

Alex’s tweet

https://x.com/AlexGTech1/status/1773463096608055444?s=20

Blog - Apple vs. The World

https://medium.com/macoclock/apple-vs-the-world-b68084eeadfb

Download our streaming software

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Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1

David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech

Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com

00:00 Intro

04:00 - Does 120Hz refresh rate REALLY matter?

06:05 Alex’ workflow

07:30 David switching to Final Cut Pro

11:15 Multicam in FCP

14:45 Why can’t we have captions in FCP?

16:50 FCP on iPad

25:14 iPad specs…8 GB or 16 GB?

27:35 No iPads until May - a content nightmare!

30:00 Could Apple wait until WWDC for iPad?

32:45 Buying subs & views on YouTube - the real story

42:31 The danger if brands start trusting these stats

46:40 Will this eventually lead to invalid strikes?

52:07 Chossing engagement, demographics or views

54:50 Apple vs. The World

60:05 Apple using Google Gemini…thoughts

66:00 Samsung S23 Ultra - max smartphone?

Lot’s going on in this episode.

We chat about the lack of a spring event from Apple - and ponder will they possibly yet surprise us. We chat over the new M3 MacBook Air and what to expect from the next iPad Pro.

Then we really get in the trenches with the whole buying views on YoiuTube controversy - we pull it apart and try to find ouy what is really going on.

Don’t forget we are also on YouTube Music as an audio-only podcast.

Don’t forget, if you enjoy our weekly podcast to subscribe, like, and share - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts - to leave us a rating (hopefully a 5-star one!) as well! 🙏🏻

Download our streaming software

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Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1

David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech

Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com

00:00 Intro

01:25 Let’s talk Apple - could there be an event after all?

06:30 Wanting the new iPad

13:00 Switching to Final Cut

15:20 15” M3 MacBook Air

17:45 Apple’s Trade-In

20:40 Bluetooth issues

23:00 What storage & memory does an iPad need?

29:10 David and his 5K subs landmark

32:55 Brands come knocking…and needing more than AdSense

38:30 The buying views controversy

44:00 Buying views officially from YouTube - is pay to play?

48:45 Buying views to impress brands

52:35 Doing it the right way

60:00 Patting ourselves on the back - the pod is going places