Benjamin Carter

Procreate Dreams has changed the game for iPad-based 2D animation. Frame-by-frame workflows, content tracks, video tracks, and access to over 300 Procreate brushes make it a serious tool for animators and short film creators. But the iPad you choose directly affects how many tracks you can work with, how smooth playback feels, and whether your … Read more

Every Samsung Galaxy Tab ships with an S Pen built on Wacom EMR technology. No separate purchase, no pairing, no charging. That single advantage makes Samsung’s lineup one of the strongest options for digital artists and animators looking for the best Samsung tablets for drawing and animation in . I’ve spent years working with drawing … Read more

I have been editing video on iPads for the better part of four years now, mostly short film cuts and on-location interview pieces in LumaFusion with occasional Final Cut Pro for iPad sessions. After going through more keyboard cases than I care to admit, our team pulled together the eight best iPad keyboards for mobile … Read more

I spent six weeks testing iPad stands with my iPad Pro 12.9 while running drawing sessions in Procreate and color-grading rushes in LumaFusion, and the difference a good stand makes is dramatic. Flat on a desk, my neck and shoulders started aching within 40 minutes; propped at the right angle on a stable stand, I … Read more

Finding the best cases for iPad Pro artists means looking beyond basic protection. You need a case that holds your Apple Pencil securely, offers stable drawing angles for long Procreate sessions, and survives the daily grind of creative work. After testing and comparing dozens of options, I narrowed it down to eight cases that actually … Read more

Starting as a creator can feel like staring at a parts catalog with no instruction manual. I remember my first week buying gear separately: a tripod that did not match my phone mount, a lavalier mic with the wrong connector, and a ring light that flickered every time I dimmed it. The best all-in-one creator … Read more

A video switcher, also called a vision mixer or production switcher, is a device that selects between multiple live video sources and composites them with transitions, keyers, and effects in real time. Major manufacturers include Blackmagic Design (ATEM line), Roland, NewTek TriCaster (now Vizrt), vMix, Datavideo, and YoloLiv. Live streamers, YouTubers, houses of worship, sports … Read more

If you’ve ever tried to run a multi-camera YouTube stream, a Twitch broadcast with a co-host, or a wedding shoot with three angles, you already know the pain: software switchers crash, OBS eats your RAM, and you’re stuck with one camera angle and a webcam view. The best ATEM Mini switchers for creators solve this … Read more

Editing 4K footage on the wrong GPU feels like dragging a sled through wet cement. We have lived through timeline stutters, VRAM crashes mid-color-grade, and 90-minute renders that should have taken 12 minutes. That is exactly why we spent the past few months testing eight of the best GPUs for 4K video editing across Premiere … Read more

Editing 8K footage pushes a graphics card harder than almost any other creative workload. A single uncompressed 8K frame holds 33 megapixels, and high-bitrate codecs like REDCODE RAW, Blackmagic RAW, and HEVC push sustained data rates above 1000 Mbps. Without enough VRAM, a modern hardware encoder, and bandwidth to spare, your timeline stutters, exports crawl, … Read more