


They only got installed when I needed them.Ī perfect example is my favorite of all the plug-in families… If a plug-in shaved 20 minutes off some repetitive task – it was mine.Īnd all those installers I collected? Those were saved off on several external hard drives for extra safety (since each installer represents a monetary investment I don’t want to lose with the next hard drive crash).īut there was one big problem that blossomed into a serious headache… The problem is keeping all those plug-ins up-to-date!Īfter a few years, reinstalling plug-ins (after OS reinstalls) wasn’t the problem… it was going around, collecting all the updaters that became the true headache. If a plug-in gave me a fresh new Look – it was mine. If a plug-in solved a workflow problem I was having – it was mine. Especially back in my days as an editor, I collected plug-ins like Jay Leno collects cars. Have you ever lost track of your plug-ins? Tutorials / Red Giant Software / Red Giant Software – Getting Started Series
