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“A PRIORI”
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-DAILY NOTES-
-12 JULY 2026-
“STOP MOTION”
-[1:32] TRIM-
-GOOGLE DRIVE-
*filepath* —>
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-FINAL CUTS-/-TRAX-/-SOUNDCLOUDS-/-THE LONG RUN-/-STOP MOTION-/-SOLO AKUSTIKA-/-SELECTIONS-/-TRIM 1-/-[2026 29 6]- -STOP MOTION [1-32]- (FRONT).mov’
*lyric video filepath* —>
~/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/-FINAL CUTS-/-SOUNDCLOUDS-/-STOP MOTION-/-SOLO AKUSTIKA-/STOP MOTION (LYRIX) (2).mov
-iCLOUD DRIVE-
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-29 JUNE 2026-
2:27
-[0:44] – [2:14]–
-FRONT DOUBLETAKE-
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*FILEPATH* —>
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/1 -RAW MATERIALS-‘
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*[FINDER] LEFT SIDEBAR* —>
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“MY DEAR BROWN” [SA-1]”
(31 MAY 2026)
-CLIP 1-
(25 MAY 2026)
-CLIP 2-
(25 MAY 2026)
-CLIP 3-
(25 MAY 2026)
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-REVIEW [GOOGLE PHOTOS] MEDIA-
*DATABASE [FILE PATH]* —>
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL SYNC-/-JOSEPHJGATTI- (LOCAL SYNC)/-APPS-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-PROJECTS-/-TEST 1-/-CLIPS-/-SOLO AKUSTIKA-/-RAW MATERIALS-/-DAILY CLIPS-/-REVIEWED CLIPS-‘
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(to add “song linx” to daily notes)
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-iPHONE 14-
-[PHOTOS] iOS APP-
-[COLLECTIONS] TAB-
-[PINNED] ITEMS-
-[VIDEOS] ALBUM-
-“SHARE” MENU-
-[AIRDROP] TO [MACBOOK PRO]-
*FILEPATH* —>
/Users/joga/Downloads
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-NAVIGATE TO [FINDER SPLIT SCREEN]-
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*”REVIEW FOLDER” [FILE-PATH]* —>
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/2 -REVIEW-‘
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-CONNECT [AIRPODS] TO [iPHONE]-
-OPEN [DOCUMENTS APP]-
-“MY FILES” TAB-
*CONNECTED “GOOGLE DRIVE” ACCOUNT* —>
“josephjgatti”
“2 – REVIEW”
“CLIPS”
-TAP [RIGHT “HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS”]-
-TAP “ADD TO FAVORITES”-
-NAVIGATE TO [RECENTS/FAVORITES] TAB-
-CLICK THE “FAVORITES” HEADER IF NOT ALREADY SELECTED-
-[STREAM] THE [CLIPS] VIA [iPHONE]-
-[NAME] THE [CLIPS] VIA [FINDER]-
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/2 -REVIEW-‘
-SELECT ALL-
*get info* —>
-[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [ i ]-
“HIDE EXTENSION”
*SOLO AKUSTIKA* —>
2026-07-08 – MAIN SONG TITLE – 03m42s – DT-FRONT.mov
(date recorded)
(song title)
(duration)
(front/rear lens)
*MOVE (NON-“SOLO AKUSTIKA” CLIPS) HERE* —>
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/YYY – [A PRIORI]’
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-TO REVIEW “SOLO AKUSTIKA CLIPS” OFFLINE, ADD THEM TO THE “SYNC FOLDER”-
*”SYNC FOLDER” [FILE-PATH]* —>
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/3 -SYNC-‘
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*ADD RAW “SOLO AKUSTIKA” CLIPS TO ITS “SONG FOLDER” IN THIS DIRECTORY* —>
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/4 -FINAL CUTS-/-TRAX-/-SOUNDCLOUDS-/-THE LONG RUN-‘
-SELECT THE [RAW CLIP]-
*INDEX THE [SELECTED CLIP]* —>
-[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [7]-
*THE “CLOUD FILEPATH” FOR THE CLIP IS ADDED AS A “TEXT FILE”* —>
*LOCAL FILEPATH* —>
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL EDITS-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-PROJECTS-/–MUSIC VIDEOS–‘
-SONG TITLE-
-CLIPS-
-SOLO AKUSTIKA-
-RAW MATERIALS-
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-COPY THE “RAW SOLO AKUSTIKA CLIP” INTO THE “LOCAL EDIT” FOLDER-
-OPEN [PREMIERE PRO]-
*CREATE NEW PROJECT* —>
-[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [ n ]-
*SAVE PROJECT TO THIS [FILE-PATH]* —>
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL EDITS-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-PROJECTS-/–MUSIC VIDEOS–/-STOP MOTION-/–PROJECT FILES–‘
*COPY PROJECT TO THIS [FILE-PATH]* —>
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/1 -RAW MATERIALS-/-MACBOOK PRO-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-STOP MOTION-‘
-[INDEX] THE [PROJECT FILE]-
*AFTER EVERY SESSION, [COPY/PASTE] THE PROJECT FILE TO ITS “CLOUD FILE-PATH”* —>
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/1 -RAW MATERIALS-/-MACBOOK PRO-/-PREMIERE PRO-‘
-DELETE ALL [LOCAL CLIPS]-
-USE [INDEXER TEXT FILES] TO COPY [CLIPS/PROJECTS] FROM [CLOUD STORAGE] TO [LOCAL STORAGE] FOR EVERY [EDITING SESSION]-
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-OPEN THE SONG’S [PROJECT FILE]-
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL EDITS-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-PROJECTS-/–MUSIC VIDEOS–‘
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“SONG PROFILE” FILE-PATH* —>
/Users/joga/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/-FINAL\ CUTS-/-SOUNDCLOUDS-
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*”BLANK SLATE” WORKSPACE* —>
-[SHIFT] + [OPTION] + [ 2 ]-
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*”EFFECT CONTROLS” WORKSPACE* —>
-[SHIFT] + [OPTION] + [ 4 ]-
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*”RESET TO [SAVED LAYOUT]”* —>
-{SHIFT] + [OPTION] + [ 0 ]-
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*NAVIGATE TO “PROJECT PANEL”* —>
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*IMPORT [CLIP]* —>
-[COMMAND] + [ i ]-
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-CLICK “CLIP NAME” IN [PROJECT PANEL] TO SELECT IT-
*TO CREATE NEW [SEQUENCE] FROM SELECTED [CLIP]* —>
-[COMMAND] + [CONTROL] + [ n ]-
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*NAVIGATE TO “PROGRAM MONITOR”* —>
$
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-CONNECT [AIRPODS] TO [MACBOOK PRO]-
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-TO PLAY/PAUSE CLIP* —>
-SPACE BAR-
*TO NAVIGATE TO [PREVIOUS/NEXT] FRAME* —>
-[LEFT/RIGHT] ARROW-
*”ADD EDIT” AT [PLAYHEAD]* —>
-[COMMAND] + [ k ]-
*TO MOVE PLAYHEAD TO PREVIOUS “EDIT POINT”* —>
-[UP ARROW]-
*TO MOVE PLAYHEAD TO NEXT “EDIT POINT”* —>
-[DOWN ARROW]-
-THESE [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS] WORK IN BOTH [TIMELINE] + [PROGRAM MONITOR]-
-THE SEQUENCE “START/END POINTS” ARE CONSIDERED “EDIT POINTS”-
-WHEN YOU REACH “START/END POINTS”, PRESSING [UP/DOWN ARROW] WILL NOT NAVIGATE TO THE “END/START POINT”-
(NO “CYCLING”)
(BUT HOLDING DOWN THE KEY ALLOWS TO RAPIDLY MOVE THROUGH “ENDPOINTS” FROM BOTH “DIRECTIONS”)
*TO SELECT THE “EDIT POINT” NEAREST TO [PLAYHEAD]* —>
-[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [LEFT/RIGHT ARROW]-
(THIS DOES NOT CYCLE THROUGH THE “EDIT POINTS”)
(ONCE IT SELECTS THE NEAREST “END POINT”, USING THE KS AGAIN DOES NOT SELECT THE “NEXT NEAREST EDIT POINT TO LEFT/RIGHT”)
*TO DELETE SELECTED “EDIT POINT”* —>
-[DELETE]-
-WHEN YOU ADD AN “EDIT POINT” WITHOUT ANY [TRANSITIONS], IT IS CALLED A “THROUGH EDIT”-
*YOU CAN JOIN ALL “THROUGH EDITS” BY USING THIS KS IN THE [TIMELINE PANEL]* —>
-[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [CONTROL] + [ j ]-
(THIS KS WORKS EVEN IF NO CLIPS ARE SELECTED)
*NAVIGATE TO [TIMELINE PANEL]* —>
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*CLICK [LEFT SIDE] OF [SPLIT] TO SELECT IT* —>
-PRESS [DELETE] TO DELETE THE SELECTION-
*CLICK INTO THE “EMPTY SPACE” TO SELECT IT* —>
*PRESS [DELETE] TO REMOVE THE “GAP”* —>
*NAVIGATE TO [PROGRAM MONITOR] + SPLIT THE CLIP AGAIN TO TRIM THE ENDING* —>
*NAVIGATE TO [TIMELINE PANEL] + CLICK THE [RIGHT SIDE] OF [SPLIT] TO SELECT IT* —>
*PRESS “DELETE” TO REMOVE THE “SELECTION” FROM YOUR [SEQUENCE]* —>
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*ADD [VIDEO/AUDIO FADE IN/OUT] TO SELECTED CLIP* —>
-[SHIFT] + [ d ]-
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.*NOTE THE [TIME DURATION]* —>
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*EXPORT [SEQUENCE]* —>
-[COMMAND] + [ m ]-
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*NAME THE FILE* —>
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*EXPORT FILE TO THIS [DESTINATION]* —>
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/4 -FINAL CUTS-/-TRAX-/-SOUNDCLOUDS-/-THE LONG RUN-/-STOP MOTION-/-SOLO AKUSTIKA-/-SELECTIONS-/-TRIM 1-‘
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*SELECT “FORMAT”* —>
“QUICKTIME”
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*SELECT “CODEC”* —>
“APPLE PRORES”
422
4:2:2 chroma subsampling
4:4:4 = full brightness + full color detail
4:2:2 = full brightness + half-ish color detail horizontally
4:2:0 = full brightness + less color detail horizontally and vertically
“LT” = “lower quality”
“HQ” = “higher quality”
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*CLICK “EXPORT” IN [BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER]* —>
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-DELETE THE ORIGINAL [CLIP/SEQUENCE] FROM THE [PROJECT PANEL]-
-IMPORT THE [TRIMMED CLIP] INTO [PROJECT]-
-CREATE [SEQUENCE] FROM [CLIP]-
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-NAVIGATE TO [PROGRAM MONITOR]-
-FILL SCREEN WITH PANEL-
-HIT [SPACE BAR] TO [PLAY/PAUSE]-
-HIT [ = ] TO ZOOM IN ON [TIMELINE] FOR MORE PRECISE [MARKER PLACEMENT]-
-HIT [ – ] TO ZOOM OUT-
-ADD [MARKERS] FOR EVERY [LYRIC LINE]-
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*NAVIGATE TO “TEXT PANEL”* —>
-[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [CONTROL] + [ t ]-
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*CREATE CAPTIONS”* —>
-[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [CONTROL] + [ c ]-
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Caption preset: Subtitle default
Format: Subtitle
Style: None, or your saved Solo Akustika style
Maximum length in characters: 28–34
Minimum duration in seconds: 1.0–1.5 if possible
Gap between captions: 0 frames
Lines: Single
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“A PRIORI”
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“STOP MOTION”
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-FINAL CUTS-/-TRAX-/-SOUNDCLOUDS-/-THE LONG RUN-/-STOP MOTION-/-SOLO AKUSTIKA-/-SELECTIONS-/-TRIM 1-‘
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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👈👈👈☜*-[SOLO AKUSTIKA] CLIPS-* ☞ 👉👉👉
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💕💝💖💓🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤❤️💚💛🧡❣️💞💔💘❣️🧡💛💚❤️🖤💜🖤💙🖤💙🖤💗💖💝💘
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥