Articles
For photographers and filmmakers: getting work off a dozen drives and into use, editing with agents, and choosing the right tools. For how Grain itself works, see the Guides.
Footage and agentic editing
Transcripts, selects, rough cuts and clips, with an agent doing the legwork.
- Why RAW Video Shows Up Blank on a Mac, and How to See It AgainRAW video is the best footage you shoot and the hardest to look at. What RAW really is, why log looks grey, which formats need what, and how to keep a RAW archive you can actually browse.Last updated November 13, 2026
- AI Can Edit a Timeline Now. What Does That Actually Mean for Filmmakers?Premiere, Resolve, Edits and Descript now take instructions from AI agents. What each can do, what's still beta, and where your judgment stays.Last updated November 11, 2026
- Motion Graphics by Conversation: Build a Real Video With Remotion and an AgentBuild a 20-second data explainer in code with Remotion and a coding agent, then export it horizontal and vertical from one set of components.Last updated November 11, 2026
- How to find one line in hours of interview footageTranscripts make interviews searchable, but only if you can search all of them at once. A setup that works with any editor and any transcription tool.Last updated November 10, 2026
Choosing software
Fair roundups and alternatives for photographers and filmmakers.
Concepts
The ideas and trade-offs behind media management and AI agents.
- Agents, MCP and Creative SoftwareWhat agents, tools, MCP and skills are, and which photo, video and design apps an agent can use today, with status, versions and sources.Last updated November 11, 2026
- Media Privacy and Archive ReliabilityWhere your photos and footage go, how to keep them safe for decades, and how to give an AI agent access without giving up control.Last updated November 11, 2026
Stories
Real work and the people behind it.
- Beyond the AI Video Demo: Six Animations Worth Studying From Ars Electronica 2026Six works from the Prix Ars Electronica 2026 New Animation Art category, read from the festival's own texts, with a comparison table and viewing guide.Last updated November 11, 2026
- Finding a photograph across years of shootsTwo recorded searches show how a visual description and a source choice help you explore a large photo archive.Last updated November 10, 2026