Portable SSDs: Why Your External Drive is Slowing Down Your Editing Workflow

By the Arab Seed News Creative Lab You’ve invested in a fast laptop. You’ve mastered the latest AI tools. But every time you drag a 4K clip onto your timeline, your software “stutters” or takes forever to generate a thumbnail. You check your RAM usage—it’s fine. You check your CPU—it’s not even at 50%. So, … Read more

The Best Budget Studio Monitors for Video Editing: Stop Relying on Your Headphone

By the Arab Seed News Creative Lab If you walk into any professional editing suite in the world, you won’t see the editor wearing headphones all day. Instead, you’ll see two speakers angled perfectly toward their ears. In 2026, many new creators make the mistake of mixing their entire video on a pair of consumer … Read more

Proxies: The Secret to Editing 4K Video on a Weak Laptop (Without the Lag)

By the Arab Seed News Post-Production Team There is nothing more frustrating than having a brilliant creative idea, sitting down to edit, and then watching your computer screen freeze for five seconds every time you press “Play.” We’ve all been there—trying to force a mid-range laptop to handle heavy 4K footage, only to end up … Read more

Beyond the Hype: 5 AI Tools That Actually Save Video Editors Time (Not Just Generate Clips)

By Arab Seed News Editorial Team We’ve all seen the viral videos of AI-generated kittens flying through space or impossible cinematic landscapes. While those are fun to watch, they don’t actually help a professional video editor finish a project at 6:00 PM on a Friday. Most AI “hype” focuses on generation, but as creators, we … Read more