NACHO SANTANA

AVID MC Ultimate

My main editing platform for commercial and long-form projects. I use it daily for media management, sync maps, group cutting, and conform prep. Its the backbone of my offline workflow.

Premiere Pro

I rely on Premiere Pro being the most dominant tool in the social and branded content landscape after Avid. It’s my go-to for anything fast-paced: quick turnarounds, social edits, short-form content.

DaVinci Resolve Studio 20

I rely on Resolve for color grading, conforming, and finishing. It’s also my go-to for QC checks and creating seamless online-to-offline turnovers when collaborating with post houses.

Final Cut Pro 11

A solid companion for fast-paced projects, social content, and small-scale branded edits. Its speed and magnetic timeline make it ideal when deadlines are tight and workflows need to stay flexible.

Shutter Encoder

My go-to encoding tool, perfect for extracting audio or video, rewrapping media, or reconforming files. It’s a hidden gem built on FFmpeg, fast, reliable, and essential for any editor’s toolkit.

Compressor

Essential for exporting masters, broadcast deliverables, and client review files in consistent, high-quality formats. I use it to automate repetitive export tasks and manage custom presets across projects.

Blackmagic Speed Test

I use this tool to check real-world disk performance before starting heavy projects. It helps me confirm drives, RAIDs, and delivery disks are fast enough for high-bitrate workflows, avoiding bottlenecks during conforms, turnovers, or online sessions.

Keyboard Maestro

I use a handful of key macros to speed up repetitive editing and file management tasks, small automations that make everyday workflows faster, more consistent, and less prone to human error.

Tuxera Disk Manager

A simple but crucial tool for managing external drives across Mac and PC workflows. Keeps formatting clean and transfers smooth when dealing with multiple editors or DITs.

Name Wrangler

A small but powerful renaming utility that saves hours when dealing with camera cards and proxies. Perfect for prepping media before ingest or cleaning up naming conventions from set.

MediaInfo

My first stop when troubleshooting footage. I use it to check frame rates, codecs, and metadata before relinking or transcoding a must-have for smooth conforms.

BBEdit

I use BBEdit for batch-editing ALEs, XMLs, and EDLs. It’s also great for cleaning up bin data or tweaking project metadata that needs to stay human-readable and precise.

VisualDiffer

I use it to compare directories when building take-home packages for editors a quick way to spot missing files and avoid manual checks or human error.

MDVX

A companion tool for Avid that scans drives to reveal which projects own which media. I use it to quickly spot missing or duplicate files when cleaning up, archiving, or building take-home packages.

EasyFind

My go-to when Spotlight can’t index shared servers or Avid NEXIS. Perfect for tracking down project versions, missing assets, or buried exports.

OffShoot

My DIT-level offload tool I use to verify and clone camera cards safely. Its checksum verification gives peace of mind before transcoding or ingesting into Avid or Resolve.

FoolCat

I use FoolCat to generate clean camera reports with high-quality stills and full metadata straight from the rushes. It gives me a fast, reliable overview of every clip.

EditReady

EditReady it’s fast, reliable, and handles nearly every RAW and non-RAW codec without hassle. Its accurate manufacturer color science gives me clean, consistent transcodes that drop straight into Avid.

Post Haste

A project-templating tool that lets me create consistent folder structures for every job. It keeps my Avid, Premiere, and Resolve workflows organised from day one, speeding up handovers and removing any guesswork in asset management.