MacVoices #26155: NAB – Jim Tierney of Digital Anarchy on Beauty Box Video and ShotNotes

May 27, 2026 | MacVoices Live!

On the show floor at NAB in Las Vegas, Jim Tierney of Digital Anarchy discusses ShotNotes, a Premiere Pro panel that keeps project notes, time codes, links, timers, and collaboration details inside the edit instead of scattered across documents or sticky notes. He also previews Beauty Box Video AI development and explains where generative AI can help video pros, where traditional AI still shines, and why AI is useful but not a magic bullet.

Show Notes:

Chapters:

[0:02] Introduction from NAB 2026
[0:11] Jim Tierney joins the conversation on the show floor
[0:38] Digital Anarchy introduces Shot Notes for Premiere Pro
[0:50] Keeping notes attached to sequences and time code
[1:03] Linking notes to other sequences, projects, and web resources
[1:14] Time tracking for tasks, management, and invoicing
[1:26] Replacing notebooks, documents, and sticky notes inside Premiere
[1:47] Sharing embedded project notes and exporting JSON
[2:26] Why project-based notes are better than separate files
[2:43] User feedback from Transcriptive and common note-taking habits
[2:52] Frame.io comparisons and Premiere’s lack of a built-in notepad
[3:02] How Shot Notes works with markers
[3:33] Marker limitations and richer Shot Notes features
[3:45] Exporting notes as PDFs
[4:15] Ongoing Digital Anarchy development
[4:20] AI features being developed for Beauty Box
[4:37] How Jim Tierney now views AI in professional workflows
[4:59] Separating generative AI from other AI tools
[5:21] Using generative AI for backgrounds and B-roll
[5:39] Why generative AI is still limited for full film creation
[6:01] Older-school AI, face parsing, and Beauty Box
[6:21] AI as a coding aid with limitations
[6:46] AI as a useful tool, not a magic bullet
[7:01] Beauty Box, face correction, and podcast visuals
[7:38] Beauty Box as visual makeup rather than face recreation
[7:57] Eye whitening, teeth whitening, and cleaning up original footage
[8:16] The difference between subtle enhancement and generative alteration
[8:46] Taking the edge off camera-added skin texture
[8:58] Where to learn more about Digital Anarchy products
[9:09] Closing from NAB in Las Vegas