Hey whoever comes across this - I replied to a couple of comments but I will be posting my 1 YEAR update on October 12th, 2024. A short update - I think this surgery was 100% worth it. It is tough, especially in the beginning, but I can now do full pushups again, I work out in a gym weekly, I can run, rock climb, practice Muay Thai which is something I started a couple of months ago, and overall be pretty active. At this point I still sleep on my back (probably for the best anyways) but I live on my own and my life is just fine and I am fully functional. Good luck to anyone who is considering getting the surgery! Feel free to ask questions in the comments and I will do my best to reply.
@m1ch4Lko
3 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@softhoody
Ай бұрын
Hey Alex, first of all I just wanted to say thanks for this vid. It's good to see someone honest and unedited thoughts and feelings on this surgery, and hearing what you have gone through and are going through is really helpful. I personally would be interested in another update from your side! I'm curious, do you have any regrets or anything you would change (prep wise) about the surgery? How old were you when you had the surgery? And so far, do you think it is worth it yet or maybe will be worth it with time? Wishing you all the best mate, from another Pectus bro in the UK looking into surgery.
@alockwood
2 күн бұрын
Hey man, I will upload my one-year update on October 12th. But in regards to your questions - I was 27 (28 now) and I do not have any regrets. As far as preparing, the surgeon and her team gave me chest exercises to do to really stretch out your chest muscles prior to surgery, so do lots of stretching. So far, yes I think it's worth it because for my situation personally, it has improved my breathing and reduced the heart and lung compression I had. This is something you really have to go into understanding that you are making a 3 year commitment (maybe more or less depending on the level of your pectus). My surgery was in October 2023 and to this day I still have the 24/7 sensation of the bars, I still stretch every day, I still am working on improving my chest strength again. But if you're like me and you love to work out you will find workarounds and still be able to go to the gym. I also started training Muay Thai a couple months ago however obviously I cannot take hits or spar, I just practice the art and my form but it is taxing on my stamina. Look out for my update in October - I'll touch more on all of this stuff and just how it's affected my life. In the meantime though feel free to reply with any other questions and I'm happy to answer when I see them. Thanks for the comment/questions and watching!
@Vizmeq
Ай бұрын
Hey, man, hopefully, the pain is less now after 6 months. I am have the same issue with my chest. I have some questions. How old were you when you got the surgery done? How is the pain now? If you could maybe do an update comparing the before and after of your chest, that would be amazing. Good luck man! 🙏
@alockwood
2 күн бұрын
Hey there, I'll be posting my one-year update on October 12th! In regards to your questions, I was 27 at the time (28 now) and the pain has mostly subsided, but I still have the sensation of the bars on the inside 24/7, so I do stretch daily still. That is a good idea though - I will add some comparison pics to my update when I post it. But I will say this - surgery is 100% worth it. I know how this condition affects us mentally and it is a real source of body dysmorphia, but also a huge motivator in working out and building chest strength. If you're considering it, do it.
@yeeeet1406
2 ай бұрын
How is it now?
@alockwood
2 ай бұрын
7 months later I still have the sensation of the bars in 24/7 but it’s not necessarily painful. I’ve been working out at the gym again and figuring out what I can and can’t do. Deadlifts still suck but I can do belt squats. Got into doing full pushups but can’t really do incline bench at all. Flat bench is easier. Machine press is even easier and preferable. It’s a long process and hard not to jump back into the hard workouts for sure!
@HistoricaI-World
3 ай бұрын
Best of luck with all of that, man. 🙏
@alockwood
3 ай бұрын
Thanks boss been a process for sure
@BloxinPwners
4 ай бұрын
is the upper bar (assembly, editing etc) now thrown into the right corner as workspaces? seems to take a bit of time to load the different workspaces, is this normal? the transition between workspaces seemed seamless in your video
@alockwood
4 ай бұрын
Could be due to software changes, I personally don’t edit much video anymore since I’ve transitioned into UX. However I wouldn’t be surprised if Adobe made things more complicated in the name of innovation…
@assorted.wheat.products
4 ай бұрын
real helpful, thx man. was definitely tentative about switching after using vegas for 7 years but this makes it less intimidating for sure
@alockwood
3 ай бұрын
Glad it's still relevant years later!
@PePeripeciasTV
7 ай бұрын
I also did my nuss procedure 46 days ago, and til now its still very complicated. It was two procedures because first one they tried putting one bar which rotated in the same day then doing the second surgery 2 days later putting 2 bars. The first weeks are TERRIBLE, if you live alone and have an very active life its a problem. I have anxiety but the workouts always helped me, BUT the pain, low breathing and lack of activity made me have panic attacks so going to the psychiatrist was needed in my case. Getting up from the bed is a problem til today, I do the same as you do but I dunno if you got the "conectors" from the bars showing in your skin, I REALLY hated this part, you can clearly see this conector through your skin looking like a "breaking rib" and it still feels like popping/cracking, sometimes when I breath or cough... or even if I move too much. But one think is real, you have to walk as much as possible and do some breath therapy... I got a bilateral pleural effusion, had to get it draining to no coming back, its a pain in the ass! :/ I am not sure if its "normal", but do you have back pain? I guess the worst thing for me is the back pain, sometimes I just wanna cry because no pain killer helps me... and I am praying to be able to sleep from my sides because sleeping belly up every day for almost 2 months is terrible
@PePeripeciasTV
7 ай бұрын
Its like, I REALLY understand what you are feeling, I had a "blessed soul" saying to me: "Try giving birth to twins, then you talk about pain" it came from a man, like... hahahaha! For real, for weeks I regret the procedure, I cried and I coudnt cry because any emotion hurt, even sneezing til today is bad and painful! But hope that today you are feeling better!
@alockwood
7 ай бұрын
Wow, where did you get it done if I may ask? That is very abnormal that they would have to do 2 procedures... and it sounds painful. At this point I am 10 weeks out and to answer some of your questions - back pain, yes every other day it felt like I had a new muscle that was aching or just stiffness. Even now I get it here and there, but I think this is just from sleeping on your back so much because that's your only option. I don't think I can really see any connectors, but I can definitely feel where things are attached especially since I've lost 15-20 pounds since. I absolutely understand the lack of being able to work out - thankfully I have a therapist I see every couple weeks which has helped air out some frustration so it's good you have a psychiatrist you go to. Actually in an hour as I am writing this I am going with a friend to attempt a light workout lol. Fingers crossed. That last bit is comical because it's annoying as F when people try to compare their experience or others' experience with pain, with the experience of having a constant tightness around your entire rib cage like someone is squeezing your ribs 24/7 literally, as well as pain you can't do shit about for weeks on end, and my god when I had significant sternum pain I was just pissed all day every day for 2 weeks. This whole thing really is a test of strength and will. I can tell you at 10 weeks, you will most likely feel way, way better. My pain is virtually gone minus that constant feeling of pressure but that takes a long time to go away. You just get used to it. Hang in there seriously. We got this.
@PePeripeciasTV
7 ай бұрын
@@alockwood I got it done here in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I tried to get the best doctor from my place, which is also considered one of the best ones in america latina, but even like this I got some problems. But from now on I guess its going in the right way, finally! (But still a long progress ahead) The back pain is boring as fuck but its a process... soon we are going to be free from that and healthy! 🙏🏻
@alockwood
3 ай бұрын
@@PePeripeciasTV It is certainly a process. I just recently got back into some gym exercise finally, and worked myself up to full pushups. Hopefully things are looking better for you!
@PePeripeciasTV
3 ай бұрын
@@alockwood that sounds good, I feels like its slowly getting better too, reeeeeally slowly, HAHA! I still feel some pain in the conectors which is more visible and it makes things hard when you try to sleep on the sides, it hurts. Its been 2 months I am dealing with a shoulder blade pain that always appears when I lay down, probably this is the thing that had been more boring to handle right now but I'm MUUUUCH better than before, it was too brutal in the first 3 months. I guess this surgery is like a pandora box, everybody gets really bad with some different "surprises". But now 6 months gone, now waiting the 2.5y ahead, LOL!
@MichaelGloger
Жыл бұрын
I've loved Vegas because you could just drag a clip over another clip and it would create an automatic transition of these clips. What if I cut clips on the timeline and don't want the transition to overflow my clip? is it possible to replicate this somehow in premiere? The closest thing I found was to move both clips into separate tracks and apply the fade-in/out separately
@alockwood
Жыл бұрын
You can place two clips next to each other and apply the Cross Dissolve effect. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "overflow" but I know what you're talking about with dragging clips onto each other in Vegas - which is Cross Dissolve in Premiere. You would just drag the effect to the meeting point between the clips on the timeline.
@MichaelGloger
Жыл бұрын
@@alockwood Thanks for the reply. What I meant by the overflow is that if you have two clips pre-cut and want them to dissolve into each other without using parts of clip that is outside the cut - like in Vegas since you drag the clips you use only what you see on timeline before adding the transition. In the video you mentioned that you first need to shorten the clips on timeline and then apply the effect, which works but you need to do more steps if you want to fiddle with the transition duration.
@alockwood
Жыл бұрын
@@MichaelGloger Ah ok yeah, they have to be cut first because of the lack of drag-and-drop. It is much easier in vegas because of that!
@PolythenePam0451
Жыл бұрын
thanks! vegas has not worked properly for me for 2 years and it sucks dick and i dont know why i'm still using it!
@pklvo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making this video, had to upgrade to Premiere
@Layman_man
Жыл бұрын
Thanks homie you the best
@adankpancake
Жыл бұрын
this is going to be really helpful lol
@alockwood
Жыл бұрын
Hey all - still somewhat active and I try to reply here and there. Glad this video keeps hitting the algorithm, and hope it helps.
@TheOnlyExxxception
Жыл бұрын
Hello! Not sure if you're still active on here since this video was 5 years ago, but I was wondering if there is a way to change the keybinds so that when I scroll, it zooms in/out of the timeline? I HATE how in Premiere it just scrolls left to right! That, and also having to click at the very top of the timeline to move my cursor... I'm a filmmaker and eventually I'm going to have to give in and switch completely over to Adobe for professional work, since it's the industry standard... but little things like that make the interface so aggravating for me! Thanks in advance :)
@Magrodik
Жыл бұрын
Yes thats my problem too. Also when you click on the top the video just stop and doesnt play along like its used to in vegas. You just have to click space all the time. But I saw some tutorial where you can click anywhere on the timeline to move with cursor. kzitem.info/news/bejne/lJCtv2x4ZqWciGk&ab_channel=JavierMercedes
@alockwood
Жыл бұрын
If I am understanding correctly, just hold down ALT (windows) or OPTION (mac) and then use the scroll wheel. For mac it might be Option or CMD.
@TheOnlyExxxception
Жыл бұрын
@@alockwood Thank you so much!! Really a super easy fix I wasn't aware of. Is there a way to keybind it so I can switch the two?
@TheOnlyExxxception
Жыл бұрын
@@Magrodik Incredible, thanks so much!
@alockwood
Жыл бұрын
@@TheOnlyExxxception Honestly I am not sure. I haven't actually had to use Premiere in a while as I am more of a web designer these days, but I would say check the app Preferences and see if you can adjust shortcuts/
@razoblicavanje4231
Жыл бұрын
Can you please do a video of how to set the same Vegas shortcuts in Adobe Pro? I am so customized to it, it is hard to learn new shortcuts in Adobe. Big thanks anyway.
@alockwood
Жыл бұрын
I'll be honest, I haven't used Vegas in many years... since Vegas 2010. It's possible there's a plugin someone made for that, but in all honesty if you're going to learn Premiere, it's easier in the long run to learn the new shortcuts!
@ELYISUSDK
Жыл бұрын
Well that was...informative. It's just so much to cram into my head, but I really hope I can rember all of tNice tutorials. I have a bunch of ideas for
@maxpro3688
Жыл бұрын
You could make a basic template to start with every ti you start a new .
@mohammedtabash7212
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for explaining it really well! I've been putting off learning soft soft cuz it looks so intimidating but now that I easily understood the
@iliassbamghari1032
Жыл бұрын
259 people charge for their tutorials.
@keem4552
Жыл бұрын
How did you get the effects chain on the left side of the setuper?
@alockwood
Жыл бұрын
Under the Window dropdown
@raveendrantk6364
Жыл бұрын
Good guide for beginners)
@ardanediminan9510
Жыл бұрын
Very useful bro I like it
@Mikeyavelli
Жыл бұрын
If you decide to continue with this channel, I like the idea of helping people coming from Vegas. I've subbed, just in case :)
@akclalitpur6207
Жыл бұрын
Woow woow
@razoblicavanje4231
Жыл бұрын
I like Vegas but can't stand crashing, and I can't tolerate them anymore!
@kenmale5756
2 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY WHAT I BEEN LOOKING FORRRR
@Kungfukenny237
2 жыл бұрын
EXCELENTE APORTE GRACIAS
@melanieruizfernandez6512
2 жыл бұрын
TNX
@hirzabeautyfashion6609
2 жыл бұрын
thank you so much
@lime_36
2 жыл бұрын
make more plssssssssss
@2468escorpion
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! it's Amazing I did it well ! Perfect work !
@alastor--radiodemon7556
2 жыл бұрын
Great Vid!
@EasyBreezy
2 жыл бұрын
my left ear is loving this...
@alockwood
2 жыл бұрын
FFFF I legit thought I fixed it before posting… oh well. Thanks for the heads up.
@EasyBreezy
2 жыл бұрын
@@alockwood all good😂
@EasyBreezy
2 жыл бұрын
Good video mr. Alex
@YayaPiano1
2 жыл бұрын
Every time you said you were unprofessional it cracked me up🤣 Absolutely loved it man! Thank you so much for passing on your knowledge!:)
@UtakatatheRogue
2 жыл бұрын
hey bro - question not exactly relevant to your video but I thought you might know. I am using OFX Boris FX Sapphire Plug-ins on vegas, and want to switch to Premiere. Will I be able to use my plugins? I tried searching the Boris FX site but couldn't really make sense of it. Thanks.
@UtakatatheRogue
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video by the way
@alockwood
2 жыл бұрын
Hmmm I’m not too familiar with that particular plug-in to be honest. I know that there were some that I used in Vegas that were also offered for Premiere, but you can’t use the same plugin files if that makes sense. The company would have to offer a premiere-compatible plugin.
@arireview4510
2 жыл бұрын
I gotta go from 15 years using sony vegas to using adobe premiere for work, super nervous!
@alockwood
2 жыл бұрын
It’s well worth it!
@sterlsterl
2 жыл бұрын
genuine down to earth tutorial makes switch to premiere from vegas comfy
@NeverDie853
2 жыл бұрын
GOOD BYE vegas pro Random lag and crash on vegas pro pissed me off
@DARK0717
2 жыл бұрын
is there a fade slider? the one you can slide at the start and end of a clip for both audio and video? (i commented this last night, it doesnt seem to appear here today...)
@alockwood
2 жыл бұрын
Yes there is. “Constant Gain” effect. For fading to black there is an effect for that. For crossing clips over each other you can use cross dissolve.
@chiaderis3969
2 жыл бұрын
dang I feel the same when I switched from 2012 windows movie maker to vegas
@The_Horizon
3 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to stop using vegas pro. I feel like I waste more more time using it (Because of horrible lag, stupid limitations like max 4x timelapse, not convenient when your content is literally mostly timelapses, etc)
@IceshadeComets
3 жыл бұрын
You know I agree with you, it's been happening to me as well horizon. I've seen your comments on the 4x timelapse thing, and it actually pisses me off its so limited.
@David-hh8on
2 жыл бұрын
So how was the switch? Easy or nah?
@The_Horizon
2 жыл бұрын
@@David-hh8on yeah, been quite easy actually. Alot of functions transfer quite easily. Only issues I have are with how fades aren't as easy as in vegas pro, and how you can't overlap clips to fade, but definitely worth it imo
@zityy5338
2 жыл бұрын
@@The_Horizon idk man i also feel like switching, i used it for a day and fell in love but i dont think i need any "improvements" since i am a content editor and those limitations don't really bother me
@Troutmaan
2 жыл бұрын
Horizon you comment on every single video lmfao
@kernely
3 жыл бұрын
I've been using vegas for 8 years now, and I've considered switching for a while, but been terrified by experiences of trying it before and its seeming complexity. You've sorta taken that fear away. Thank you good sir. It's gonna be really really hard to switch (because I've used it for so long that I've learned all its quirks such as exactly when it crashes) but it's gonna be great to not have to edit a 15 minute video for months because of constant choppiness and crashing
@alockwood
3 жыл бұрын
Do it I’ve been on Premiere for years now. Would never go back!
@RipleysRealm
2 жыл бұрын
Bruh I feel this in my soul
@冗
11 ай бұрын
me after clicking defocus in the video fx tab on accident (i lost all of my work in the blink of an eye):
@kernely
11 ай бұрын
@@冗 Real
@frostech3149
5 ай бұрын
it's muscle memory to press control + s every time I make any change
@KotaMW
3 жыл бұрын
Making the switch from fucked Vegas. Not excited to go into premier but gotta use an app that works at least 😂
@kernely
3 жыл бұрын
Been using vegas for 8 years now, and it's gonna be really really hard (because I've learned all its quirks such as exactly when it crashes) but it's gonna be great to not have to edit a 15 minute video for months because of sony vegas
@KotaMW
3 жыл бұрын
@@kernely I feel ya brotha. It’ll crash if I click to many keys usually. It ridiculous
@alockwood
3 жыл бұрын
Once you learn it you’ll love it
@BenGrahamOfficial
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Alex. I like the way that you do your tutorial videos. Do you have a business email I can reach? Thank you!
@alockwood
3 жыл бұрын
Sure try ((redacted))
@mikechan3
3 жыл бұрын
If i get a pirated premiere pro.. can i download different effects and other external things into it or not?
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