I’ve culled Amazon’s Black Friday deals to cherry-pick the best deals that professionals working in post-production should seize with both hands. Don’t miss the first session, which gives you access to the dailies of a comedy short film, Jogging Leads to Ice Cream. If you don’t have money? Or 15% off any Hedge product, including EditReady, OffShoot, Mimiq, and many more!
Major software and service discounts for editors and colorists
Adobe Creative Cloud - Get a massive 50% off a full year of Adobe All Apps during Black Friday. I’ve culled Amazon’s Black Friday deals to cherry-pick the best deals that professionals working in post-production should seize with both hands. Color Finale - FCPX’s flagship colour grading plugin, Color Finale 2 Pro, is on sale with 25% off individual apps and 35% off the Starter Pack and Ultimate Bundle. Masterclass is running a discounted sale for the first time in its history (AFAIK), with up to 50% off its premium tier. This would make an amazing Christmas gift for anyone with a curiosity for learning and the world-class experts they have in their library are unparalleled.
evrExpanse - Up to 50% off all professional metadata apps that allow you to read/write/import/export EXIF metadata, colour tags and much more. Offer ends Dec 1st at midnight. KeenTools - Smart tools for VFX and 3D artists. Save 50% on any Freelancer Annual plan until December 4th. The second question most producers ask is: Do you know After Effects? Get 25% off off their All-Access subscription for new members. KeenTools - Creators of smart tools for VFX and 3D artists, including face and geo trackers for Blender, After Effects, and Nuke.
Hosting, pages, and content management on sale
Carrd - 40% off Pro plans. Host 10 one-page sites for less than $19/year! Perfect for a portfolio, side hustle or new idea’s landing page. I use it to host This Week in Movie Trailers. Hostinger - Save 20% on super-fast web hosting that keeps this blog online 24/7-365.
Training, tutorials, and learning platforms
Ripple Training produce some of the easiest to follow learning available today, with one of the best online training platforms around. School of Motion creates some of the best Motion Graphics training around, which is especially useful for editors. MZed - An impressive training academy featuring notable editors and DPs among many others. Inside The Edit - Without a doubt, the best documentary editing course you can take online today is Inside The Edit. Train Robber - 50% off niche trailer editing course from The Refinery. Video Game Trailer Academy - Save up to $400 on video games trailer training from professional trailer editor, Derek Lieu. Use code VGTA2025FRIDAY. FilmmakerU - 10% off superb post-production classes. Post Lab, EditReady, and ScopeBox are also essential items in my Post-Production arsenal.
Audio, sound design, and Foley
Audio Design Desk - Make sound design fun with 50% off. Boom Library - Save 33% on Boom One, a massive (500+GB!) sound effects library comprised of over 48,000 wav files. Recut - Automate your audio edit with this neat little app that is $10 off with my year-round discount code. A money-saving tip - at the end of the membership just hit cancel and say it was too expensive. Audible and related audio content deals are mentioned in passing as part of broader learning resources.
Color grading, plugins, and post-production tools
Color Finale - 25% off individual apps, 35% off Starter Pack and Ultimate Bundle. fylm.ai - AI-powered colour grading at a discount. Not only will you get early access to some of the best deals during the sales, but you’ll get free shipping year round. Topaz Labs - A trusted AI tool creator for massively upscaling, sharpening, denoising, and enhancing your digital assets. Calman - 25% off upgrades for existing Portrait Display’s Calman calibration licensees. Sideshowfx - Creators of thousands of custom icons and pre-built profiles for devices such as the Stream Deck, Loupedeck and Touch Portal are offering 30% off everything they make, during their Black Friday to Cyber Monday sale.
Hardware, external storage, and peripherals
OWC - Hundreds of items on sale including multi-TB RAIDs, refurbished Macs, thunderbolt docks and much more. TG Pro - 50% off professional-grade fan control for your Mac and other apps like Folder Tidy from Tunabelly software. Decent deals on external storage and workflow-friendly peripherals are sprinkled throughout the list, helping editors keep gear up-to-date without breaking the bank.
Special offers and bundles from gear and asset libraries
Sideshowfx - 30% off everything they make, including pre-built profiles for Stream Deck and Loupedeck. AVA Music Group - Up to 70% off in their Black Friday sale. Boom Library - 33% off on a large sound effects collection. Artlist - 40% off and two-months extra free on their AI Creator plan and 20% off Artlist Max plans which includes unlimited music, stock footage, AI voiceovers, sound effects, templates, LUTs and plugins. Film Convert & Cinematch - 40% off Nitrate and CineMatch (+10% more with code: ELWYN). Time In Pixels - 30% off all products, including Nobe Omniscope. Masterclass - big discount on premium tier; great as a gift or personal development.
Community and other value adds
Tellability of community resources and short-form content mentions: You can learn skateboarding from Tony Hawk, magic from Penn and Teller or screenwriting from Aaron Sorkin, directing from Ron Howard or Texas-style BBQ mastery from Aaron Franklin. This expands the Black Friday resource pool beyond software into creative inspiration and professional growth.
- BackBlaze - 30% off set it and forget it unlimited backups. Don’t delay on backing up - Sign up today and let BackBlaze do it’s work.
- iZotope - Existing customers can get up to 60% off.
- Film Simplified - Get 75% off the Ultimate DaVinci Resolve Bundle 2.0.
Note: Some deals are time-limited or region-limited; verify eligibility and dates on each vendor’s site before purchase. Towns, dates and codes are listed as part of the broader summary above to help editors plan a productive Black Friday shopping strategy.
