by Josh

Premiere Pro CS5 Stereoscopic 3D Video Editing with Dave Helmley | Stereo Pictures Real 3D Films

July 22, 2010 in editing, post production by Josh

Here is a 7 part series in which Dave Helmly from Adobe walks you through a complete 3D Stereo workflow with Premiere Pro CS5. This is a start to finish workflow and a must see for anyone getting started with 3D Stereo video shooting and editing or just interested in the technology and the whole [...]

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In Review: Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 at DV magazine

July 13, 2010 in editing, post production by Josh

Adobe is leading the pack when it comes to system performance, and offers a much-improved NLE. By Oliver Peters Adobe is shipping its much-anticipated Creative Suite 5. The video applications are available either as single products or bundled in the Master Collection or Production Premium suite. Most video editors will be interested in the latter, [...]

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Final Cut Express Foundations

March 19, 2010 in editing, self-paced training by grace


Final Cut Express Foundations is the quintessential Final Cut Express editing course, guiding users through every step of the essential editing process from organizing projects through capture, basic editing and fine-tuning to exporting the final project for delivery in the highest possible quality. Complete with student project files, Final Cut Pro Express is the only chunkalized Final Cut Express training in the world!

 

$49.95

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Final Cut Pro Foundations

January 5, 2010 in digital video news, editing, editing products, self-paced training by grace


Final Cut Pro Foundations is the quintessential Final Cut Pro editing course, guiding users through every step of the essential editing process from organizing projects through capture, basic editing and fine-tuning to exporting the final project for delivery in the highest possible quality. Complete with student project files, Final Cut Pro Foundations is the only chunkalized Final Cut Pro training in the world!

 

$59.95

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LiveType PowerStart

October 2, 2009 in post visuals, self-paced training by Josh


LiveType PowerStart is for anyone wanting to unlock the real potential of LiveType, to truly comprehend how the software works, discover secret shortcuts and timesavers, and absorb a stream of awesome looking techniques, tips and tricks for creating mind-blowing eye candy


ONLY $39.95!

reg. $59.95

EXCELLENT TUTORIAL FOR BOTH FINAL CUT PRO AND FINAL CUT EXPRESS USERS!


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Final Cut Studio 3

June 14, 2009 in digital video news, editing, editing products, visual fx products by grace

As the next major release of the leading video post-production suite, the new Final Cut Studio offers powerful new features, dramatically improved performance, and tighter integration. Its six applications give video editors all the tools they need to edit, animate, mix, grade, and deliver — at a price that’s more affordable than ever! Applications included [...]

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Cityscape Motion tutorial

June 12, 2009 in post visuals by Josh

Here’s an awesome tutorial on building a 3D cityscape in Motion from Andy Neil.

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Video Made on a Mac

June 2, 2009 in editing, editing products, planning products, visual fx products by grace

Book Description On a Mac, the sky’s the limit for creating professional video. With all the tools available though, it can be a daunting task to decide which ones offer the best solutions for combined efficiency and high-level results. How can you effectively communicate your vision to clients and crew? How should you calibrate your [...]

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Why are my titles and graphics pixelated in Final Cut?

June 1, 2009 in editing, post visuals by Josh

This is a common question and there are several answers: First, the Final Cut Pro Canvas usually shows titles and graphics more pixelated and lower quality than the actual quality. Render a title and play it on a real monitor – or render and export a 10 frame test to disk and view to see [...]

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I own LiveType Powerstart. How do I download my $180 of free objects and textures from LiveType Central?

May 15, 2009 in post visuals by grace

Here are the steps: 1. Launch LiveType PowerStart through DVcreators University. 2. Click the “option” popup menu in the lower left part of the main menu screen, and choose “download free objects and textures from LiveType Central” in either NTSC or PALThis will start the files downloading in the background. While downloading, you can continue [...]

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Apple may add storyboarding to Final Cut Pro?

February 3, 2009 in editing, planning by Josh

I remember heading to dinner 6 or 7 years ago with Randy Ubillos, creator of Final Cut Pro, telling him my vision for a future FCP update- incorporating some pre-production elements like storyboarding, in which the user would link captured clips to a storyboard frame, then FCP would rough cut the project together automatically, with [...]

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This movie shows how Final Cut Pro deals with timecode breaks in tapes

January 4, 2009 in editing by Josh

Click on the movie to launch. For more info, check out: Final Cut Pro Foundations Final Cut Express Foundations

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Marshall Electronics 7″ LCD Monitor

December 26, 2008 in broadcast products, camera products, cinematography, digital video news, post visuals by grace

The Marshall V-LCD70XP-HDA 7″ LCD Monitor The V-LCD70XP-HDA (also available with HDSDI or HDMI modules) is the latest addition to Marshall’s successful and popular line of portable field / camera-top monitors. These new monitors introduce a new durable and lightweight design, weighing in at only 1.3 pounds! They also feature our completely digital TFT-MegaPixel high [...]

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Free closing credits plugin for Final Cut

October 13, 2008 in post visuals by Josh

http://alex4d.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/final-cut-pro-my-free-closing-credits-plugin/

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Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene

August 19, 2008 in post visuals by Josh

This innovative research into using high resolution photos in conjunction with lower quality video leads to some very interesting possibilities… the depth mapping conjures visions of adjustable depth-of-field in post, for example. Check out the video examples: The work presents a system for automatically producing a wide variety of video enhancements and visual effects. Unlike [...]

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What just happened to video on the web?

August 13, 2008 in camera products, digital video news, dvcTV, editing, location sound, post visuals, web video by Josh

What just happened to video on the web? We are extremely excited to announce that DV Kitchen, the ultimate solution for publishing professional quality video on the web, is available immediately! Click here to find out all about it and watch the new movies! DV Kitchen’s primary focus is encoding and uploading broadcast quality, internet-friendly-bandwidth [...]