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LiveType PowerStart

Oct 2, 2009 at 1:50 pm in post visuals, self-paced training by . · 8 Comments »


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


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Why are my titles and graphics pixelated in Final Cut?

Jun 1, 2009 at 10:51 am in editing, post visuals by · 9 Comments »

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 the true picture.

Read these articles on monitoring: http://www.dvcreators.net/tag/monitoring/ for more info.

If you are rendering to the DV codec, you will see an instant drop in  [read more →]

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Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene

Aug 19, 2008 at 12:22 pm in post visuals by · Leave a Comment »

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 traditional visual effects software (e.g., After Effects, Shake, Boujou, etc), the system is completely automatic and no manual labor is required from the user. The major limitation  [read more →]

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Plane flights

Apr 30, 2008 at 5:06 pm in digital video news, post visuals by · Leave a Comment »

Totally off topic, but so cool I had to post it. Here are the trajectories of planes over a few days in March 2005.

Oh wait, it’s an example of motion graphics!

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A look at lights in Motion 3

Jan 1, 2008 at 5:28 pm in dvcTV, post visuals by · 10 Comments »

Here’s a “first look” at lights in Motion 3. $Free

Rayz O Lite – free half-hour course on programming awesome light rays in QC

Nov 28, 2007 at 10:14 am in dvcTV, editing, post visuals by 22-02-1989 · 22 Comments »

Learn how to create your very own rays of light for your Final Cut projects!

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Warp Speed Workflow #8: There you Glow

Nov 21, 2007 at 7:10 am in dvcTV, editing, post visuals by · Leave a Comment »

Here’s a quick tip for instantly adding a soft glow to titles in Final Cut Pro or Express.

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Motion PowerStart

Nov 9, 2007 at 2:47 am in post visuals, self-paced training by · 5 Comments »


Motion PowerStart is an extensive training course for Motion containing a to-the-point interface orientation and three clear, fun and practical hands-on tutorials written by a member of the official Apple documentation, Michael Wohl, along with Josh Mellicker of DVcreators.net.

- FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH MOTION 2 –

$79.95

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Monitoring your work in Final Cut Pro

Sep 27, 2007 at 10:41 pm in broadcast, cinematography, DVD, editing, film, post visuals, web video by · 12 Comments »

When you’re EDITING, you can make good decisions just watching the Canvas Window on your laptop.

But for color grading, it’s critically important to watch your show on a monitor that’s displaying an accurate image. Monitoring is important because all your color grading work is going to be off if the monitor you’re watching while you work is not telling the truth.

Think of all the ways viewers might watch your project. If you’re delivering on DVD, your show might be watched  [read more →]

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After Effects PowerStart

Jun 28, 2007 at 12:41 pm in digital video news, DVD, post visuals, self-paced training by · 5 Comments »


After Effects 7 PowerStart is the world’s best learning experience for mastering After Effect’s unique and sophisticated motion graphics creation environment, whether you are a professional graphics artist, video or film editor, or new to digital media. Written by After Effects guru Stephen Schleicher and Josh Mellicker of DVcreators.net.

 

$79.95

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Final Cut Studio Warp Speed Workflow #4: Batch Rename Files

May 4, 2007 at 12:19 pm in digital video news, dvcTV, editing, post visuals by · 2 Comments »

Here is a Warp Speed Workflow showing how to change hundred of files names in one click.

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Apple announces Final Cut Studio 2 – Final Cut Pro 6 – Motion 3 – Soundtrack 2 – etc.

Apr 15, 2007 at 6:53 pm in digital video news, editing, post audio, post visuals by · 4 Comments »

Notable points:

  • Final Cut Studio 2 will be available in May for $1,299, or $499 for the upgrade
  • Final Cut Pro 6 has an Open Format Timeline that lets editors mix and match virtually any video format and frame-rate in a single Timeline without transcoding. Hope this works with nesting and media management!
  • ProRes 422 format for uncompressed HD quality at SD file sizes and support for mixed video formats and frame rates in a single Timeline- nice feature. ProRes 422 will run  [read more →]

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Nattress releases Big Box of Tricks plugin set!

Mar 1, 2007 at 9:08 pm in digital video news by · Comments are closed.

Nattress Big Box of Tricks includes the existing filters from the discontinued Nattress Set 1 and Set 2, as well as several new filters.

The package consists of eight groups of filters, one group of generators and one group of transitions:

Blurs: These filters give you several different ways to blur your image, or parts of your image. Includes: G Cool Blur, G Directional Blur, G Horizontal and Vertical Blur, G  [read more →]

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DVcreatorsFX: Blizzard

at 2:35 am in post visuals by · 1 Comment »

Here is a packet of freebie FX from the DVcreatorsFX labs… a snowy blizzard!

Just add a windy sound effect from Soundtrack Pro and you’ll want to huddle around the fire.

These animations are each a minute long and include an alpha channel so you can drag it right into Final Cut Pro (or Motion) over your video to add swirling snowflakes to any scene.

They utilize OpenGL and CoreVideo so they play in real time on most recent systems!

We’ve included versions for  [read more →]

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How do I cut a subject out of the background?

Oct 14, 2006 at 5:38 pm in editing, post visuals by · 1 Comment »

To separate a subject from a background, you can either:

1. shoot in front of a greenscreen/bluescreen, then key out the background in postproduction

You can also key out a background that is much darker or brighter than your subject, but it usually takes a little more work, because often your subject will have pixels that are darker and/or lighter than the background, so there there will be holes in your subject that must be “patched” with a garbage matte. If your  [read more →]

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Optimizing After Effects 7 for Intel Macs

Sep 13, 2006 at 9:46 pm in Uncategorized by · Leave a Comment »

If you’ve had any problem with After Effects and Intel Macs, this article might help.

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MorphX

Jul 18, 2006 at 4:30 pm in post visuals by · Comments are closed.

Free morphing software for OS X here.

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50 Point Bezier Matte

Jun 24, 2006 at 5:02 pm in post visuals by · 2 Comments »

50 Point Bezier Matte is a filter for Final Cut Pro (and Final Cut Express) that lets you create a garbage matte with up to 50 points. Unlike the 4 and 8 point garbage matte filters that come with Final Cut Pro, 50 Point Bezier Matte lets you create curves between the points instead of straight lines. This allows you to easily create a mask to extract almost  [read more →]

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Maya

Mar 7, 2006 at 3:19 pm in digital video news, post visuals by · Comments are closed.

Maya Personal Learning Edition is a special version of Maya® software, which provides free access to Maya for non-commercial use. It gives 3D graphics and animation students, industry professionals, and those interested in breaking into the world of computer graphics (CG) an opportunity to explore all aspects of the award-winning Maya Complete software in a non-commercial capacity.

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After Effects 7

Jan 18, 2006 at 10:35 am in post visuals by · Leave a Comment »

creativecow.net review

creativemac.com review

Demos at MGLA (Motion Graphics Los Angeles) meeting, courtesy of the Pixel Corps:

After Effects 7.0 intro

After Effects Graph Editor

After Effects HDR Demo

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JES Deinterlacer

Dec 31, 2005 at 12:05 pm in editing, editing products, film products, post visuals, visual fx products by · Leave a Comment »

Features:

* Deinterlace movies (half height/normal height/double frame rate/blend,adaptive/simple). * Change field dominance (for PAL films with fake interlace). * Reinterlace from one or two movies. * Standards conversion (PAL< ->NTSC or custom). * Inverse telecine. * Trim, shift, simple color correction, noise reduction. * Change encoding (RGB gamma, video range/full range). * Fix jagged edges. * Pitch preserving sound track for half speed. * Change movie speed, reverse movie. * Interlaced in/out, progressive in/out. * Includes utility to view and  [read more →]