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Images of Motion 5 and Final Cut Pro X?

Jun 8, 2011 at 9:33 am in post production, post visuals by Josh Mellicker · Leave a Comment »

“New Rig”… Hmmm… did one of those “you got peanut butter in my chocolate” moments happen with Motion 5 and Shake? I hope so!

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Ah, dropzones are still alive and well! Yay for that!

These pics were posted by a Canadian fellow on Twitpic, and apparently Twitpic not only removed the pics, but his Twitter account is now gone! And, he’s been missing since this morning. Okay, that last part was a  [read more →]

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CoreMeltFREE! – 33 Free plugins for FCP, FCE, Motion and AE

Mar 18, 2011 at 8:42 pm in editing, post production, post visuals by Josh Mellicker · Leave a Comment »

CoreMeltFREE! Offers 33 plugins from all our products including:

Click on the plugin names for more info.

ImageFlow FX:
Multipop Forward, Filmstrip, Carousel, Continuous Random Pan, Image Grid

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Cityscape Motion tutorial

Jun 12, 2009 at 10:57 pm in post visuals by · Leave a Comment »

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

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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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Warp Speed Workflow #6: First Look: Motion Tracker in Motion 3

Feb 5, 2008 at 10:53 pm in digital video news, dvcTV, post visuals by · 15 Comments »

Here’s a first look at the new motion tracking behaviors in Motion 3.

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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

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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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How does Motion compare with After Effects?

Aug 3, 2007 at 11:27 am in digital video news, post visuals by · 7 Comments »

After Effects is the software from whence a new art form, motion graphics, was born.

Motion offers many advantages and disadvantages to AE. The two can work together, AE users can use Motion to generate layers for their AE compositions.

Owners of both, before starting many projects, will have to pause and consider which program to use.

So when would you use Motion?

  • projects involving interaction between elements (attracting, repelling, orbiting, bouncing much easier in Motion)
  • users needing something cool-looking quickly without having to create  [read more →]

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Do I need a studio monitor?

Apr 25, 2007 at 11:24 pm in broadcast, cinematography, DVD, editing, film, lighting by · 9 Comments »

If your projects are going to be delivered on DVD or broadcast, it’s important to have an accurate studio monitor on your desk so you can see your project as your viewers will see it while you’re editing.

Why?

First, many editing programs show you a low quality “proxy” of your timeline, so you can’t judge color correction, brightness, saturation, contrast, how titles or graphics will look, or any other aspect of the picture accurately.

Can I just enable a second computer  [read more →]

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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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Noise Industries FxFactory Pro

Jan 5, 2007 at 7:40 pm in editing by Josh Mellicker · Leave a Comment »

FxFactory Pro is first choice for any FxFactory user looking for the richest combination of plug-ins and features.

150  [read more →]

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Core Duo versus Core 2 Duo speed tests

Nov 5, 2006 at 12:32 am in digital video news, editing, editing products, post audio gear by · 1 Comment »

Bare Feats is at it again, with speed tests of the new Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros:

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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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free Motion templates and resources

Feb 12, 2006 at 1:33 am in digital video news by · 5 Comments »

Peter Wiggins has created some interesting Motion templates for download here.

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What is Motion?

Jan 1, 2006 at 1:39 am in digital video news, post visuals by · Leave a Comment »

Motion is a software program from Apple that was released in August 2004.

It is used primarily for motion graphics, e.g., animated intro sequences, though it can be used for all kinds of things from special effects to be layered with video to physics demonstrations, titling, generating textures for 3D apps or whatever.

Motion is particularly strong in what it can do in real time, and also its use of drag and drop behaviors, saving a lot of keyframing work, and its  [read more →]

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How do I know if Motion will run on my Mac?

at 1:19 am in post visuals by · 5 Comments »

Check Motion’s tech requirements here.

Apple recommends one of the following graphics cards:

  • ATI Radeon X850 XT
  • ATI Radeon X800 XT
  • ATI Radeon X600 XT or X600 Pro
  • ATI Radeon 9800 XT or 9800 Pro
  • ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
  • ATI Radeon 9600 XT or 9600 Pro
  • ATI Mobility Radeon 9700
  • ATI Mobility Radeon 9600
  • NVIDIA GeForce Quadro FX 4500
  • NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6600 and 6600 LE
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL or 6800 GT DDL
  • NVIDIA GeForce Go5200 or FX 5200 Ultra

Different cards work in different computers.

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Where can I find stock photos for use in video projects?

Oct 31, 2005 at 2:52 am in digital video news, post visuals by 22-02-1989 · 9 Comments »

When moving footage is not available, don’t forget about still photos! You can animate still photos with motion and scale, crop them, apply filters (like sepia, B & W, color tint) and sometimes stills can fill empty spots in your timeline as well or even better than a video clip. Also, many stock photos are automatically HD res!

http://tutorialblog.org/25-places-to-find-awesome-stock-photos-%E2%80%94-free-and-cheap/

Here is a monster list of sites with free photos:

Wikipedia Commons
Stock Exchange
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