This is a compilation of techniques used in editing using gifs to demonstrate the when to make the cut. The very best directors have a comprehensive understanding of film editing. They plan and direct shots in such a way that they can be cut together smoothly and coherently. Ambitious filmmakers would therefore be well advised Read MoreRead More
In this tutorial for Apple Final Cut Pro 10 Dan Allen takes a look at the ‘Keyer Effect, and the logistics of a good chroma key using a green-screen. He looks at how to use this built in effect to crop out the unwanted footage by creating a garbage matte inside FCP.Read More
Only one of the greatest Directors waxing poetically about editing…Read More
Genevieve Landry explores some of the basic color correction tools inside After Effects without using any plugins.Read More
Today at Adobe MAX, an annual celebration of all things Adobe, the multimedia production company launched their vision of what a future Adobe landscape would look like: First the press release: LOS, ANGELES — May 6, 2013— At Adobe MAX, The Creativity Conference, Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today accelerated its shift to the cloud with a major update toAdobe® Creative Cloud™, the Read MoreRead More
The folks behind the Red camera break down the techniques that cameras use to compress color data in this explanation of Chroma Subsampling. This became a central motivation behind early forms of analog and digital compression. Video signals would be separated into a lightness or “luma” component and two color or “chroma” components, similar to how images Read MoreRead More
Here’s a quick peak at what the Adobe Wizards are cooking in the next version of Photoshop. As cameras sensors get bigger and bigger (both for photography and video) motion blur is becoming more problematic but Photoshop may provide a software solution.Read More
I have a confession. This is not so much a post about the Adobe Anywhere product as it is about my own recent revelation after going through a rather major and important change in my life and career. I recently expanded out of the comfort of my home office and into an industrial space with Read MoreRead More
This episode of Bammo Basics introduces the Time Remapping process in After Effects – a tool which controls the timing of your footage. It’s demonstrated here as a ramp up and down of speed of footage but it can also be used to control how animations play in a composition.Read More
The next version of Adobe’s video apps are coming soon, and with the NAB convention less than a week away, Adobe is giving everybody a “Reveal” at some of the newest updates to Production Line. While Adobe has been committed to vertically integrating their products to serve your workflow (such as adding dynamic link to Read MoreRead More
Evan Luzi covers 5 ways that the camera assistant can make the editorial process as simple as possible. Have you looked around on a film set lately? You might notice that production and post-production are beginning to merge. Walter Murch, the “Yoda of editing,” often talks about how he doesn’t think editors belong on set. He thinks Read MoreRead More
After Effects has evolved throughout the past 20 years to make rotoscoping a less eye-bleeding task. Check out how After Effects has changed throughout the years and get a sneak peek at the evolution of rotoscoping.Read More
