I pulled my first Greenscreen in 1996 working on “Star Wars: Episode 1” pre-viz. The footage was rough (pre-vis handycam footage) and the After Effects Color Difference Key was a complete mystery. Now, the Pixel Corps, we shoot an average of two hours of greenscreen footage a day, mostly 4:4:4 uncompressed. While the tools have […]
Day: March 1, 2009
Animating Text in Apple’s Motion
If you’re familiar with animating text in After Effects, you might glance at Apple’s Motion and think that it offers many of the same features for flying text around. While that is true, if you look a little closer you’ll find that Motion can create some really great looks that you just can’t get with […]
FxFactory Pro and MOTYPE Review
Most people I know in this industry love new gear. And in the world of desktop video applications and editing, new gear is now less and less about the physical stuff with buttons and knobs and more about “the code.” If you want access to a lot of new stuff, the easiest way to get […]
See the Beat: Video-driven composing
First things first. I’m not a musician. I don’t play one on TV. I’d like to be – I did just start playing acoustic guitar. But if you heard me, you’d agree – I’m no musician. But I am a video producer/editor. And a motion graphics designer. And I frequently need music for my work. […]
My War Against DI
Well, I guess I should rephrase that to my war against the blatant misuse of the term “DI”. As overused acronyms go, this is a chart topper in our industry that is causing great confusion among many, while benefiting very few. Just this week I had to spend half an hour talking a producer off […]
Technology: A Spectrum of (Significant) Digital Asset Management (DAM) Tools
The information management technology industry has spawned a wide array of market sector/technology/product/solution analysis firms, most claiming independence from the vendors they cover. We will not presume to track with precision the range of technologies that support and enable digital stewardship activity, but we will report on helpful perspectives and important technology milestones as we […]
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Quicktip Day 28: Turn off Video Scopes Playback
Quicktip #28 (February 28, 2009) Turning off realtime video scopes for better playback The realtime updating of the video scopes that was added to Final Cut Pro a few versions back is very handy: But on occasion I’ve noticed that having the realtime scopes might affect playback quality and frame rate in the Canvas. It […]
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