The Arri Alexa is a hugely popular digital camera, but it records footage in a proprietary Arri colourspace called Log C. While there are many ways of working with Log C footage in After Effects, none of them are immediately obvious – and if you’re new to log colourspaces then it can be a bit […]
Month: August 2014
Color Correction for Photo and Video
Recently announced, the SpyderCHECKR 24 from Datacolor is a new addition to their product line, which includes the flagship 48 patch SpyderCHECKR. This new tool for photographers and videographers is a precise and versatile camera color calibration and white balance target for both photo and video color control. The Datacolor SpyderCHECKR 24 target offers, says […]
Atomos Samurai Blade Available for Under $1000
Atomos, creator of award winning camera-mounted recorders and recording accessories announce a new price for the Samurai Blade of US$995. The Samurai Blade is the highest functioning monitor recorder and playback device on the camera market today and with a new price it's even more affordable than ever. “This new price reflects the Atomos way […]
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After Effects and Alexa – Part 1
The Arri Alexa is a hugely popular digital camera, but it records footage in a proprietary Arri colourspace called Log C. While there are many ways of working with Log C footage in After Effects, none of them are immediately obvious – and if you’re new to log colourspaces then it can be a bit […]
Here are My Rules of Thumb When Choosing a Codec
Olympic codec rankings. AVCHD is the most accurate… pic.twitter.com/ncRykgBznq — Shane Ross (@comebackshane) July 16, 2014 Everything I know about codecs could fit on the head of a dime. That’s after compression, of course. Prior to compression I think we’re talking a knowledge base that’s about the size of a deck of cards. There […]
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Making Project Management Simple and Efficient
Project management is an issue that industry professionals of all sizes and types deal with. Keeping track of shots, figuring out how to collaborate with someone who’s on the other side of the world and trying to organize budgeting and scheduling logistics are just a few of the issues that come up during production and […]
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Helpful Ways for Cinematographers to Get a Grip on Lighting Part 2
The last post we talked about how to get a proper initial setting when lighting your subject/foreground and background. If you missed it, check out Part I: Foreground and Background Exposure. For this post I wanted to take that initial step and move a little more in depth and talk about lighting scenes with the […]
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Boris Red 5.5 for Media Composer Editors
More and more these days, Media Composer editors find themselves trying to stay in their timeline to get simple tasks done. Boris Red 5.5 is the successor to Avid FX, and it will let you do some common tasks super quick, and keep you out of the time vampire of importing and exporting! All editors […]
Getting Started with BCC Lite for Media Composer Part 2
As most Media Composer editors are now aware, BCC is no longer included in your Media Composer Symphony upgrade. That's because with your monthly subscription, you are now getting Symphony included. But, that doesn't mean that you're without some awesome BCC effects to get you moving in the right direction. As we saw in Part […]
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