Audio could be the most daunting aspect while transitioning from photography to video, especially when it comes to on-camera interviews. The selection of different microphone options alone might encourage agita among those uninitiated into the world of sound recording. […]
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I was recently hired to do post production work on a series of testimonial videos for a start up based in Vancouver. Originally the project was supposed to surround a series of artistically pleasing photo essays featuring users of the client’s product. As to what that product was is of no importance. What matters is […]
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Using masks in images with hair, feathers or fur is always a cumbersome process. Topaz ReMask 5 does help to make the workflow easier, and there are even tricks not documented in the manual that help to get results faster. When I recently wrote about the program I showed the official way to work […]
Presented at the InterDrone 2015 but still under the “coming soon” banner, the Tornado H920 is the first in a new series from Yuneec, and also the platform for the new CG04 professional gimbal camera. Specifically developed for the Tornado H920 copter, the CGO4 incorporates a true Panasonic GH4 micro four thirds camera sensor with […]
When you shoot a fast-moving object with a longer shutter time (half of the frame’s duration is the typical “filmic” setting), you will get natural motion blur. However, if your shutter speed is too fast, or if you rendered a 3D scene with fast motion and no motion blur, objects will appear to jump from […]
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On this week’s Under 5 from Ripple Training, Alexis Van Hurkman shows us how to perform swap edits in the newly release Resolve 12. Check out all the new features in Alexis’ new training. […]
I got my start at Al Jazeera English/America. I remember my first digital photo camera – it was a Sony Alpha. Though I started my career as a photojournalist, I soon realized I wanted to move into video, so I taught myself to shoot on a DSLR. I never went to school for video production, so […]
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This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows us how he used CoreMelt’s TrackX plugin for Final Cut Pro X to track a video clip to an iPad for a recent project. Screen replacement is a common task facing many editors these days. And while the masking tools in Final Cut Pro […]
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The Slamdance Film Festival accepts films in every genre or any topic from every country around the world. There is an entry fee, but that has not stopped the number of submissions from growing. For the 2015 festival, Slamdance received over 5,000 total submissions. The final program for one edition will include about 100 films […]
The newest member of the Typhoon family is designed to provide smooth and stable aerial footage for the GoPro camera in a package that delivers Yuneec’s standard of being ready, easy and safe for consumers everywhere. “We believe the Typhoon G will be the aerial and ground imaging solution of choice for GoPro enthusiasts because […]
