https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU833pTflLI&feature=em-uploademail This week on MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training how to create 3D text reveals in Motion. While Final Cut Pro X has the exact same 3D text engine that Motion does, so you can create, apply materials, light, and animate 3D text in quite sophisticated ways, you cannot have the […]
Month: September 2017
proDAD’s Mercalli V4 Stabilizr at IBC 2017
The new plugin from proDAD to enhance MacOS post-production product lineup was announced today at IBC 2017 media, entertainment, & technology show in Amsterdam. The much anticipated Mercalli V4 Stabilizr video stabilization plugin for Apple’s Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5 will be available in October. The new plugin brings the legendary video stabilization […]
Classic Course: Working with “Pulldown” Footage
We kicked off this “classic course” series with a post on working with interlaced footage. Now we can share it’s close relative: working with 3:2 pulldown and related schemes to get images shot at traditional film rates to play nice with common video rates. Modern HD cameras allow you to select the frame rate used […]
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Set Scouter finds your ideal set in New York
Finding anything from urban lofts to traditional century homes or warehouses in New York to use as a set is practically at your fingertips, with Set Scouter’s listings giving you immediate access to tons of locations. Set Scouter is a full-service marketplace that connects film, TV and commercial producers with residential location owners looking to […]
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Strategies for cybersecurity in post-production
Fortium’s Adam Krentzman will discuss the latest solutions and strategies for cybersecurity in post-production in a special Master Class, September 16, at Sony Pictures Studios. A recent spate of high profile hacks has focused attention on cybersecurity in the media and entertainment industry. The problem is particularly acute in post-production where sensitive content is shared […]
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Sony RX10 IV: the world’s fastest AF speed
Lighting fast AF, 24 fps continuous shooting for photos, a versatile 24-600mm in a compact body, that’s what the newest member of the Sony Cyber-shot RX family of cameras has to offer. Sony introduces the RX10 IV as the camera offering the world’s fastest – as of September 2017 – AF speed, with 24 fps […]
Filmmaker Friday featuring Filmmaker Einar Baldvin
With hundreds of careers and opportunities, the filmmaking industry can be a unique experience for a filmmaker. Filmtools decided to take a deeper look into the world of a Filmmaker. This week, we had the opportunity to speak to Filmmaker Einar Baldvin about his work. This is what he said: What is your name, and where […]
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New Movie Edit Pro is 4K and 5x faster
A smoother display for up to 4K resolution and video editing that is 5x faster are some of the features of the new version of MAGIX’s Movie Edit Pro. Faster speed and smoother previews were two of the requests made by customers of MAGIX’x Movie Edit Pro, and faster speeds and smoother previews they got. […]
New SmallHD 1703-P3X rivals OLED
The SmallHD 1703-P3X is the company’s newest 17″ production monitor, equipped with a wide color gamut display that is bright enough to see outdoors, with an amazing viewing angle. Last February SmallHD expanded its 700 and 1700 series, and at the time introduced the 1703-P3, which is SmallHD’s first reference grade monitor. The 1703-P3 features […]
Fujifilm shows smallest 4K HDR lens at IBC 2017
The latest zoom lens in Fujifilm’s Premier UA Series of 4K 2/3” lenses, the new UA24x7.8 is a portable lens ideal for live sports and news coverage in remote locations. At the IBC convention in Amsterdam this month, the optical devices division of Fujifilm will introduce the world’s smallest (total length approx. 220.5mm) and lightest […]
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