Signature Primes vs. Ultra Primes: The Pixel-Peeper’s Guide

Signature Primes vs. Ultra Primes: The Pixel-Peeper's Guide 1

For nine months I’ve been working periodically as a trainer for the ARRI Academy. Recently we added an Alexa LF to the class, accompanied by a set of Signature Primes. These lenses are, as best I can tell, the next big thing. My eyes tell me how they differ compared to other lenses, but my […]

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Wait you can do that with an adjustment layer? (In Final Cut Pro X)

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This week on MacBreak Studio, I reveal the magic power of adjustment layers in Final Cut Pro X. Ok, may it’s not magic, but you can do some pretty cool and useful things with adjustment layers in Final Cut Pro X and today I’ll give you three very different examples. But first, what is an […]

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Introduction to Skin Refinement and Beauty work in DaVinci Resolve 15.2

Introduction to Skin Refinement and Beauty work in DaVinci Resolve 15.2 4

Color Correction is often seen as – that technical part of the work before the fun creative “grading” part begins. Bit of luma work, some balancing of blacks and whites, some contrast.. et voilà! Lets grade! I disagree with this point of view. Apart from the fact that every project is different and requires different […]

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