Using Continuum Complete 7 AE’s New 3 Way Color Grade Filter: Part 2
“Kevin P. McAuliffe takes another look at Boris Continuum Complete 7 AE’s new 3 Way Color Grade filter. BCC 3 Way Color Grade provides a professional color grading process complete with three custom color wheels for pedestal/gamma/gain adjustment. In part two of this video tutorial series, Kevin demonstrates the filter’s built-in masking and keying tools.”
G-Technology G-Drive Mobile Portable Hard Drive
“I’ve used many portable hard drives over the years. I bought my first one — a 12GB model — to do DV editing on a PowerBook G3 while sitting at Starbucks. It did the job, although I could only edit about an hour of footage at a time, and the drive sometimes dropped frames during playback. A year later, I upgraded to a 30GB model — that’s more than 2 hours of DV video! — and thought that was all the space I would ever need….until the next year, of course, when I upgraded again, and then again, and then again. Now, I’m using G-Technology’s G-Drive Mobile ($149), and it’s about as good a drive as I’ve ever used. It’s small enough to stuff into any bag, it doesn’t need AC power to run, and it stores 500GB of content, including dozens of hours of top-tier HD video.
“As an editor, the G-Drive lets me keep all of a project’s footage in one mobile place, easily taking the footage between home and work editing stations. Working as a cameraman, I’ve found the G-Drive handy for offloading footage from my P2 cards, and then handing clients one small, convenient drive with everything on it. If I have to send footage back through the mail, the G-Drive is also easier to pack up versus a bigger, desktop drive. I’ve also used the G-Drive Mobile to clone my Mac Pro’s system drive before upgrading to Snow Leopard, so I could occasionally boot up my old operating system.”
Using BCC 7 AE’s New 3 Way Color Grade Filter: Part 1
“In this video tutorial, Kevin P. McAuliffe takes a look at Boris Continuum Complete 7 AE’s new 3 Way Color Grade filter. BCC 3 Way Color Grade provides a professional color grading process complete with three custom color wheels for pedestal/gamma/gain adjustment. In part one of this video tutorial series, Kevin focuses on the basics of the filter. In part two, he will demonstrate the filter’s built-in masking and keying tools.”
A new interview about Avatar: More than Just Blue
“While ‘Avatar’ was changing filmmaking, Mark Smirnoff led the team at Modern VideoFilm as they built the production and post processes to make it happen.”
After Effects CS5: Working with 64-Bit
“In this video tutorial, Richard Harrington shows you how to utilize the 64-bit enhancements in After Effects CS5.”
Particle Party : Apple Motion Tutorial
“Particles can save you a lot of time and are worth understanding how to utilize them. In this Motion video tutorial you will understand the fundamentals of particles. You will know the difference between an emitter and a cell. Plus you will learn how to modify and manipulate particles with behaviors and more.”
HDSLRs for Video: Beyond the Hype
“HDSLR, VDSLR or whatever else you call them - the interest in “still” cameras that can also shoot HD video is growing fast…and so is their potential. I liken it to the DV revolution that began with the Sony DCR-VX1000, and again with affordable 24p production using the Panasonic AG-DVX100. Both were truly groundbreaking cameras that, at the time, were unparalleled in quality for the price. We are seeing the same revolution begin with HD video coming from these HDSLRs.
“Amidst all of the interest in these cameras for HD shooting, it shouldn’t be forgotten that these are DSLR cameras first, with still photography capabilities that are nothing short of amazing. The full-frame sensor and its 14-bit, 21 megapixel resolution is a recipe for breathtaking results in skilled hands. Having both tools in one unit is still mind boggling to me, even after over a year of using it.”
Text and objects with a reflection create a cool look. In this Motion 3 video tutorial Creative COW Contributing Editor Stephen Smith will show you how to create a reflection from scratch. Plus, he will show you a short cut to creating a reflection in no time. In addition to reflections, you will learn how to work with the Distortion Displace filter. You will gain an in-depth understanding of how to use the Displace filter and how to create work arounds to get it to do what you want. (via Reflection for Motion 3 : Apple Motion Tutorial)
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern demonstrates how to create extreme slow motion video using few still frames, with RE:Vision Twixtor Pro. (via Slow Motion Stills : RE:Vision Effects Tutorial)
