Easy guide to production
By Kevin P. McAuliffe (doddleNEWS) In a previous lesson, in our look at Media 100, talked about working with the Waveform monitor inside of the Video Signal window (click here for the tutorial). In this lesson, I think it’s important to talk about another tool that goes hand in hand with the … [Read more...]
By Kevin P. McAuliffe (doddleNEWS) In this three-part review, I take a look Video Copilot's Element 3D plugin for After Effects, and the great features that come with it. When thinking about purchasing plugins, most people think that the best value is a bundle package, meaning that you get … [Read more...]
By Kevin P. McAuliffe (doddleNEWS) In a previous lesson, in our look at Media 100, talked about working with the ClipFX Parameter (click here), and before that, we discussed the ColorFX Parameters (click here and here), and some of the options for effecting your color/luminance like Curves, and … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) FilmConvert is adding new camera profiles practically faster than the cameras themselves can be made. This time around it's DJI's latest micro four thirds drone camera, the Zenmuse X5. … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) For their summer update, Adobe has quietly rolled out a bevy of new features to Creative Cloud that they promise will "take your creativity to the next level." Most of these updates were previewed last Spring at NAB and applications like Adobe Character Animator are … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Color correction has become one of the most important processes in modern filmmaking. Grading the image in post-production gives filmmakers the flexibility to create atmosphere, or give subtle subconscious cues to the audience. It can also be a slow, tedious … [Read more...]
By Kevin P. McAuliffe (doddleNEWS) In our last lesson in our look at effects inside of Apple Motion 5, we took a look at where you can find all of the standard, as well as installed third party effects plugins. In this lesson, let’s take a look at applying effects and how you get in and … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Blackmagic's DaVinci Resolve 12 has grown beyond its color grading roots into a full blown editor, but Hollywood still relies on the software to dial in its color grading. One only has to look at the awards given at Sundance and others to see just how many films use … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Red Giant has made a name for itself in the post-production world as a leading third party plugin maker. Just last month they celebrated their fifth anniversary by taking 25% off of their Magic Bullet Suite and all related individual tools for a 24-hour period, and … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) About two weeks ago Samsung announced the PM1633a solid state drive with a massive 15.36 terabytes of storage space. The unit it available for around $10,000 (or less if you shop around) and I titled the article with "the world's largest SSD." Well, thanks to … [Read more...]
By Kevin P. McAuliffe (doddleNEWS) In our last lesson (click here), in our look at Apple Motion 5, we wrapped up our talk on Behaviors. In this lesson, I want to start talking about effects, and we’re going to start out by talking about where you can find all your standard and third party … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Blackmagic has released a new update to DaVinci Resolve 12.5, which promises enhancements that include Apple ProRes Decode for Windows and a plethora of additional editing tools. … [Read more...]
By Kevin P. McAuliffe (doddleNEWS) In our last lesson (click here), in our look at Apple Motion 5, we talked more about behaviors, and how you can work inside the HUD, and manipulate the timing of the behavior, so it works the way you need it to. In this lesson, I want to talk about the 3D aspect … [Read more...]
By Kevin P. McAuliffe (doddleNEWS) In our last lesson (click here), in our look at Apple Motion 5, we continued our discusson on Behaviors, and I talked about how easy it was to create a very basic animation. With that being said, there is a big pitfall that you’ll run into, if you’re not … [Read more...]
By Kevin P. McAuliffe (doddleNEWS) In our last lesson (click here), in our look at Apple Motion 5, started our talk on Behaviors in Apple Motion 5, and wrapped up my mentioning that with a Behavior selected, you can hit F7 to call up the Heads Up Display (HUD), and you would then be able to … [Read more...]
By Kevin P. McAuliffe (doddleNEWS) In our last lesson (click here), in our look at Apple Motion 5, we talked about working with Photoshop PSD Files inside of Apple Motion 5. In this lesson, I want to continue our talk about animating inside of Motion 5, by looking at Behaviors, and how they work … [Read more...]
