Free mocha webinar today

This is last-minute notice, but there is a free mocha webinar today at 10am PDT. It’s a 90-minute webinar that will cover mocha tracking for editors. You can register free here.

Kinetic Typography Motion Graphics Tutorial

Here’s a nice long tutorial on how to do that cool animated word thing that is so popular (and useful) these days. It’s all compliments of creative superstar Jesse Rosten. Watch below…

Switching from Final Cut to Premiere

Since Final Cut X was released a few weeks ago, there have been a large number of Final Cut Pro post-production professionals looking into other NLE options. Final Cut Pro X is a very different animal, and lacks specific FCP7 features that certain users require or demand. It also changes up existing post-production workflows and is in general a disruptive release. I’ve observed that whether this disruption is a good or a bad thing for you really depends on how you use the software. Anecdotally speaking, I know professionals that are perfectly happy with FCPX. And I know an even larger number of professionals who are not at all happy with the new release…

FreshDV NAB 2011 Video Coverage

Welcome to FreshDV’s coverage of NAB 2011! The FreshDV crew is in Vegas for NAB week, bringing you video coverage from the show floor. If you can’t be on-site at NAB, we are the resource to watch. Watch our coverage of the show in the playlist below. If you’ve enjoyed it, drop us a line on Twitter @FreshDV. Watch below…

The subtle VFX work in Black Swan

The filmmakers of Black Swan have been discussed for the choice to shoot much of the film on 16mm stock, as well as some coverage being shot on the Canon 5D and 7D DSLRs (see IMDB tech specs). But I’ve seen very little coverage of the visual effects in the film, which you may be surprised to learn are rather extensive, including full-head replacements for a number of Natalie Portman dancing shots. They are also very subtly and tactfully executed. Here’s a behind the scenes video that shows clean plates, followed by composite and VFX plates…

Which ProRes quality level is Good Enough when editing DSLR footage?

So I wanted to share some personal findings after working heavily with DSLRs for about a year and a half now. I’ve been converting most of my DSLR footage to ProRes LT for post-production, and have found it to be a good size-to-quality happy medium. In most cases, my projects will end up on DVD, web, or some kind of Standard Definition delivery, so LT allows me to strike a quality compromise that tends to be invisible after output. Even for HD applications, I think you’d be hard-pressed to find visible quality issues when editing with ProRes LT, assuming that you aren’t pushing the image too much in color-correction and grading. And let’s be honest, you probably shouldn’t be heavily grading DSLR footage anyway…for as much as I love DSLRs, the footage doesn’t like to be pushed hard. Read on…

Extra Extra, Free Light Leak Clips!

Jesse Rosten is a studmuffin filmmaker, and he’s giving away some light leaks that he created. These are excellent transitional elements, similar to the clips you’ll find in Artbeats Film Clutter collections. You can also make your own light leaks by removing the lens from your camera and playing light across the sensor with a flashlight.

But if you are lazy like most of us editors, snag these pre-made clips while you can. And if you aren’t sure how you’d use them, watch the “Growing is Forever” video embedded below for a taste of Jesse’s light leak goodness.

Daily Inspiration - The most realistic CG you’ve ever seen

This commercial spot was done entirely with CG, and it’s simply beautiful. I would never have guessed this was done without live action high-speed filming.

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