Sunday, May 11, 2008

Fun With A Mac, Some Programs, and a Music Video - Do It Again!

Scott Gentry | 05/11- 10:25 PM

You may want to play this video again and again to see all the tools they used....

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Final Cut Pro – The Dividing Line

Richard Harrington | 05/08- 07:19 PM

When dragging tracks in the Timeline, where you drag is as important as what you drag

When dragging tracks in the Timeline, where you drag is as important as what you drag. Careless dragging may result in an unintended overwrite edit when you intended
an insert edit.

If you look closely at the Timeline, you’ll notice that it’s divided by a thin gray line. When dragging, look to see which region you enter to determine the edit type.

When dragging from the Viewer or a bin, use these tips:

* Dragging to the upper-third of the track results in an insert edit.
* Dragging to the lower two-thirds of the track results in an overwrite edit.

Several different options are available when dragging within the Timeline.

When dragging in the Timeline, use these tips:

* Dragging in the Timeline horizontally results in an overwrite edit by default.
* Dragging in the Timeline horizontally results in an insert or swap edit when you hold down the Option key.
* Dragging in the Timeline vertically results in an overwrite edit by default.
* Dragging in the Timeline vertically results in an insert edit when you press the Option key after you start to drag.
* Pressing the Option key and then dragging in the Timeline vertically results in a cloned copy added to the Timeline via an insert edit.
* Pressing the Option and Shift keys and then dragging in the Timeline vertically results in a cloned copy added to the Timeline directly above the clip.

Like this tip? It comes from the book
Final Cut Studio On the Spot from Focal Press.

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Spot Color Grading - Photoshop for Video

Richard Harrington | 05/08- 07:09 PM

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how you can create a spot color effect by working with your video clips in Photoshop CS3.

Thursday, May 08, 2008

JL Cooper Eclipse panel

Steve Hullfish | 05/08- 11:38 AM

Efficiency through buttons - controlling the edit “Old School”

One of the reasons I got into this business in the first place was for the cool LCD displays, colored buttons, and various joysticks and fader bars. So it’s kind of ironic that less than 10 years in to my tenure in the kind of on-line suites that I’d always loved, I chucked the whole lot for cutting on NLEs like the Avid. No flashing lights. No cool controllers. No feeling like some highly trained fighter pilot (though how many fighter pilots have meals catered in to their “suite?"). I’ve spent most of the last 16 years working at a computer screen feeling like an accountant instead of a fighter pilot (though now, cockpits are starting to look more like computer monitors).

So it was with great joy that I unpacked my recently arrived JLCooper Eclipse controller. But it was more than simply the return of the buttons and various controllers I’d fallen in love with so many years ago. It was a blessing because of the return of EFFICIENCY. That’s what external control devices give the editor and colorist.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Adobe Demos Future Technology At NAB

Richard Harrington | 05/06- 06:47 PM

Adobe showed some awesome stuff at NAB. My favorite was a future version of Premiere that transcribes your footage, then makes the transcription searchable for both editing and publishing to the web.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Adobe TV At NAB 2008 – Photoshop CS3 Extended For Video

Richard Harrington | 05/06- 06:44 PM

Learn how to use Photoshop CS3 for Video

Want 30 minutes of free training on Adobe Photoshop CS3? Adobe had me in their theater at NAB giving lessons. Here’s a recording from one of the days so you can see what was taught.

Looking for more training?

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