This week on MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training how you can create and reposition animation paths in both Motion and Final Cut Pro X. […]
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Recently, I had an opportunity to review what I have always considered to be the on camera monitor to which all others are judged: Marshall. Marshall has achieved this by manufacturing monitors that are streamlined inside and out. When Marshall puts it's products on the shelf, you can have confidence you are buying a product […]
Another image of mine with a bit of a story behind it was just published this month in Skier magazine. In March 2012 I headed to Austria to cover an event called Nine Queens. The event brings together the world's best women freeskiers for a week of photo shoots and training followed by a […]
I'm always on the lookout for Photoshop plug-ins that will make my life easier in post production. Plug-ins generally simplify what I am trying to achieve in Photoshop. What might take me 10 layers in Photoshop can be achieved with one click with a plug-in. But I have never found a plug-in that reduces […]
Petersburg, VA, USA, January 14, 2013 – Metabones® and Caldwell Photographic jointly announce a revolutionary accessory called Speed Booster™, which mounts between a mirrorless camera and a SLR lens. It increases maximum aperture by 1 stop (hence its name), increases MTF and has a focal length multiplier of 0.71x. For example, the Canon EF 85mm […]
SoulPancake, a production company founded by Rainn Wilson (of NBC’s “The Office”), is creating extraordinary original online video content for YouTube. With more than 100,000 subscribers and more than three million video views to date, SoulPancake ranks in the top 100 YouTube channels. SoulPancake recently switched to Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 and an all Adobe […]
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Does it drive you crazy to see somebody use something the wrong way, then declare it doesn’t work? That’s how I feel about the Roto Brush tool introduced in After Effects CS5. This semi-automated tool helps you separate the foreground (i.e. an actor) from a complex background (i.e. not greenscreen) – “all” you have to […]
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The past two days of the 2013 International CES® featured keynotes from Samsung and the Brand Matters Keynote, plus SuperSessions focused on the future of technology innovation and award winner announcements. Every major tech company, including top social media organizations like Amazon, Google, Groupon Goods, Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter, Tumblr and YouTube are at the 2013 […]
Since I published the article 11 things I love about Vimeo Pro (Pro Video Coalition, November 2012), I have had at least two pending articles about Vimeo’s general service and their upcoming Pay-Per-Vew service, about which I wrote briefly in December. It has taken a while, but Vimeo has finally contacted me to arrange an […]
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I shot a commercial for Los Gringos Loco on the Red using one of my favorite special effects…Fire! In this back yard barbecue we see everything go up in flames. The goal was to shoot both video and stills that the restaurant will use for advertising purposes. Creating fire is one of my favorite special […]
