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Tip: Get QuickTime Looking Right Without Re-Rendering
I have in the past been critical of QuickTime as the standard for professional review of digital video; nonetheless,...
Production
Has the Demise of Film Been Hastened by the Impending Actors’ Strike?
Episode 29 of the excellent Red Centre Podcast consists of an interview with L.A. based director of photography Rodney...
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Tip: Make use of 21st Century Copyright Laws to Secure Elements
A few years ago I found myself in need of images for an earlier edition of my book that...
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Tip: Send After Effects 3D animation data to Cinema 4D (or Maya, Max, Lightwave…)
It has long been a feature of Cinema 4D that animation data, including camera animation settings, can be exported...
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Tip: Apply Color Adjustments to RED QuickTimes
As you probably know, when you transfer footage from a RED camera you get QuickTime movies along with the...
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Tip: Use iChat to McGyver Back to your Mac
I love the idea of Back to My Mac, including with a MobileMe account (there is also a Windows...
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Tip: Locate Missing Effects in After Effects CS4
So you’ve opened someone’s After Effects project – or maybe even your own – and an error comes up...
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Tip: Debug QuickTime Pro
Today’s tip is a simple one. I even kinda hope you already know about it. QuickTime includes two preferences...
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Tip: Create Cinematic Motion Blur in After Effects (and in life)
Quick: what’s the difference between shutter speed and frame rate? You might be surprised that there are even a...
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April is Tip Month
My turn! In April I aim to post a tip a day, despite the distracting spring weather, my birthday,...