Shutter Speed vs. Shutter Angle
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between the way a video camera calculates shutter (fractions of a...
Nikon lens tests with the SGPro 35mm adapter and HVX200
Matt Garrett and Bruce Allen recently conducted a series of Nikon lens tests with a SGPro 35mm adapter mounted...
The Shape of Things to Come: Shape Layers Introduction
For motion graphics artists, one of the most significant new features introduced in After Effects CS3 was Shape Layers....
35mm Adapter Shootout – Redrock Micro M2, Cinevate Brevis 35 and SGPRO
Accomplished shooter Phillip Bloom has shared a lengthy shootout review comparing three popular 35mm adapters; the Cinevate Brevis, SG...
35mm Lens Adapter Shootout – Cinevate Brevis vs Redrock M2
35mm camcorder lens adapters are a strange breed. Part science, part art, they allow a shooter to utilize SLR...
Brighter Whites; Richer Colors Part 2: sRGB
The first image (a digital photo originally saved with an sRGB color profile) has not been corrected; the second...
Brighter Whites; Richer Colors, Part 1: 16-235
Footage that imports into After Effects with its internal “601” luminance levels intact (left) looks washed out compared to...
Map Exploration
A common task is navigating around a map-like image. In this column, we’ll discuss three different approaches to this...
The Hi-Def Checklist
The darker areas to the left and right of these images show what happens when a 16:9 image is...
Visual Rhythm, Part 2: Motion & Cinema Tricks
In the previous column, we detailed a number of techniques for animating multiple layers in Adobe After Effects. In...
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