Using EXRs and DWA in After Effects
Building your own editing PC – a complete guide
Building my own editing PC was always something I thought was just a little but outside of my abilities,...
Dear Hollywood: If We Don’t Speak Up Now, The Industry As We Know It Will Never Be The Same (It’s Gut Check Time)
Author’s Note: I originally wrote and published this article at my site Optimize Yourself (as part of my ongoing...
Designing “The Queen’s Gambit” titles with Adobe After Effects
While superheroes and thrilling action are more popular than ever, millions tuned in to watch a different kind of...
Burning questions about Cinematic Mode and how you edit it
I picked up a new iPhone 13 Pro over the weekend. By far the biggest buzz is over the...
COVID-Compliant Crowd Scenes on a Budget using Anima
Not only are extras expensive, but in the age of COVID orchestrating larger crowd shots becomes a logistical nightmare....
Review: Accusonus ERA Reverb Remover and more
Recently, I reviewed the ERA Mouth De-Clicker plugin (link ahead in case you missed it). After publishing my first...
BorisFX Continuum 2021.5 for FCP
If you’ve been editing for a while, Boris is a company that’s probably touched your working life. Through their...
NAB Show officially canceled for Fall 2021
I don’t think this is a shock to anyone but NAB has made the decision to cancel NAB Show...
How to scale a 3D scene in After Effects
After Effects can import simple 3D scenes, either natively using the .ma file format, or with 3rd party plugins...
ProRes recording, Cinematic Mode and more with iPhone 13 Pro
The rumors were true (do we really get any Apple surprises anymore?) that the new iPhone 13 Pro will...
ProRes for iPhone 13?
What sort of camera has seen the most development over the last decade or two? Big-chip options for single-camera...
NAB Show exhibitors continue dropping like flies, Blackmagic too. Should the show go on?
UPDATE 9/15/21: NAB Show 2021 is officially canceled. I was pretty diligent last year making posts here on PVC as...
Real Remote Editing with Jump Desktop
Covid-19 and the year 2020 have turned the professional production and post world on their heads. Among other things,...
Review: AJA T-Tap Pro
I think something that is lost in today’s remote editing from from home and everyone edits on a laptop...