After Effects Apprentice Video Tutorial #9
Keying with After Effects
Looking for another way to key? Be sure to check out this video for a detailed demonstration of keying...
Review: Sony HXR-MC1 1-CMOS AVCHD POV Camcorder
The HXR-MC1 is a “camera on a rope”. Sony’s HXR-MC1 ($2800, street price) is a “POV” camcorder, an HD...
CameraMania!
Banking, real estate and the stock market: all three are prone to “irrational exuberance.” As it turns out, the...
The Rise of Field Monitors
I’ve recently spent a lot of time evaluating our production processes looking for ways to improve efficiency. There were...
ScopeBox Software with the Reflecmedia LED Green Screen System
I’ve been testing the Reflecmedia LED LiteRing system for about a month now, and it wasn’t until I paired...
On Artbeats.com: Light Wrap
A common visual effect is to place a person originally shot on greenscreen or bluescreen over a new background....
Quick Look: Panasonic AG-HPX300 1/3″ 3-CMOS P2 HD camcorder
I recently had a brief hands-on session with the Panasonic AG-HPX300, courtesy of VMI Video‘s “Big Deal Day” demo...
Luma Processing
We’ve been working on a series for lynda.com on how to get the most out of effects in After...
On Artbeats.com: Reusing Colors
Over on Artbeats.com, they recently published the third of a trio of articles we wrote on the use of...
Apple Updates Final Cut Studio with More Than 100 New Features
CUPERTINO, California-July 23, 2009-Apple® today announced a significant update to Final Cut Studio® with more than 100 new features...
Art shoots a spot on the Canon 5D MkII
Sunday, 19 July 2009: DP Art Adams joins Director Simon Sommerfeld to shoot a spec spot on the Canon...
Short video of Ted Shilowitz talking about (and holding) a Scarlet
ShotsandCuts posted a link up via Twitter tonight of RED guru Ted Shilowitz talking about the RED Scarlet. He...
Research software automatically de-shakes video
Here’s a sweet little bit of research in the works…Adobe and some folks at the University of Wisconsin have...
New Firmware for the HPX300 series camcorders
The email looked like any other masculine-insecurity spam: “NEW PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING UPDATES”. But it went on to say, “FOR PANASONIC...