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Creative Activities for Kids – Apple Education – 9to5Mac

Alex 2724 Views Children, Creative, Education, Kids, Learning

9-5 Mac reported that Apple released a new “30 Creative Activities for Kids” worksheet designed specifically for those learning from home due to COVID-19. The worksheet includes 30 creative tasks for kids, ranging from photo walks to creating a comic

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Recording Voiceovers

Alex 3786 Views Audio, Editing, Post- Production, Sound, Voiceovers

Shutterstock has compiled a bunch of useful resources for recording voiceovers and working with audio in general. These aren’t aimed at music producers but more for those creating voice files. Drill down and there are workflow tips, mic selection ideas,

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Easy Stereo Recording

Alex 3803 Views Audio, Recording, Stereo

Want the versatility of stereo recording in your video without breaking the bank or too much setup? Then try out these 3 techniques.

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Shrine of Remembrance

Alex 1324 Views Digital Storytelling, Editorial, Photography

Right place, Right time to catch my eldest engaging with his great grandfather. Australia’s last surviving member of the illustrious Light Horse Brigade who served on many battlefronts across WWI. Hugh St Clair, my mother’s maternal grandfather and a damn

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Animate Faces in Old Photos

Alex 1424 Views 2D to 3D, AI, Deepfake, Digital Storytelling, Photos, Vintage

This is pretty cool… Utilising applications from the current trend in AI generated DeepFake videos, animated images can now be created from still photos. Ancestors move, smile and look alive. It even works from paintings. You can now see ancestors

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Kew Traffic School

Alex 1056 Views Canon 70-200/f2.8, Canon EOS R5, Kew Traffic School

Quick test of the new Canon EOS R5 with a 70-200/f2.8 lens. Key features tested included eye tracking, multi-faces eye tracking, obstacle avoidance tracking, continuous autofocus and RAW Lite. Bucketload of Manfrotto MVG460 Gimbal video also shot in CanonLog3 (CLog3).

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CSPA Basic Skills Indicator

Alex 3719 Views 2D, Animation, Corporate, Explainer Video, FCPX, Voiceover

Animated explainer video outlining key aspects of ACER client’s new Basic Skills Indicator. Minimalist graphics and motion accommodate a lot of text.

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PunchUp Boring Shots with Rotobrush

Alex 3317 Views 3D, After Effects, Clean Plate, Rotobrush, Rotoscoping

In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to add life to a static shot with this powerful After Effects tool.

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Seamless Patterns

Alex 3699 Views Background, Design, Illustrator, Layout, Pattern, Vector

A seamless pattern is an image or texture that can be duplicated and placed side-by-side, without distinct borders or separations. These patterns enable a single image to be endlessly repeated to create unique backgrounds, text effects, or brand elements.

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What is Video Bitrate?

Alex 2384 Views Bitrate, Compression, Streaming, Transcode, Video

As video file sizes get smaller and resolutions get bigger, it’s easy to confused about video bitrates. This quick read outlines the basic video bitrate settings required to get your content looking its best at various common sizes and frame

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