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Glow Warp Title Transition

ah-blogEditor-SC 1431 Views Glow Wrap, Graphics, How to, Transition, Tutorial

The glow warp transition has an older feel to it, and the animation relates to the retro-style graphics in the trailer. (Graphics and animation should complement one another.) The glow and the multiple layers of the transition relate back to the ’80s when vibrant,

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J-Cut Editing

ah-blogEditor-SC 1627 Views Audio, Editing, J-Cut, L-Cut, SFX, YouTube

Essentially, a j-cut pulls audio from your next scene into a transition before the current scene ends. You’re introducing the sound of the next scene a few moments before the current scene ends. You can read much more about the history and use of j-cuts and l-cuts

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Fix Chromatic Aberration

ah-blogEditor-SC 2534 Views Chromic Aberration, How to, Lightroom, Tips, Tricks, Tutorial

Unless you’re deliberately aiming for a lo-fi or retro lomography look, purple fringe in your photos is something you want to avoid. It’s more properly called chromatic aberration, and it’s not always purple–it can also be green and on some

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Dehaze finds Sensor Dust Spots

ah-blogEditor-SC 1231 Views Dehaze, Dust Spots, Editing, Filter, Lightroom, Sensor Cleaning

Lightroom’s new dehaze filter is designed to cut through the glare caused by haze or mist, but it is also very useful for an off-label use: finding dust spots.

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Fire Dancers Fiji

Alex 1801 Views BMPCC4K, Fiji, Low-light, Video

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K low-light capabilities test. No Colour Grading or Correction in post. Gotta admit, with the High Frame Rate function enabled in pitch blackness clamping down on already non-existent available light, the camera did a superb job.

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CC #6802

Alex 1430 Views Colour Correction, Colour Grading, GFX, RAW, Retouch

A sunny day on a Penninsula beach offered the opportunity for some Boaty photos. A quick trip through lightroom produced a new set of images. Colour Correction, Optical Lens Profile Adjustment, Sharpening and Mid-Tone Boost.

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2019 Mac Pro Thinking

Alex 1685 Views Apple, h265, MacPro

Stabilisation (faster + more effective) Noise Reduction (faster + improved) H265 (faster + higher quality) Proxy-free 4K workflows Anyone needing more reasons to switch to the new Mac Pro, coming out some time in the next 3 months, is never

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Make Music Fit Your Video

ah-blogEditor-SC 1447 Views Editing, Music, Sound, Video

It’s rare that you’ll find a track that works perfectly, unedited, from beginning to end. Composers create “short”, “alternate”, “60-second” and “30-second” versions of tracks for this reason. Or, there will be a separate file for a shortened “sting” version

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Wrap Cables Like a Pro

ah-blogEditor-SC 1212 Views Cables, Film, Gear, Organisation, Production, Video, Video Production

We’ve shown you all sorts of ways to wrangle your cables in the past, but often you need to wrap and unwrap them when on the go. These six methods will help you keep all your cords contained quickly in almost any