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4K to 720 Multicam

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Single 4K clip combined 5 different ways in a 5 angle 720 multicam timeline. Added movement across key shots adds the illusion of up to 8 unique edit perspectives derived from a single 4K BMD ProRes file.

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Keyword Ranges in FCPX

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FCPX is one of those tools that doesn’t do everything. What it does do, is really easy to use and often super powerful. Range Selections can apply multiple keywords to multiple I/O range selections across a single clip in the

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Log for More Image Control

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There’s more than one log used in the editing bay and that doesn’t include the fireplace logs of a high-end Swedish post-production boutique. No Hygge here, instead it’s a rich texture of color brought about by mathematical gymnastics, the log

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Colour for Talking Head Interviews

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Interviews are a great place to sharpen color grading skills. Let’s look at some ways we can push and improve upon this common setup in DaVinci Resolve.

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Correction vs Grading

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30 Second Film School by Fenchel & Janisch: Colour correction vs. color grading In this episode we show you the difference between correcting the look of a film and grading it.

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Project Felix 1st Look

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Create high-quality, photorealistic images. Project Felix makes it easy to composite 2D and 3D assets to build product shots, scene visualizations, and abstract art. And it’s made for graphic designers, not 3D experts. This is an initial beta release —

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Easy Mac Screen Recording

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QuickTime offers a quick and free way to record your screen. Under the hood are options to capture audio and video from multiple sources with ease. Keep things in sync with your Mac’s built in screenrecording application.

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Automated Dialogue Editing

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“Computational Video Editing for Dialogue-Driven Scenes” may make human video editors obsolete.

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J-Cut Editing

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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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Hand Drawn Animated Lower Thirds

ah-blogEditor-SC 1533 Views Editing, Film, Filmmaking, Premiere

A fast and effective way to put a unique spin on lower thirds is to draw them yourself. Nothing screams originality like your own handwriting for a lower third animation. You can apply this effect to a number of styles and situations, including infographics, transitions, and