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In Depth: Introduction to MARI Tutorial Series
Sep 13, 2016
The Foundry has created a nice set of tutorials consisting of 5 Modules with multiple Episodes to help get you up to speed with MARI quickly.
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In Depth: 8 Plug-ins for White Balancing Footage in Final Cut Pro X
Aug 31, 2016
White should look white, not peach, pink, or baby blue. White balancing footage will help your video look natural by looking at the color temperature in your shot and setting an accurate white, removing any unnatural color cast. Here are 8 tools for white balancing your footage in Final Cut Pro.
Of course, it's always best to white balance your footage as your shooting, but sometimes you forget, or your client doesn't do it, or your camera may not even have the option to white balance. Here are a 8 great tools, in no particular order, for white balancing footage in Final Cut Pro X.
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In Depth: Keying: Part 4: Red Giant Primatte Keyer and Key Correct
Jul 06, 2016
In this series, I'm going to give some in-depth information on three of my favorite keying tools that work with After Effects, Premiere Pro, and other tools. The first in the series covers Red Giant's Keying Suite, which includes Primatte Keyer, Key Correct Pro, and Warp.
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In Depth: Skin Retouching Part 5: Some New Tools and Tutorials
Mar 02, 2016
Since I started this series, there have been a couple of new tools on the market for skin touch-up and smoothing, as well as a couple of useful tutorials on the topic. I’ll talk about Sheffield Makeup Artist III, which came out in February, and Boris Continuum Complete Beauty Studio.
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In Depth: The Ultimate Guide to Building a Great Demo Reel
Dec 11, 2015
Is your New Year’s Resolution to get a new job or to bring in new freelance work? A new demo reel can help. What are employers looking for in a reel? I was on a panel at a college last month where we talked about what makes a demo reel great and what makes it… well, not so great. I also asked around to some industry peers for their opinions.
Tutorials: In Depth Articles Archive for All Time All Tutorials (11 TUTORIALS)
In Depth: Light Leaks and Lens Whacking
Oct 14, 2016
Light leaks used to be caused by camera damage but now it’s a stylistic look. I’ll give you some cool examples of these...
In Depth: Fireworks
Nov 12, 2015
Yes, the U.S. Independence Day is upon us once again! Whatever your country or holiday, here are some methods of creating...
In Depth: Skin Retouching Part 2: The Plug-ins
Aug 18, 2014
Need to touch up your actor’s complexion quickly and easily? There are a lot of plug-ins on the market that can help you...
In Depth: Skin Retouching and Digital Makeup,...
Jul 25, 2014
Do you need to make some small fixes to the skin of your actor, like fixing a blemish or blotchiness? Here’s part 1 of a 2...
In Depth: What in the Heck is Bokeh?
Mar 18, 2014
Bokeh is a type of defocus or lens blur where the blur takes on the shape of the lens diaphram. We explain how to...
In Depth: Optimizing After Effects for the Best...
Feb 04, 2014
If you've been using Adobe After Effects since early versions, as I have, you are familiar with the idea of optimizing...
In Depth: Plug-ins Adobe After Effects CC and...
Feb 04, 2014
Here’s an ongoing list of plug-in compatibility and other information that you need to know about plug-ins in the new CC...
In Depth: 9 Great Freebies for Color Grading...
Feb 04, 2014
The Beat has linked to some nice presets for Premiere Pro & After Effects to give your video work unique color looks. The...
In Depth: Keying: Introduction & Frequently Asked...
Feb 04, 2014
Keying is part technical skill, part patience, and part sorcery. This series will take you through different areas of...
In Depth: Video Software and Mac OS X 10.9...
Feb 04, 2014
This article is for motion graphics, vfx, and 3D artists and also video editors. We’re keeping track of issues you might...
In Depth: Keying: Pre-Processing Greenscreen...
Feb 04, 2014
If your greenscreen footage didn’t turn out as perfectly as you had hoped, here are some things that you can do to fix...