Fixing Problems (111 Tutorials)
Burning Question: How do I get started with Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve?
November 16, 2015
DaVinci Resolve is on my list of software to learn this year, too. You’re in luck. I’ve been collecting tutorials together in a list that either look like I’d learn a lot from them or have an interesting outcome. Here are some that will hopefully get you started.
In Depth: Repairing Damaged Pixels
November 12, 2015
Dead pixels, stuck pixels, bad pixel, burnt pixels, hot pixels… there are lots of types of damaged pixels and they’re annoying. Here are several ways you can repair them.
Image Restoration and Touch Up in After Effects Seminar
November 12, 2015
Here is the archived video of the event, in case you missed it, and more information on links mentioned in the session.
In Depth: Skin Retouching Part 4: DaVinci Resolve
November 12, 2015
Making skin tones appear natural, yet attractive, in color graded footage can be intimidating to the inexperienced. Here are some tutorials and articles focused on working with skin tones with Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve, including smoothing and cosmetic color grading.
In Depth: Working with Night Time Scenes, part 1
November 2, 2015
You really have two choices when shooting scenes that take place at night. Either shoot at night and deal with the low light situation or shoot Day for Night. Shooting at night is easier if your camera is capable of it. Day for Night, which I would recommend under certain circumstances, can be tricky but can look fantastic and undistinguishable when it’s done correctly. Part one of this article will focus on shooting in after dark.
Compositing with ASSIMILATE SCRATCH
October 13, 2015
Learn how to remove an object and replace a sky in Scratch.
Removing a microphone with mocha Pro and Adobe Photoshop
September 24, 2015
Mary Poplin explains the basics of removing an unwanted object, using only one clean plate and letting mocha Pro’s planar tracking and remove tool to the heavy lifting.
NewBlueFX Filters: ColorFast: Skin and Shape Masks
September 10, 2015
Shahriar Rahman shows you how to use the skin and shape masks within Filters ColorFast.
NewBlueFX Essentials: Stabilizer Tutorial
September 10, 2015
Rafael, with NewBlueFX, shows you how use Essentials Stabilizer to quickly clean up shaky footage.
NewBlueFX Essentials: Stabilizer
September 10, 2015
Ian Stark shows you how to remove unwanted motion with Stabilizer from the Essentials collection.
NewBlueFX Essentials: Lens Correction
September 4, 2015
Ian Stark shows you how to easily fix distorted footage using Lens Correction from the Essentials collection.
BCC: Up Rez in FCP X & Motion 5
August 10, 2015
Learn how to UpRez SD footage to HD using BCC UpRez from Image Restoration, in FCPX and Motion 5.
BCC Magic Sharp in Resolve 11
August 10, 2015
Learn how to manipulate the different parameters, including channel sharpening, detail tuning, and channel tuning, to make your footage pop.
Save the Shot with Boris Continuum Complete and Sony Vegas Pro
August 10, 2015
John Rofrano shows you how to save otherwise-unusable shots using two image restoration tools from Boris Continuum Complete: BCC Smooth Tone and BCC Noise Reduction. BCC Smooth Tone smooths or softens an image while preserving the important detail contrast areas while BCC Noise Reduction eliminates unwanted video noise from image clips.
Make Bad Pixels Disappear
August 10, 2015
Dead pixels can spell big trouble that can potentially ruin a show, but not if you have Boris Continuum Complete’s Pixel Fixer in your toolbox…part of the Boris Continuum Unit: Image Restoration