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Premiere CS6: Broadcast Colors Filter
An in-depth tutorial on how to use the Broadcast Colors filter in Premiere Pro CS6 – and why. Continue reading
Premiere Pro CS6: Read Video Scopes
A video tutorial showing how to display, modify, and analyze images using video scopes in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6. Continue reading
FCP X: Two Cautions
Be cautious when using the 50′s TV effect or Add blend mode in Final Cut Pro X, as this article explains. Continue reading
Premiere Pro CS6: Fast Color Correction
The Fast Color Corrector does exactly that – fast color correction. Here’s how it works. Continue reading
FCP X: Intro to Color Correction
In this article, I want to talk about what happens when you make a color or exposure adjustment to a clip; and illustrate this with screen shots. Continue reading
FCP X: Quick Color Correction
This color correction technique in Final Cut Pro X isn’t perfect, but it is REALLY fast and gets you close enough to keep your job Continue reading
Preventing Video Buzz in A Video Screen
A subscriber recounts the difficulties, and the workaround that fixed them, he experienced with Buzz lines cropping up in a project. Continue reading
Technical: Understanding The Broadcast Safe Filter
For those of you interested in a more technical look at the Broadcast Safe filter, Dennis Couzin, technical assistant to a video documentarian based in Germany, sent me the following article that he wrote. Continue reading
Creating Background Colors for Video
What happens when you change Final Cut’s display background to any color except black? Much less than you think. Here’s why. Continue reading
Why Video Bit Depth Matters
What’s the difference between 8-bit and 10-bit video and why should editors care? Well, if you are doing a lot of effects, you should care a lot and this article explains why. Continue reading
White Balancing During a Color Change
Dealing with shifting color temperatures during shooting presents a raft of problems during editing. This article describes what you can do during shooting to compensate for color temperature changes, as well as how to “fix it in post.”
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Using Digital Anarchy’s Beauty Box
You know the drill. The client didn’t have the money for makeup when they were shooting the video, then is horrified to discover in post that their star/kid/sweetie has a humongous zit that spoils all the close-ups of the video they dumped in your lap to edit. Continue reading
