Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 Essential Training: Importing Still images By Antony Bolante
In this clip, Lynda.com host Antony Bolante discusses some of the issues that crop up when importing still images into Premiere Pro CS4. He notes that stills are just a single frame of duration but when in video the frame plays much longer. In Premiere Pro, the still frame on the Timeline is set to play by default, for five seconds. He shows how to change the duration in the general pane of the preferences dialog box. He also covers setting a preference for still image scale.
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 Essential Training: Importing Assets By Antony Bolante
In this clip, Lynda.com host Antony Bolante discusses how Premiere Pro CS4 generates a list of assets by importing files. You can import all sorts of files, and Bolante discusses the three methods available to you; using the dialog box, the media browser, or via Adobe Bridge. Using any of these methods, you can import individual files, multiple files, or an entire folder of files.
...Read More »
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 Essential Training: Settings By Antony Bolante
In this clip, Lynda.com host Antony Bolante covers how to specify the settings, such as general settings, safe zones, and scratch disks, in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. He details how to start a new project, what a project is, and how to create a project and add assets to a Premiere Pro CS4 project.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 level 1: Batch Export By Jerry Leer
In this training video, host Jerry Leer transitions in Final Cut Pro. Leer details all the different ways to apply transitions into Final Cut Pro, including the easiest, dragging and dropping the transition from the effects tab in the browser. He shows what is under the effects tab, looking for video transitions. He also shows how to change the default transitions.
...Read More »
Working with XDCAM EX Footage in Final Cut Pro 6 By Heath McKnight
The Sony XDCAM EX line of cameras, which include the PMW-EX1 and EX3, offer full HD resolution recording (1920 x 1080), which record onto non-linear flash-based cards that Sony has named SxS. Speed is always of the utmost importance, so it's great to be able to get clips into Final Cut Pro fast and easy.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 Essential Editing: Multi Clip Editing By Larry Jordan
In this video, host Larry Jordan talks about Multiclip Editing, the different clips that are can be used, the different tools used, and the different windows that you can work in. He provides an in-depth overview of the application and its interface, and demonstrates how to plan, create, edit, and export professional digital video projects.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 Essential Editing: Ripple tool By Larry Jordan
This video emphasizes two editing tools; the ripple and roll tools. The ripple tool allows to cut the in or the out of a clip in the timeline. The ripple tool only allows for the edit of one side of the clip at a time, either the in or the out. The ripple tool automatically cuts and moves the clips to the cut points.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 Essential Editing: Open Format By Larry Jordan
This video covers the open format timeline, a new feature in Final Cut Pro 6 that allows for the use of different formats of video. The first clip in the timeline sets the format for all of the other video clips. If the first video in the sequence is standard DV and you place 720p HD clips into the timeline, the clips will be scaled and adjusted so that the formats match to the first clip.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 Essential Editing: 3-point editing By Larry Jordan
This tutorial goes over the 3-point edit feature in Final Cut. This is where you can set the ins and outs in the viewer and place corresponding ins and outs in the timeline. The ins and outs take priority over the playhead in the timeline and automatically cuts the overlay video to the same duration that the ins and outs represent.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 Essential Editing: The View Menu By Larry Jordan
This video goes over creating a new sequence and viewing clips. As a reminder every sequence that is open in the timeline takes up memory so watch what you have open. This video also touches on marking ins and outs of a video clip without actually cutting clip.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 Essential Editing: Customizing your workflow By Larry Jordan
The emphasis of this video is on the timeline and the video and audio track size as well as the multiple markers that you can have shown or not shown. It also touches on customizing the buttons in the upper right hand corners of all of the windows in Final Cut and customizing keyboard shortcuts all of which can be saved to disk in your preference files.
...Read More »
TubeMogul.com By Heath McKnight
TubeMogul.com enables you to upload your video or digital film masterpiece to many different video-sharing websites, such as YouTube, MySpace and Google Video. All you need is a free account with TubeMogul and each of the sites you wish to upload your video.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 ? Editing fast, accurate, and effectively when adding clips By David Basulto
As a new Mac and Final Cut Studio user I have immersed myself with all the programs the suite has to offer. Learning Final Cut Pro 6 has been fast and surprisingly easy. I should say the basics are easy to learn. I have found out there is a whole host of useful, time saving features that will enhance even the greatest editor?s workflow.
...Read More »
What?s New in Final Cut Pro 6: Renaming Clips By Diana Weynand
In Final Cut Pro 6, there are two new commands that give you freedom and control in renaming your clips. The two commands allow you to either change the name of the project clip to match that of the file, or you can change the media file name to match that of the project clip. To access the rename commands you can right-click (or control-click) on a clip and choose that option from the short cut menu.
...Read More »
Using The After Effects CS3 Composition Panel By Chad Perkins
In the second segment from the After Effects CS3 Essential Training series Chad demonstrates the how to get started using Adobe's After Effects CS3 Composition Panel.
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What?s new in Final Cut Pro 6: Smooth Cam Filter By Diana Weynand
We?re all familiar with the ?shaky camera? style of shooting used in many television shows. But if you had to hand hold your camera, or grab a shot on the fly, and didn?t really mean for it to shake noticeably, now you can apply the Smooth Cam filter, new to Final Cut Pro 6.
...Read More »
Looking Good with Sony Vegas By Jeffrey P. Fisher
People want to look their best on camera. Usually they?d like a little smoothing out of facial features and hiding some minor imperfections. I turn to the Sony Vegas third-party Pixelan CreativEase BlurPro plug-in which includes some great preset effects ready for tweaking. The CE effects also work with other NLEs.
...Read More »
Getting your sequence from Premiere Pro into After Effects and back By David Basulto
?Just cut and paste?. That?s all I keep reading or hearing from folks when I wanted to bring my film ?Fiesta Grand? from Premiere Pro 2 into After Effects 7 Pro for color correcting. And I about killed myself and my old Dell computer trying to. Sure I was able to bring a few clips in but never the whole feature.
...Read More »
Video Podcast: Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 with Jeff Schell By Jeff Schell
In this inaugural video podcast in Jeff Schell's weekly podcast series, Jeff takes a look at the new features in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. In particular, Jeff looks at what's new in the graphical user interface (GUI); he uncovers the changes made behind the scenes; he walks you through the latest "bell & whistle" features like Time Remapping, and also describes which applications you get for free when you purchase Adobe Premiere Pro CS3.
...Read More »
How to pitch your project By David Basulto
As many, but not that many, may have seen there is a new reality show called ?On the Lot?. Let me start off by saying I am not a reality show fan but this one intrigued me as I am a filmmaker as well. My wife and I sat down to watch an interesting episode. It happened to be about the young filmmakers on the show given a storyline to follow and turning that into a pitch. I have to say it was entertaining to see these mogul wannabees squirm a bit.
...Read More »
Bluetooth headsets have become more and more popular throughout the years and now more and more cell phones have been able to take advantage of this technology. In this review we'll be looking at a brand new Bluetooth headset from iTech, the SolarVoice 908, one of the first solar charging headsets on the market.
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Thank goodness you're a pack rat! You know, have to grab, keep everything that flies by...ok everything except that report or news item or YouTube yuck you saw last week and now desperately need. Can't find it it save your behind. And still you don't have enough storage...there are new worlds to conquer, new worlds to destroy or take home with you. Don't worry Flash will always be there for you Dale!!!!
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On this Veteran's Day 2009, as we honor those who served and gave their lives for America, there are stories about man's best friend being told by those who fought alongside their "War Dogs of the Pacific." Most Americans have no idea that dogs were trained to sniff out the enemy during World War II, 549 to be exact fought with the U.S. Marines on Guam, Saipan, and other battlegrounds of the Pacific Theater.
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Did you hear? Microsoft is releasing a new version of Windows - should you buy it? Windows 7 is here. In this article you will find out if Windows 7 is worth the wait and whether or not you should upgrade. Or is Windows 7 just another Vista?
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 Essential Training: Importing Still images
In this clip, Lynda.com host Antony Bolante discusses some of the issues that crop up when importing still images into Premiere Pro CS4. He notes that stills are just a single frame of duration but when in video the frame plays much longer. In Premiere Pro, the still frame on the Timeline is set to play by default, for five seconds. He shows how to change the duration in the general pane of the preferences dialog box. He also covers setting a preference for still image scale.
...Read More »
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 Essential Training: Importing Assets
In this clip, Lynda.com host Antony Bolante discusses how Premiere Pro CS4 generates a list of assets by importing files. You can import all sorts of files, and Bolante discusses the three methods available to you; using the dialog box, the media browser, or via Adobe Bridge. Using any of these methods, you can import individual files, multiple files, or an entire folder of files.
...Read More »
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 Essential Training: Settings
In this clip, Lynda.com host Antony Bolante covers how to specify the settings, such as general settings, safe zones, and scratch disks, in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. He details how to start a new project, what a project is, and how to create a project and add assets to a Premiere Pro CS4 project.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 level 1: Batch Export
In this training video, host Jerry Leer transitions in Final Cut Pro. Leer details all the different ways to apply transitions into Final Cut Pro, including the easiest, dragging and dropping the transition from the effects tab in the browser. He shows what is under the effects tab, looking for video transitions. He also shows how to change the default transitions.
...Read More »
Working with XDCAM EX Footage in Final Cut Pro 6
The Sony XDCAM EX line of cameras, which include the PMW-EX1 and EX3, offer full HD resolution recording (1920 x 1080), which record onto non-linear flash-based cards that Sony has named SxS. Speed is always of the utmost importance, so it's great to be able to get clips into Final Cut Pro fast and easy.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 Essential Editing: Multi Clip Editing
In this video, host Larry Jordan talks about Multiclip Editing, the different clips that are can be used, the different tools used, and the different windows that you can work in. He provides an in-depth overview of the application and its interface, and demonstrates how to plan, create, edit, and export professional digital video projects.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 Essential Editing: Ripple tool
This video emphasizes two editing tools; the ripple and roll tools. The ripple tool allows to cut the in or the out of a clip in the timeline. The ripple tool only allows for the edit of one side of the clip at a time, either the in or the out. The ripple tool automatically cuts and moves the clips to the cut points.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 Essential Editing: Open Format
This video covers the open format timeline, a new feature in Final Cut Pro 6 that allows for the use of different formats of video. The first clip in the timeline sets the format for all of the other video clips. If the first video in the sequence is standard DV and you place 720p HD clips into the timeline, the clips will be scaled and adjusted so that the formats match to the first clip.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 Essential Editing: 3-point editing
This tutorial goes over the 3-point edit feature in Final Cut. This is where you can set the ins and outs in the viewer and place corresponding ins and outs in the timeline. The ins and outs take priority over the playhead in the timeline and automatically cuts the overlay video to the same duration that the ins and outs represent.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 Essential Editing: The View Menu
This video goes over creating a new sequence and viewing clips. As a reminder every sequence that is open in the timeline takes up memory so watch what you have open. This video also touches on marking ins and outs of a video clip without actually cutting clip.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 Essential Editing: Customizing your workflow
The emphasis of this video is on the timeline and the video and audio track size as well as the multiple markers that you can have shown or not shown. It also touches on customizing the buttons in the upper right hand corners of all of the windows in Final Cut and customizing keyboard shortcuts all of which can be saved to disk in your preference files.
...Read More »
TubeMogul.com
TubeMogul.com enables you to upload your video or digital film masterpiece to many different video-sharing websites, such as YouTube, MySpace and Google Video. All you need is a free account with TubeMogul and each of the sites you wish to upload your video.
...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 6 ? Editing fast, accurate, and effectively when adding clips
As a new Mac and Final Cut Studio user I have immersed myself with all the programs the suite has to offer. Learning Final Cut Pro 6 has been fast and surprisingly easy. I should say the basics are easy to learn. I have found out there is a whole host of useful, time saving features that will enhance even the greatest editor?s workflow.
...Read More »
What?s New in Final Cut Pro 6: Renaming Clips
In Final Cut Pro 6, there are two new commands that give you freedom and control in renaming your clips. The two commands allow you to either change the name of the project clip to match that of the file, or you can change the media file name to match that of the project clip. To access the rename commands you can right-click (or control-click) on a clip and choose that option from the short cut menu.
...Read More »
Using The After Effects CS3 Composition Panel
In the second segment from the After Effects CS3 Essential Training series Chad demonstrates the how to get started using Adobe's After Effects CS3 Composition Panel.
...Read More »
What?s new in Final Cut Pro 6: Smooth Cam Filter
We?re all familiar with the ?shaky camera? style of shooting used in many television shows. But if you had to hand hold your camera, or grab a shot on the fly, and didn?t really mean for it to shake noticeably, now you can apply the Smooth Cam filter, new to Final Cut Pro 6.
...Read More »
Looking Good with Sony Vegas
People want to look their best on camera. Usually they?d like a little smoothing out of facial features and hiding some minor imperfections. I turn to the Sony Vegas third-party Pixelan CreativEase BlurPro plug-in which includes some great preset effects ready for tweaking. The CE effects also work with other NLEs.
...Read More »
Getting your sequence from Premiere Pro into After Effects and back
?Just cut and paste?. That?s all I keep reading or hearing from folks when I wanted to bring my film ?Fiesta Grand? from Premiere Pro 2 into After Effects 7 Pro for color correcting. And I about killed myself and my old Dell computer trying to. Sure I was able to bring a few clips in but never the whole feature.
...Read More »
Video Podcast: Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 with Jeff Schell
In this inaugural video podcast in Jeff Schell's weekly podcast series, Jeff takes a look at the new features in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. In particular, Jeff looks at what's new in the graphical user interface (GUI); he uncovers the changes made behind the scenes; he walks you through the latest "bell & whistle" features like Time Remapping, and also describes which applications you get for free when you purchase Adobe Premiere Pro CS3.
...Read More »
How to pitch your project
As many, but not that many, may have seen there is a new reality show called ?On the Lot?. Let me start off by saying I am not a reality show fan but this one intrigued me as I am a filmmaker as well. My wife and I sat down to watch an interesting episode. It happened to be about the young filmmakers on the show given a storyline to follow and turning that into a pitch. I have to say it was entertaining to see these mogul wannabees squirm a bit.
...Read More »
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