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Post by Urbz on Oct 26, 2006 7:27:50 GMT -5
From the UKFCUG/MacVideo Newsletter
Tip of the Week
Ambient noise - does anyone record ambient noise these days? After an interview record 30 seconds to a minute of silence - room noise... that's what we were taught in film school.
These days I seem to be forever grabbing bits of ambient noise from pauses betweens people's sentences. Certainly not the best way to create a soundtrack. Recording ambient noise on location makes creating a perfect sound mix much easier to achieve.
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Post by Urbz on Oct 26, 2006 7:33:07 GMT -5
Creative Planet's Digital Production BuZZ Tips and Tricks October 23, 2006 For the best source of industry BuZZ, Creative Planet's Digital Production BuZZ has more shows, more news, live shows from major trade shows and more guests than any other industry show or podcast. If you haven't checked out the new show yet, you can subscribe to the podcast at www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/Podcast/ or via iTunes - just search for "Digital Production BuZZ" and you'll find us. In this issue: Better Chroma Keying and Color Correction (Final Cut Pro) Podcast Production - Get your own professionally produced commercial podcast Open Clip with Matching Timecode (Final Cut Pro) Create an Elevator Pitch for your Company |
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Post by Urbz on Dec 11, 2006 8:41:57 GMT -5
Secret iPhoto editing mode
The application iPhoto is used to manage digital photographs and quicktime videos taken on your digital camera.
I use iPhoto for offloading digital pictures and video clips from my camera and modifying the pictures and cataloging the videos on it. The Quicktime videos can be moved to iTunes for cataloging and playback. You can also use iMovie for digital movie clips and stills.
The secret editing mode gives you much better control over the Red Eye and Retouching tools. You can adjust the size of the Redeye and Retouch tools and the intensity of the Retouch tools. The Redeye tool now shows up as a round center in a oval cross hair. The Retouch tool now allows you to control the size and of the tool and the intensity.
I found this information on the OS X Hints website.
To activate this mode, double-click an image you’d like to edit. This switches you into edit mode.
With either the Red-Eye or Retouch tool active, press ctrl+caps-lock+9 key. Now press the tab key to see the cursor change to advanced mode.
Use the bracket keys ( [ ] ) to increase or decrease the area of coverage. Use the curly brace keys ( { } ) to increase or decrease the intensity.
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Post by Urbz on Dec 28, 2006 20:38:37 GMT -5
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Post by Urbz on Jan 11, 2007 10:52:24 GMT -5
If you're using iMovie to create screencasts, e.g. for software demos, there are a couple of things to know to get the best quality. When you import source videos, iMovie seems to resample them to it's own internal resolution, so resampling on import followed by resampling on export can cause a substantial loss in quality and produce lossy videos full of artifacts. The main trick is to choose the resolution of the input videos (screen captures) carefully. Depending on the video format you select when you create a new project, iMovie will work at different resolutions: DV: 720x480 DV Widescreen: 853x480 HDV 1080i: 1920x1080 HDV 720p: 1280x720 MPEG-4: 640x480? If your input files match the project resolution, there'll be no need for it to resample. Personally, I found that none of these were suitable for screen captures, so I set iMovie to HDV 1080i and used exactly half of 1920x1080, i.e. 960x580. Quality isn't perfect, but it's still better than some random other size. www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20070110135311478 |
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Post by Urbz on Mar 19, 2007 8:29:25 GMT -5
Log and Capture Workflow Logging Offline & Batch Capturing From Ken Stone's FCP Website www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/log_capture_workflow.html"If you are using the CAPTURE NOW function in Final Cut Pro for your capturing needs, then you are missing out on some of Final Cut Pro's most powerful features. This article will explain proper workflow when beginning a project, including logging, batch capture lists, capturing, mini-DV back-up, as well as touch on the concept of matching-back to either High Def video or various formats of film." |
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Post by Urbz on Apr 6, 2007 11:11:11 GMT -5
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