Archive for September, 2011

  • Apple's Final Cut Pro X

    Primary and Secondary Color Correction in FCPX

    September 28th, 2011 | Chip | chip | No Comments

    Color correction is one of the final and most important steps in the video making process. Many rookie editors seem to leave this step out, but in this tutorial I introduce you to primary and secondary color correction in Final Cut Pro X.

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    How to record a video interview with Skype – Ecamm

    September 20th, 2011 | Amani, Web | amani | 10 Comments

    When I worked in news, the way to capture a video interview was to either, set up a satellite or microwave talkback, or send a camera crew to a location to gather the content. How times have changed. Now all you really need is a computer, a high-speed internet connection, and Skype. If you’ve never [...]

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    How to convert 5D/7D footage to NTSC SD

    September 12th, 2011 | Chip | chip | No Comments

    There are times when you have to convert your lovely HD DSLR footage to NTSC Standard Definition specifications. In this tutorial I show you how to do this using MPEG Streamclip and Final Cut Pro 7.

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    Affordable green screen – Adobe Premiere Pro 5

    September 6th, 2011 | Adobe, Amani, Editing | amani | 2 Comments

    A few people have asked us specific questions about the green screen or chroma key effect. You see the chroma key effect frequently in film, TV, and video. You are essentially removing a certain hue or color (chroma) from one image, and you’re replacing it with a background image (key). Hope I didn’t confuse you. [...]

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    Hot Links

    September 1st, 2011 | Blog | amani | No Comments

    Check out these hot media links!  Enjoy. The iReport toolkit has some great tips, especially if you’re getting started with video. Since we love creating tutorials, we’re always looking for other sites with great tuts. Check out FinalCutWhiz for FCPX tutorials and more. Here’s another great tutorial site we like. BegginerWebsiteTutorial has a bunch of [...]

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