Notes On Video

Adobe SpeedGrade Tutorial | Vincent Laforet | Blog A quick tutorial on working in SpeedGrade , the new color grading tool in Adobe Creative Suite: While we only used a few layers in the above example, you are not limited to any number of primary or secondary layers within the application. We also only worked with a single clip in the above tutorial, but for when you are grading entire sequences, there is the ability to have two playheads so you can preview your grade consistency between clips. Reviewing the Sony FS700 and workflow | Ted Setla | Setla Films A video review of the Sony NEX-FS700 : 1. ND Filters : not just 2, but 3 different ND filters borrowed from the F65 ND filter technology 2. Arri adaptor : This addition allows for other 3rd party equipment we already use in the field 3. Focus Assist : E-Mount lenses has a Facial Focus Assist, A-Mount lenses have what is called a Phase Focus Assist which greatly increase the ability to keep it in auto focus with these...

The first good quality USB microphone I ever owned (by good quality I mean a condenser mic with a large diaphragm, or a mic that cost more than $40!) wasn’t a very happy experience. The microphone didn’t work without drivers installed, and even then it often had conflicts with one thing or another. After struggling with it for a month or two I found it was easier to go back to the XLR mic and a USB audio interface. Then I bought an Audio-Technica AT2020 USB microphone, and that was a great improvement. No more problems with drivers and interfaces, and the audio quality was close enough to what I had been getting with the XLR mic that the ease of use - and lack of extra parts - made it my go-to mic. But here comes Apogee with the “ MiC ,” and not only is it a high-quality USB condenser microphone that works with your Mac , it also works with your iPad and iPhone too. Infact, one of the key selling points is that it works with the iPad , and it comes with both a regular USB and a...

CAMERAS: Food Fights with the FS700 | Art Adams | ProVideoCoalition Art and Adam Wilt got to borrow a Sony NEX-FS700 and shot some high-speed fruit: I should mention that I set the camera’s shutter at a hard 1/1000th of a second. I don’t like to use degrees to set a digital camera’s shutter because degrees are relative: the exposure changes depending on the frame rate, whereas I’d like to choose a shutter speed and know exactly what the camera is doing at any given time. Unusual Camera moves with the ALEXA M | Michael Murie | Filmmaker Magazine Seeing a behind-the-scenes shoot with the Alexa M offers some ideas for different ways to place your camera: Don’t have the budget for the Alexa M? Well you can still use that DSLR in the same way that they used the Alexa M, and this video has some really interesting ideas for getting a camera closer to the action. I was particularly intrigued by the methods used in the ice hockey sequence, the skateboarding, and the attachment of the ...

Audio Checklist for Video Editors | Danny Greer | Premiumbeat Tips for editing audio: KEEP YOUR AUDIO TRACKS ORGANIZED Assign different audio tracks in your project to different audio types. For instance, keep all dialogue on tracks 1-4, all music on tracks 5-8 and all sound effects on tracks 9-10. Think to yourself, “if another editor had to sit down at this project would they be able to quickly identify each audio clip?” Colorgrading Round-Up | Dennis Kutchera | Creative COW A look at color grading software at NAB So let me get this out of the way -- if money were no object, I would go for the FilmLight's Baselight with the amazing Blackboard 2 control surface. Every key is a miniature LED video screen and the whole thing is made of wood. The grading tools are fast and powerful at your fingertips. The Blackboard 2 even has a pen tablet built into it. Episode #93 | Digital Filmmakers Podcast An interview with Scott Simmons on Multicam Editing In Final Cut Pro X: Scot...

Testing the FS700: Low Light Performance, Dynamic Range, and Slow-Motion | AbelCine Andy Shipsides at AbelCine checks out the Sony NEX-FS700 and finds that the dynamic range is about the same as the NEX-FS100 (11.5 stops), though the addition of Cine gamma modes gives "a nice smooth roll-off in highlights:" Q: How accurate are the ND filters? A: From my testing, the ND filters were very accurate and did not introduce color shift (properly neutral). I tested this with a waveform monitor to confirm the stop change was accurate. Full Frame Shootout: Review of Nikon D800, D4 and Canon 5DmkIII | Philip Bloom | Blog Philip Bloom posts a shoot-out of three full-frame cameras: The full-frame look, for me, is a wonderful unique aesthetic. I already own three superb super 35mm video camera which all do a better job at shooting video than the three DSLRs in this test – I have the Sony FS100, F3 and Canon C300 (The Canon C300 was used to film this video) but their aesthetic i...

Last week Adobe rolled out their Adobe Creative Suite 6 update, and on Friday they started up their Creative Cloud . The "Cloud" is a subscription model for the Creative Suite . For $49.95 a month ($29.95 introductory for the first year for existing CS users) you get access to all of the Creative Suite software. For users, software subscriptions offer the following advantages: You're paying a monthly charge rather than the full up-front price (upgrading from CS5.5 is $379.) Adobe says they'll be making available interim releases throughout the year. You also automatically get access to both Mac & Windows versions, as well as foreign language versions of the software. Easier installation and transfer from machine to machine. 20GB instead of 2Gb of storage on the Cloud. Some additional features and software not available through the regular software purchase. For Adobe it promises a number of advantages too: A regular income stream A mechanism for relea...

SpeedGrade Tutorials  | Tutorials | Adobe TV A selection of tutorials on SpeedGrade at Adobe's website, including: Exporting to SpeedGrade Creative Cloud and CS6 Tour for Video Professionals Introduction to SpeedGrade Rendering With SpeedGrade CS6 Secondary Color Correction in SpeedGrade CS6 What's New in SpeedGrade CS6 Premiere Pro CS6 - easy transition | Andy Field | LAFCPUG In this forum post Andy lists the things he likes about switching from Final Cut Pro 7 to Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 , which he describes as an "extraordinarily easy transition," with only one drawback: this is the biggest difference -- you get the time hit on ingest with FCP7 - transcoding and re-wrapping video with PP - you get the time hit on export - it doesn't use render files (if you chose to render in timeline - but it's not necessary) it basically transcodes everything on export to the format you want....this takes much more time than you are used to in FCP 7 GPU (C...