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Level Up Your Audio QualityAlthough these days the built-in mics on decent cameras and even smart phones are getting better they still leave a lot to be desired.In most cases at the affordable consumer level those mics have to be all things to all people so they inevitably end up being a one size fits all solution.Once you start to open up the distance between the … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Capturing and Maintaining Audio Quality

Intro to VFX for Short Films in Fusion - FULL COURSE - Resolve 19OK so if you are familiar with DaVinci Resolve you would be aware that the Fusion Page of DaVinci is the visual effects module. If you were not aware of that… you are now!The Fusion page is by far the most complex page of Resolve and because it is designed for full Hollywood level effects creation, it is … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Fusion VFX and Softboxes

Day to Night Hyperlapse TutorialMatthew Vandeputte has always been my go to guy when it comes to time lapse and hyperlapse tutorials.Just in case you are new to the subject, a time lapse is a series of shots over time from a fixed point speeding up the events unfolding in front of the camera.A hyperlapse is the same concept only over time the position of the camera … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Hyperlapse Tips and Some Editing Tricks

Removing Vocals from a Song in AudacityThis is a handy little trick for removing vocals from a music track using Audacity.It won't always work and depends heavily on the positioning of the vocals in the mix of the track you are dealing with.However as you can see in the example below when it works, it works very well.Probably the best way to achieve this using … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Remove Vocals in Audacity and Other Tips

How to Grow on YouTube in 2024 – For Real This Time!There are a lot of tips and tricks on how to get your videos seen on YouTube, possibly go viral and build a channel.The reality is that most of those tips and tricks you see promoted by various people do come into play and can have an effect.However the point that is often ignored or missed is that not all of them … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – YouTube Growth Tips & Software Debugging