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Shooting Tips Another excellent lighting tutorial this week from The Slanted Lens. This one covers and important aspect of both lighting itself but more importantly the way the shooting angle affects how people look. If you have someone that always complains that you are making them look fat this tutorial goes a long way in explaining why that is happening... unless of course … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Camera Angles, Motion Graphics and More

More on Color GradingAside from the new video file formats such as HVEC I think the big topic for this year will definitely be color grading and correction.As more and more people get a hold of the latest versions of the major editing brands they will become aware of two things:The article below goes into to pretty good detail about not only the difference between … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Color Grading and Correction Plus Tips on Codecs and Containers

Video File Formats Right now it would be fair to say that the video file format that most people are dealing with is some flavor of H.264. The reason for this is due to the fact that the majority of capturing methods being used will be employing the H.264 codec in some way. Easily the best way to deal with these files in an editing situation is to keep them exactly as they are, … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – It’s All About 4K Resolution and HVEC This Week!

Ok so this week it's a continuation of the dearth of information as a result of the Christmas - New Year shenanigans. I did however manage to at least scrape up a few tidbits worth taking note of. The 4k Resolution Wars Loom Large The buzz regarding 4k video continues this week with YouTube about to showcase their new VP9 codec for 4k steaming next week. VP9 is a development of … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – 4k Resolution Codecs and Some Green Screen Tips

Probably a little light on stuff this week due to the Christmas / Holiday period but still enough goodies to keep us on our toes!The Barbie Cam Challenge!One of the great clichés of video and photography for that matter is "it's not the camera, it's the operator."In other words no matter what equipment you are using (within reason) the quality of the final product … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Barbie Cam Challenges, GoPro Tips and Viral Videos