Bitrate Tutorial I was having a bit of a moment this week with someone who wrote in to me here for help with his video projects. The person in question was having trouble getting the quality he wanted from his software for what on the surface seemed to be a pretty straightforward process. All he was trying to do was to add some images to the timeline, some music in the … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Bitrates, Color Grades and Cameras
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The Friday Roundup – Equipment Envy, Bitrates and Color
What Makes A Good Color Grade?It is interesting how last week's latest and greatest, totally awesome feature so quickly fades into the distance as we have our attention placed firmly on the next big thing.What am I talking about here? Glad you asked!The "last week's darling" is color grading and the new kid in town is 360 degree shooting, editing with a view to VR … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Equipment Envy, Bitrates and Color
The Friday Roundup – Autofocus for Video and 360 Degree Stitching
The Importance of AutofocusOne of the downsides to shooting in HD that never seems to get mentioned much is the fact that any error in the footage being taken is recorded in all its high definition glory.We all hear the marketing blurb about crystal clear images etc but the reality of this is that if your focus is correct and your color settings and white balance are … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Autofocus for Video and 360 Degree Stitching
The Friday Roundup – Assets, Color Grading and Light
Keeping Your Footage Organized It doesn't take very long for anyone to realize that these days the rate at which we all gather digital assets can be rather alarming. Gone are the days when you had to shoot carefully because film (still or moving) was hellishly expensive to both buy and process. In fact gone are the days when you had to be slightly less careful shooting … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Assets, Color Grading and Light
The Friday Roundup – YouTube VR, Blending Modes and Action Cams
VR Takes Another Step CloserOver the past few years there have been a number of technology promises made that haven't in my opinion, really delivered.I think the biggest offender has been 3D both in a TV watching scenario as well as on the big screen at the movies.To me the closest it has ever looked was that I thought it looked "3D-ish" but not really 3D.Now … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – YouTube VR, Blending Modes and Action Cams