Here our impatience and annoyance with the shortcomings of our favorite post-production tools is transformed into actual solutions.
Right now, a few plugins are already available for download. If you have suggestions for other products, place them on the future ideas page.
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Recent blog posts
I stand corrected…
Posted on 21-05-2013 | comments: 0
In an excellent recent article on Pro Video Coallition Alexis van Hurkman explained how the terminology which I use in my Power Window filter, and in my Lift, Gamma, Gain tutorial is incorrect. The control called "Lift" should in fact be called "Offset", based on the way it works. Similarly,... read more >>>
The Case For Three-Button Mouse Editing
Posted on 30-04-2013 | comments: 3
Mouse-driven editing has usually been associated with the lower end of video editing, and to a certain extent justifiably so. If I see a person using only his or her mouse to edit, I don't consider them very seriously. Editing is a tough job, and a human being has two... read more >>>
Adobe Anywhere – Currently An Enterprise Solution Only
Posted on 28-04-2013 | comments: 2
On NAB we've seen a few reveals from Adobe, and among them also the premiere of Adobe Anywhere. I speculated extensively on Anywhere in the past, and I was perhaps a bit too optimistic in my assessment for required hardware and bandwidth, motivated mostly by the hope that we would... read more >>>
NAB Special – KEM roll and a multicam trick in Premiere Pro next
Posted on 9-04-2013 | comments: 0
No typical tutorial this week, but a small demonstration of the KEM roll (sequence editing) feature in the next version of Premiere Pro, and a little multicam trick which can help you to "unnest" your clips from a sequence. I hope you'll enjoy it, even if the software is not... read more >>>
NAB Special – SpeedGrade revisited
Posted on 4-04-2013 | comments: 0
Today at NAB Adobe revealed the next version of their video tools. From my perspective, the most interesting developments happened on the Premiere Pro front, and the next note will deal exactly with that. As of now, let's take a look at another promising part of the suite - the... read more >>>
NAB Special – the next release of Premiere Pro
Posted on 4-04-2013 | comments: 10
My post with speculations for what's coming in the next release of Premiere Pro turned out to be one of the most popular articles I've ever written. I'm happy to say that out of the little screenshot I got quite a few things right - and a few things wrong.... read more >>>
Applying the Power Window effect
Posted on 31-03-2013 | comments: 0
I've been both terribly busy and sick lately, thus the lack of the tutorial last week. Hopefully, something interesting will come out of my business next week, and I would advise you to follow my blog during NAB, if you are interested on my take on a few things that... read more >>>
Understanding Lift, Gamma and Gain
Posted on 16-03-2013 | comments: 0
In this installment of our weekly tutorials, I aim to explain the concepts of three basic controls in the Power Window filter, namely Lift, Gamma and Gain. It's a bit longer than usual, and more theoretical, but I hope it serves well as an introduction to this topic:... read more >>>
Major improvements in Vignette and Power Window
Posted on 10-03-2013 | comments: 0
Some of you have complained that my plugins sometimes take a lot of memory to run, and that they are not CUDA accelerated. Well, GPU acceleration will have to wait for a moment longer, but I have coded a few improvements to the Power Window and Vignette which will result... read more >>>
Vignette Tutorial – making an elliptical mask
Posted on 9-03-2013 | comments: 3
This time I'm going to show you an unconventional use of the Vignette filter to create an elliptical feathered mask around the footage. I hope you're going to enjoy it:... read more >>>
