Using LUT Buddy from Red Giant LUT Buddy is one of Red Giants free tools (along with Colorista Free) and allows you to… Use LUT Buddy with host apps like After Effects and FCP to output LUTs...
Category - Editing
Learning how to use Cinema Tools
Understanding what Cinema Tools does… Back in the days of Final Cut Studio 3, the most ‘legacy’ and often overlooked program was Cinema Tools. I often use Cinema Tools to conform...
Colourist Aidan Farrell in conversation…
Interview with Bafta winning Colourist Aidan Farrell co-founded The Farm in London and has been one of the top colourists working in the world today for decades. In this podcast from FXGuide he talks...
Useful tools for film editors
Here are some really useful tools, tips and resources for film editors… File management workflow tips Dpbestflow.org has a huge range of really useful info on a vast range of digital video...
Choosing your editing software package…
Premiere Pro CS6 vs Final Cut Pro X Vs Avid MC6 If you’re trying to decide which editing software to go for, be it Adobe, Apple or Avid then Oliver Peter’s insightful article will help...
DaVinci Resolve Grading Tips
Professional grading tips for DaVinci Resolve Warren Eagles from the ICA has 5 tips in 5 minutes for DaVinci Resolve covering leaving the highlight on, polygon softness, how to zoom and move the...
Final Cut Pro X Tutorials
Learning Final Cut Pro X Given that you can download a free trial of FCPX there’s no reason not to give it a go. If you want a helping hand in getting started there are plenty of resources...
Lightworks V11 Available now…
Lightworks Opensource Video Editing Lightworks from Editshare is the only free open source video editing software that can really compete with Avid, FCP or Premiere Pro. The Windows version is now...
What do Visual FX editors do?
A VFX editors job…. The Editors Guild has a decent write up of two seminars given by Scott Anderson VFX editor on Gladiator and many other big hollywood features, where he shared his insights...
Avengers Assemble Visual Effects
Avengers Assemble Visual Effects Design Cargo Collective has some great images from the design team that created the displays and user interfaces in The Avengers Assemble. You can view them all here...
Adobe Audition and Prelude CS6 first looks
Getting started with Audition & Prelude CS6 Larry Jordan has a couple of lengthy blog posts on his thoughts on using Audition and Prelude in a post production workflow. He comments on many of the...
Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro CS6
Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Video Demonstration Al Mooney delivered a 1 hour presentation of the new Premiere Pro CS6 at the latest LACPUG meet up, showcasing how it fits into the Adobe ecosystem and some...
Essential Ergonomics
Ergonomics for film editors Taking note of your ergonomic habits is essential for preserving your health for a life long career, especially if you are frequently sitting in a chair, at a desk 8 hours...
Hugo: Behind the scenes
This cool video from Studiodaily is what you get when you stick a small HD camera on the top of a steadicam rig for the final shot of Martin Scorcese’s Hugo.
How to make all fonts available in FCP7
How to access a full font family in FCP7 There is a bug in FCP7 which means that when you install a font family all of the weights and variances don’t appear in the Final Cut Pro text editor...