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Renovation

Strypes — Sun, 20 May 2012 19:10:25 +0000

I haven’t been posting too much over the last year, as my schedule has just been packed. The site looks a little funky for now, but I’m looking to revamp and update the site. Things should look better in a week or so.

The NLE Dilemma: The Alternatives

Strypes — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:01:51 +0000

[There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] FCP X has been released to critical reviews, and it was even mocked on Conan O’Brien. Well, for one, it is definitely not finished, and in its current state, is far from “Pro”. Will FCP X eventually reach [...]

Automating the Preparation Process for Apple Color

Strypes — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 22:29:24 +0000

So you are done with your edit and it is time to send your edit for finishing. But before you can send your edit over to Color, you may need to prep up your edit. Walter Biscardi referred to this process as baking. “Baking” refers to exporting a short section or clip from your timeline [...]

How to Work with XDCAM EX in Final Cut Pro

Strypes — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:48:31 +0000

This week’s post was found by DM on the LAFCPUG. Ever wondered how editing in the field feels like? Here’s an ENG style tutorial on working with Sony’s XDCAM EX in Final Cut Pro. For those of you who prefer indoor tutorials, here is Shane Ross’ tutorial on the tapeless workflow.

Up Close with the Resolve

Strypes — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:24:14 +0000

The DaVinci Resolve is one of the most popular color correction tools used on many of your favorite Hollywood films and TV commercials. It was behind the color for Avatar, Transformers, Terminator Salvation, and many, many others. I have been a big fan of digital color correction, since it was first introduced on films such as “Pleasantville” and “O Brother, Where Art Thou” and the leaps and bounds that digital color correction technology has improved over the years, means that today, it is almost like having the entire film in Photoshop!

Negotiating for the Video Project

Strypes — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:28:56 +0000

ADD: There’s more… The Cinematographer vs The Producer

Movs to Mp4

Strypes — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:48:31 +0000

Let’s say you have a bunch of web bound H.264 Quicktime Movies that you would like to save with the mp4 wrapper. Compressor doesn’t let you do that, but it gives you cool deinterlacing and resizing tools that you need for your web movies. So here’s how to quickly re-mux your web Quicktime movies encodes [...]

Clipped Highlights from the Canon DSLRs? Think Again.

Strypes — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:34:32 +0000

Today I was working on some footage from one of the Canon DSLR cameras. I didn’t have the EOS plugin with me, so I went through Compressor to get the footage to ProRes. Fine. Then I saw the shots. They were shots of the sky, and subjects such as clouds and the sun are extremely [...]

Awkward Stock Photos

Strypes — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 02:57:08 +0000

Awkward stock photos.

Exporting Lots of Stills from FCP

Strypes — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:13:01 +0000

What happens when you have to export a lot of stills from FCP and you have to rush off to watch the World Cup at 8pm and it is already 7:30? There are a few ways to export stills from FCP. One way is to export with Quicktime Conversion which requires a lot of mouse [...]