Sony a7S III 8-bit vs 10-bit – Can You Tell the Difference?
One of the biggest sticking points of Sony’s a7 series for video is that they seemed to be stuck in 8-bit while Panasonic, Canon, and plenty of other affordable …
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3 Easy Steps to Get Perfect Skin Tones
Nearly every conversation about color grading or color science when discussing cinema and cameras includes skin tones. You have to nail skin tones. You just have to. It’s also …
URSA Mini Pro 12K – Raw Workflow, Data Rate and Resolutions
12K is now a reality. Blackmagic Design once again is pushing the boundaries of what seems reasonable for relatively affordable cinema cameras with this year’s release of the URSA …
Should You Use the Auto Balance Feature in Resolve 16?
Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve puts countless tools at your disposal. Color grading is still its most impressive aspect and where you will find some of the smartest options. One of …
How to Edit Sony a7S III H.265 Footage
H.265 is making a strong showing lately with camera after camera offering it to get even smaller files sizes, better image quality, or both. Compared to the classic H.264, …
11 Simple Tricks to Improve Your Video Editing
NLEs are challenging to learn. Adobe Premiere Pro is one ultra-common pick and it is loaded up with a near-endless array of controls and settings that can help you …
ProRes RAW Gains Momentum with Added Features and Workflow Enhancements in Premiere Pro CC
Atomos has led the ProRes RAW charge in 2020 releasing a barrage of ProRes RAW recording combinations together with partners like Sony, Panasonic, Nikon, Z-Cam, FujiFilm, and Sigma. Over …
Speed Up Your Editing in Premiere Pro with This Quick Tip
All the time is the best time to learn new tips and tricks for your NLE. Considering many people are working with the Adobe suite and use Premiere Pro …
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition for Video Editing
More and more filmmakers and editors are working on the move or need to put things together quickly on set. As much as we would like, dragging a Mac …
How to Delete Lighting Gear from Your Shots
Sometimes you want the light to be somewhere it just can’t be otherwise you will ruin the shot. Moving a soft light just a hair closer to your subject …
DaVinci Resolve 16.3 Beta 3 Now Available
Blackmagic Design continues to improve its flagship post-production suite by adding more features and improvements on regular basis with every new iteration. The company has just rolled out DaVinci …
Check Out These 5 Creative Green Screen Effects
Ah, the venerable green screen. Many of the biggest movies of the past couple decades relied so heavily on the technology to create the incredible special effects. Making all …
Check Out this Dope After Effects Actor Replacement Technique
Replacing an actor with someone else is a really cool trick if you can pull it off. You can do it to create some fun scenes or shots that …
Building a Monster Video Editing PC in 2020
Computer tech moves quick. Real quick. After couple years (or months in some cases), even a top-of-the-line model can quickly lose its shine. It also means that if you …
How to Choose the Optimal Bitrate When Exporting Video in Premiere Pro CC
There is a lot to know about video editing and finishing. Editing and color grading tend to get the most attention as they are the flashiest bits of the …
Advanced Speed Ramping in After Effects 2020
Speed ramping has become more and more common, especially since it is so easy to do in modern editing software like Adobe Premiere Pro. The quick techniques allowed by …
Premiere Pro CC vs FCP X in 2020 – Which NLE is Better?
New and experienced editors have likely asked themselves, “What NLE should I be using?” In the past decade, I went from Final Cut Pro 7 to Avid Media Composer …
5 Video Editing Hacks to Speed Up Your Workflow
Editors spend a lot of time, well, editing. If you are a beginner or amateur you may end up spending a lot more time editing than professionals since you …
Final Cut Pro 10.4.9 Expands ProRes RAW Capabilities and Much More
If you are an avid FCP X user and you’re predominantly working with ProRes RAW on a daily basis, you should be more than happy to know that with …
How Good is the 2020 5K iMac for Video Editing?
If you haven’t heard, Apple has recently refreshed the standard 27” iMac with 5K Retina Display. It still has the same look as it has had for years – …
