This book provides an array of concise solutions to the wide variety of problems that are faced by postproduction artists in the post process. With an application-agnostic approach, it gives proven, step-by-step methods to solving the most frequently encountered postproduction problems. Also included is access to a free, password-protected website that features application-specific resolutions to the problems presented, with fixes for working in Apple's Final Cut Studio suite, Avid's Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, as well as other applications. Lessons are enhanced through eye-catching 4 color illustrations throughout. Solutions are provided for common audio, video, digital, editorial, color, timing and compositing problems, such as, but not limited to: * automated dialogue replacement, adjusting sync, and correcting pitch * turning SD into HD (and vice-versa) and restoration of old film for video * removing duplicate frames, repairing corrupt frames, and anti-aliasing * maintaining continuity, removing soft cuts, and troubleshooting timecodes * adding vignettes, removing color casts, and legalizing color * speeding shots up or slowing shots down, and smoothing timelapse * reframing shots, sky replacement, and object addition or removal The book is presented in a "cookbook" format, allowing you to reference your exact problem in the TOC or index, go to that section, and immediately implement the solution featured. * Concise solutions to a broad range of problems commonly encountered in postproduction, with solutions for problems with video, audio, compositing, color, editing, timing, and more * 4-color presentation engages and provides vibrant visual guidance to solutions * Application-agnostic approach provides solutions to problems regardless of the software being used
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From a basic two-camera interview to an elaborate 26 camera HD concert film, this comprehensive guide presents a platform-agnostic approach to the essential techniques required to set up and edit a multi-camera project. Actual case studies are used to examine specific usages of multi-camera editing and include a variety of genres including concerts, talk shows, reality programming, sit-coms, documentaries for television, event videography and feature films. Other features include: * Advanced multi-camera techniques and specialty work-flows are examined for tapeless & large scale productions with examples from network TV shows, corporate media projects, event videography, and feature films. * New techniques for 3D projects, 2k/4k media management and color correction are revealed. * Technical breakdowns analyze system requirements for monitoring, hard drives & RAIDs, RAM, codecs and computer platforms. * Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro and several other software programs are detailed. * Tables, charts, screen-grabs, photos, web-links, blogs, tech school lists and other resource tools for further study. * Unique interviews with the 'Masters of Multi-Cam' including EMMY and academy award-winning directors and editors who share their project notes and give insight to award-winning techniques. * Platform-agnostic techniques with a review and comparison of a available tools * Actual broadcast TV show & feature film projects are dissected to reveal a step-by-step approach to managing multi-camera programs * 'Insider' procedures are revealed for large-scale productions and upcoming 3D editing * DVD with an array of multi-cam footage allows you to practice your technique
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This is the eBook version of the printed book. Premiere Elements is geared to newbie filmmakers and hobbyists, students, business users, and home users who want professional-looking videos, but don't want or need the advanced power of classic Adobe Premiere Pro. With Premiere Elements 2 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of the software, or look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. This task-based, visual reference guide uses step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots to show readers how to start a project; capture and import video; work with clips and the timeline; add transitions, titles, and effects; and output finished video to DVD. Newly updated to cover Premiere Elements 2, it details the hottest new features, including the new customizable DVD menu templates, the Storyboard View, Effect Thumbnails and Preview, Docking Workspaces, and more! In addition to offering hundreds of eye-catching effects and transitions, Premiere Elements 2 can automatically transfer footage from DV camcorders, digital cameras, and even digital cell phones, directly into the timeline and automatically readjust clips during editing. Both beginning users, who want a thorough introduction to the technology, and more advanced users, who are looking for a convenient reference, will find what they need here - in straightforward language and through readily accessible examples.
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Max Ferguson is a leading monochrome printer. Well established in his field, he has worked for many top photographic laboratories, including Joe's Basement and Visualeyes. He has also run his own successful business. Max is now based in Australia, working for Photo Technica. To find out 'what happens between click and ink area,' everyone involved in image production, from art directors to weekend amateurs, will find this an invaluable guide. These unique masterclasses, in the modern technique-led approach to photographic post-production, show how darkroom and digital techniques go hand in hand in finishing off an image. Max provides, among many others, a thorough explanation of: * split grade printing, * printing through stockings, * monochrome toning emulation. So you too can achieve professional-looking results, a number of images are shown with a breakdown of the methods used in their production. Featured work includes inspirational images from these leading international professional photographers: Spencer Rowell, Phil Jude, Bob Carlos Clarke, Tobi Corney, Graham Goldwater, Jon Bader and Mark Anthony. The accompanying CD-ROM contains: a series of tutorials for monitor viewing; some of the author's images in layered form for readers to edit and manipulate; extra information on colour management as PDFs; and relevant downloads from Adobe. Tryout versions [with limited functionality] of Adobe Photoshop 5.5; Adobe Premiere 5.0 and Adobe After Effects 4.0, as well as Adobe GoLive TM and Adobe Acrobat Reader for PC and Mac platforms, and Adobe InDesign TM and Adobe LiveMotion TM for MAC. Learn from a professional how to get your creative photofinishing techniques up to scratch! Inspirational color images from leading professional photographers show you can achieve and aspire to Free tutorial CD-ROM with images for you to practice your techniques on
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So you want to create animation! Where do you start? With an idea. This creative, exercise-packed guide contains examples and idea-generating activities. What tools do you need? Your computer, simple software programs, and your imagination. This book will tell you how to utilize these tools. Must you spend your life savings on your set-up? No. The author's charts and project timelines will guide you and make the overwhelming simple, and keep your shopping lists manageable. With Animation in the Home Digital Studio, amateurs and animation students alike can learn how to create a variety of computer animations: from puppet to clay to pixilated, drawn and cartoon. This book contains a CD-ROM loaded with animation clips and exercises. The book's 8-page color insert illustrates stills from the work of independent animators around the world. The book's guide to resources contains a comprehensive list of contests, shows, societies, organizations, e-zines, and more. Steven Subotnick takes a personal approach to animation. His book is for artists, amateurs, professionals, students, and anyone who wants to use animation as a means of expression. It explains how to create a variety of animations: from puppet to cutout, and from drawn to object animation. Subotnick covers the use of popular software products, including Macromedia Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Digidesign ProTools Free, and others. *The only beginning-level guide to creating and distributing personal animation projects for the serious amateur *Includes an extensive list of international resources for learning about animation, making animation, and seeing and showing animation *Companion CD-ROM contains animated clips by sixteen independent animators, as well as instructional animations that demonstrate different techniques
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Platinum II 200X 4GB CompactFlash Card High-Speed Card for High-Speed ApplicationsLexar offers a complete line of award-winning memory cards in various speeds, formats, and capacities. With so many options, it’s easy to find the right Lexar® solution to fit your needs and lifestyle.Designed for photo and video enthusiasts, the Lexar Platinum II CompactFlash® (CF) card is a high-performance card designed for sustained rapid-fire picture-taking and full-motion video, two of the most popular features in today's digital cameras. The Lexar Platinum II CF card has a transfer speed of up to 200x* (30MB/s**).Designed for Fast-Action Photos and HD VideoMaximize Your Photo- and Video-Taking Experience.Leverage the photo- and video-taking abilities of your point-and-shoot digital camera or digital camcorder. The Lexar Platinum II CF card is compatible with UDMA CF and standard CF devices. It is speed-rated at up to 200x* (30MB/s**), which means that it's an excellent choice for shooting fast-action photos and capturing HD video.Includes Valuable Adobe Software Offers.The Lexar Platinum II CF card includes exclusive, money-saving offers on leading Adobe® software. You’ll enjoy free, 30-day trials of the latest versions of Adobe Photoshop® Elements and Adobe Premiere® Elements software, with $30 off each full version.** More informationPerformance, Reliability, and Compatibility.The Lexar team works with major camera manufacturers to ensure all Lexar memory cards are compatible with their digital cameras-from the simplest to most complex. The cards are also tested in the Lexar Reliability Lab, a facility with more than 800 digital cameras and memory card devices, to further ensure compatibility and performance. In addition, all Lexar Platinum II cards come with a limited lifetime warranty. Whether you’re shooting and storing action photos or HD video, the Lexar Platinum II CF card is an excellent high-capacity, high-performance solution to your storage needs.Transfer speed of up to 200x* (30MB/s**)Designed for fast-action photography and HD videoIncludes downloadable Adobe® software trials and exclusive, money-saving offers***Compatible with UDMA CF and CF devicesLimited lifetime warranty*x=150Kbytes/sec**Up to 30MB/s transfer, write speeds lower. Speeds based on TestMetrix certified tester.***Adobe offer is void where prohibited.
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High-Speed Card for High-Speed ApplicationsLexar offers a complete line of award-winning memory cards in various speeds, formats, and capacities. With so many options, it’s easy to find the right Lexar® solution to fit your needs and lifestyle.Designed for photo and video enthusiasts, the Lexar Platinum II CompactFlash® (CF) card is a high-performance card designed for sustained rapid-fire picture-taking and full-motion video, two of the most popular features in today's digital cameras. The Lexar Platinum II CF card has a transfer speed of up to 200x* (30MB/s**).Designed for Fast-Action Photos and HD VideoMaximize Your Photo- and Video-Taking Experience.Leverage the photo- and video-taking abilities of your point-and-shoot digital camera or digital camcorder. The Lexar Platinum II CF card is compatible with UDMA CF and standard CF devices. It is speed-rated at up to 200x* (30MB/s**), which means that it's an excellent choice for shooting fast-action photos and capturing HD video.Includes Valuable Adobe Software Offers.The Lexar Platinum II CF card includes exclusive, money-saving offers on leading Adobe® software. You’ll enjoy free, 30-day trials of the latest versions of Adobe Photoshop® Elements and Adobe Premiere® Elements software, with $30 off each full version.** More informationPerformance, Reliability, and Compatibility.The Lexar team works with major camera manufacturers to ensure all Lexar memory cards are compatible with their digital cameras-from the simplest to most complex. The cards are also tested in the Lexar Reliability Lab, a facility with more than 800 digital cameras and memory card devices, to further ensure compatibility and performance. In addition, all Lexar Platinum II cards come with a limited lifetime warranty. Whether you’re shooting and storing action photos or HD video, the Lexar Platinum II CF card is an excellent high-capacity, high-performance solution to your storage needs.Transfer speed of up to 200x* (30MB/s**)Designed for fast-action photography and HD videoIncludes downloadable Adobe® software trials and exclusive, money-saving offers***Compatible with UDMA CF and CF devicesLimited lifetime warranty*x=150Kbytes/sec**Up to 30MB/s transfer, write speeds lower. Speeds based on TestMetrix certified tester.***Adobe offer is void where prohibited.
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High-Speed Card for High-Speed ApplicationsLexar offers a complete line of award-winning memory cards in various speeds, formats, and capacities. With so many options, it’s easy to find the right Lexar® solution to fit your needs and lifestyle.Designed for photo and video enthusiasts, the Lexar Platinum II CompactFlash® (CF) card is a high-performance card designed for sustained rapid-fire picture-taking and full-motion video, two of the most popular features in today's digital cameras. The Lexar Platinum II CF card has a transfer speed of up to 200x* (30MB/s**).Designed for Fast-Action Photos and HD VideoMaximize Your Photo- and Video-Taking Experience.Leverage the photo- and video-taking abilities of your point-and-shoot digital camera or digital camcorder. The Lexar Platinum II CF card is compatible with UDMA CF and standard CF devices. It is speed-rated at up to 200x* (30MB/s**), which means that it's an excellent choice for shooting fast-action photos and capturing HD video.Includes Valuable Adobe Software Offers.The Lexar Platinum II CF card includes exclusive, money-saving offers on leading Adobe® software. You’ll enjoy free, 30-day trials of the latest versions of Adobe Photoshop® Elements and Adobe Premiere® Elements software, with $30 off each full version.** More informationPerformance, Reliability, and Compatibility.The Lexar team works with major camera manufacturers to ensure all Lexar memory cards are compatible with their digital cameras-from the simplest to most complex. The cards are also tested in the Lexar Reliability Lab, a facility with more than 800 digital cameras and memory card devices, to further ensure compatibility and performance. In addition, all Lexar Platinum II cards come with a limited lifetime warranty. Whether you’re shooting and storing action photos or HD video, the Lexar Platinum II CF card is an excellent high-capacity, high-performance solution to your storage needs.Transfer speed of up to 200x* (30MB/s**)Designed for fast-action photography and HD videoIncludes downloadable Adobe® software trials and exclusive, money-saving offers***Compatible with UDMA CF and CF devicesLimited lifetime warranty*x=150Kbytes/sec**Up to 30MB/s transfer, write speeds lower. Speeds based on TestMetrix certified tester.***Adobe offer is void where prohibited.
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High-Speed Card for High-Speed ApplicationsLexar offers a complete line of award-winning memory cards in various speeds, formats, and capacities. With so many options, it’s easy to find the right Lexar® solution to fit your needs and lifestyle.Designed for photo and video enthusiasts, the Lexar Platinum II CompactFlash® (CF) card is a high-performance card designed for sustained rapid-fire picture-taking and full-motion video, two of the most popular features in today's digital cameras. The Lexar Platinum II CF card has a transfer speed of up to 200x* (30MB/s**).Designed for Fast-Action Photos and HD VideoMaximize Your Photo- and Video-Taking Experience.Leverage the photo- and video-taking abilities of your point-and-shoot digital camera or digital camcorder. The Lexar Platinum II CF card is compatible with UDMA CF and standard CF devices. It is speed-rated at up to 200x* (30MB/s**), which means that it's an excellent choice for shooting fast-action photos and capturing HD video.Includes Valuable Adobe Software Offers.The Lexar Platinum II CF card includes exclusive, money-saving offers on leading Adobe® software. You’ll enjoy free, 30-day trials of the latest versions of Adobe Photoshop® Elements and Adobe Premiere® Elements software, with $30 off each full version.** More informationPerformance, Reliability, and Compatibility.The Lexar team works with major camera manufacturers to ensure all Lexar memory cards are compatible with their digital cameras-from the simplest to most complex. The cards are also tested in the Lexar Reliability Lab, a facility with more than 800 digital cameras and memory card devices, to further ensure compatibility and performance. In addition, all Lexar Platinum II cards come with a limited lifetime warranty. Whether you’re shooting and storing action photos or HD video, the Lexar Platinum II CF card is an excellent high-capacity, high-performance solution to your storage needs.Transfer speed of up to 200x* (30MB/s**)Designed for fast-action photography and HD videoIncludes downloadable Adobe® software trials and exclusive, money-saving offers***Compatible with UDMA CF and CF devicesLimited lifetime warranty*x=150Kbytes/sec**Up to 30MB/s transfer, write speeds lower. Speeds based on TestMetrix certified tester.***Adobe offer is void where prohibited.
15.94 USD

So you have a camcorder and visions of being the next Spielberg. But how do you progress from shooting so-so footage to showing your own finished movie? Digital Video For Dummies, 4th Edition gives you the know-how and the show-how! Find out how to shoot and edit great movies, using iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, or Adobe Premiere Elements to add the finishing touches like special effects and your own soundtrack. With the latest information and lots of illustrations and screen shots, this friendly guide walks you through: Getting your computer ready to work with digital video (complete with information about FireWire) Choosing a camcorder, including features to look for and features that are useless Digitizing old VHS videotapes to preserve memories Purchasing other movie making gear, including audio and lighting equipment Shooting better video, with tips on lighting, panning, using the zoom, and recording better audio Creating your own sound effects such as footsteps, bones breaking, fire, thunder, insects buzzing, and more Capturing digital video using iMovie, Windows Movie Marker, or Premiere Elements Editing, including understanding timecode, organizing and previewing clips, and assembling clips in Storyboard and Timeline Adding transitions, titles, and special effects Importing and integrating video from phones and digital cameras Using audio rubberbands in iMovie, Premiere Elements, and other editing programs Adding narration, importing and working with CD audio, and adding a music soundtrack Keith Underdahl has extensive professional video production experience developing kiosk and marketing videos for Ages Software. Realizing that you’ll want to polish and premiere your movie, he includes information on: More advanced video editing, including animating video clips, improving light and color, compositing video (bluescreen or greenscreen), and more 13 categories of video effects, ranging from blur and sharpen to transform Working with still photos and graphics Sharing your video online using QuickTime (/QT), RealMedia (.RM), or Windows Media Video (.WMV) Making tapes or burning DVDs in 9 steps With a handy cheat sheet of keyboard shortcuts, a chart comparing 10 video editing programs, a glossary, and more, with this guide you’ll soon be saying “Lights, camera, action” and producing your own movie attraction.
24.99 USD