Archives for February, 2009
Three Steps to Improving Your Multimedia Video
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
Video portrait. Have your interview subject stare directly at the camera. Frame a tight shot, then shoot for thirty-seconds head-on with no movement and no talking. In life, we seldom have the opportunity to peer in to someone’s eyes for any length of time. Used correctly, a video portrait provides a rare opportunityfor such an [...]
Kid in the Park with a Great Looking Hat/Jacket Combo
Sunday, February 15th, 2009
The Mother Load of Final Cut Pro Keystroke Shortcuts
Sunday, February 15th, 2009
The easiest way to find a Final Cut keystroke is to search the Button List (Tools>Button List). However, if you’re the brave kind who wants to see all 600-plus shortcut keystrokes, there’s a solution for you, too: Tools>Keyboard Layout>Save Grid as Text… You’ll be asked to save a tab-delimited text file.
Import the file in to [...]
Improving the Final Cut Browser
Sunday, February 8th, 2009
As flexible as Final Cut is, the Browser continues to lag behind in its development, particularly when it comes to working with stills. Unlike Aperture, there’s no way to scale the icon size of your assets. I find myself having to double click nearly every photograph so that I can get a larger look in [...]
iPhone Time Lapse: One Hour with Bob Sacha
Saturday, February 7th, 2009
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Last week I twittered on the MediaStorm feed about xyster.net’s TimeLapse application for the iPhone. The $0.99 app offers easy controls that let you set the interval between shots as well as the length of your session. I pasted the [...]