Category: Post Production

A Behind the scenes look at the CGI on Big budget Documentaries

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This is the era of “peak TV,” as some call it: there are just so many programmes to watch. Our minds might go to scripted series, such as fictional drama or comedy, but expectations are also continually being raised for documentaries—just think of Channel 4’s investigative Dispatches or Netflix’s highly dramatised look into Chernobyl. The… Continue reading A Behind the scenes look at the CGI on Big budget Documentaries

REVIEW: GIGABYTE AERO 15 OLED

First impression: With the risk of sounding like a fanboy, I love this laptop. The OLED screen beautiful to look at. The colour accuracy makes color grading an absolute dream and not to mention being able to see an accurate representation of your footage during the edit. OLED panels are slowly creeping in and becoming… Continue reading REVIEW: GIGABYTE AERO 15 OLED

This new laptop is a powerhouse for creators

GIGABYTE strives for perfection, continuing to implement the latest innovative technology such as the Microsoft Azure AI and ALL Intel® Inside technology. Not only is it an industry first but also ensures customers receive their laptop with the highest performance and quality. There is nothing better to prove the quality of the AERO 15 laptop than the 2019 award for the “Best Notebook” of the year, presented by the European Hardware Association (EHA). GIGABYTE continues to lead by showcasing an all-new 17-inch model: AERO 17. The AERO 17 inherits the AERO series spirit with powerful processing capabilities through the all-new 9th gen Intel® core™ i9, 8 core processor, coupled with the NVIDIA® RTX™ STUDIO laptop certification, aiding creators to smoothly edit 4K videos and heavy 3D modelling tasks.

Learn how to Recreate the “Stranger Things” Mind Flayer

Fans of the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things” can keep the show going while it’s on hiatus thanks to the latest VFX tutorial from Red Giant: How to recreate the Mind Flayer. In this short, fun video, Seth Worley, the writer and director behind Red Giant Film hits including “Plot Device” and “Old/New,” shows visual effects artists and motion graphics designers how to recreate the monster-villain, the Mind Flayer, from the iconic final shot of Stranger Things season two. If you enjoy it, be sure to check out Seth’s previous insanely popular tutorial on turning a real-world environment into the Upside Down.

Making an Indie Film? HERE are our Top 5 Survival VFX Tips

If you dream of being a movie maker, it’s no longer as hard as it used to be. Today’s amazing technology has brought visual effects (VFX) and film making tools within reach of just about anyone with a creative idea and some time to learn.

VFX lets you, as a film producer, create scenes by manipulating footage and adding effects digitally to create professional films that look very real on a tight budget. If you were creating the same scenes on a live-action set, you may be looking at dangerous situations or a boatload of money.

By taking advantage of the VFX tools available, an indie filmmaker can create independent, professional films that can, at times, rival the motion picture movie houses at a fraction of the cost. Check out tools such as Motion Array video effects that put amazing visual effects, light leaks, and transitions at your fingertips. Here are the top five survival tips for incorporating VFX.

Remove unwanted objects from your video with this update from Adobe

Have you ever had a client ask, “can’t you just remove that car from the shot?” Well now you can with Adobes newest update for 2019. For years editors and motion graphic artists have been waiting for this technology to be available and the wait is finally over. Along with a huge list of other… Continue reading Remove unwanted objects from your video with this update from Adobe

Frame.io Introduces Powerful Workflow Extension for Final Cut Pro X

Frame.io, the world’s most popular video review and collaboration platform used by over 650,000 filmmakers and media professionals, has released Frame.io in Final Cut Pro X, a first of its kind workflow extension that combines the core functionality of Frame.io with the advanced editing tools in Final Cut Pro X. Developed in collaboration with Apple,… Continue reading Frame.io Introduces Powerful Workflow Extension for Final Cut Pro X

Pond5 Introduces More Ways to Discover Video Content with Color Similarity

Global content marketplace Pond5 has released the latest evolution of its industry-leading AI-powered Visual Search for video, with the addition of Color Similarity to its growing suite of proprietary Visual Search tools. The new update adds the ability to search for video based on the color palette of selected imagery, in addition to the composition of… Continue reading Pond5 Introduces More Ways to Discover Video Content with Color Similarity

Red Giant Releases Trapcode Suite 15 with Dynamic Fluids™

Red Giant today announced Trapcode Suite 15, the latest update to the industry’s most essential tools for creating 3D motion graphics and visual effects in Adobe® After Effects®. Expanding the suite’s existing powerhouse toolset of 11 motion graphics plugins, this release introduces Dynamic Fluids™. For the first time ever, artists can create particle systems within… Continue reading Red Giant Releases Trapcode Suite 15 with Dynamic Fluids™

Blackmagic Design Announces Blackmagic eGPU Pro

Blackmagic Design today announced the Blackmagic eGPU Pro, an external graphics processor featuring the blazingly fast AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics processor. Designed to accelerate pro creative software such as DaVinci Resolve, 3D games and VR, the Blackmagic eGPU Pro delivers nearly twice the performance of the original Blackmagic eGPU model and up to… Continue reading Blackmagic Design Announces Blackmagic eGPU Pro