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Up to REELEDinFinal Cut Studio 2: SmoothCam Filter
It's quite simple to use. Select the clip(s). Choose Effects > Video Filters > Video > SmoothCam.
The clips process, and viola, a little better.
However, it isn't all magic. To reduce the shaking, the clips are enlarged enough to cover up the steadied movement resulting in them being slightly blurry.
The manual offers a few tips. First, the SmoothCam should be the first filter before anything. Then you can adjust the Filter Parameters. You can decrease the Auto Scale so that it zooms out. There's also the option to control the steadiness of the shot by three independent parameters: Translation (left, right, up, down); Rotation (around the center point of the image); and Scale (forward or backward camera movement).
Scale seems to be the main culprit behind the distortion that I'm hating, but again, this can be fixed by the Auto Scale I mentioned above, or by the three parameters I was just mentioned. By reducing all three, less motion correction is applied, and less black around the clips, resulting in needing to scale less (big breath).
A few other tips offered by the manual include isolating the clips with the most movements with cuts, especially when there are noticeable changes within the frame (like before someone enters frame, and before they exit).
Seems like it takes a lot of work, but when you're just not happy with everything you shot once you're back at your computer editing, at least fixing little visual things like this will help you focus more on your story.
Camera: What camera do you use?
I'm trying to get an idea of what cameras people use.
What are you using, and what's on your wish list?
Distribution: Compression for YouTube
There was a post on the CrunchGear blog that Alex found that I find particularly helpful, and I'm sure the vast majority of you will too!
There are specific How-To instructions on compressing your video to get the most out of posting on YouTube.
Check it out!
Distribution: My First Look- Film Gravity
"Filmmakers in unity. Building networks. Grounding community. Sharing perspectives. Seeing their ideas come to life. In this new global village of world cinema a revolution takes hold. Interacting minds. Insights abounding. Finding fruitfully financing. Distribution possibilities unfurling. Create a connection.
Gravitate to the center and sing your story."
It's still a little to early to tell how powerful a tool Film Gravity is going to be. Just out of Beta, it is another profesional networking site. What sets it apart are the tools that they are developing.
- Job posting, casting calls , and events- fairly standard
- Film Market- "a shop window of your projects for distribution"; similar to what inDplay is doing (http://www.indplay.com/) and Withoutabox (http://www.withouthabox.com/) is moving toward.
- Film Finance- "List you film for Finanace - FilmGravity Finance Network is designed to help filmmakers connect with potential film financing for their "
This site is SO new, there are hardly any posting. In fact one of our films is the third ( of three) listed in the Film Market at the time this is being written. On the other hand, since signing up, I've gotten new network requests nearly everyday. The say it's not what you know, it's who you know. While it maybe another networking site Film Gravity, with the atmosphere that is being created and the functions the are being built may prove to be a worthwhile professional meeting place.
Go to: http://www.filmgravity.com/ or see my profile : http://www.filmgravity.com/Deacon78
Enjoy...
Distribution: 9 in 1: Check out TubeMogul
I'm sure we all know about Youtube. I'm also usre that we all heard of one of two out of the other hundreds of video sites.
Anyway, I read an article that took the position that YouTube is acutalluy the worst place to get exposure. I've since read other article arguing the same point. Basically, Youtube is just oversaturated. It kinda makes since. Think about it, if you were running and ad, would you only air it on one channel. A better way to put it is that posting EXCLUSIVELY on YouTube is bad. A better strategy is to post on multiple sites. Enter Tubelmogul...
"TubeMogul is a free service that provides a single point for deploying uploads to the top video sharing sites, and powerful analytics on who, what, and how videos are being viewed. "
I've been using it for a while now and I have to say I have noticed an increase in hits. First and foremost its nice to be able to upload once rather than 9 different times. The other thing I like is that some of the sites are monetized ( i.e. XX # of views generated ad revenue). It's got a nice reporting function and metrics. If you're not farmiliar with it you might want to have a look...
SOLAR KITTY CATMAS CARD
Here in this installment of Solar Kitty miss Georgia begs for salmon on a stick instead of last years fruitcake.
Revver Screening Series Kick Off
On Thursday, October 18 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. Revver will be kicking off its screening series with a screening and reception at the super sleek Goethe Institut in Los Angeles. It will be a night of quality online video and quality people, joining together to celebrate creativity and each other - so come play with us!
Because it's October and because it's the Goethe, there will be light fare and plenty of libations in honor of Oktoberfest. On a completely different cultural note, the theme for this screening is scary videos, in anticipation of Halloween.
Space for the event is limited, so please let us know if you plan to attend by leaving a comment on the public evite for the event.
SOLAR KITTY
This is the second installment of the SOLAR KITTY internet comedy series, in this episode Solar Kitty investigates the carbon waste print of her human cohabitants in search of the causes behind climate change.