That Random Moment We’ve all had those random moments in life where we see a great moment at a party or walking down the street and we pull out our phone to a take a quick shot before the chance escapes us. We don’t have time to set up lighting, fix hair or position our [...]
Hi Everyone! In this post, we’ll be introducing ScreenFlow (newly deployed in all MPS labs) as a tool to capture, edit, and finish beautiful screen captures for use in tutorials or in any other video capacities you may desire. Let’s start with the basics.
In this entry, I am going to explain how to animate text in After Effects. This can primarily be done one of three ways: using pre-made Animation Presets, focusing on the position control, or using a camera layer. I hope with this tutorial to give a brief explanation of all three and how they can [...]
Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere CS 6 both offer modern time remapping tools, but those of you still using Final Cut Pro 7 may find the included speed adjustment tool a bit lacking in quality. Users looking to slow down or speed up a clip in FCP7 will often change the speed of [...]
In this tutorial, I will use Final Cut Pro 7 to transform footage from not so pro cameras into more professional (IE Hollywood style) movies. Not everyone has access to one of those awesome thousand dollar video cameras, so for anyone who only has a video camera good for everyday footage, there is Final [...]
Written by Michael Kelly More and more people are wanting to create their own websites, but, unfortunately, just aren’t quite sure where to start. Places like WordPress or Tumblr will let you create something quickly, but it’s often not what people are looking for. Luckily, for anyone with a NetID, Duke provides basic but usable [...]
Written by Joel Wanek Photoshop is an amazing and sometimes overwhelming program. There often seem to be multiple paths we can take to reach the same desired result. No one way is right or wrong but its good to have a variety of options. Here’s an alternative to using the Brightness/Contrast adjustment tool that will [...]
Written by Austin Powers Color correction is often overlooked in the rush to finish a video project. Aside from fixing color flaws in the source footage, such as white balance mismatch between cameras, color correction can be used for artistic effect—even video from a Flip can look (somewhat) like a Hollywood movie with the right [...]
Written by Tim Yoon I love watching the NBA. In addition to loving the game, I often enjoy watching the NBA promotional video series (“Where Amazing Happens” is a personal favorite). There was a particularly amusing promo series a couple years back where NBA stars had big head cutouts and looked akin to bobbleheads: Today [...]
Whether you want to create a text-heavy layout for a publication, or a single-page poster presentation, Adobe InDesign allows you to lay out pages in a relatively easy and aesthetically pleasing way. This post will walk you through the basic tools you need to know to turn a simple template into a savvy, print-ready [...]
