Article Focus: Taking advantage of new features in Apple Final Cut Studio 2, CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith freshens up the approach to an old effect. Project files are included so you can follow along, and customize to your own tastes. So enjoy all of the vintage scratches, flickers and dust galore that make up the classic old film look.
This tutorial includes a free plug-in that you may download here.
Creating That Old Film Look with Final Cut Studio 2
Thanks George, you're right. You can also click on the link called "download here" located directly below the button to play the tutorial. Once you're on CGM's website download the "CGM Aged Film LE" free plug-in.
Creating That Old Film Look with Final Cut Studio 2
Definitely does stuff the long way like importing audio and installing filters. Who can remember where the filters get installed? Just choose get info and install them there under the plug-ins pane. A lot of people don't realize you can add, remove, and turn on/off filters here. Why they don't just add this to the app itself, I have no idea.
And for audio effects from soundtrack, I wouldn't bother copying them to the project file since all FCP systems have access to these files. Even if not installed the can be. And instead of going through the import dialog, just drag the filters from the finder window directly to the bin. Ditto with any other imports.
Creating That Old Film Look with Final Cut Studio 2
Could not disagree more with the "smug" comment. Cheesy...Yes, and those two flavors don't mix. Personally, I love cheese. Thanks for a great tutorial!
It's actually a good tutorial, I have liked the way the presenter says, "Mo-o-ove". I will recommend it to Russian video editors with pre-intermediary levels of English. Thank you Stephen!
Creating That Old Film Look with Final Cut Studio 2
While the presentor was a bit cheesy in his delivery, I got past that. What bothered me was the obvious key and the fact he lost lip sync near the end of the clip.
Since we are migrating to FCP Studio2 I was glad to see the freebie plug-in but somewhat wary of all the steps to get simple things like an audio clip imported.
I think my workflow is going to slow down a great deal.
Creating That Old Film Look with Final Cut Studio 2
I sympathise with JulieB about the presentation - maybe it was inspired by Russell Brown's "zany" Photoshop tutorials, which I enjoy despite me being British.
I'm more concerned about Final Cut itself - even this brand new version seems a bit low tech, particularly that palava of getting the sound effect in. I'm more and more tempted by Adobe's videosuite, but I need to persuade my boss to upgrade my G5 to an Intel Mac, as well as buying the software!
Creating That Old Film Look with Final Cut Studio 2
I was excited to see the topic for this tutorial. I'm currently working on a project that requires me to "age" DV footage; and I'm always looking for new tricks. Well, I'm sorry to say that while this looked like an interesting subject, I couldn't get past the presenter. I honestly stopped watching about a minute into the program because I couldn't listen to him any longer. I felt like he was talking to me like I was five years old. I figure I'll just learn the good ol' fashioned way, by playing with the filters to get the look I want.
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