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Motion Graphics
Neat Video: Removing Noise and Grain from your Footage
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In this video tutorial you will learn how to use the Neat Video plug-in for multiple applications. Although demonstrated in After Effects, the work-flow is essentially the same for all these applications: After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Nuke, Fusion, Vegas Pro, etc. This powerful but simple to use plug-in can clean up noisy footage by applying a sophisticated and advanced algorithm to work out what's noise and what's details in your footage and then remove just the noise. This is done by profiling the noise properties in an area of a video frame without visible features. Once the noise has been profiled, Neat Video is guided by this profile to reduce and eliminate noise while not touching the video details. Although mostly automatic, Neat Video still leaves you with total control over the amount of filtering you apply and even offers optional sharpening (without sharpening the noise) should you wish it.
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Andrew Devis |
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CoreMelt Plug-ins
CoreMelt VideoWall
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Iain Anderson demonstrates a wide range of video wall effects inside Final Cut Pro, including transitions, three dimensional stylised effects and slideshow transitions. All of these can be created in seconds on video or still images with fine control over placement and randomization of the various layers. Save yourself hours and hours of time over placing and animating layers by hand using these techniques. Iain also shows animating parameters to audio by sending a shot to motion, and some combinations that can create some unique looks.
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Iain Anderson |
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Apple Final Cut Pro
Get Your FCP Timelines in Motion with Final Cut Studio
Having both FCP and Motion in Final Cut Studio means more options for effects creation with your video projects -- and FCS integration makes it easy to work with them together. Having Motion projects sitting on your FCP timeline even helps keep your projects organized! Our man in Nepal, Jiggy Gaton, shows just how easy it can be to take advantage of it all.
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Jiggy Gaton |
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Apple Motion | Creating a Hologram
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Looking to create your own holographic effect? Let CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith show you how. This Apple Motion video tutorial will teach you what you need to know to create a hologram effect.
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Stephen Smith |
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Apple Final Cut Pro | Vee You: 8 Free Mac Plug-ins for FCP, AE and Motion
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VFX artist Roger Bolton has worked on films including The Lord of the Rings, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and Kingdom of Heaven. He has also created effects for his own use -- in this case, a wide variety of 2D and 3D VU meters, automatically animated by the audio in your project. He now offers these 8 plug-ins to artists using Final Cut Pro, After Effects and Motion -- with no watermarks, no time limits, no price tag. Please note: these plug-ins are MAC ONLY.
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Roger Bolton |
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Apple Final Cut Pro | Fast Flowing Montages for FCP & Motion
Alongside such compositing projects as The Lord of the Rings and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roger Bolton designs CoreMelt Visual Effects for Final Cut Pro and Motion. They take advantage of Apple's core video technology for amazing high-quality, real-time performance. This tutorial shows you how to harness that power to solve an age-old problem: how to quickly and creatively create image montages. Best of all, you'll find links to free effects filters, exclusively available to Cow readers!
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Roger Bolton |
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Apple Final Cut Pro
DVCPRO Frame Rate Converter
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In this Final Cut Pro video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross discusses taking 60p footage shot with DVCPRO HD and slowing it down to 23.98 so that it's slow motion. Please note that this only works if you are working in a 23.98 or 29.97 timeline.
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Shane Ross |
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