Two of Sony Creative Softwareâ??s major showcases at NAB 2008 were prosumer and professional Blu-ray authoring. Now that Blu-ray Discs (BD) are the industry standard, Sony is offering DVD Architect 5 to the indie filmmakers, producers and videographers. Whatâ??s really cool is you can create one project file and burn either a standard definition (SD) or Blu-ray DVD. Itâ??s a free upgrade for Vegas Pro 8 users who are registered with Sony Creative Software.
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One of my Vegas trainees recently asked me how to create a still frame from video and make it look as if a snapshot had been taken, complete with a flash going off. After writing instructions in an e-mail, I realized the workflow would make a handy tutorial. With special thanks to P.M. for the idea, here goes....Read More »
One powerful reason to choose Sony Vegas as your NLE is how its myriad of tools let you to accomplish so many tasks directly inside the program. I?d say that 90% of the time there is no need to employ other software. For example, a client gives you their logo graphic to place in a video project. Unfortunately, this logo has a white background instead of a transparent one and you?d like to key it over video. But the white is in the way. ...Read More »
People want to look their best on camera. Usually they?d like a little smoothing out of facial features and hiding some minor imperfections. I turn to the Sony Vegas third-party Pixelan CreativEase BlurPro plug-in which includes some great preset effects ready for tweaking. The CE effects also work with other NLEs. ...Read More »
Is your titling with Sony Vegas a bit blasé these days? Here?s a technique that can bring some pizzazz to otherwise bland white letters on a background. Consider adding motion that appears inside the letters and compositing that over another video. That?s a powerful look that every Sony Vegas user should know how to do....Read More »
Sometimes it seems there are no limits to what you can do in post-production. The tools in your typical NLE are amazing. Add in the bevy of third-party plug-ins and, well, let's just say it's a terrific time to be producing video content destined for DVDs, TV, the Web, and more. For this tutorial, I?m using the Five Bikers.avi file that is on the media DVD disc included with the Sony Creative Software training book, Digital Video and Audio Production. For the newbie Vegas user, this resource is invaluable. ...Read More »
We've all been at a loss this time of year, Mother's Day is one of those holiday's where we need to up the ante and be the perfect husband, son or daughter. There's always the standard, flowers, but somehow I've always questioned why we should spend $50 or more on something that will be tossed in the trash in a week.
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Elgato, makers of eyetv 3, have come out with another way to convert your video files. The turbo.264 is a quick and easy way to convert your videos to H.264(mp4) files. You can play the resulting files on several players. Most importantly, this Mac software is a perfect way to get your video to your iTunes list for export to you iPhone or iPod (and Apple TV or Sony PSP). This week, Michael Smith took delivery of his elgato turbo system and immediately went to work unboxing the package. Here is his walkthrough.
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As a sinus sufferer, I don't like earbuds either for my music player or as a mobile phone headset. You continually feel as if you should be blowing your nose, every sound echoes around inside your skull and when you speak, because you cannot hear yourself properly, you tend to shout; the more you shout, the more it rattles around your head.
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In the past I have queried whether people would actually watch video on a small screen; I d now say they will as long as the quality is there. Today though, a player even smaller than a Zune or an iPOD " more like two match boxes end to end " arrived called a T.sonic 850 and it is astonishing.
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One of my Vegas trainees recently asked me how to create a still frame from video and make it look as if a snapshot had been taken, complete with a flash going off. After writing instructions in an e-mail, I realized the workflow would make a handy tutorial. With special thanks to P.M. for the idea, here goes.
...Read More »
One powerful reason to choose Sony Vegas as your NLE is how its myriad of tools let you to accomplish so many tasks directly inside the program. I?d say that 90% of the time there is no need to employ other software. For example, a client gives you their logo graphic to place in a video project. Unfortunately, this logo has a white background instead of a transparent one and you?d like to key it over video. But the white is in the way.
...Read More »
People want to look their best on camera. Usually they?d like a little smoothing out of facial features and hiding some minor imperfections. I turn to the Sony Vegas third-party Pixelan CreativEase BlurPro plug-in which includes some great preset effects ready for tweaking. The CE effects also work with other NLEs.
...Read More »
Is your titling with Sony Vegas a bit blasé these days? Here?s a technique that can bring some pizzazz to otherwise bland white letters on a background. Consider adding motion that appears inside the letters and compositing that over another video. That?s a powerful look that every Sony Vegas user should know how to do.
...Read More »
Sometimes it seems there are no limits to what you can do in post-production. The tools in your typical NLE are amazing. Add in the bevy of third-party plug-ins and, well, let's just say it's a terrific time to be producing video content destined for DVDs, TV, the Web, and more. For this tutorial, I?m using the Five Bikers.avi file that is on the media DVD disc included with the Sony Creative Software training book, Digital Video and Audio Production. For the newbie Vegas user, this resource is invaluable.
...Read More »
