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Feeling like your graphics need more oomphf? DesignBuckle.com created a tutorial on how to add fonts to Photoshop.
This tutorial shows how to add or import fonts into Adobe Photoshop, along with a link to an in-depth tour of fonts in Adobe Stock.
Here’s the link.
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Moviola.com has a video tutorial on how to create landsharks – those nefarious beasts that keep tearing up our streets.
Specifically, the tutorial tracks in Meshroom, animates in Blender, and composites in Nuke Non-commercial —all free downloads.
Here’s the link.
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StreamingMedia.com reports that V-Nova, the primary developer of the Low Complexity Enhancement Video Codec (LCEVC), announced royalty terms, which apply a capped, low per-user fee on the streaming service actually using the codec, and is free for encoder and decoder vendors.
V-Nova’s royalty involves different prices for different types of entities, like subscription and advertising-based services, and TV Everywhere, all capped at US $3.7 million per year.
They spoke with Alex Davies, senior analyst at Rethink about the V-Nova announcement, and a coauthor of the recently released Media & Entertainment Transcoding Workload and Device Royalty Forecast 2020-2030 which predicts codec deployments and usage through 2030. In preparing the report, Davies spoke with codec developers, phone and TV manufacturers, streaming producers, and other stakeholders, providing a broad-based perspective. For the record, the report predicts that LCEVC will achieve a 30% penetration by 2030.
Here’s a link to the complete article.
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Last week, Tip #1629 introduced the new VVC codec. This codec is designed to take the place of HEVC going forward. But, is it any good?
Jan Ozer, a technology writer and compressionist whom I respect a lot, recently took a deep dive into this subject for TechRadar.com. Here are some of his thoughts.
As we’ll discuss in a moment, VVC is at least 2-3 years out from meaningful deployments. Perhaps at that time 8K or VR will be new and compelling markets, though it’s generally acknowledged that without high dynamic range, 4K video is tough to distinguish from HD in most configurations. Best case, at this point, we just don’t know if VVC will enable any new markets or not.
Jan goes on to analyze seven more questions to help determine whether a codec will be successful. These include:
The article is excellent, readable and informative. The short take: “If you’re a streaming producer worried about missing the boat on VVC, file that concern in the “worry about in 2022” file.
One of the most talked-about features in iOS 14.5 is Apple’s insistence that users give their permission for their personal data to be tracked. This created a firestorm of controversy in the industry, especially from developers who’s business plan is based on tracking, compiling or selling user data.
While initial surveys suggested 40% of iOS users would opt out, the reality is far more dramatic. Flurry.com, a company specializing in iOS and Android analytic software, is tracking the results.
They provide two reports: one tracking daily opt-in statistics and the other an analysis of what these numbers actually mean.
Both reports are worth reading as the provide a startling summary of how individual users view the importance of data privacy.
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I re-discovered this technique while researching my recent webinar: Clip Speed Effects in Adobe Premiere Pro.
There’s a “hidden” option when you change the speed of a clip in the Timeline that can make your editing life easier. But, it is off by default. When you want to change the speed of a clip, for example to create slower or faster motion:
However, down lower, is an equally important option.
The problem with Ripple Edit turned off is that not all frames in the original clip will be displayed. Once the original duration is reached, any unplayed frames are ignored.
The problem with Ripple Edit turned on is that, while all frames will play, the clip duration will change, altering the position of all downstream clips and, ultimately, the duration of your sequence.
There are reasons for selecting either option – and I’ve used both in projects – but it is important to know you have a choice.
Ripple Edit is turned off by default.
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I re-discovered this technique while researching my recent webinar: Clip Speed Effects in Adobe Premiere Pro.
One of the exciting features in mobile phones these days is the easy ability to shoot high-frame rate videos. (The film world calls this “over-cranking.”) This creates extremely high-quality, extremely slow motion videos.
Here’s how to display that glorious slow motion in Adobe Premiere Pro.
NOTE: As an example, a timebase of 30 fps divided by a clip frame rate of 240 fps equals 0.125, which converts to a percentage of 12.5%. (Multiply the division result by 100. Round 23.98, 29.97 and 59.94 frame rates up to the next whole number.)
Now, when you play the clip, you’ll see liquid slow motion, without artifacts or jerkiness, while playing every frame your camera shot.
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I re-discovered this technique while researching my recent webinar: Clip Speed Effects in Adobe Premiere Pro.
A Fit-to-Fill edit changes the speed of a source clip to match a specific duration in the Timeline. While specialized, they are often used when editing clips to music and you can’t change the timing of the music, but need the action to finish in the duration available.
Here’s how to create one in Premiere Pro:
Premiere edits the clip into the Timeline and changes its speed so that the entire duration specified by the In and Out in the Browser is squeezed into the defined space in the Timeline.
EXTRA CREDIT
Fit-to-Fill edits always change the speed of the inserted clip.
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I re-discovered this technique while researching my recent webinar: Clip Speed Effects in Apple Final Cut Pro.
A speed transition gradually alters the playback speed of a clip, for example, from a Hold frame back to normal speed. Here’s how to add a speed transition to smooth speed changes in Apple Final Cut Pro.
NOTE: Speed transitions are added automatically to speed ramps, but they can also be added to coming into or out of a Hold frame.
In this example, let’s add a speed transition coming out of a Hold frame:
Play this and you’ll see how it smooths the transition from still to full speed.
EXTRA CREDIT
In the screen shot:
Speed transitions can be added at any speed thumb by double-clicking.
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I re-discovered this technique while researching my recent webinar: Clip Speed Effects in Apple Final Cut Pro.
A Fit-to-Fill edit automatically alters the speed of a clip in the Browser to fit a specific duration in the Timeline. While specialized, they are often used when editing clips to music and you can’t change the timing of the music, but need the action to finish in the duration available.
To create it:
Because the Browser clip has both an In and an Out, Final Cut can change the speed of the Browser clip so it exactly fills the gap you created in the Timeline.
EXTRA CREDIT
A Fit-to-Fill edit always changes the speed of the Browser clip, unlike any other replace edit.