Daniel Waldron
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What did you update your OS to? Final Cut Pro 7 and under are no longer supported by Apple, so updating the OS can be risky business. If it worked fine before the update, that is almost definitely the culprit.
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No problem. You have to start somewhere.
Particle systems are very versatile and useful in After Effects. A few of the effects After Effects comes preloaded with are CC Particle World and Particle Playground. Another popular paid plugin is Trapcode Particular. Turn on the TV for more than 10 minutes and you’ll most likely see particles in use.
To get a basic grasp of After Effects, I like Video Copilot’s Basic Training. It’s a little dated now, but the fundamentals are the same. Adobe TV and the tutorials here on Creative Cow are also great resources.
Good luck!
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There are many ways to skin this cat. To make the floating lights, I would use a particle system with Depth of Field enabled so the closer ones are more in focus. You’ll have to mess around with the settings, but to start, I would make the particles discs or faded spheres or something circular (depends on what particle plugin you are using). Turn the longevity and particle size up and birthrate down. Then make the gravity slightly negative so they float upwards. See where that gets you and keep adjusting to get the look you want.
The effect at :13 could easily be replicated with some time-remapping and keyframes for the scale, position, and rotation.
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Premiere is great, but if all you are going to do is edit home movies, you could easily find a much cheaper alternative that meets your needs just fine. Check out Premiere Elements to start.
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YouTube and most other video hosts do their own compression to the video after you upload it. If your export looks good and you’re following YouTube’s specifications, I would say it is out of your control. You could try compensating for the shift ahead of time by adjusting your red and seeing if the upload is closer to what you want, but it’s just a guessing game at that point and I can’t see it being worth it.
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I would look for a template. If interested in creating it yourself, look up Eran Stern’s Digits Man tutorial.
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Maybe the Auto Crop script can help?
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It’s not very clear what you are asking. You are trying to import a 17 second video clip and it’s only bringing in one frame? Can you elaborate?
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Ah, I see. Camtasia is really great and worth the price.