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Ted Bragg
June 7, 2023 at 2:27 pm in reply to: Video from a Still Image

Faking motion footage requires two things: a backplate image and a foreground matte. Take a look at Video Copilot’s DVD menu tutorial…he shows how to use layers of images in After Effects to fake a camera crane and dolly. It’s not point-n-click easy but a VERY handy trick to know! The method can be done in Premiere or any other NLE that you can keyframe motion in.
Ted Bragg
March 14, 2016 at 5:58 pm in reply to: Recc. soundcards for low noise/greater DR?

Wow! What a wealth of info. Thank you.

I had the chance to audition both the Presonus and the Focusrite at GuitarCenter, and I’ll be going with the Scarlett Solo.

Thanks again,

-T
Ted Bragg
November 10, 2015 at 7:46 pm in reply to: Premiere Pro Editors – What road do we take? Buying a new Mac (Vader helmet) or a 2011-2013 MacPro?

I’ve been a Mac user since 1999, leaving behind the horrors of Win98se. But now, I’ve found MS has their act together, and switching all the way back to WinPC is a no-brainer for me.

After stripping down a Win7 machine with BlackViper’s services list, I haven’t had one single issue. It’s been very ‘Mac-like’, aside from the Finder / Explorer differences.
Speed is incredible (QuickSync on Devil’s Canyon, anyone? WOW!) — and stability is no longer an issue. We’ll be phasing out our Macs soon…

Plus, the Adobe doesn’t charge you to swap over…

Just a thought.
Ted Bragg
November 9, 2015 at 8:14 pm in reply to: Determining Target bitrate from Broadcast Specs (Comcast Ad Delivery)

I’ve submitted 96Mbps CBRs with no problem. They run everything through their sledgehammer compression system, so no matter how masterfully you prep a file, it’ll be a macroblocked quilt by the time it hits their SD channels.
Ted Bragg
November 18, 2014 at 9:41 pm in reply to: Just landed 8 HOUR long training course for county, no idea how to price it…

Thanks Mark. The course will consist of 8 one hour videos, with on-location exteriors, studio time with onscreen talent, VO, motion graphics, the whole bit. I will have to write the script (awesome book! thanks)

I was toying with a finished minute setup… but $1000 pfm at 480 minutes is nuts. Since each hour is a different facet of the training, I don’t see much room for recycling footage or templating sequences. All videos will have same look and feel, so…

I think I can figure things out from here. Thanks again. I’ll let ya’ll know how this turns out, and post samples once we’re done. 🙂
Ted Bragg
July 12, 2014 at 9:16 pm in reply to: Color Grading / Correction IN THE CAMERA? Cut down post-work?

I recall somewhere the camera crew on a show (Weeds? Breaking Bad?) had a ‘real-time’ color grade going on-set as they shot. Saved them tons of time in post. I’d like to know how they did that, and how to implement into my shooting workflow 🙂