How to Use After Effects for Basic Motion Tracking, Camera Tracking, and Text

What You’ll Be Creating In this lesson you’re going to learn how to do some basic motion tracking to add text to a shot.  To follow along with this lesson, make sure to open up the motion tracking.aep file which you can download here. You’re also going to need the video file below, which you… Continue reading How to Use After Effects for Basic Motion Tracking, Camera Tracking, and Text

Nikon is having a great financial year

Nikon is having a financially strong 2022. Cameras like the mirrorless Z7 II and Z9 are selling particularly well. Nikon Like most Japanese companies, Nikon’s financial year runs from April 1st to March 31st, rather than being aligned with the calendar year. The company closed out the first quarter of its latest financial year at… Continue reading Nikon is having a great financial year

Keep your film iced-cold with this 2-in-1 water bottle & film chiller

The small bottle can store three rolls of 35mm film. PPP Cameras Film photographers know the delicate nature of the medium. While the analog stuff offers excellent exposure latitude, put a roll through less-than-ideal conditions and at best, you’ve got an experiment on your hands, and at worst, a completely blank roll. We’re talking airport… Continue reading Keep your film iced-cold with this 2-in-1 water bottle & film chiller

10 Top YouTube Shorts Templates for Final Cut Pro (Vertical)

With YouTube moving into the vertical video market with YouTube Shorts, now is a great time to jump on while the platform is still quite new and not as crowded as it will be in a few years. The best way to make a good impression is by using one of these professionally designed vertical… Continue reading 10 Top YouTube Shorts Templates for Final Cut Pro (Vertical)

Bring on the noise: How to save high ISO files deemed ‘too noisy’

Crank that ISO, AI de-noise software is here to save the day. Shot at ISO 6400 with noise corrections made using On1 NoNoise AI. Jeff Carlson In photography, knowing when to put the camera away is a valuable skill. Really dark situations are particularly difficult: without supplemental lighting, you can crank up the ISO to… Continue reading Bring on the noise: How to save high ISO files deemed ‘too noisy’

How to Use Title Templates in the Essential Graphics Panel in Premiere Pro

In this lesson on How to Use Title Templates in the Essential Graphics Panel in Premiere Pro from David Bode’s FREE Ultimate Premiere Pro FAQ Course, you’re going to learn where to find great-looking motion graphics title templates, and how to install, customise, and use them. Where to Find Great Motion Graphics Templates One of… Continue reading How to Use Title Templates in the Essential Graphics Panel in Premiere Pro

Best document cameras in 2022

Firmbee.com, Unsplash Best compatibility AVer U50 Document Camera Check Price Easy to set up and works with Microsoft, Google, and Apple. Most versatile IPEVO VZ-X Document Camera Check Price Provides up to 12 hours of viewing on battery power. Best budget OKIOLABS OKIO CAM S 2-in-1 Document Camera Check Price Doubles as a webcam and… Continue reading Best document cameras in 2022

Best gimbals in 2022

Abby Ferguson Best overall DJI RS3 Pro Check Price Best small DJI Pocket 2 Check Price Best for DSLRs Zhiyun Weebill 2 Check Price Gimbals hold your camera steady so you can shoot buttery-smooth, cinema-ready footage while on the move. Gimbals are a type of hand-held support system that stabilizes your camera on three axes—tilt,… Continue reading Best gimbals in 2022