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Web Safe Names
I’ve got a few color posts coming (when I finally find some time), but here’s a quick tip I just implemented for my workflow that may help you too: At my job, we upload h.264 approvals to a RackSpace...
View ArticleA Post Production Project: Start to Finish
I recently completed a project at my full-time job for KIPP Academy Nashville. I led the project from the initial client meeting to the planning to the shoot to post production, and it was wonderful...
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The (Experimental) Keys to Faster Editing
So this is something I’ve been working on for a while: A new keyboard layout for my NLE of choice (Premiere Pro CS6) that incorporates what I love about FCP7′s shortcuts, what I’ve found useful from...
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Quick Tip: ND Your Screen
Okay, here’s a quick tip I was reminded of when Juan Salvo asked this question on twitter: I need a 24-27" computer monitor that doesn't look terrible at very, very low brightness levels. Suggestions?...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Fixing (Some) FCP to Premiere Problems
Here’s a quick tip I encountered a few hours ago: I was moving an old FCP7 project to Premiere Pro CS6 through XML, and the import kept freezing/crashing Premiere. It was a large project with 500+ clip...
View ArticleStaying True to Someone Else’s Story
Testimonies are something I’ve done a lot of over the years. I got my start in filmmaking by doing videos for the church I grew up in, and it quickly became such a passion for me that I knew what I...
View ArticleAnother Post Production Project: Start to Finish – United Way
I got such a great response on my last post-production time-lapse that I decided to do another one for a big project I did at my day job for the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville and their Stuff the...
View ArticleMaking Sense of File Organization
When it comes to real life, I’m pretty unorganized. Actually, scratch that. I’m a mess. But as far as my “digital” life goes, I’m extremely OCD and particular about file organization, UI, colors,...
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#PostDontStop Desktop Backgrounds
In honor of #PostDontStop Day, I was struck by design inspiration (very rare for me) and created a whole batch of minimalist desktop backgrounds for my fellow post-production specialists. There are...
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Wacom: The Hidden Manual
Being relatively active in the #postchat community on Twitter, I had heard a lot of people talk about using Wacom tablets for post-production. I had seen the VFX and Flame artists at my internship with...
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