A good streaming camera (besides a good microphone) is one of the most important things for every streamer. No matter if you are a newbie or a pro, you should turn your camera on (golden rule of streaming), and when you do it, you should make sure people aren’t seeing pixels instead of their streamer. […]
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Are Your Kids Interested in Digital Arts? Here Are 8 Fun Project Ideas They Will Love
Are your kids constantly trying to steal your phone to add stickers and filters to your Instagram stories? Do they love creating beautiful images on Minecraft, or messing around with pens on MS Word? Instead of thinking of this simply as an annoyance, consider that it’s a form of creativity. If nurtured in the right […]
Continue readingThe Best Graphics Cards for Video Editing Programs
Hey everyone, welcome to FilterGrade. In this article and video we’re covering what to look for in a graphics card for video editing. We’ll be talking about Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Vegas Pro, and other less-common editing platforms. Some have unique hardware preferences and we’ll be going into more detail about those. […]
Continue readingHow to Use Your Canon Camera as a Webcam
Hey everyone, welcome to FilterGrade. Today we’re talking about something really cool that might let you make use of your DSLR when you’re at work. With the rise of Zoom meetings and Twitch streams, it’s great news that in late 2020 Canon released a brand new driver that lets you use just about any camera […]
Continue readingThe Best Tools for a Smooth Phone to PC Photography Workflow
Phones have amazing cameras and access to desktop-grade photo editing software, but DSLR cameras and desktop photo editing are still essential to the work of professional photographers. For many, there may be a desire to mix mobile and desktop into a single workflow. In this article, we’ll be covering some of the tools you absolutely […]
Continue readingAdobe Adds New Color Grading Tools to Lightroom Ecosystem
Today Adobe kicked off their virtual Adobe Max Creativity Conference for 2020. With this conference come a huge list of new announcements for updates and new releases for Creative Cloud. We’ll be covering these on the blog and to start, here is all you need to know about the new color grading tools added to […]
Continue readingHow to Make Photoshop Faster
Hey everyone, welcome to FilterGrade. If you’re reading this post, then Adobe Photoshop is probably running poorly or slow on your computer. In this tutorial, we’re going to share our knowledge of the Adobe creative suite and suggest a few things that can make Photoshop run faster for you. Watch the video tutorial! How to […]
Continue readingHow to Pick a Graphics Card for Video Editing
If you’re building a computer or buying a prebuilt computer for video editing, the CPU and RAM are some of the most critical factors. But the GPU, or graphics card, is also important. This has always been an important component for some tasks, but is even more so now. A recent update has given Premiere […]
Continue readingHow Do RAM and CPU Affect Video Editing?
Computers are made up of many components, and some of them are particularly important for video editing! We’re going to cover the two most critical components – RAM and CPU. These two PC parts often determine how fast videos process and render and how well they play back. Higher performing parts will give you smoother […]
Continue readingRemote Work Tips: 10 Best Tips for Working from Home
Working from home is uncharted territory for many of us. This new opportunity presents many fun and challenging obstacles that we all have to tackle. Some have been working from home for many years already and know the ins and outs of what to do and what not to do. But for the rest of […]
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