The credit roll is one of the most important parts to any movie! This is where you give credit and thanks to the team that helped the project come to life. But if you don’t know what you’re doing, making a credit roll that’s hundreds of lines long probably seems like a daunting task that […]
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How to Create Your Own Video LUTs in Premiere Pro
Have you ever watched a high-end music video or commercial and noticed how perfect the colors look? Or how all the different scenes and colors seem to coincide somehow? This is known as the art of ‘color grading’ or ‘color correction’. Color grading is a whole art form in itself, but breaking it down to […]
Continue readingDaVinci Resolve Basics Tutorial for Video Editors
DaVinci Resolve is a free video editing software beloved by many and considered a viable alternative for Adobe Premiere Pro. In this FilterGrade video, we’re going to teach you the basics of using Resolve for editing. One of its biggest selling points is that it’s completely free. This free version includes all of the editing […]
Continue readingTutorial: An Introduction to After Effects Expressions
After Effects expressions are small pieces of code that can be plugged into an After Effects project to achieve a desired effect without using complex keyframing. Expressions use JavaScript, and you do need some programming knowledge to make the most of them. However, there are many great examples of both beginner and advanced expressions, so […]
Continue readingHow to Reset Premiere Pro
You’ve probably spent a lot of time setting your Premiere Pro to exactly what you need it to be. But if you’ve made a change you can’t figure out how to revert, or just want to start fresh, you can easily reset Premiere Pro. All you need to do is trash your preferences. When you […]
Continue readingHow to Use Roto Brush 2 in After Effects
After Effects recently added Roto Brush 2 to their After Effects beta version, meaning editors can start using this new AI-powered tool. If you want to quickly create amazing green screen effects without a green screen, this tool is your answer. What is Roto Brush? Roto Brush is a tool that editors can use in […]
Continue readingUsing HSL to Boost Colors: Lightroom Quick Tip
There are a number of ways you can increase the saturation of your photos in Lightroom. One of the best is with the HSL Panel. In this tutorial, I’m going to share a few quick tips for using HSL (hue, saturation, and luminance) to boost the colors in your edits! You can also adjust the […]
Continue readingLayer Groups: How to Organize Your Photoshop Project
When editing in Photoshop, you can just keep all of your layers wherever you want, or you can use groups to organize your layers! If you’re brand new to learning Photoshop, it might take a little while to get comfortable with the concept of layers. Once you’re comfortable, you can get organized. If you’re doing […]
Continue readingBest Screen Recording Apps for Windows
Whether you’re recording content for education, tutorials, or your gaming channel, you’ll probably need one of these screen recordings apps for Windows. While Mac OS has an easy-to-use screen recording tool built in, Windows offers a lot of great third-party options for you to try out. In this post, we will be covering some of […]
Continue readingWhat is a RAW Photo and Why Should You Use Them?
If you’re new to photography, you’ve been bombarded with terms like ISO, aperture, f-stop, and shutter speed. Well, here’s one more to add to this list: RAW photo. In this blog, we’ll go through exactly what RAW photos are, why you need to be using them, and how to use them. Cover photo by: Matt […]
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