I bought my first HDTV just about 3 years ago. I was a little late to the game considering I work in TV and I enjoy all sorts of new technology. But I was waiting until I felt there were enough HD channels on cable that it would really be worth the purchase. I didn’t want to spend over two grand on a TV and then end up watching mostly SD TV on it.

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In this tutorial, I explain how to create a cool Pan and Zoom effect over Documents or Newspapers. I show how to use a blur effect to create the feeling of Depth of Field and how to use masks to give the illusion of lighting.

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In this tutorial, I explain how to create the “Kid Stays in the Picture” effect using Photoshop, Boris Red, and Avid. I also show how to accomplish it with only using Boris Red and Avid.

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For a follow up to my last tutorial, I cover using the Ease In/Out Keyframes in Boris Red to create smooth moves on hi-resolution still photos.

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In today’s blog, I provide a Video Tutorial with instructions on how to use Boris Red and Avid Media Composer to perform Pan and Zoom type moves on high resolution still images.

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When it comes to editing, I have no shortage of “pet peeves,” and perhaps one of my biggest is seeing footage with “Incorrect Aspect Ratio.”  Far too often I see television shows, news packages, promos, even graphics in a video with the wrong aspect ratio, causing the images to appear squished.  I’m not talking about TV networks that incorrectly display entire programs (I’ve got a future blog lined up to complain about that); no, I’m talking about a shot or two incorrectly formatted in an otherwise perfectly fine video.

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In today’s blog, I provide a Video Tutorial with instructions on how to build a custom “Overexposed White Flash” transition using the Avid and Boris Red.

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I love HD television.  I would guess that 90% of the recordings on my Tivo are HD, and if I’m watching live TV I always scan the HD listings first.  Unfortunately, there are still many instances on the HD channels where you see shoddily upconverted or simply misformated 4:3 video (I believe RedArrowRyan will be having a blog post in the near future on his particular frustration with The Today Show).  There are occasions, though, where you see some new and brilliant techniques that take a completely different approach to this issue, a couple of which recently reminded me of a lesson from one of my favorite movies of the past 10 years: the 2003 documentary, The Five Obstructions. (more…)

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