For those of you new to our effects and transitions, our new Sampler Pack is a great way to discover the power of NewBlueFX.
For the low, low price of $49.95, the NewBlue Sampler Pack features transitions and effects from our best-selling NewBlueFX collections. We carefully chose examples that illustrate the aesthetics and utility of each offering and in many cases, streamlined the control set to maintain critical features, yet make them even easier to use.
One really fun transition in the Paint Blends collection is Paper Collage. Paper Collage converts the image into layered strips of colored paper that smoothly shift their contours to reveal the shape of the new scene.
Let’s see how the Paper Collage transition can be used to morph between two scenes.
Place it on a transition between two clips and choose the “Topographic Map” preset.
Much of making a video look like film involves recreating the unintended artifacts of old technologies (hand cranked cameras, for example) and the ravages of time and lazy projectionists.
There’s also a very positive side to the look of film. For example, film responds to light in a non-linear way that compresses the brightest and darkest parts of the image with appealing results. Different film stocks accentuate different colors.
Often, people go to great lengths to achieve a particular “film look” which they use throughout a movie or even a TV series. They set a unique look that might be tied to mood, place, or a time period.
You can design your own look using the appropriately titled “Film Look” plug in.
