Ray Roman was a police officer for fifteen years and often wondered if there was something else out there that he could “build a passion for,” much like he did for his police work. One day he decided that he was going to simply transfer some old family video footage of his kids to DVD. He made a visit to a local electronics retail store to purchase an inexpensive transfer mechanism so that he could begin the conversion process. This little piece of equipment also came with a limited version of an editing software program. He imported his family video into the program and thought that what he was creating looked like a movie.
Sharpen, part of NewBlue Video Essentials, provides a simple way to rescue footage that is ever so softly out of focus. Sometimes its not practical to carry a film monitor with you on location or when you come back from a shoot, the video footage is a bit soft. For those occasions, Sharpen is a wonderful plugin to have in your toolbox. In this edition of Tips & Techniques, Ian Stark shows you how to use this essential plugin to sharpen your video footage in seconds.
Color Fixer Plus, part of NewBlue Video Essentials, provides an easy way to correct color balance. Because it also adjusts saturation, brightness, and film gamma, it’s a great tool to quickly get the look you want in one pass. In this edition of Tips & Techniques, Todor Fay shows you how to use this essential plugin to polish your video footage in seconds.
Meet Ian Stark, professional video producer and founder of vIT, a company delivering innovative short films for business and offering professional video production services. Ian is a long-time advocate and user of NewBlueFX, which helps him create unique videos for his clients.
We were so pleased to discover Ryan Graham’s review of Video Essentials in the April 1 issue of MicroFilmmaker magazine. He immediately grasped exactly what we’re trying to do when we say that NewBlueFX are competiviely-priced, aesthetically fresh and ridiculously easy to use. Take it away, Ryan:
I’ve been consistently impressed with the ease-of-use of NewBlueFX’s plugins; they’ve all contained useful and interesting presets, along with easy to understand, adjustable parameters. Recently I’ve found myself going to their effects over other manufacturers’ more expensive ones, not necessarily because the quality is better, but just because they’re more enjoyable to use and make work seem like fun instead of a chore.
