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.
Meet Todor Fay, NewBlue CTO and product architect, at the LA Post Production Group meeting February 10th at 7:00PM in Los Angeles. He will demonstrate creative techniques and provide useful production workflow tips using the NewBlueFX Video Essentials plugins, followed by a Q&A session. Not only will this session give you the opportunity to meet the man behind NewBlueFX, but it will also be opened up for your feedback and requests.
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If you saw last month’s Video Essentials III promotion, you may have noticed our new Light Rays plugin. By streaming light from bright spots of the image, Light Rays expertly produces compelling atmospheric looks, such as a heavenly glow shimmering through clouds, bright titles breaking through fog and rays of light in a dark scene.
This month, we’re pleased to announce that for a limited time, Light Rays can be yours free with the purchase of any NewBlue product. Simply buy the NewBlueFX product you want and upon checkout you’ll be able to add Light Rays to your shopping cart for free. Light Rays is not sold separately, so take advantage of this offer while it lasts.
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 Dan Hastrey, founder of Nightwave Music Media and professional video producer. Hastrey started his career composing music and managing artists. In 2004, he founded Nightwave Music Media and started directing and producing music videos. Hastrey quickly found success creating professional music videos and expanded into documentaries and corporate videos.
Dan Hastrey
