Filmmaking tutorials
Filmora X overview: Video editing software for beginners & advanced filmmakers
Wondershare Filmora X is a video editing software for beginners and advanced filmmakers. Filmora X has a variety of features including motion tracking, keyframing, color correction, basic animation effects and much more. User interface and basic settings The user interface
Parallax Effect – filmmaking tutorial
What is the parallax effect? Parallax is a visual effect in which the camera is in motion and the foreground and background appear to move at different speeds. Either the background moves faster than the subject in front or opposite,
Best video export settings for YouTube & archive – Premiere Pro CC
If you have a graphics card that support GPU acceleration, make sure to change the “Performance” in the “Encoding Settings” to “Hardware Encoding”. This can make the process of rendering and exporting the video much faster. If you don’t have a fast graphics card you can simply leave this setting at “Software Encoding”
Tutorial: Minimalistic Lower Thirds
Learn how to quickly create and design minimalistic lower thirds in Adobe After Effects CC in our video editing tutorial. Lower Thirds are essential graphics in corporate videos, documentaries , tv news or even for social media content. Moritz shows
Camera stabilization – IBIS: When to use it & when NOT to!
I like using fast prime lenses when shooting video hand-held on mirrorless cameras. But that is only possible because of IBIS: In-body image stabilization. Just a few years ago this seemed impossible and shooting hand-held either required a heavy rig
Telephoto hyperlapse tutorial (hand-held)
In this tutorial I will you how to get to the next level in timelapse photography. Learn how to shoot hand-held hyperlapses with a tele-photo zoom lens (70-300mm). No slider, motorized gear or tripod necessary! Something you don’t see often
3 Film Title Animations – Fast & Easy After Effects Tutorial
Learn how to quickly make animated motion titles in Adobe After Effects CC. This tutorial doesn’t require any expert knowledge and is explained step-by-step. Below are the written instruction of the video tutorial above: The first one is minimalistic but
PowerDirector365 overview and tutorial
Most video editing software aren’t exactly cheap or if they are cheap, they lack features and are slow to use. We teamed up with Cyberlink to give an overview of their latest version of PowerDirector, which is an affordable editing
What are keyframes & how to use them: Video Editing Tutorial
When editing a video you can’t really ignore them: Keyframes. But what exactly are they? They define what happens between two points. For example: If a video should start in color and slowly fade to black and white I can
How to easily add motion to a water reflection: Photo Editing Tutorial
Animating a reflection in a static photo is pretty easy and can be done quite fast. You don’t need to be an expert to add some dynamic motion to your picture. First open After Effects, import the photo you want
How to turn HD videos into 8K
With a variety of video resolutions, it can be frustrating to adjust al of them in one project without seeing an obvious difference between each shot. I often have clients or agencies who provide us with logo animations or footage
How to get smooth timelapses – edit & shoot tutorial
There are different techniques on how to get really smooth timelapses. You can watch our video tutorial below to learn different ways that we use for our fast motion projects. Step-by-step to the best results Usually timelapses look like this: