As a video editor I often find myself using elements that begin their video-life as imported stills.  Sometimes the stills are photos in something like JPG or TIF form.  Sometimes they are vector graphics like those from Adobe Illustrator.  Sometimes they are complicated images with multiple layers such as Photoshop files.  In short, stills come in a number of file formats.

Since the file format is often right there in the name of the file (“aPicture.tif”), I am usually aware of the format being imported.  But, one detail that can slip through the cracks is the color mode.

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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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Recently one of our clients brought us onto a project that was being shot on the Red One camera.  Since we had no existing workflow designed for Red, we had to come up with a solution.

Being this is largely uncharted territory for many people, we thought we should share our findings and, perhaps, get some feedback from other peoples’ experiences. (more…)

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