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    Avid Xpress or final cut studio 2

    FCP Studio 2 FCP Studio 2 If you are planning to buy the whole studio package (which you should, its cheap enough) then in my opinion there is no contest. The software you get apart from Final Cut itself is nothing short of revolutionary. Apples Colour app (included in the package) is...
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    black and white, gradually overexposure

    i am shooting a black and white short and need advice about achieving certain effects. (shot on DV in colour so as to retain contrast then converted to B&W) Firstly i want to gradually overexpose the image and pump up the contrast as the narrative progresses. Apart from this i want to have a...
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    Light correction

    Hi. recently shot a film at a train station and the lighting changes between a few shots. Is there any way of correcting the lightness of certain shots, to get continuity between them? (in final cut pro) even if it means bringing the light down in the better lit shots. Any advice would be...
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    stylized 'freeze frames'

    thanks thanks have the option of shooting progressive or interlaced so will go with interlaced. We work with PAL down here so that shouldn't be a problem. Thanks very much for the advice! Will try it out and let you know how it goes. David Oosthuizen AFDA film school Cape Town South Africa
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    stylized 'freeze frames'

    Trying to achieve an effect but unsure whether it can be done in post using FCP and photoshop, or what the process entails. Basically want to create stylized comic book like freeze frames (complete with caption boxs etc.) that are pulled out of a scene and then frozen. The catch is that i want...
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    Cartoon 'freeze frames'

    Hi, Have something i want to achieve but not sure if it would deal with animation or post. Basically want to have certain frames from a scene frozen, and then stylized to look like a comic frame (complete with white caption boxes etc) What would be the best and most effective way of pulling...
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    intro

    hi, I'm a film student currently studying in Cape Town South Africa, majoring in Editing, Directing and writing. Been involved in a coupla shorts and music videos but want to branch off into documentaries eventually. Love how comprehensive this forum is and will be using it frequently from...
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