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Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: links - Recent Posts http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: links - Recent Posts en Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:10:38 +0000 Kenkyusha on "Video information resource" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-information-resource#post-72552 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:56:35 +0000 Kenkyusha 72552@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/  Fantastic, thank you! Bill Dillon on "Video information resource" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-information-resource#post-72518 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:03:01 +0000 Bill Dillon 72518@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/  That's full of good info for newbies like me!  Thanks for posting Jack. jackwolcott on "Video information resource" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-information-resource#post-72515 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:34:52 +0000 jackwolcott 72515@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Although this site has been available for quite a while, not many on this forum may be aware of it. <a href="http://www.videoccasions-nw.com/video_biblio.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.videoccasions-nw.com/video_biblio.html</a> is a 24 page listing of links pertaining to most aspects of the video world. It is indexed and includes books and hundreds of links to video web sites across the planet. The pages are scanned three times a week for broken links, so it should be quite up to date. After you've looked at it I'd be glad to hear from you with links you think would be useful additions. Jack Daniel Bruns on "Links for Lighting for Video Webinar" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/links-for-lighting-for-video-webinar-1#post-65843 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:27:05 +0000 Daniel Bruns 65843@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ For all those who have been a part of our Lighting for Video webinar recently or in the past, we felt it might be a good idea to post the links that we give in the webinar for all to enjoy here. I'll try to be as descriptive with the links as possible by putting them into categories. Lighting Gear <ol> <li>Really affordable light kit that will work for most interview situations from Smith Victor. It has two umbrellas and a backlight (excuse the long link): <a href="http://www.smithvictor.com/products/detail.asp?prodid=71&id=12&pid=1&s1=Lighting+Kits+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++&s2=Pro-Quartz+Kits+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++&nm=K77+KIT">http://www.smithvictor.com/products/detail.asp?prodid=71&id=12&pid=1&s1=Lighting+Kits+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++&s2=Pro-Quartz+Kits+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++&nm=K77+KIT</a>Ã</li> <li>A great company for fluorescent lighting: <a href="http://www.kinoflo.com/">http://www.kinoflo.com/</a></li> <li>The leader in LED lighting. Their lights are being used in the White House and in feature films: <a href="http://www.litepanels.com/">http://www.litepanels.com/</a></li> <li>A good set of scoop lights from Cool-Lux that we use in a lot of our productions. Comes with two softlights and a backlight: <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/220205-REG/Cool_Lux_LK2330_Hollywood_Soft_Light_Starter.html">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/220205-REG/Cool_Lux_LK2330_Hollywood_Soft_Light_Starter.html</a></li> <li>An industry standard in lighting kits from Mole-Richardson: <a href="http://extranet.mole.com/public/index.cgi?cmd=view_item&parent=-1899-1900-1905-1926&id=28825">http://extranet.mole.com/public/index.cgi?cmd=view_item&parent=-1899-1900-1905-1926&id=28825</a></li> <li>A great starter 3-Point lighting kit from ARRI's Softbank Series: <a href="http://www.arri.com/lighting/americas/arri_lighting_kits/softbank_series_d_kits.html">http://www.arri.com/lighting/americas/arri_lighting_kits/softbank_series_d_kits.html</a></li> <li>A great and incredibly affordable 4-point LED lighting kit from FloLight: <a href="http://www.flolight.com/led-lighting/microbeam-light-kit-3000w-equiv-complete-4-light-kit.html">http://www.flolight.com/led-lighting/microbeam-light-kit-3000w-equiv-complete-4-light-kit.html</a></li> <li>Another great and affordable 3-Point fluorescent lighting kit from FloLight: <a href="http://www.flolight.com/fluorescent-lighting/3-point-lighting-kit-with-wireless-dimming-550w-2500w-hotlight-equiv.html">http://www.flolight.com/fluorescent-lighting/3-point-lighting-kit-with-wireless-dimming-550w-2500w-hotlight-equiv.html</a></li> <li>The most durable, heavy, and professionally used stands in the business: <a href="http://www.filmandvideolighting.com/avgrcest.html">http://www.filmandvideolighting.com/avgrcest.html</a></li> <li>If you're looking to replace your "standard" industrial fluorescent tubes with 3200K balanced ones you can get the lamps here from Kino-Flo: <a href="http://www.filmandvideolighting.com/2ft32tub6pac.html">http://www.filmandvideolighting.com/2ft32tub6pac.html</a></li> </ol> Lighting Gear Reviews <ol> <li>Kino-Flo 400 Fluorescent Light Kit Review: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/14669/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/14669/</a></li> <li>Arri H-2 "Hybrid" Kit Review: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/14861/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/14861/</a></li> <li>LitePanels LP 1x1 Bi-Color LED Review (expensive but incredibly useful): <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/14047/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/14047/</a></li> </ol> Lighting Properties <ol> <li>Great article on the different lamp types: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/13546/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/13546/</a></li> <li>Good article about working with different color temperatures: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/12609/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/12609</a>/</li> </ol> Lighting Controls <ol> <li>Article on how to stay safe with lighting: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/12996/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/12996/</a></li> <li>Using Diffusion article: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/10427/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/10427/</a></li> <li>Article on different diffusion methods: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/8870/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/8870/</a></li> <li>Article on using reflectors: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/12586/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/12586/</a></li> <li>Another great article on using reflectors like a pro: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/9348/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/9348/</a></li> </ol> Lighting Design <ol> <li>If you're looking for a step by step video on how to get good 3-point lighting check out this video: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tutorials/533/three-point-lighting/">http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tutorials/533/three-point-lighting/</a></li> <li>A helpful video on how to make interview lighting look good: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tutorials/536/interview-lighting/">http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tutorials/536/interview-lighting/</a></li> <li>A great article on 3-point lighting: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/14218/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/14218/</a></li> <li>Article showing how to light for different moods: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/7980/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/7980/</a></li> <li>Article showing how to control outdoor lighting: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/3315/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/3315/</a></li> <li>An excellent training DVD that can take you from an amateur to a pro in video lighting: <a href="https://www.videomaker.com/shop/instructional-videos/videomaker-instructional-series-light-it-right-dvd.html">https://www.videomaker.com/shop/instructional-videos/videomaker-instructional-series-light-it-right-dvd.html</a></li> </ol> Hopefully you've all found this list helpful and we look forward to having you back soon! vid-e-o-man on "Links for Advanced Editing Webinar" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/links-for-advanced-editing-webinar#post-65689 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 10:09:27 +0000 vid-e-o-man 65689@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Daniel, great job of collecting all these links, thanks for the explanations. Is there a way to have all this information more easily available, not just clicking on this posting of yours. Can you put a sticky to this (don't know what this means).Thanks again. Daniel Bruns on "Links for Advanced Editing Webinar" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/links-for-advanced-editing-webinar#post-65618 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:55:54 +0000 Daniel Bruns 65618@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ For all those who have been a part of our Advanced Editing webinar recently or in the past, we felt it might be a good idea to post the links that we give in the webinar for all to enjoy here. I'll try to be as descriptive with the links as possible by putting them into categories. Editing Techniques <ol> <li>Videomaker's own DVD on Advanced Video Editing chock full of great editing techniques: <a href="https://www.videomaker.com/shop/instructional-videos/videomaker-instructional-series-advanced-editing-guide-to-advanced-computer-video-editing-dvd.html">https://www.videomaker.com/shop/instructional-videos/videomaker-instructional-series-advanced-editing-guide-to-advanced-computer-video-editing-dvd.html</a></li> <li>Article on how to make great timelapses: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/14612/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/14612/</a></li> <li>Article on how to slow down footage: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/14523/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/14523</a>/</li> <li>Fun video on how to capture foley audio: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/491/foley-sound--part-2-/">http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/491/foley-sound--part-2-/</a></li> </ol> Video Editing Software and Reviews <ol> <li>Corel Digital Studio 2010 Review: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/14770/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/14770/</a></li> <li>Cyberlink PowerDirector 8 Review: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/14627/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/14627/</a></li> <li>An increasingly popular video editing software, Adobe CS5 Review: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/14655/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/14655/</a></li> <li>Adobe Premiere Elements 9 Review: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/15116/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/15116/</a></li> <li>Nero Multimedia Suite Review: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/15176/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/15176/</a></li> <li>Sony Vegas 10 Review: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/15120/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/15120/</a></li> <li>A very popular video editing program, Avid Media Composer 5 Review: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/14677/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/14677/</a></li> <li>Magix Movie Edit Pro 17 Review: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/15122/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/15122/</a></li> <li>Roxio Creator 2011 Pro: <a href="http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/creator/">http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/creator/</a></li> <li>Apple Final Cut Express 4: <a href="http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/">http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/</a></li> <li>Grass Valley Edius 6: <a href="http://www.grassvalley.com/products/edius_6">http://www.grassvalley.com/products/edius_6</a></li> <li>A leader in video editing software, Final Cut Studio: <a href="http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/">http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/</a></li> </ol> Audio Editing Software <ol> <li>Apple Soundtrack Pro 3: <a href="http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/soundtrackpro/">http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/soundtrackpro/</a></li> <li>The standard for professional audio editing, Avid Pro Tools: <a href="http://www.avid.com/us/products/family/pro-tools">http://www.avid.com/us/products/family/pro-tools</a></li> <li>Sony Sound Forge 10: <a href="http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/soundforge">http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/soundforge</a></li> <li>Adobe Soundbooth CS4: <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/soundbooth/">http://www.adobe.com/products/soundbooth/</a></li> </ol> Color Grading Software <ol> <li>Magic Bullet Looks: <a href="http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/all/magic-bullet-looks/">http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/all/magic-bullet-looks/</a></li> <li>Color Finesse: <a href="http://www.synthetic-ap.com/products/cf/index.html">http://www.synthetic-ap.com/products/cf/index.html</a></li> <li>Davinci Color Resolve: <a href="http://www.blackmagic-design.com/davinci/">http://www.blackmagic-design.com/davinci/</a></li> <li>Apple Color: <a href="http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/color/">http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/color/</a></li> </ol> Filters and Effects <ol> <li>Excellent article explaining how to compress and limit audio so that your mix sounds better: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/13746/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/13746/</a></li> <li>Another great article on how to get the color corrector in any program to give you the results you want: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/14208/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/14208/</a></li> <li>How to use the multi-cam feature in editing software: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/12970/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/12970/</a></li> </ol> Recommended Filters and Effects <ol> <li>An excellent speed remapping plugin: <a href="http://www.revisionfx.com/products/twixtor/">http://www.revisionfx.com/products/twixtor/</a></li> <li>The most popular particle generator for After Effects: <a href="http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/all/trapcode-particular/">http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/all/trapcode-particular/</a></li> <li>Great series of flares to add to video: <a href="http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/all/knoll-light-factory/">http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/all/knoll-light-factory/</a></li> <li>Great high quality cinematic flares: <a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/products/opticalflares/">http://www.videocopilot.net/products/opticalflares/</a></li> </ol> Compositing Techniques <ol> <li>If you've ever wondered what an alpha channel is and how to make one, this article does a great job of explaining it: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/9412/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/9412/</a></li> <li>How to composite in any software: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/8307/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/8307/</a></li> </ol> Compositing Software <ol> <li>Apple Motion: <a href="http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/motion/">http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/motion/</a></li> <li>Autodesk Smoke: <a href="http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=5561833&siteID=123112">http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=5561833&siteID=123112</a></li> <li>Autodesk Flame: <a href="http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=14405979&siteID=123112">http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=14405979&siteID=123112</a></li> <li>Adobe After Effects: <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/">http://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/</a></li> </ol> Hopefully you've all found this list helpful and we look forward to having you back soon! vid-e-o-man on "Links for Documentary Production Webinar" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/links-for-documentary-production-webinar#post-65443 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:36:29 +0000 vid-e-o-man 65443@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Thanks for the links. I'll have to bookmark this spot for future reference. Daniel Bruns on "Links for Documentary Production Webinar" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/links-for-documentary-production-webinar#post-65437 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:19:03 +0000 Daniel Bruns 65437@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ For all those who have been a part of our Documentary Production webinar recently or in the past, we felt it might be a good idea to post the links that we give in the webinar for all to enjoy here. I'll try to be as descriptive with the links as possible by putting them into categories. Documentary Production <ol> <li>How to Make a Documentary: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/12546/">http://www.videomaker.com/article/12546/</a></li> <li>The Videomaker Documentary toolkit with training and forms: <a href="https://www.videomaker.com/shop/ultimate-toolkits/documentary-ultimate-toolkit.html">https://www.videomaker.com/shop/ultimate-toolkits/documentary-ultimate-toolkit.html</a></li> <li>A great place to go online for free public domain videos. It has old commercials, government films, and educational films: <a href="http://www.archive.org/">http://www.archive.org/</a></li> <li>Videomaker's Free Sound Effects, Resources, and Video List: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/downloads/">http://www.videomaker.com/downloads/</a></li> </ol> Documentary Storytelling <ol> <li>Videomaker's best selling Documentary Storytelling DVD: <a href="https://www.videomaker.com/shop/instructional-videos/documentary-storytelling-dvd.html">https://www.videomaker.com/shop/instructional-videos/documentary-storytelling-dvd.html</a></li> </ol> Documentary Funding <ol> <li>A great place to go to find projects to work on for money: <a href="http://www.poptent.net/">http://www.poptent.net/</a></li> <li>A fundraising website where you can post your project for others to fund: <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/">http://www.kickstarter.com/</a></li> <li>Another fundraising website where you can post your project for others to fund: <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/">http://www.indiegogo.com/</a></li> <li>Best directory for finding available foundations and grants: <a href="http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/">http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/</a></li> <li>Great resource for documentary funding and helpful documents: <a href="http://www.neh.gov/">http://www.neh.gov/</a></li> <li>Another great resource for documentary funding and helpful documents: <a href="http://www.nea.gov/">http://www.nea.gov/</a></li> <li>If you can't set up a non-profit on your own, this is a good place to find a non-profit sponsor: <a href="http://www.fiscalsponsordirectory.org/">http://www.fiscalsponsordirectory.org/</a></li> <li>Most used documentary budgeting software: <a href="http://www.entertainmentpartners.com/Content/Products/Budgeting.aspx">http://www.entertainmentpartners.com/Content/Products/Budgeting.aspx</a></li> <li>A great, more affordable option for documentary budgeting software: <a href="http://www.junglesoftware.com/home/">http://www.junglesoftware.com/home/</a> </li> </ol> Documentary Distribution <ol> <li>Videomaker's Contest Page with descriptions and dates for contests: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/community/contest/">http://www.videomaker.com/community/contest/</a></li> <li>Videomaker's Film Festival Page: <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/community/festival/">http://www.videomaker.com/community/festival/</a></li> </ol> Hopefully you've all found this list helpful and we look forward to having you back soon! EarlC on "Study Resources, the Competition!" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/study-resources-the-competition#post-44373 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:24:41 +0000 EarlC 44373@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Â Study the bounty of web site resources, and your competition! See what is working for them, what you can also offer, and how you can make something work for YOU in the video production business. <a href="http://www.eccomeecgo.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.eccomeecgo.blogspot.com</a>