Graphics and Compositing Articles (Page 3)

• Green Screen / Chroma Keying
• Mattes
• Time Remapping
• Titles

• Edit Suite: Fearless Compositing
  August, 2000
  by Bill Harrington
  Don't be intimidated, compositing is easier than you might think.
• Edit Suite: Fresh Ideas for Titles
  September, 2000
  by Jim Stinson
  Let's jump beyond the basics and consider titles as a creative component of your shows.
• Got a Match?
  September, 2000
  by Jim Stinson
  Tips and tricks for seamlessly cutting together footage shot in different places on different days.
• Jargon: Glossary of Editing Terms
  October, 2000
  by Wendy Nichols
  Glossary of Editing Terms
• Create Your Own Stage Effects, VideoSyncrasies
  August, 2000
  by Jon Vosovic
  Create Your Own Stage EffectsThe Avid Handbook-RevisedVideoSyncrasies - The Motion Graphics Problem Solver
• Computer Editing: 5 Phases of Editing
  October, 2000
  by Jim Stinson
  Conquer editing in five major phases: organizing, assembling, enhancing, synthesizing and archiving.
• Special Effects Generators: Buyer's Guide
  October, 2000
  by Mark Bosko
  Step into the world of special effects. Tools to make your multi-camera shoots or linear edits magical.
• Take 5: Tips for Titling
  November, 2000
  by Chuck Peters
  Tips for Titling
• Character Generator Buyer's Guide
  December, 2000
  by Tony Kilcollins
  If you're looking for the right equipment to create titles, standalone or software, this is the buyer's guide for you.
• Test Bench: Play Inc. HoloSet ChromaKey and virtual set
  December, 2000
  by Don Collins
  Play Inc. HoloSet ChromaKey and virtual set
• Computer Editing: Let's Talk Titles
  February, 2001
  by Bill Harrington
  Find out everything you need to know to make great titles for all your video productions.
• Zzzzzap! Create Your Own Electric Animation
  February, 2001
  by Joe Redifer
  Learn how to use computer animation to put a little spark in your next production.
• Projected Titles: Creative Tips for Video Titling
  May, 2001
  by Randall Redmond
  Creating unique and interesting title effects for your video doesn't have to be difficult or expensive.
• Using Mattes to Broaden Your Effects
  May, 2001
  by Mark Bosko
  With these seven easy steps, you can apply the special effect technique of matte sets to your videos.
• Keying DV Without Getting the Blue-screen Blues
  November, 2001
  by Scott Anderson
  How to overcome the problems associated with keying digital video
• Shooting for Video Graphics
  December, 2002
  by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
  Will your video include graphics and on-screen identifiers? It's important to shoot with your graphics in mind.
• Computer Editing: Basic Compositing
  August, 2001
  by Bill Davis
  In a field as rapidly changing as video production, few "buzzwords" generate more interest than "compositing."
• Computer Editing: Making Moving Titles
  October, 2001
  by Don Collins
  Making moving titles is easy with today's video editing software.
• The Art of Titling
  September, 2001
  by Tyris M. Audronis
  Learn to make better titles with these tricks of the titling trade.
• Computer Editing: Color Tweaking
  January, 2002
  by Bill Davis
  Digital-video tools built into today's editing computers allow videographers to manipulate on-screen color.
• Computer Editing: Introduction to Computer Animation
  February, 2002
  by Scott Anderson
  Today's powerful animation software can help you create dazzling animation productions.
• Take 5: Five Video No-No's
  May, 2002
  by Chuck Peters
  A short list of things to leave out of your videos.
• Light Source: Lighting for Chromakey
  April, 2002
  by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
  Lighting is one of the most important aspects of bringing realism to your chromakey scene.
• Computer Editing: Keying, Alpha Channels and Mattes
  September, 2002
  by Bill Davis
  Dive into the wonderful world of compositing and enter a world without creative limits.
• Computer Editing: Video Filter Effects
  October, 2002
  by Bill Davis
  Applying electronic filters in post-production can cure many of your footage's ailments.
• Computer Editing: Special Effect Video Filters
  November, 2002
  by Bill Davis
  Take advantage of your video editor's special effects filters, just don't overdo it.
• Computer Editing: Saying a Lot With a Little
  January, 2003
  by Amanda Cuda
  Use titles and graphics to grab your viewer's attention.
• Take 5: Five Quick-n-Dirty Composite Effects
  January, 2003
  by Chuck Peters
  Use transitions to create these easy effects on almost any editing system.
• Computer Editing: Six Transgressions of the Edit Suite: An Editor's Tale
  April, 2003
  by Bill Davis
  Gather round ye acolytes of seamless editing. Today's scroll concerns a subject near and dear to all who believe in the power of the smooth program.
• Alphas Made Transparent
  May, 2003
  by Pat Bailey
  An understanding of alpha channels is essential for both beginning and expert video editors.