I have previously posted about ShotDeck, but it is a paid site, while I didn’t know about FilmGrab which is free. You can grab iconic images from films as reference shots, which can be very useful.
It claims to have 2500 films with 160K hand picked images.
Playing with it a bit, it is good, though could use a search versus just brows by film artist and category, but that is only a minor gripe. Well worth checking out.
Logan Baker has a article that is well worth reading. I have to say I didn’t even know about the Fairlight Foley Sampler. This is really very cool, especially the ability to use a MIDI keyboard!
Robert K. Baggs at Fstoppers has a report that Adobe is removing all 3D features from Photoshop.
I guess this was inevitable with Adobe creating a second revenue stream for it’s 3D apps, but it is complete horseshit. Removing features that we have had for years so Adobe can make more money is beyond crap. Adobe should include everything in it’s one subscription.
Chadwick Shoults of Creative Video Tips has another great tutorial. This is a fast one and one you really need to know.
Adobe has updated it’s Auto button in Premiere Pro Beta’s Lumetri Panel to now be Auto Tone.
It is great to have an improvement as the old version was completely useless, but will have to see how well it works as a jump off point for grading.
Using a Gimbal is much harder than you think, so if you are going to be using one, you need some hints to learn to get the most cinematic shots.
Rich Young at the ProVideoCoalition has his September After Effects Roundup for September 2021. Always worth a read, especially on recent updates in the beta.
MotionIsland has a blog post about 5 Free After Effects Chart Animations.
These are very useful for commercial or coroporate graphics work. Check them out and download them and donate if you use them!
Now it is time for me to give Cavalry a try, with the update to remove the Watermark and increasing resolution to 1920×1080 for the free version. Of course some features will now be behind the paywall, like Forge Dynamics, Dynamic Rendering, Lottie Exports, Google Sheets Asset, Control Center, Command Line Interface, and all Beta Features.
