Video Tutorials: Create a Ghost in the Mirror

October 17th, 2008 by Rob Strobbe | No Comments |

You’ve seen this effect in horror movies (or action movies where the hero is a bit schizophrenic) — a person’s reflection in a mirror seems to have a life of its own. It’s rather simple to do, though it does require some planning ahead and careful shooting. Watch Youtube user dillonp23 show you what to do with your footage once you’ve got it.

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Video Tutorials: How to Freeze Time

October 10th, 2008 by Rob Strobbe | No Comments |

Youtube user dillionp23 shows you how to film someone falling but “freezing” them before they hit the ground. Sounds simple enough unless you want the action around them to keep on moving. Once again, Sony’s Bezier mask tool makes it possible.

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Video Tutorials: How to Clone Someone (or Something)

October 3rd, 2008 by Rob Strobbe | No Comments |

Impress your friends with your cloning abilities! Vegas Pro makes it easy to have more than one of the same person in your video using bezier masking, as demonstrated here by Youtube user DaveFrehley.

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Video Tutorials: Self-Filling Cup Effect

September 26th, 2008 by Rob Strobbe | No Comments |

Does your movie need a haunted glass of orange juice? Here, Youtube user dillonp23 shows you how to create the effect of a cup filling itself — thanks to Sony Vegas Pro’s Bezier mask tool.

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Video Tutorials: What’s New in Sony Vegas Pro 8.0c?

September 19th, 2008 by Rob Strobbe | No Comments |

In this Youtube video, training provider VASST shows you what’s new in the 8.0c update of Sony Vegas Pro. Specifically, Douglas Spotted Eagle walks us through the changes that have been made to the trimmer — including the new “source monitor” and the “fit-to-fill” tool — and 8.0c’s optimization for working with AVCHD material.

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