Book description
This book provides an array of concise solutions to the wide variety of problems that are faced by postproduction artists in the post process. With an application-agnostic approach, it gives proven, step-by-step methods to solving the most frequently encountered postproduction problems. Also included is access to a free, password-protected website that features application-specific resolutions to the problems presented, with fixes for working in Apple's Final Cut Studio suite, Avid's Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, as well as other applications.Lessons are enhanced through eye-catching 4 color illustrations throughout. Solutions are provided for common audio, video, digital, editorial, color, timing and compositing problems, such as, but not limited to:
* automated dialogue replacement, adjusting sync, and correcting pitch
* turning SD into HD (and vice-versa) and restoration of old film for video
* removing duplicate frames, repairing corrupt frames, and anti-aliasing
* maintaining continuity, removing soft cuts, and troubleshooting timecodes
* adding vignettes, removing color casts, and legalizing color
* speeding shots up or slowing shots down, and smoothing timelapse
* reframing shots, sky replacement, and object addition or removal
The book is presented in a "cookbook" format, allowing you to reference your exact problem in the TOC or index, go to that section, and immediately implement the solution featured.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Full Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Essential Techniques
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Chapter 3 Fixing Lens Problems
- Lens Distortion
- How to Correct Barrel or Pincushion Distortion
- Vignettes
- How to Add a Vignette
- How to Remove a Vignette
- How to Remove Camera Shake
- How to Add Camera Shake
- How to Smooth Unsteady Shots
- Focus
- Digital Sharpening
- How to Repair Out-of-Focus Shots
- Color Fringing
- How to Remove Color Fringes
- Lens Flare
- How to Remove Lens Flare
- Simulating Camera Filters
- Chapter 4 Fixing Video Problems
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Chapter 5 Fixing Film Problems
- Film Damage
- How to Bust Dust
- How to Remove Mold and Watermarks
- How to Remove Tramlines
- How to Correct Frame Registration
- How to Repair Splice Damage
- How to Remove Film Gates
- Film Grain
- How to Reduce Film Grain
- How to Add Grain
- Emulating Video
- How to Make Film Look Like HD Video
- How to Emulate Cell Phone Video
- How to Emulate Security Camera Video
- Chapter 6 Fixing Digital Problems
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Chapter 7 Fixing Audio Problems
- Digital and Analogue Audio
- Anatomy of Digital Audio
- How to Get Consistent Volume
- How to Retime Audio
- How to Correct Sync Issues
- How to Reduce Audible Noise
- How to Remove Pops and Clicks
- Stereophonic and Multichannel Audio
- How to Get Stereo from Mono
- How to Get Surround Sound from Stereo
- How to Automate Dialogue Replacement
- How to Ensure Audio Continuity
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Chapter 8 Fixing Color Problems
- Clipping and Crushing
- How to Correct Exposure Issues
- Color Space
- How to Legalize Colors
- How to Enhance Tone and Contrast
- How to Enhance Highlights and Shadows
- Color Temperature
- How to Remove Color Casts
- Black and White
- How to Turn Color into Black and White
- How to Bleach Bypass
- How to Cross Process
- How to Blue-Green Transfer
- How to Boost Vibrance
- How to Turn Day into Night
- Chapter 9 Fixing Compositional Problems
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Chapter 10 Fixing Timing Problems
- Retiming Footage
- How to Speed Up a Shot
- How to Slow Down a Shot
- How to Time-Warp Footage
- Removing Duplicate Frames
- How to Remove a Single Frame
- How to Remove Repeating Frames
- How to Regenerate Missing Frames
- Flicker
- How to Reduce Flicker
- Motion Blur
- How to Add Motion Blur
- How to Reduce Motion Blur
- How to Get Great Time-Lapsed Shots
- Chapter 11 Fixing Editorial Problems
- Appendix 1 Basic Strategies
- Appendix 2 Reference Data
- Index
Product information
- Title: Fix It In Post
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2012
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781136138058
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