Visual Effects Articles and Videos - Videomaker https://www.videomaker.com/category/how-to/editing/visual-effects/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 20:00:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.videomaker.com/2019/05/cropped-Videomaker-Favicon-512-x512-32x32.jpg Visual Effects Articles and Videos - Videomaker https://www.videomaker.com/category/how-to/editing/visual-effects/ 32 32 How Trilith Studios is pioneering the future of VFX https://www.videomaker.com/how-to/editing/visual-effects/how-trilith-studios-is-pioneering-the-future-of-vfx/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 22:35:55 +0000 https://www.videomaker.com/?p=73019785 We had the opportunity to tour Trilith Studios — the film and television production studio behind many Marvel Studio productions.

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]]> How AI will change visual effects forever https://www.videomaker.com/how-to/editing/visual-effects/how-ai-will-change-visual-effects-forever/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:46:28 +0000 https://www.videomaker.com/?p=73017755 Although there are many unanswered questions about AI's role in visual effects, it's already helping filmmakers create incredible projects.

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]]> How to use Twixtor to slow down your footage https://www.videomaker.com/how-to/editing/visual-effects/how-to-use-twixtor-to-slow-down-your-footage/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 23:55:50 +0000 https://www.videomaker.com/?p=73006162 Twixtor is a powerful editing software that can turn normal video into smooth, slow-motion video. Here's how to use it in your own projects.

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]]> Everything you need to know about VFX https://www.videomaker.com/how-to/editing/visual-effects/everything-you-need-to-know-about-vfx/ Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:53:14 +0000 https://www.videomaker.com/?p=72070737 As giant blockbuster film franchises featuring fantastical worlds, powerful characters and thrilling adventures continue to dominate the box office, filmmakers rely on VFX more than ever to get viewers sucked into their stories.

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]]> Fade transitions in video: When should they be used? https://www.videomaker.com/how-to/editing/visual-effects/fade-transitions-in-video-when-should-they-be-used/ Thu, 30 Apr 2020 22:18:47 +0000 https://www.videomaker.com/?p=72051438 Fade video transitions, when used correctly, can tell audience priceless information that will make the view experience much more enjoyable.

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]]> The subtle art of subtitles https://www.videomaker.com/article/c01/18478-the-subtle-art-of-subtitles/ Sun, 29 Dec 2019 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.videomaker.com/uncategorized/the-subtle-art-of-subtitles/ When it comes to graphics, opening titles get special attention while subtitles are often forgotten.

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]]> How to Make a Cinemagraph https://www.videomaker.com/article/c02/18239-how-to-make-a-cinemagraph/ Wed, 15 Jul 2015 15:00:09 +0000 https://www.videomaker.com/uncategorized/how-to-make-a-cinemagraph/ Technically, a Cinemagraph is just a GIF or a Graphics Interchange Format, which is a bitmap image format that supports animation. Cinemagraphs, however, are more sophisticated.  The term "cinemagraph" was coined by U.S. photographers Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck, who used the technique to animate their fashion and news photographs beginning in early 2011. However, […]

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]]> 3D/Raytracing in After Effects https://www.videomaker.com/article/c3/17953-3draytracing-in-after-effects/ Fri, 05 Jun 2015 23:07:49 +0000 https://www.videomaker.com/uncategorized/3draytracing-in-after-effects/ Many After Effects users are adept at using the software package’s ability to animate elements in 3D space, but more often than not, it’s what is referred to as 2.5D. 2.5D is the use of flat, two-dimensional elements in three-dimensional space. The resulting animation gives the illusion of depth because of parallaxing and a consistent […]

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]]> Red Giant’s Universe Expands https://www.videomaker.com/videonews/2014/09/red-giant%E2%80%99s-universe-expands/ Wed, 03 Sep 2014 21:08:52 +0000 https://www.videomaker.com/uncategorized/red-giants-universe-expands/ VFX software company, Red Giant, this week released an update to their Universe offering. Included in the update are a handful of new free and premium effects, native-style transitions for Premiere Pro CC and CC2014, and support for Sony Vegas. The new additions include three effects and six transitions. Three of these are free, and […]

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]]> An Introduction to Basic Concepts of Prosthetic Makeup https://www.videomaker.com/article/f12/17132-an-introduction-to-basic-concepts-of-prosthetic-makeup/ Wed, 13 Aug 2014 23:26:50 +0000 https://www.videomaker.com/uncategorized/an-introduction-to-basic-concepts-of-prosthetic-makeup/ You can dress up in the most extravagant costume, and paint the most intense makeup over your entire body, but nothing screams different louder than physically altering your bodily structure. You’re not a beast until you have an extended forehead. You’re not a demon until you have horns. You’re not a mutant unless you have […]

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