Workspaces
One of the biggest challenges for students who are venturing into the world of video editing or motion graphics (Or anyone who is learning a new program) is to find an effective way to arrange the program so that the user can quickly find and easily access files that they require.
A lot of people have difficulty finding a layout that works for them. So here I am compiling a list of the most widely used programs.
Avid
I think the most effective way to edit with Avid is to have the timeline fullscreen on the right hand monitor, I started out having my timeline on the left underneath the composer monitor but I quickly became tired of this when I started editing more complex videos that required lots of video tracks.
After Effects
This layout mirrors my Avid workspace, it is a layout that I have grown used to and try to mirror in all the programs I use.
Photoshop
I like having as much room as possible for the image that I am editing. This is a pretty simple layout that I haven't changed much from the original. The history and the layers tabs are actually on the second monitor.
Software I Use All The Time
Avid Media Composer - The foundation of any work-flow. From digitizing to editing to exporting to tape Media Composer is the industry leader in non linear editing.
Adobe After Effects - After Effects can do so many different things its hard to even begin to describe it. Compositing, Video effects, Colour grading and so much more. After Effects provides essential tools for any video work-flow.
Adobe Photoshop - Title cards, Retouching, Digital matte painting, Compositing photographs or creating graphic elements Photoshop has a wide range of uses and continues to gain user in an increasingly digital world.
Trapcode Particular - A very powerful plugin for After Effects that is very easy to use and can create good looking effects within a few minutes. I use this plugin on every project I do, whether it be adding interesting elements to titles, adding elements to a background or adding an animated wipe, Particular has become an essential part of any motion designers arsenal.
Adobe Bridge - Bridge has become an essential work-flow tool allowing creative people of all types to access their media easier and quicker then ever before. Bridge allows media of all types to be import into programs quicker than using a conventional window explorer and also allows you to preview footage or graphic elements easier than opening them in their native applications.
Maxon Cinema 4D - Cinema 4D is one of the easiest to use 3D programs on the market right now. Knowing After Effects I was able to jump into C4D and start creating (Something I wasn't able to do with any of the other 3D programs on the market) And with a newly updated and easier to use dynamics simulator C4d is a powerful tool for the advanced user or the new guy who wants to start learning 3D.
Matchmoving Test
Here is a quick video that I made up to get an idea of how to integrate Boujou, Cinema 4D and After Effects into a work-flow.
The proccess went something like this.
- Track footage in Boujou
- Create BG in C4D
- Key footage in AE
- Composite the shots
- Colour correct and add extra elements
Check out my other videos on Vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/shawnroelofsen
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