Sometimes new video shooters make the mistake of lighting talent with hard light sources, when the talent would likely look better under a soft source. And sometimes the shooter doesn’t even realize they’re making this mistake.

This video will show you several methods you can use to turn a hard light source into a soft light source. Many people look best under a soft light, so it’s useful to know how to do this.

If you love lighting for video, or if you love learning about gear and different ways you can use it, you’ll love this tutorial.

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Last week I asked what topic you wanted to see next, and because the answers were so varied, I decided to start tackling each of them.

This tutorial shows you how to create effects in your videos using basic color correction tools. In fact, I intentionally demonstrate this using the Final Cut Express color correction tool, which is super basic. Naturally, if you have more advanced tools, you can do a lot more.

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How can you keep track of all the video clips when they’re archived on multiple drives?

In this tutorial video, I’ll show you how I organize and catalog my video clips. You’ll see:

• The software I use
• The order (workflow)
• Several tips that have made things easier for me

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How can you make family videos more interesting? Emulate what you see in documentaries.

In this video, I’ll show you the four ingredients of documentaries, and then I’ll show you how you can turn regular family videos into micro-documentaries. (And people will love what you make with them!)

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When you shoot video in low light situations, the results can be very frustrating. You’ll find the image is full of noise, particularly in the shadows. The overall look is muted, under-saturated, and flat. Sometimes the image looks soft.

Yet we see examples of great-looking low light shots in television and movies all the time. How do they get those shots?

This tutorial will answer that question. In it, I show you the seven keys to shooting video in low-light situations.

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This video includes a preview from the Advanced Final Cut Express course I’m working on right now.

What happens when you’ve shot high definition footage, but the final version of your video will be standard definition? Well, there are several different ways to handle this, but one of the things you can do is get creative with all those extra pixels. This video will show you how to fake a zoom in post. It’s similar to the Ken Burns effect, except you apply it to a video clip.

You’ll see me working in Final Cut Express in this video, but you could do a similar technique in most editors that let you put SD and HD footage in the same sequence.

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Several people have asked me how to create a high quality DVD from a sequence created in Final Cut Pro. This episode will show you a couple different high quality workflows. If you’re a Final Cut Pro user, you should find this helpful.

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When I was at the NAB Show this year, I noticed that there were zillions of different rigs designed for shooting video with digital SLR cameras. I looked at everything I could and then fell in love with one particular rig. And, um, I bought it. :-)

This video will show you the rig, how it works, how it’s different, and why I like it so much.

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P.S. I bought the rig from IDC Photo Video.

The iPad is an excellent device for watching videos. The question is: What is the best way to optimize video for the iPad’s display?

There are many ways to do it. This video will give you a couple different options, and the techniques will work on both PC’s and Macs.

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When it comes to controlling light outdoors, the main tools are reflectors, nets, and diffusion panels. How do you know what level of diffusion to use? First you have to know the effect of using different levels. This video tutorial will show you exactly what kind of effect you can get.

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