This episode answers an email I received asking me to demonstrate how to create this effect. I use Final Cut Pro in this video, but you could just as easily do it in Final Cut Express, or any video editing application that allows you to have multiple video tracks.

Also, as promised, here’s the link to the LCD font I used in the video.

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This video shows how to make the magic happen in post production for green screen footage. In it, I demonstrate the fundamental steps of keying the green, adjusting the matte, and so on. Also, I show common problem areas and how to deal with them. I even posted the exact footage I use for you to download, so you can practice with the green screen techniques on the same footage I’m working with.

Although I use Final Cut Pro in this example, the principles are the same regardless of the software you’re using for your work.

I introduce three powerful filters in Final Cut Pro:

1. Color Smoothing
2. Chroma Keyer
3. Matte Choker

I also briefly touch on other concerns like noticing light source direction and color, and how to make them match for both the background and foreground clips.

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Of course you can also watch several of the free sample episodes to see if a membership might be for you.

This installment of Izzy Video introduces the concept of Keyframes inside of Final Cut Pro. Although Final Cut Pro isn’t built around animating video, it has plenty of functionality. If you’d like to animate video clips, objects, or text, then this tutorial should be helpful in getting you started.

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In this video tutorial, we’re back inside Apple’s Motion for a new tutorial. I show how to animate a drawing line on a map. This is a classic animation used to show someone’s trip around the world, but the technique can also be used for a variety of other purposes. For example, you can use it to circle something on the screen, to show the path a football player is going to run, and so on.

It’s a very simple effect to create, and I thought it might be a helpful one.

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“Masking” appears to be more complex than it is. It’s a visual effect that we frequently see in video, and it uses layers. In this installment of Izzy Video, I introduce you to the concept of “masking”. I also briefly explain what the “Alpha Channel” is.

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Want to know how to put light sabers in your video?

It’s easy to do, and in this video tutorial, I show you how. I use Apple’s Motion to create the effect, but you can do it in many different applications, using a technique called “rotoscoping.”

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I’ve received a lot of positive feedback about previous tutorials on Apple’s Motion. I thought it might make sense to release another one.

Filters are a very powerful aspect inside Motion. In this tutorial I briefly describe some of the ways you can use filters and also delve a little into the content that is included with the application Motion.

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This weekend I’m responding to viewer requests. In a previous tutorial, I included a shot where my website was spinning against a graphical background. Many of you asked how I made that shot, so this week I’m showing you how.

Once again, this tutorial is inside Apple’s Motion, but I’m sure you can create the same effect in a number of different applications.

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Travel Matte – Luma is a compositing tool built into Final Cut Pro. You can use it to create custom mattes in specific shapes. In this video, I show how to use it to blur out a subject’s face. I chose this topic because it’s one of the more obscure tools in Final Cut Pro, and I haven’t seen many tutorials on the subject.

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