Let's go ahead and open up the Looks Interface and we have our tractor footage here. …In this tutorial, we're going to look at the Matte Tools in the Matte section. …Now, these mimic tools that you might use on a Matte Box on a camera. …On a camera's Matte Box, there's usually slots on the top, where you could insert …Filters that will do things like change the color of the shot. …It will, maybe if you have a Neutral Density Filter, it will lower the …Exposure and sometimes these are graduated so that they might be bright on …top, dark on the bottom or vice versa. And, there's a lot of different tricks …you can do and so these tools here, mimic those effects.…
Now, let's start with Grad Exposure. I'm going to go ahead and Double Click that. …That applies Grad Exposure, which by default does nothing, but it exposes us …to this little gizmo here, that's basically Look's way of having a Gradient. …This is a really simple tool for adjusting a Gradient, very handy. …So for example, this sky looks a little grey and dull, and it's obviously a very …
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5/7/2013- Integrating with After Effects and Premiere Pro
- Getting common Hollywood styles with Magic Bullet Looks
- Tweaking Looks presets
- Creating a Power Mask
- Using the Looks toolset
- Performing basic color correction
- Creating a miniature effect
- Performing powerful secondary color correction with Colorista II
- Adjusting skin tones with Cosmo
- Using Denoiser to salvage (and beautify) noisy footage
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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The Magic Bullet (MB) Suite1m 54s
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Using the exercise files1m 45s
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1. Magic Bullet Looks Basics
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Using Looks presets5m 9s
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Previewing before and after2m 34s
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Tweaking Looks presets4m 1s
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Saving custom looks2m 23s
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Creating a power mask2m 58s
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Utilizing the scopes9m 31s
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2. A Tour of the Looks Tools
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Using the Subject tools10m 49s
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Using the Matte tools9m 46s
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Using the Lens tools7m 42s
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Using the Camera tools5m 9s
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Using the Post tools6m 54s
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3. Magic Bullet Looks in Practice
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Shifting specific colors5m 47s
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Creating a miniature effect2m 33s
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4. Using the MisFire Plugins
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5. Using Colorista II
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About Colorista II3m 59s
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Keying colors10m 18s
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Using the master controls6m 31s
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6. Removing Noise with Denoiser
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About Denoiser2m 51s
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Customizing noise reduction10m 35s
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7. Adjusting Skin Tones with Cosmo
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About Cosmo2m 43s
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8. Using Mojo
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About Mojo4m 1s
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Customizing Mojo9m 9s
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9. The Rest of the Magic Bullet Suite
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Using MB Grinder4m 52s
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Using MB PhotoLooks2m 52s
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Using MB Instant HD4m 6s
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Using MB Frames2m 50s
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Conclusion
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Following Stu Maschwitz1m 10s
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Goodbye59s
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