February 2008

How to create a Star Trek style transporter effect using freeware

While working on a video my wife needed recently, I got wondering how one would go about making a realistic Star Trek style transporter effect. After working out in my own mind what the basic steps were, I found a set of instructions at mediacollege.com that detailed exactly how to do it if you happen [...]

f-Stop, Shutter Speed, and all that jazz

Shutter Speed and f-stop settings work together in creating the exposure. The best analogy I’ve seen is to think of getting the desired exposure as a filling a bucket. It takes a certain amount of water to fill the bucket. You can pour water very quickly for a short time, or you can pour a [...]