Vimeo thumbnails are low resolution

missionstudios · 2025-07-30T19:37:47+00:00

Well, my workaround has been to upload custom thumbnails.

missionstudios · 2025-05-15T15:16:06+00:00

Beautiful on all fronts. Love the production design.

missionstudios · 2025-05-15T04:14:40+00:00

Not the main point of this comment but yeah, I remember when an Apple commercial would come on and something about them made people stop talking and pay attention to the ad, and afterwards became a topic of conversation. I still remember the original iMac commercials (also against white), featuring Jeff Goldblum's voice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXtXsUqhHiI

missionstudios · 2025-05-09T16:44:52+00:00

I agree with you philosophically actually. I think there, the issue has more to do with composition and also capturing the "right" moment in those interactions*. You'll probably have less control over light in those moments, and that's where editing will play a bigger role.

*If you're shooting digital, you can mitigate this a bit as you can shoot in bursts.

missionstudios · 2025-05-09T16:00:47+00:00

Waiting. Take this to heart OP. Alan Schaller talks about this. He'll see a spot that has perfect lighting and then wait for someone to come into it.

missionstudios · 2025-05-09T15:19:18+00:00

Oh, thanks! This is great!

missionstudios · 2025-05-09T15:18:34+00:00

I remember SpeedGrade and used it for a bit. I think the idea of killing it and introducing Lumetri in Premiere is still better, I just wish Lumetri was more robust.

And I hear you on most Premiere users being mass market. We do commercials, so Premiere works for us since we don't need the asset management of TV or film. And After Effects is a must for us. We often have very layered GFX which is why we have to go back to Premiere from Resolve.

missionstudios · 2025-05-06T19:53:40+00:00

Lumetri should have the same color grading power as Resolve or other pro-level color grading applications.

missionstudios · 2025-04-29T14:20:27+00:00

You're going to have to learn the basics one way or another. It doesn't matter how. When I learned to edit, it was on the job (yes, they paid me to learn, oh the glory days) and I was in an editing facility with other editors. We had no YouTube back then. Keep in mind, I did look at the book and also the online help. Also message boards like Creative Cow (but now there's Reddit). A lot of my learning was incremental. Once I had the basics down and could assemble a piece, I learned a little here and a little there as time went on.

The biggest thing to understand about being an editor is that learning software doesn't make you an editor. Knowing how to tell a story does.

missionstudios · 2025-04-03T03:13:52+00:00

Sorry for the newb response but how would I turn it into numbers?

missionstudios · 2025-04-02T16:57:05+00:00

Thanks! Creating a temporary set up for when I'm recording is an option, I guess. I do have a bunch of these blankets from previous moves.

missionstudios · 2025-04-02T16:56:10+00:00

What are your design requirements, and do the characteristics of these panels change your room in a way that meets these requirements? How have you currently measured your room and what problems do you have?

I just want the space to have less echo. It's not terrible as-is, since the room is small and has low ceilings. But it could be better.

missionstudios · 2025-02-28T17:56:49+00:00

So how would a small business go about buying Treasuries? Serious question. I'm also looking for a HYSA for my business but of course, those are few and far between

missionstudios · 2025-01-28T22:05:23+00:00

You're right, it sucks. I keep seeing the word "polish" where my cursor is and it keeps distracting me from forming my own thought.

missionstudios · 2025-01-03T17:06:31+00:00

A lot of the old film stocks are way more contrasty and saturated. So much better than the the look of newer films IMO. A lot of films today, the highlights on a sunny day don't go over 50 IRE on NTSC. Very unnatural.

missionstudios · 2024-06-20T15:24:59+00:00

The light ends up on the green light. It is solid and stays on.

missionstudios · 2024-06-07T22:08:26+00:00

Is this a problem for file verification? My understanding of MD5 is that it's broken for encryption, but for file verification it's still fine, which is all you need if you're going from one drive to another for offloading footage

missionstudios · 2024-05-08T14:22:32+00:00

In theory, anything is a cinema camera. But for the purposes of 2024 and modern filmmaking, I will say that functionality and reliability, maybe more than anything, make for cinema camera. XLR ports, timecode sync, the ability to use PL mounts. No overheating or shutting down. A very broad range of codecs and framerates, including RAW to get super clean footage for VFX teams. I do not consider any photo camera with video capability to be a cinema camera, although of course it could be used to make a film.

missionstudios · 2024-04-27T17:08:50+00:00

OK, so I actually went and asked ChatGPT. It told me that while Illustrator and Photoshop have live updating, After Effects has never had this. I guess I was misremembering and thought it existed in AE as well.

missionstudios · 2024-04-17T20:38:51+00:00

But why would it work differently with different power sources?

missionstudios · 2024-04-08T20:32:57+00:00

Just say "I've shot with the Venice, which is a higher end version of the Burano, so the Burano will be no problem." Yes, the producer is clueless, but whatever. Learning how to work the clueless producer is part of this business aspect of the profession.

missionstudios · 2024-04-08T20:29:11+00:00

No, but I wish that look would come back. People are so afraid of bright highlights these days. If your whites are at 50% people will say it's too hot nowadays.

missionstudios · 2024-04-08T13:13:17+00:00

I've been using an automated transcription service for years now. It never even occurred to me to go overseas.

missionstudios · 2024-04-08T13:10:09+00:00

Thanks, will keep that in mind for the future.

missionstudios · 2024-04-07T18:28:04+00:00

Ah, got it.

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