The Video Darkroom
The Video Darkroom
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Helios 58 f2. A 50 year story about a lens
50 years ago when I started my photography journey as a teenager, my first camera was a Zenit E with the Helios 58 mm f2 lens. I used that camera over many years processing my own B&W and colour images and printing in the darkroom. Recently after migrating to digital through DSLR and onto mirrorless I was reunited with this lens as a gift. A total but welcome coincidence.
This video explores the experience of using this totally manual lens both then and today attached to my Sony A1, and why you might consider trying to use a retro lens like this to see if it can bring a more thoughtful and intentional aspect to your photography.
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Видео

Ultimate Phone Camera Monitor
Просмотров 12314 дней назад
Foldable Phones make incredible Camera Monitors, at a fraction of the price of dedicated monitors. In this video I show you the Samsung Z-Fold 5 using the Monitor and the Sony Monitor & Control apps. We look at the pros and cons, a brief overview of the features and the mount I used to add the phone to my Sony A7S3. Here are the links to the mount on Amazon UK and Amazon USA. Leaplumin Tripod M...
Beware Auto ISO in Low Light
Просмотров 371Месяц назад
If you shoot Sony, Panasonic, Red or Black Magic it's really important that you don't use Auto ISO when shooting in low light. These cameras all have dual native ISO and knowing how to use this will get you the best quality and lowest noise possible in low light. Watch along and I'll show you a demo of just how big the difference can be. The noise demonstrations are best viewed in 4K. 00:00 Int...
The Importance of a Business Plan in 4 Quotations
Просмотров 442 месяца назад
This video uses 4 interesting quotations to motivate you to write a business plan for your video production company. It is part of the starting a video company series but can be applied to any business. These books are mentioned in the video: So Good They Cant Ignore you by Cal Newport - a.co/d/aqFOJxt Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman - a.co/d/6dfLbKB
How being more professional will get you more business
Просмотров 473 месяца назад
This video, in the series about starting a video company, will give some pointers on how to make your company appear more professional and why that matters. We discuss prices, discounts, quotations and common mistakes to avoid.
3 levels of Macro Photography
Просмотров 1314 месяца назад
In this video I take you through 3 approaches to Macro Photography to help you find the one that not only suits your budget but also gives you the quality of image that you want. We look at the budget method using extension tubes and show how to balance the depth of field and the effect of diffraction when you close down to f22. Then we look at the improvement you can get by spending $1,000 on ...
Make life easy - Organize Your Effects and Presets
Просмотров 695 месяцев назад
You often use the same set of Effects and you don't want to set up the options and animation each time ..... so follow along as I show you how to keep your favourites to hand ready to drag on to your timeline.
A logical way to set up your camera
Просмотров 2325 месяцев назад
I will show you a logical way to set up the features of your camera. Distinguishing the setting you need to change permanently, those adapted to a particular scenario and those you may need to quickly change on the fly as you shoot. We cover what goes in the Recall settings, the Function Menu and the Custom Buttons. I will also show you a structured table for thinking about and documenting all ...
Sony 24-50 G f2.8 First Experience.
Просмотров 4,5 тыс.6 месяцев назад
I am swapping my 24-70 G Master for the new Sony f2.8 24-50 G Lens. My thinking about the swap is in last weeks video and my initial experience of using it for a few days is covered in this video. In a street photography walkabout in London on the South Bank, I'll be talking about size and weight and how the lens feels on my Sony A1. I'll also talk about the resolution and the practicalities of...
Can you use Pro Kit for your hobby?
Просмотров 6096 месяцев назад
Maybe photography is your hobby as well as your business. Can you make use of your pro kit also for your personal use? Is it suitable or do you need to make some changes? In this video I compare some kit, and show how you can learn from the history hidden in image metadata to help you understand what are the best lenses and focal lengths for your hobby. Some of the Kit I use: Sony A1 Sony A7S3 ...
Work Area Bar in Premiere Pro
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.6 месяцев назад
What is the Work Area Bar and what is if for? You can use the Work Area Bar to speed up your workflow by using it to define either the part of your timeline you want to render or the part you want to export. In this video we will also cover how to manage the Work Area Bar along with all the keyboard shortcuts that will speed up your work. 00:00 Start - What is the work area? 00:18 Showing the W...
PowerPoint Slides to Premiere (2 min version)
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.7 месяцев назад
In this short video you get the under 2 minute version of how to import your PowerPoint slides to Premiere Pro. I have a more detailed video covering this and two other methods that you may want to use in various circumstances such as when you need 4K resolution or when you want to capture slide builds and animation. ruclips.net/video/iOOrXLbWLUU/видео.html
Transition your drone flight through day and night
Просмотров 5807 месяцев назад
Learn how to make this video that transitions a drone flight from day to night and back to day again, all while following a route you have plotted using Waypoints. By plotting a flight and repeating it by day and by night you can smoothly transition between the day scene and the night scene. 00:00 Start 00:57 Plot your flight 01:19 FLy your plan by day and night 02:03 Align the videos by time 0...
Record your DJI Controller Screen with Audio
Просмотров 5 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Learn how to record the screen on your controller with audio from a wireless mic and how to sync this with the footage from your drone. I am using the RC 2 controller and the DJI Mini 4 Pro along with the Rode Wireless Pro but you should be able to do this with any DJI and USB mic combination. 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Starting the recording 00:34 Connecting a mic 01:18 Making a synchronisation ...
Rolling Titles and Scrolling Text Ticker
Просмотров 3387 месяцев назад
Learn how to Roll the Credits at the end of your video just like they do in the Movies. I will also show you how to add and animate a scrolling ticker at the bottom of your video. As a bonus I'll show how you can use the rolling titles to make the iconic Star Wars Crawl that opens each of the Star Wars films. 00:00 Introduction 00:54 Rolling Credits 07:07 Scrolling Ticker 13:17 Star Wars Crawl ...
YouTube Virtual Studio with Green Screen and OBS
Просмотров 2247 месяцев назад
RUclips Virtual Studio with Green Screen and OBS
A Clear Walk-through of the Effect Controls Panel
Просмотров 788 месяцев назад
A Clear Walk-through of the Effect Controls Panel
Remove Lens Flare with Tracker and Content Aware Fill in After Effects
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Remove Lens Flare with Tracker and Content Aware Fill in After Effects
Is Your YouTube Video Too Quiet?
Просмотров 5668 месяцев назад
Is Your RUclips Video Too Quiet?
How how to hide Jump Cuts
Просмотров 7828 месяцев назад
How how to hide Jump Cuts
Do you need External Disks
Просмотров 2759 месяцев назад
Do you need External Disks
What are DJI LRF Files?
Просмотров 10 тыс.9 месяцев назад
What are DJI LRF Files?
What are the SRT Files from your DJI Drone
Просмотров 6 тыс.9 месяцев назад
What are the SRT Files from your DJI Drone
Make a Stopwatch MOGRT in 3 Minutes
Просмотров 5310 месяцев назад
Make a Stopwatch MOGRT in 3 Minutes
Make a Stopwatch MOGRT in After Effects
Просмотров 38810 месяцев назад
Make a Stopwatch MOGRT in After Effects
How to Price Video Production
Просмотров 5010 месяцев назад
How to Price Video Production
Speed Ramp with Warp Effect
Просмотров 5210 месяцев назад
Speed Ramp with Warp Effect
Starting a Video Company in 2024
Просмотров 5710 месяцев назад
Starting a Video Company in 2024
Sony A7cII v A7cR Which Should You Buy?
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.Год назад
Sony A7cII v A7cR Which Should You Buy?
Add Motion Blur in After Effects
Просмотров 67Год назад
Add Motion Blur in After Effects

Комментарии

  • @Official_Dominatus
    @Official_Dominatus День назад

    Thank you! I just got started using this software, beginning my journey as a RUclipsr/Video Editor. I am going through the premiere pro starting tutorials and was curious as to what the Playhead Counter was representing. Knowing the hh:mm:ss:ff layout explains everything. I was looking at each frame and wondering why it was maxing out at 29. Now it makes sense as the videos I am learning with are 30 fps. So much to learn! It's funny because I am used to new software or new browser updates annoyingly guide you over every little detail as you click next on each item. For example highlighting the playhead counter and explaining, even just briefly what its is and how to understand it would be useful for a new editor or even someone using this software for the first time. Thankfully you have this explained in great detail! Cheers!

  • @julmaass
    @julmaass 2 дня назад

    This was my first manual lens I picked up from a church sale for 5 Canadian dollars . Shot it on my nex camera. It accompanied me on a photoshoot for an album cover :)

  • @TheVideoDarkroom
    @TheVideoDarkroom 3 дня назад

    What was your first camera, and what lens did you start out with?

    • @yf6mt
      @yf6mt 3 дня назад

      Nikon FTN + Nikkor 50mm f1.4 from 1972. I still using the lens with my Sony camera.

    • @TheVideoDarkroom
      @TheVideoDarkroom 3 дня назад

      @yf6mt ahh! Beautiful camera. In those days all the photojournalists seemed to use Nikon. Way outside my price bracket though. Lenses hold their value so much more than cameras.

  • @damientoman
    @damientoman 10 дней назад

    Liked and subscribed. I have a problem. My Air 3 video in 4K60 was not ended properly. I have the 2.6GB mp4 file and the lrf file. As they were not closed they currently do not play in Windows and cannot be imported into my video editor. The abrupt end was due to a crash. As a seasoned IT tech guy, I expected to easily find software that would fix and add a proper end to the file. I have failed to find a fix. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

  • @nuriddin_
    @nuriddin_ 14 дней назад

    thanks

  • @BloodSugarBouldering
    @BloodSugarBouldering 16 дней назад

    Thanks! Started a bouldering channel not long ago. Been filming and editing (trying to). This helped a lot. Thank you 😊 Subbed 🫡

  • @pgardecki
    @pgardecki 17 дней назад

    Great !

  • @roalvok8963
    @roalvok8963 19 дней назад

    Thank you. Very good and useful video 👍👍👍. Without unnecessary talk.

  • @granrey
    @granrey 19 дней назад

    i got the bigger track and I'm not able to keep the dolly on it. 😢

  • @paulbelityo5719
    @paulbelityo5719 19 дней назад

    This was super helpful! Thanks so much for this. I'm massively underutitlizing the suite

  • @SachithDS
    @SachithDS 26 дней назад

    Thank you!!

  • @srizwan747
    @srizwan747 28 дней назад

    That bloody blue line was so difficult to find, Adobe needs to work on their User experience

  • @duncangatland6021
    @duncangatland6021 Месяц назад

    Thank you. I see that DJI says this is not possible, but you have shown it is. I see that the controller screen recording comes with audio as well as the captured audio. No doubt the microphone is essential to get any audio, but then there are suddenly two tracks - interesting. DJI say their own DJI Mic does not work with it, but the Rode one does. No doubt a USB C Mic would do the same job

  • @KnotsUntied
    @KnotsUntied Месяц назад

    Exactly what I needed! FYI: Perplexity Pro used _your_ video as its reference for a "how to remove shadows in video" search.

  • @TheVideoDarkroom
    @TheVideoDarkroom Месяц назад

    What camera do you use, and do you make use of dual base ISO? Would love to hear your experience.

  • @gerardhughes
    @gerardhughes Месяц назад

    Thank you so much for this :-) The last time I used AE was before MOGARTs were a thing... Your explanation and illustrations were very clear, and close ups were just where I needed them. The default font on my AE had slashes through the zeros which I didn't want because it looked too much like time code rather than a stopwatch. I couldn't figure any way to adjust the font using the time code text effect, so I googled and found this expression to use on an AE text layer instead of using the TC effect on an adjustment layer from trashcaneron on the Adobe forum: timeToCurrentFormat() Then I needed to use a monospaced font that didn't have slashes on the zeros.

  • @thedarkknight8006
    @thedarkknight8006 Месяц назад

    can i turn off lrf files, so don't fill up storage quickly?

    • @TheVideoDarkroom
      @TheVideoDarkroom Месяц назад

      There is currently no option to stop them being recorded. You can delete them but then there is no way to view the content without downloading the mp4 file.

  • @TestAccount-m2f
    @TestAccount-m2f Месяц назад

    thank you very much

  • @juliemartelly4660
    @juliemartelly4660 Месяц назад

    Hmm, I don't have the option to save the file as anything else but PowerPoint file format or PDF...

    • @TheVideoDarkroom
      @TheVideoDarkroom Месяц назад

      I'd need to look at this again, but from memory it would be export rather than save. Does that give any more options?

  • @aminassadi
    @aminassadi 2 месяца назад

    when i press enter it just plays from where the playhead please help

    • @TheVideoDarkroom
      @TheVideoDarkroom 2 месяца назад

      You need to press enter on the numeric keypad. Is that what you are doing? 🤔

  • @FebeLienDemey
    @FebeLienDemey 2 месяца назад

    A lot more value here than in most 'fancier' videos on RUclips! Thank you

  • @TheVideoDarkroom
    @TheVideoDarkroom 2 месяца назад

    Do you have a business plan? Has it been useful? What are your best tips for planning and tracking against the plan? Would love to hear your thoughts.

  • @DavidScott-hi4fz
    @DavidScott-hi4fz 2 месяца назад

    What doesn't seem to be covered here is how to playback only the work area.

    • @TheVideoDarkroom
      @TheVideoDarkroom 2 месяца назад

      Yes indeed. I can't find any way to do that. Would be useful.

  • @crimson5480
    @crimson5480 2 месяца назад

    I'm guessing all the dislikes are from the morons who saw "trim paths in Premiere Pro" and were disappointed that AE is used. I also tried looking for a way to do his in Premiere Pro only but after a proper research I think the only elegant way to do this without nearly hours of work every time is to do it with a MOGRT as our guy here showed us. Thanks for the video, bud!

  • @AGAROHAMEDIT
    @AGAROHAMEDIT 2 месяца назад

    thank you ıpress num lock and ıt s open num ber settıngs

  • @SamkitJain-pk9hq
    @SamkitJain-pk9hq 2 месяца назад

    For those who want to delete the unused files from Premiere Pro as well as from your computer: 1. Go to your folder from which you have to clean it up, then go to "Edit" in top left and choose remove unused. 2. Once unused footage is deleted , Undo it (Ctrl Z) , you will find that there are unused clips selected. 2. Then right click , click on "Make offline" and then choose "delete from computer" , click on warning , ok to proceed.

  • @realmotivation2291
    @realmotivation2291 2 месяца назад

    I must appreciate you.

  • @steveh718
    @steveh718 2 месяца назад

    What about Edit/Removed Unused? Does that do the same thing?

    • @TheVideoDarkroom
      @TheVideoDarkroom Месяц назад

      It just removes the media from your Premiere project but does not delete the files. So the space is still being used.

  • @MileswithDeputyTFaulk
    @MileswithDeputyTFaulk 2 месяца назад

    great video, however I have a question. If you have two transmitters, and one receiver, would the same process work. For an example you are talking to another person who is also wearing a transmitter that is connected to the receiver. Would this group both transmitters into one audio file?

    • @TheVideoDarkroom
      @TheVideoDarkroom Месяц назад

      That depends very much on the mic system you are using. If you are using the Rode Wireless Pro or Go then The two transmitters will be merged to the receiver and consequently into the controller. There are some settings that determine how they are merged, IE. onto L & R channels seperately or both channels together.

  • @jonatanbergman-c6s
    @jonatanbergman-c6s 3 месяца назад

    Is the same steps applied to a Canon 6D camera? In this case what software do you use to connect Canon to PC and use as webcam in OBS?

    • @TheVideoDarkroom
      @TheVideoDarkroom 3 месяца назад

      A lot has changed since I recorded this. The Sony software now has the capability to present the camera feed as a webcam directly and OBS now has a built in virtual camera so no need for the plugin. Sorry I'm not familiar with the Canon equivalent software so can't comment on what you may need.

  • @jonatanbergman-c6s
    @jonatanbergman-c6s 3 месяца назад

    Thank you so much for this video. Is it possible to livestram using this green screen technique?

    • @TheVideoDarkroom
      @TheVideoDarkroom 3 месяца назад

      Yes. OBS as great live streaming capability or alternatively you can use the OBS Virtual Camera and feed the output into your streaming software of choice. I'm not an expert in live streaming so can't say mych more than that.

  • @myonedayhops
    @myonedayhops 3 месяца назад

    Hi, thanks for the video. So, if I switch "the subtitles" off, does it mean SRT files won't be created anymore? I watched the whole video but still don't get why I'd need all those numbers :)))

    • @TheVideoDarkroom
      @TheVideoDarkroom 3 месяца назад

      Where would you be switching subtitles off? I would think that you probably don't need all the flight data. Just pointing out that it is there if you do need it.

    • @myonedayhops
      @myonedayhops 3 месяца назад

      @@TheVideoDarkroom if you go to three dots in the right upper corner and then "camera" you will find it. I finally switched it off and don't get all those files I don't need 🙌🏼

    • @TheVideoDarkroom
      @TheVideoDarkroom 3 месяца назад

      Good tip!

  • @imimvideo
    @imimvideo 3 месяца назад

    Good video, some great tips in there I will use in the future

  • @TheVideoDarkroom
    @TheVideoDarkroom 3 месяца назад

    What aspects of professionalism do you think are important or often neglected? How will becoming more professional help your business?

  • @nidiahansen7140
    @nidiahansen7140 3 месяца назад

    How do you change/ lower the resolution of the screen ? Premier Pro has tiny fonts, difficult and tiring to read.

    • @TheVideoDarkroom
      @TheVideoDarkroom 3 месяца назад

      I think it depends on if you are using Windows or Android. If you have a 4k resolution monitor, in Windows you can right-click on the desktop and go to Display Settings. There you can scroll down and change the Scale. Mine is set to 150% (Recommended) but I sometimes change this to 200% to make the screen easier to read for the viewer when I am recording for RUclips. Does this make sense to you?

  • @Moishepes
    @Moishepes 4 месяца назад

    Why are speaking so low key?

  • @garyquintrell4878
    @garyquintrell4878 4 месяца назад

    Great info thankyou

  • @SkyCharter
    @SkyCharter 4 месяца назад

    Thanks. Very helpful.

  • @petrosianus
    @petrosianus 4 месяца назад

    Good video!! Learned a lot! My understanding of Premiere's audio functions has gone up 50%!

  • @CC-gt3ro
    @CC-gt3ro 4 месяца назад

    With my a7c the weight would be only 949g. With my tamron 17-28 (420g) it is even less at 929g. I think these two lenses complement together very well and these share the same 67mm filter size. The 17-28 is very good on gimbal with its internal zoom that don’t change the balance. Th 24-50 would be nice to get the standard zoom 40/50 and the 35 for minimum distortion in wide lens. It provides the 24/28 for wide shot group and landscape. The 17-28 provides 17/20 good for vlogging and those that use active stabilization. I don’t care about AS, i use a gimbal for better result and no crop. My a7c has no AS anyway. It has gyro stabilization though. However i don’t need it with the superb weebill 3s gimbal.

    • @TheVideoDarkroom
      @TheVideoDarkroom 4 месяца назад

      That's a good option, and it's an f2.8 isn't it?

    • @CC-gt3ro
      @CC-gt3ro 4 месяца назад

      @@TheVideoDarkroom yes f2.8. i think a nice trio would be Tamron 17-28 f2.8 with Sony 24-50 f2.8 and Tamron 50-300 f4.5-6.3 (which have half macro capabilities). with that , we can do everything. And it is the most lightweight package full frame ever (420g + 440g + 545g = 1405g for 17-300mm fullframe lenses).

  • @mwaqas7202
    @mwaqas7202 4 месяца назад

    thank you sir this video is very helpful

  • @PeterDavila-mx9ni
    @PeterDavila-mx9ni 5 месяцев назад

    Great video. Thank you. I get my Air 3 and DJI Mic 2 next week. I'm looking forward to learning to do this kind of video syncing. Question: I don't have video editing software yet. I was wondering what you would recommend for use with the drone and GoPro 12 videos.?

    • @kurtfalk720
      @kurtfalk720 3 месяца назад

      I should suggest the free version of DaVinci Resolve.

  • @xmg67
    @xmg67 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you.Very useful and clear tutorial. Now I know what to do with Davinci

  • @Axel-Ludwig
    @Axel-Ludwig 5 месяцев назад

    Somehow my Avata now out of no where saves two files for each recording. one file being an mp4 and the other one an lrf. The mp4 is super slow mo and has very low frame rate. The lrf on the other hand has very "low resolution". Now i cant use either one of the files and cant really record anything. Can i somehow go back to recording in smooth 4k 60fps mp4 again? Thanks!

    • @TheVideoDarkroom
      @TheVideoDarkroom 3 месяца назад

      I'm guessing that the MP4 file is still recorded at 60 fps but that somehow the software you are using to play it thinks it has a low frame rate and that is why it is soper slo mo. If you can tell your application what the fps is then it should be fine.

  • @canaweb
    @canaweb 5 месяцев назад

    great video. It should be noted that the usbC on the RC2 won't power an audio receiver, so the receiver needs to be self powered with its own battery.

  • @mitalitrivedi5736
    @mitalitrivedi5736 5 месяцев назад

    When i expport the slides , it pixelates and quality is not good. How to fix that?

  • @Praxiszooms
    @Praxiszooms 5 месяцев назад

    thanls great!

  • @henrynorgrove2034
    @henrynorgrove2034 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you!!

  • @muris60
    @muris60 5 месяцев назад

    thankss

  • @SlavaKumeyshin
    @SlavaKumeyshin 6 месяцев назад

    thanks 👌