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Tutorial 13: Customizing ULTRA's static virtual sets and backgrounds |
| If you have ever looked at one of our fantastic virtual sets and thought to your self, “If I could only modify that background image a tiny bit, it would be perfect.” In this tutorial we will show you how to customize some of the static virtual sets and backgrounds you use with ULTRA. Keep in mind that you can only modify the static virtual set shots, so if you use a motion shot followed by a modified static shot, the logo you add would only appear in the static shot. |
| Date: 2007-08-11 03:18:42 - Added by: Johnson |
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Tutorial 12: Using ULTRA with 720x486 Uncompressed clips. |
| ULTRA works great with uncompressed AVI clips, but there are some settings you should be aware of if you are using the 720x486 (ITU-R 601) format. Since ULTRA uses a 720x480, lower-field-first (DV) resolution, 486-line clips can appear distorted if these settings are not set correctly. |
| Date: 2007-08-11 03:17:30 - Added by: Johnson |
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Tutorial 11: Ultra Installation Walk Through |
| This tutorial will discuss the installation of Ultra. |
| Date: 2007-08-11 03:16:22 - Added by: Johnson |
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Tutorial 10: Manipulating and Customizing ULTRA's Virtual Sets |
| Do you like the Digital Studio, but wish it was green instead of blue? How about defocusing a set to add some depth-of-field? With this tutorial, we'll show you some techniques to do exactly that. |
| Date: 2007-08-11 02:47:14 - Added by: Johnson |
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Tutorial 9: Adjusting for a washed-out Green Screen |
| If a green screen isn't lit well, it can end up looking very flat and washed out. This is because the green saturation isn't very high, and that can lead to difficulty in getting a good key. With ULTRA's color correction, we can adjust for a low saturated green screen, and get excellent keys in minutes. |
| Date: 2007-08-11 02:46:06 - Added by: Johnson |
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Tutorial 8: Fixing those DV Jaggies |
| DV video has always presented some challenges for keying. The low color space and the DCT compression can make it very difficult to key cleanly in some situations. ULTRA's Vector keyer does an amazing job of keying DV sources, but there are times where a "DV artifact hit" can appear in the image. Such artifact hits come about because DV's compression is based on blocks. If a block falls on the edge of a key, it can introduce a "stair-step" in the edge of the key. This is where ULTRA's post-processing sliders can save the day. |
| Date: 2007-08-11 02:45:17 - Added by: Johnson |
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Tutorial 7: Using ULTRA as a multi-layer compositing tool |
| ULTRA can handle up to 7 layers of stills and video in a single pass, and is very fast and easy to use. |
| Date: 2007-08-11 02:43:57 - Added by: Johnson |
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Tutorial 6: Creating a Virtual set Using a 3D Application |
| If you are a 3D designer using Lightwave, 3D Studio Max, Electric Image, or any other 3D application, you can create your own Virtual sets for use with ULTRA right now. |
| Date: 2007-08-11 02:42:54 - Added by: Johnson |
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Tutorial 5: Spill Supression Made Easy |
| Tweaking the color suppression is easy and simple to do with ULTRA. By taking less than a minute in most cases, you can correct for any green or blue spill in an image, and make your shot more believable |
| Date: 2007-08-11 02:32:36 - Added by: Johnson |
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Tutorial 4: Creating a Virtual set with a Foreground from a Digital Snapshot |
| Making your own virtual sets doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact any picture, any image, can be transformed in a matter of minutes into a nice virtual set. In this example we'll not only use a digital photograph as a set, we'll create a foreground element from the same photo using a paint program. |
| Date: 2007-08-11 02:31:39 - Added by: Johnson |
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