making digital video look more like film

hello all,
I am currently editing a short film for school, all shot in 16 mm. Except for one exterior night shot that turned out underexposed, which we reshot in digital due to time limit. I was wondering if anyone could throw out a combination of filters I could use to make that clip look more like film. Thanks

Do a quick search on this forum and you'll find a ton of suggestions, including buying a set of film-look filters by Graeme Nattress. You might start by de-interlacing the video, changing the gamma and making it 24 frames per second -- all things you can do with the Nattress filters. Here's the link:

[www.nattress.com]

Thanks Thomas! I think my filters would really help you integrate your video with your 16mm. There's a free demo, and if you need help, arrange to send me a video and 16mm clip and I'll help you with the settings.

Graeme



[www.nattress.com] - Plugins for FCP-X

This might help me learn how to shoot digital video to later process as film look -- how did you shoot the digital video, what settings and with what camera? Thanks!

I just started using Magic Bullet Suite 2.1 (After Effects Plug-in NOT the FCP version) and it is AMAZING. Just the Deartifacting plug-in alone is worth it's weight in gold to smooth out those nasty jaggy compression color artifacts (choppy reds & blues - DV film makers need this). The Look Suite has 66 built-in film looks and "Misfire", the best collection of film damage plug-ins I have ever seen. You can also convert ftg to 24p. The plugs allow you to use the GPU to speed renders. PERFECT film look tool...love it.

FREE Demo:

[www.redgiantsoftware.com]

I hear graeme's is OK too



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Fixing chroma sampling errors is cool. It's good to do and can really make a difference. Film Effects does that also.

Graeme



[www.nattress.com] - Plugins for FCP-X

hey Graeme, I was wondering do you give discounts to students?

One cheap price for everyone. Remember I programmed the software, primarily because I thought I could do "better" than the competition, but also because the competition was too blinkin expensive.

Graeme



[www.nattress.com] - Plugins for FCP-X

$100 for Nattress Film Effects is the best deal I have ever found for what it does.

I will second this. These very comprehensive, well wrought, wisely packaged effects, the clear, well-written guide and the personal customer support make this the best 100 bucks with which you'll ever part in this curious business.

do you have the same type of filters magic bullet would have? because Magic Bullet is a little pricy for me so if I could do similar stuff with your program I would love to purchase it

Similar and more. I think better too. Try the demo and see.

Graeme



[www.nattress.com] - Plugins for FCP-X

Better? That's the programmer's opinion. Maybe more than the FCP Editor's version, but not the Suite 2.1. for After Effects. As a Designer having Demoed nattress & Magic Bullet Suite 2.1, I bought Magic Bullet Suite 2.1 (After Effects). The rendering is much faster (on a Dual Core machine) and I have much more control over every parameter. I use it everyday and it smokes on my Quad. If you're interested to see it used on a title proof, here's a quick first rough element from a trailer-type project I'm working on (1.3 MB):

[www.digidojo.net]

Plug-ins used:
Magic Bullet / Misfire Complete.ffx / Shine / Displacement Map / Tinderbox Lens Blur

That's just the first word in a 3 minute project I started yesterday incorporating text, stills & footage in many different formats from Hi8 up the chain. I can't wait to get my hands on the stills & footage and really put Magic Bullet Suite through it's paces

- Joey



Post Edited (04-01-06 23:13)

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