Level Up! speedrun any% [former WR] @ 6:49 RTA Taran Van Hemert 2026-09-24 | Level Up! speedrun any% [former WR] @ 6:49 RTA
When to Quit YouTube, & Things They Should Have Taught You in School Taran Van Hemert 2024-04-28 | Sign up for my beginner video editing course! https://taran-vh.ck.page/8573e9a1d2Video editing consultations! Email taranvhbusiness [at] gmail [dot] com, and start your subject line with "CS" so I know you're not a bot.00:00 Intro02:52 Talk begins. LEARN BUSINESS SKILLS!04:51 When to quit YouTube16:21 The danger of "Just do what I did"19:12 Picking a college25:49 Getting a job34:36 Learn your legal rights!37:29 Cover Your Ass!39:34 Unions??40:21 Passion careers (avoid them!)42:11 Conclusion/summaryYouTube channel graveyard? docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ozI8km1EzgGf0uwj4h-5y7WpOikbdeUxZQ_xLMK1OB0/edit#gid=238315847Places to learn business skills:I don't know! You tell me!"Don’t talk to the police," one of the most important videos I've ever watched: youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eEWant to learn how GOVERNMENT actually works? Here's a great video from CGP Grey: youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gsThe class I spoke to: DSA video/Cinema Arts: dsa.dpsk12.org/video-cinema-artsOh, hey film students - while I'm up here on my soap box: For your thesis student film, don't make yet another "morning routine" film. There are quadrillions of these. Make a film about literally anything else.The eclipse trip I shot this during: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtqSWHMOeneewrxxSdKj-yCDShBMz6UpI
Finishing the treehouse (and saving a bird) Taran Van Hemert 2023-12-16 | Previous video: youtube.com/watch?v=I2G6S33w7AsOur next adventure: youtu.be/wJSeXZd5RoI The 2024 solar eclipse road trip!The golden-crowned kinglet!allaboutbirds.org/guide/Golden-crowned_Kinglet/id
WORKING Lego vending machine (with instructions!) Taran Van Hemert 2023-07-11 | I couldn't find anything like this on the internet, so I made it myself.Flexispot standing desks! amzn.to/3OdAmr7 (US) amzn.to/3JRrxjV (Canada) (Watch Flexispot on Amazon Live for extra gifts!)CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro00:32 Flexispot01:43 Prototypes17:30 Ninjago did it first!?20:55 Picture instructions21:23 Video instructions30:32 GlamPIECES NEEDED:github.com/TaranVH/TaranAssets/blob/master/Vending_machine/LEGO_VENDING_MACHINE_PIECES.xml(You can import this into a new Bricklink wanted list)PICTURE INSTRUCTIONS:github.com/TaranVH/TaranAssets/tree/master/Vending_machinedocs.google.com/document/d/1Rn5ZM8A7b4L4FY-P-Yt0vB5ocyfjGBc30CMWVDIa27k/edit
Restoring Ruined Screenshots - mega tutorial Taran Van Hemert 2023-05-06 | Sign up at nordvpn.com/macroking to get 4 extra months on a 2-year plan!▼▼▼ CHAPTER NAVIGATION ▼▼▼0:00:00 Intro0:01:25 Nord VPN0:03:33 XKCD Restoration. xkcd.com/16830:16:32 XKCD panel 4, the hardest panel0:21:37 Just redraw the dang thing0:24:03 Using AI to redraw the dang thing (fail)0:27:12 Fake TQ script, links to bad screenshots, and Yandex reverse image search0:32:32 Why Nearest Neighbor? Deep dive.0:35:57 How to best use Nearest Neighbor0:38:50 Next few images, more Yandex0:42:18 Making a NN upscale Photoshop action0:43:26 The 80/20 rule0:44:25 More Yandex0:46:19 Smart Upscale Addon - you need it!addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/addon/smart-upscalechrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smartupscale/cafgibgoaehhjoomjcndeogbcmfdbogd0:47:16 How to fix minor jpeg compression0:53:21 Fixing an old newspaper ad scan0:57:18 letsenhance.io1:01:08 github.com/TaranVH/LOGOS1:01:47 Google in the 90s restoration and archive.orgRestored screenshots: github.com/TaranVH/TaranAssets1:13:01 "Me at the Zoo," UI and browser scaling, anti-aliasing and subpixel rendering1:25:04 The most insane restoration I've ever done, combining all prior tricks and more1:44:58 Recommended videosyoutube.com/watch?v=Ea6tw-gulnQyoutube.com/watch?v=ziybNY7Pxscyoutube.com/watch?v=i4EFkspO5p41:46:14 Questions I have for YOU!
I made this Lego ramen shop instead of doing my taxes Taran Van Hemert 2023-04-28 | I am a responsible adult.Get Nebula with a 40% discount: go.nebula.tv/taranvanhemertMy next video, already on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/taranvanhemert-restoring-old-screenshotsNebula video about a flying soviet aircraft carriernebula.tv/videos/mustard-robert-bartinis-ground-effect-aircraft-carrier?ref=taranvanhemertNebula class I am watching: nebula.tv/business-101-for-creator?ref=taranvanhemert
New wife, new bike - Radcity 5 plus ST - review and unboxing Taran Van Hemert 2023-04-21 | Go to brilliant.org/TaranVanHemert to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription.Here's the bike she got: radpowerbikes.ca/collections/electric-bikes/products/radcity-plus-step-thru-electric-commuter-bikeThis is a video description. Maybe I should put more words into it. But I can't think of any more words to put in this word box. Words words. Look, just watch the video, okay?Here's the video compression lesson I mentioned: brilliant.org/courses/how-computers-work/algos-1/how-video-compression-works-2/1
Laser eye surgery made my vision WORSE Taran Van Hemert 2023-03-03 | PRK or LASIK laser eye surgery: Should you get it? Taran says "no!"Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: go.nebula.tv/taranvanhemertWatch my next video now on Nebula! nebula.tv/videos/taranvanhemert-new-wife-new-bike-radcity-5-plus-review-and-unboxingHere's the public domain images I created:github.com/TaranVH/PRK_Starbursts
Mixing Different Framerates - The Ultimate Guide Taran Van Hemert 2022-11-19 | ▼▼▼EXPAND FOR CHAPTER NAVIGATION▼▼▼ (1 UPDATE AT BOTTOM)Play World of Tanks here: tanks.ly/3UaCj8EThank you World of Tanks for sponsoring this video.During registration use the code TANKMANIA to get for free 7 Days Premium Account, 250k credits, the Premium Tank Excelsior (Tier 5), and 3 rental tanks for 10 battles each: Tiger 131 (Tier 6), Cromwell B (Tier 6), and T34-85M (Tier 6). The promo code is only for new players during registration.Check out the WoT merch on Amazon: amzn.to/3HhfIkG0:00:00 WHEN MIXED FRAMERATES GO WRONG!0:00:51 Fundamental Principles for Frame Sampling0:01:31 World of Tanks!?0:02:46 What causes stuttering0:06:45 Editing example - when to allow stuttering and when to not0:12:40 Removing repeated frames in a rendered video0:14:03 Skipped frames in a rendered video (can't be fixed)0:15:19 How ALL framerates will fit into all other framerates0:18:43 stuff is always trying to use as many frames as possible, basically.0:19:56 Nesting.0:20:59 Always film at the most appropriate framerate0:22:51 Shenanigans with 60 FPS0:25:10 Filming B-roll at 60FPS, then playing it at 300:26:02 Changing the VISIBLE framerate0:29:14 Frame Blending! How it works!0:32:53 NEVER use frame blending to convert 24 to 30, or 30 to 24. (Or 25.)0:35:16 So, when is it actaully appropriate to use Frame Blending?0:40:24 Deliberately reducing the framerate with "Posterize Time"0:42:59 Optical Flow! How it works! How it goes wrong!0:48:12 Do not use Optical Flow across cuts! (And how to fix it)0:53:25 A.I. Interpolation!?0:55:04 Interpolated frames do not look as good as the original frames they are based on.0:55:51 24 into 30 with no stutter??0:57:09 Just how fast and slow should we go?1:00:33 JUDDER! (It's different from stutter!)1:03:50 Stutter AND Judder at the same time?! (Light bulbs image)1:04:55 Let's talk about SPEED RAMPING!1:06:26 Vector-based interpolation?!1:08:30 "My Clip Speed Changed From What I Told It?!?"1:08:48 Variable Framerate Clips and How To Re-Sync Them1:10:05 The Rate Stretch Tool! It's GrrrrRATE!1:10:40 The Frame Hold and all the ways it can go wrong1:11:56 Pulse Width Modulated Lighting1:12:25 TV motion interpolation - TURN IT OFF FOREVER1:14:44 Variable refresh rate on your TV/monitor!1:16:26 Fractional Framerates and Why I Hate ThemFREE LINK! github.com/TaranVH/29.97.AEP1:24:41 Screen capture footage: 30.00 or 29.97?1:26:01 THE END!UPDATE:I forgot to explicitly mention an important workflow detail:Basically, WHEN YOU GET PRETTY MUCH ANY FOOTAGE, after you import it into Premiere (or whatever NLE you use), before you put it onto the timeline, YOU SHOULD CHECK THE FRAMERATE. Do not assume that it will match your timebase. It's always possible that the camera operator made a mistake! (The framerate can be checked easily and quickly for lots of footage at once, using the List View in the bin (the bin is also known as the project panel.))If any of that footage has a framerate that is DIFFERENT from your timebase, then you can use the techniques I've described here to try to alleviate that.However, keep in mind that SOMETIMES, the listed framerate isn't correct, (visibly) because the clip was ruined by another editor, as described at 14:04. As your editing skills improve, you'll be able to spot a framerate mismatch like this while playing the video at 100% speed. (You will never notice a framerate mismatch at 200% or 300% speed.) However, the best test for this is ALWAYS to just watch the footage frame by frame. While paused, just slowly hit the right arrow key, (to advance by just 1 frame) over and over, and carefully watch the monitor. Repeated frames will immediately become obvious. This will usually show up as one repeated frame per 5 frames, which is what I meant when I say "according to the appropriate spacing" at 13:05. But this absolutely can sometimes be at an interval other than once every 5 frames! The frame-by-frame test will always show you where those repeated frames are! When you spot one, keep going frame-by-frame. Don't always assume that the interval is constant, like I did with that footage from Apple! (Which I then notice and fix at 13:24.)As mentioned, SKIPPED frames are harder to spot, but can most easily be seen during panning moves.NOTE that the results of this test may be different depending on if you are using the Program monitor or the Source monitor! The Program monitor is using your Timebase, while the Source monitor is not. The Source monitor always shows your video clips exactly as they are, before they are altered in any way by the Sequence you place them into.Watch my 4 hour editing tutorial of a Linus Tech Tips video: youtube.com/watch?v=O6ERELse_QY
Channel update, 2nd channel, office tour, upcoming videos, and Lego city block! Taran Van Hemert 2022-07-07 | Aaaaah!!My twitter: twitter.com/TaranVHSub to my 2nd channel, which is for silly things: youtube.com/channel/UCkTnIE2RohNA1eV4v-nov7AMy first video for Legal Eagle: youtube.com/watch?v=CONWw5xd-J4
I quit Linus Tech Tips. Taran Van Hemert 2022-05-04 | If you are struggling to afford food, please go to a food bank.If you are financially stable, please donate (money, NOT food!) to a food bank.google.com/search?q=local+food+bankYesterday was my last day at Linus Media Group. It's the end of one chapter in my life, and the start of another.
How to use AutoHotKey with Premiere - step by step tutorial for beginners! Taran Van Hemert 2021-02-23 | AutoHotKey can drastically speed up your video editing in Premiere, by adding features it doesn't have! This tutorial shows exactly how to do it, step by step.NOTE: Even if Premiere eventually gets some or all of these features, this tutorial will still teach you everything you need to know, for any future AHK scripts you may wish to write or modify.0:00:00 Hello, world!1:38 USE THE LINKED REPOSITORY TO FOLLOW ALONG:github.com/TaranVH/2nd-keyboard/tree/1960e5c326d4accd1c9096b77a884e20d7d326922:39 Downloading and installing AHKautohotkey.com10:06 #singleinstance14:52 What it means to "comment out" your code16:13 #ifwinactive is very important18:14 You can remap anything to anything else20:08 Read all of this tutorial before you continue, except for section 7, objects:autohotkey.com/docs/Tutorial.htm21:03 1st script: ripple delete clip at playhead31:44 Where to find all the shortcuts you must assign in Premiere, for my scripts to work!32:17 Where to find MY Premiere shortcut assignments, and where Premiere stores them37:45 2nd script: Instant cut at cursor40:28 How "return" works42:38 3rd script: Delete single clip at cursor59:08 (Intermission) My tutorial creation process BTS - explanation of "dead ends"1:01:29 Panel-specific shortcuts are important to know about1:02:49 Upgrading your text editor! (to Notepad++)notepad-plus-plus.org/downloadsAHK syntax highlighting:autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=501:07:40 Here's what preset() does1:08:17 Why this tutorial will be relevant even if Premiere gets this feature someday1:09:28 4th script: preset()!!1:14:34 Why and how I use weird scan codes for debugging1:17:48 WINDOW SPY - how to find the ahk_exe and ahk_class, etc1:18:44 Back to preset()1:55:11 cropclick() - optional!1:59:33 tippy() - you don't need it.2:00:37 Where to put all your AHK scripts!(Make the following folders:)C:\AHK\2nd-keyboard2:02:50 Adding more function calls2:06:41 Alternative to using my preset() function:youtube.com/watch?v=jQmkyM4CCy4knightsoftheeditingtable.com2:07:40 Make your scripts run automatically on startup.(Put a shortcut to is, here:)C:\Users\[YOUR_USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup2:09:11 Right click to move playhead script2:11:56 yes_delete_existing_keyframes.ahk2:12:53 accelerated scrolling
Premieres EXCALIBUR extension - is it good? Mostly. Taran Van Hemert 2021-02-05 | Oh hello thereknightsoftheeditingtable.com
These two features would make Premiere faster and more responsive Taran Van Hemert 2020-12-11 | ONLY VOTE IF YOU USE PREMIERE:I-frame first fast seeking:adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911233-premiere-pro/suggestions/42186322--i-frame-first-fast-seeking-for-inter-frame-comprGhost playhead / current view indicator:adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911233-premiere-pro/suggestions/42186274-a-ghost-playhead-which-always-marks-the-timelineMILD UPDATE VIDEO:youtu.be/X8Q1x8C6A7o
PLANE TRAIN Taran Van Hemert 2020-10-19 | Idk, I think the title is enough of a description, don't you?Here's an AT-AT I built: youtu.be/6Lfs3VRs1j0MUSIC CREDITS:Maple Leaf Rag by Kevin MacLeodLink: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5762-maple-leaf-ragThe Entertainer by Kevin MacLeodLink: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5765-the-entertainerHyperfun by Kevin MacLeodLink: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3891-hyperfunBossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeodLink: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antiguaOpportunity Walks by Kevin MacLeodLink: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4173-opportunity-walksKool Kats by Kevin MacLeodLink: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3956-kool-katsOff to Osaka by Kevin MacLeodLink: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4154-off-to-osakaLicense for all music: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Remove Green Screen Edges Easily! - Tutorial Taran Van Hemert 2020-06-16 | TL;DR: Use hue vs. hue.Davinci Resolve also has Hue vs. Hue!Photoshop can also do this. The hue/saturation panel has an eyedropper/color picker! Then you can adjust what colors are affected, and use the sliders to change the hue, saturation, and lightness.I don't know if Vegas Pro has Hue vs. Hue. (Maybe use an HSL key instead?)ONLY SIGN THE PETITIONS IF YOU ACTUALLY USE PREMIERE! :[Petitions removed because too many signatures and I think Adobe gets the point already.]The talent: twitter.com/james_striebThe tutorial series I am ripping off: youtube.com/watch?v=U1f6NDCttUY&list=PL4Dq5VyfewIxxjzS34k2NES_PuDUIjRcY
Photoshop color is STILL broken! Taran Van Hemert 2020-03-20 | Photoshop's LAB color is amazing, but its positive effects should also be available in RGB color!Minute physics video from 5 years ago: youtu.be/LKnqECcg6GwMy "How the hell does color correction work?! video: youtu.be/2qd2mq2bp9sThe image I used for this video, in case you want to play around with it: shutterstock.com/image-photo/blue-bokeh-abstract-background-518023336 (yes, it's a shutterstock jpeg, we work with those all the time)CORRECTION: Sometimes I say "luminosity," but I'm pretty sure I should have been saying "lightness."
Taran builds a treehouse Taran Van Hemert 2019-10-24 | THE SEQUEL IS OUT! youtu.be/M_yFqFb_mowIf you want the plans, here they are! github.com/TaranVH/TaranAssets/blob/master/Treehouse/Taran_Treehouse_18_full_plans.skpIf you have advice for how to finish the floor without it getting moldy again, and how make the interior all nice, lemme know! Also, if you think you know what's up with all the sap all over all those trees!BTW almost all the wood we used was from our own Douglas Firs, milled on site. (For other projects, heh.)
Find the secret message Taran Van Hemert 2019-10-11 | Now that the message has been found, here's the explanation as to how this works: youtu.be/2qd2mq2bp9s?t=1107
HOW THE F*** DOES SCREEN CALIBRATION WORK? - Tutorial Taran Van Hemert 2019-09-14 | This is mostly a tutorial, but I do have some questions! Please discuss them here: reddit.com/r/TaranVH/comments/d42kd6EXPAND FOR NAVIGATION:1:48 Laying a solid foundation for understanding logical/physical pixel color differencesVocabulary can be found under "Defining our terms," here: docs.google.com/document/d/1PBrmypp_oVfq-XBQFTaBg05lJpg2o0JcROR7DNfR5mU10:47 Explaining how guide layers work (in After Effects) 13:09 The color picker does NOT ignore guide layers 14:02 Monitor color profiles can be thought of as a type of guide layer!14:59 And now to introduce an orange .ICM file:github.com/TaranVH/2nd-keyboard/blob/master/INFO_and_PROFILES/COLOR/3008WFP_DVI--Taran_ugly_orange.ICM15:46 THIS IS WHERE ALL OF YOUR .ICM FILES ARE LOCATED:C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color16:23 IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH MONITOR COLOR MANAGEMENT AT ALL:Go to (Windows key) → "Color Management" and see if you have a color profile installed. If you do, but you didn't put it there, you should add "sRGB IEC61966-2.1" and make that one the default instead. (Or better yet, use a profile that says "Uncalibrated")16:52 How to set a specific color profile as your default, in WindowsNotice how the colors in Photoshop will now change as soon as you click into it.21:08 KEY LESSON: Do not take screenshots or screencapture of applications that are color managed!HOW TO ENABLE COLOR MANAGEMENT in various applications:18:52 Photoshop (It happens automatically)23:11 After EffectsQUESTION 1: In After Effects, why does choosing "sRGB IEC61966-2.1" use my default color profile (in this case, 3008WFP_DVI) instead?24:26 Premiere 26:07 QUESTION 2: I have no idea why the color management results in Premiere are quite different from PS and AE. Any ideas??QUESTION 3: (Not shown) How do you enable color management in Davinci Resolve??26:30 Explaining why color management is important -- most monitor are oversaturated!29:00 Getting ready to calibrate the monitor (With CalMAN)Your monitor's menu settings are SEPARATE from what the calibration is going to do! It is only part 1/3 of the calibration!Also, make sure you are using an uncalibrated color profile before you start calibrating!!32:55 And now to calibrate the monitor! (It does not go well)34:06 Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to use the calibration software (CalMAN client.) If you need help with that, you'll have to find some other tutorial...QUESTION 4: Do you know of a good video tutorial for CalMAN client calibration?34:23 Calibration produces and applies a 1D LUT to the screen that only changes the physical pixels. Super important! This is part 2/3 of the calibration. The .ICM file (which alters the logical values) is part 3/3 37:20 So, now we have a proper monitor color profile, which you should get working in all your applications, as I've already shown at 24:00 and 25:2137:36 THE SCREEN RECORDING PARADOXYou have to turn off calibration before you create a Photoshop/Premiere/After Effects/etc tutorial. This way, the audience's colors will be accurate, even though yours will not.39:36 HOW TO DISABLE COLOR MANAGEMENT in various applications:In Chrome:In the address bar, go to chrome://flags/#force-color-profile and set it to "sRGB"Further reading:reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/930egn/set_force_color_profile_to_srgb_and_google_chromeIn Firefox:Type "about:config" into the address bar and press ENTER.search for:gfx.color_management.modeAnd set it to "2." (Or 0 might work as well, IDK.)Further reading:developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/3.5/ICC_color_correction_in_Firefox41:12 QUESTION 5: How exactly do reference monitors work?Video response! youtu.be/bQIdGsogzkk41:54 Multi-monitor stuff, idk. 45:41 Premiere's color picker has issues.46:20 QUESTION 6: My concerns about 24-bit color space not being granular enough47:56 QUESTION 7: How to fix other troublesome Photoshop color problems49:46 How color profiles work ON IMAGES (maybe)QUESTION 7: Am I right? If not, plz explain.52:54 Jeffrey's color blog http://regex.info/blog/photo-tech/color-spaces-page153:44 Your GPU might be showing you partial or "limited" colors (resulting in posterization.)You can change that in the Nvidia Control Panel under "Adjust video color settings" → Advanced → Full (0-255)QUESTION 9: What exactly does that setting do??--54:10-- Here's my tutorial about "partial" and full video: youtube.com/watch?v=I9d8bg2gnugEXTRA - QUESTION 10:16:30 What's the difference between monitor calibration and monitor profiling?
ZOMBIFICATION STATION - Lets play Minecraft ep 873 Taran Van Hemert 2019-09-08 | subscribe for morenot
How to get nearest neighbor/billinear HYBRID scaling in AE - and why we need it! Taran Van Hemert 2019-04-17 | On the one hand, this is super nerdy and niche.On the other hand, it seems like all major NLEs should have already had this ages ago.Update: Apparently, this is usually called "sharp bilinear."AEP file: dropbox.com/s/27aumftdqa2akg9/NEAREST%20NEIGHBOR-BILINEAR%20HYBRID%20demonstration.aep?dl=0Image it references: dropbox.com/s/aog7iql4nwq225g/correct%20res%20maybe.png?dl=0Another image: dropbox.com/s/oq5r610e4k7c5f6/Perfect%20100%20scale%20sample.png?dl=0Taran's massive list of feature requests and bug reports for creative software:docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dVJb7kI_ZETLavrplfARgn9gL8HUpvkq6A0jCPxqA3w/edit#gid=1133868629
HOW TO LOOP STUFF - lazy tutorial Taran Van Hemert 2019-04-15 | Spoiler alert: USE SOFT EDGES AND GO SLOWLY.I'm trying to figure out how to one-take a tutorial, so it needs no editing at all.Might not end up working out, who knoooows
How the hell does color correction work?? Mega reverse tutorial Taran Van Hemert 2019-04-03 | ▼EXPAND FOR CHAPTER NAVIGATION▼GOOGLE DOC WITH MORE INFO AND LINKS: docs.google.com/document/d/1PBrmypp_oVfq-XBQFTaBg05lJpg2o0JcROR7DNfR5mU/edit?ts=5c50e7d0#REDDIT THREAD: reddit.com/r/TaranVH/comments/bbduq2/how_the_hell_does_color_correction_work_discussion0. 2:48 The problem with most color correction tutorials1. 4:32 How would you color correct this shot of Linus in front of a bright window?2. 5:51 How would you color correct this shot of the inside of the Oneplus factory? Here is the Lynda course that left me with far more questions than answers: lynda.com/course-tutorials/Color-Video-Editors/711831-2.html3. 7:35 Why did Robbie use the GAIN control to fix the blue shot here?4. 8:47 Does Premiere have controls that work the same way as DaVinci Resolve's “Color Wheels” of lift, gamma, gain, and offset?5. 10:14 How did Robbie achieve the look shown at 3;33 of this video?lynda.com/Premiere-Pro-tutorials/What-would-you-do-Creative-evaluation-examples/711831/752713-4.html6. 11:43 Why couldn’t I get the classic “teal and orange” look to work for this shot inside of the LIGO building?7. 13:08 - At 4;13 of this video: lynda.com/Premiere-Pro-tutorials/How-long-how-much-effort-project-take-color-correct/711831/752715-4.htmlRobbie says that Go Pro footage would be very difficult to color grade to look like Skyfall (2012), but he does not explain why. Is it the color space? The compression? The 8 bits (per channel)?8. What kind of footage IS best for color grading?9. What should be done or avoided when filming, to ensure the most options for color correcting/grading?10. Once you figure out how to get that look, can’t you just create a LUT, and apply that to all the (color corrected) Go Pro shots?14:37 - At 4;15 of this video: lynda.com/Premiere-Pro-tutorials/Controlled-correcting-lighting-neutral-environment/711831/752707-4.html Robbie says that “bias lights” have a very high CRI value - but he does not explain further.11. What is a good resource to learn more about CRI as it relates to video production?12. Why do bias lights need to have a high CRI?13. Is a high CRI also important for the lights used on a set? Is higher always better?14. If a camera only records the frequencies of R, G, and B anyway, then why does it even matter?15. If a light source with a very low CRI is desirable for a shot,, wouldn’t it still be better to use a higher CRI when filming, and then make the shot more monochromatic during color correction/grading?(Better Alternatives to CRI: TLCI (Television Lighting Consistency Index), SSI (Spectral Similarity Index))++++16. 17:30 DEFINING OUR TERMSAgain, open the Google doc to see all of these!++++17. 18:27 *SUPER IMPORTANT* (Answered question) Why does some footage have information that goes far “above” 100 IRE on the video waveform? ANSWER: (Taran) That footage was encoded as Y'CbCr, not sRGB.18. 23:47 On this footage from the XA20, why is the brightest part of the image at 275, (110 IRE) rather than 255? (100 IRE) youtu.be/m0D2H0s-TMo19. 24:49 Why is a pure white blown highlight NOT the "highest" part of this “YUV” video information?20. 25:08 Why does the XA20 also put its “100% zebras” at 110 IRE, rather than 100 IRE?21. 25:49 If you have “YUV” video where the information goes above 100 IRE, but it is able to be recovered, is that really “clipping”? Or, is there a different term for that?27:11 Possible ANSWERS to 18 and 19.22. 28:45 When “clamp signal” is OFF, why does my Lumetri Scopes waveform still only SOMETIMES show the data above 100 IRE?23. 30:04 If you’re shooting in 8-bit, wouldn’t shooting in LOG just massively reduce your available color depth?24. 31:37 Does HDR really have blacker blacks than SDR, as this article claims? mysterybox.us/blog/2016/10/18/hdr-video-part-1-what-is-hdr-video25. 33:48 (INFO) Why it is important to care about fundamentals26. 34:41 (INFO) Different hues have different inherent values (Sinix design) youtu.be/aD-uI63jR8c27. 36:42 (INFO) How to best convert to grayscale / black and white28. 44:22 (INFO?) Crushed blacks29. 44:32 (INFO) How to salvage blown highlights30. 44:55 (INFO) How to REALLY fix Photoshop's blur (Use lab color mode) Minutephysics video with wrong solution: youtu.be/LKnqECcg6Gw?t=19931. 48:09 How can I get color scopes as good or better than Premiere’s, in Photoshop? 32. 49:04 Can I get bezier handles on my curves tool? 33. 49:33 Do you agree with these fundamentals of mine for color CORRECTION? 34. 51:12 ...For color GRADING? 35. 54:25 Do you agree with these as GUIDELINES for color CORRECTING? 36. 59:35 Do you know of any other fundamentals of color correction or color grading?
This upscaling tool is amazing! - Waifu2x tutorial Taran Van Hemert 2019-03-19 | ▼▼ EXPAND FOR CHAPTER NAVIGATION ▼▼3:26 HOW TO USE WAIFU2Xen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_gallery_of_image_scaling_algorithmsen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waifu2xOnline tool you can try it out with: http://waifu2x.udp.jpFree and open source download!! github.com/lltcggie/waifu2x-caffe/releases8:13 HOW TO TAKE AND DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE WEBPAGE SCREENSHOTStwitter.com/TaranVH/status/86420202388905984219:32 HOW TO PROPERLY DESATURATE SUBPIXEL RENDERING!en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subpixel_rendering(Use Photoshop's "Black & White" adjustment)My preset:-51 Red158 Yellow90 Green142 Cyan-113 Blue80 MagentaResults of Taran experiments: twitter.com/TaranVH/status/110160961300518502422:41 "LET'S BLOW IT UP EVEN MORE"23:50 TRYING SOME ONLINE VECTORIZATION TOOLSThese are literally just the first two Google results:vectormagic.com (Decent, but costs $$$)vectorizer.io (Not good)26:26 SUPER EASY 1-CLICK WINDOW DRAGGING AND RESIZING AHK SCRIPTgithub.com/TaranVH/2nd-keyboard/blob/master/Taran's_Windows_Mods/EasyWindowDrag_(KDE).ahk27:00 THE SMART UPSCALE ADDON IN FIREFOX - (IS THERE A CHROME EQUIVALENT?)addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/smart-upscaleOh, by the way, Photoshop DOES have a "preserve detail" upscaling option, but it's not nearly as good.
BIG TUTORIAL - How to fix video posterization (banding) - and a lot more Taran Van Hemert 2019-02-07 | ▼▼ EXPAND FOR NAVIGATION ▼▼00:00 Explaining the problem - "partial" video causes doubled and skipped values.14:48 Trying to use digital noise to reduce banding (bleh)19:08 Experimenting with other textures23:34 Interlude: Nearest neighbor scaling: It's important, and Premiere doesn't have it.19:08 Experimenting with other textures (continued)28:47 Key insight: Order of operations matters!30:44 Fixing banding in a video that was already rendered32:39 Interlude: bicubic scaling vs. nearest neighbor35:46 Fixing banding in a video that was already rendered (continued) Also, how to key a gradient and other complicated stuffIf you want to try this yourself:Here is the source footage that I will be fixing:youtu.be/O6-PZT4jeJkHere is my pixel overlay:dropbox.com/s/8t1oxu7kh0nffh0/pixel%20overlay.jpg?dl=0dropbox.com/s/0j2s1ottsyikzbk/pixel-replicate-7.png?dl=0Here is a nearly perfect Bionic Beaver backgrounddropbox.com/s/6r21fof958bmio8/DITHERED_beaver.png?dl=052:18 - Photoshop's fancy RGB dithering1:06:13 - Discovering that YouTube uses different bitrates in the same resolution(FYI, banding can also be called "posterization.")Potentially interesting/useful links:http://nomorebanding.com/cachegraphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/8108/is-it-really-impossible-to-have-gradient-without-bandingmedium.com/@stefanhrlemann/how-to-create-noisy-risograph-style-gradients-and-textures-in-photoshop-in-3-ways-394d6012a93ahttp://shunotes.blogspot.com/2015/12/banding-gradient-and-ramp.htmlhttp://www.loopit.dk/banding_in_games.pdfforums.adobe.com/message/10902765#10902765Playlist of all Taran's tests: (won't be very useful to anyone else, since you don't know the ingredients)youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH1gH0v9E3rtQ7HbGseUiM56UDNx6n6jAIn particular, this video was very useful for me to figure out how different sizes of the faux-pixels are affected by different resolutions in YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=fLet97r56tE (I'd watch the whole thing with a different resolution each time)Testing lots of different kinds of overlays: youtube.com/watch?v=WF_VvrTTNJQ&t=173sMe and the captain arguing about "partial" video:twitter.com/TaranVH/status/1080232381296963584Continued:twitter.com/TaranVH/status/1092850961909932032Later, he admitted he was wrong, HAHAHAHA
HELP! Why does Photoshop ruin my colors when I load a display color profile?? Taran Van Hemert 2019-02-07 | Update: Setting Proof Colors to "Monitor RGB" does not work: imgur.com/2rmMQHCUpdate2: Image≫mode≫RGB color also doesn't work: https://i.imgur.com/99L99dL.jpgUpdate3: Edit ≫ Assign Profile... ≫ Don't color manage this document -- does not work: https://i.imgur.com/sqR3xYv.pngI need to be able to use a color profile on my monitor(s), so that my colors are accurate. But Photoshop takes it a step further, by changing the actual pixel values, and then lying to me about it when I use the eyedropper tool to check. I have no idea what's going on, or how to stop it.Some people in the comments are saying that this is how sRGB is "supposed to look," but that can't be right... why is the saturation so much greater on everything else? Wasn't my monitor calibration supposed to fix that already? I used the Spectracal C6, and Displaycal.
Color isnt what you think. Taran Van Hemert 2019-01-16 | Most people think that "color" has nothing to do with luminosity (brightness,) but it does! The correct word for that is "chrominance!"Here's the paper I'm citing:https://web.ma.utexas.edu/users/davis/reu/ch1/signals/chroma.pdfIn regards to computer monitors, CIELAB would be an absolute color space if a white point AND a white LEVEL were defined, but it's not, so it isn't.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIELAB_color_space
Is CIELAB L100 really just however bright your monitor can get?? Taran Van Hemert 2019-01-09 | What the heck
Help! I need a screenshot app with EXTENDED ACTIVE WINDOW functionality Taran Van Hemert 2018-12-14 | Update: Vivaldi works pretty well, though you can't choose a filename or folder: vivaldi.comI still use Screengrab! because it's not broken YET... if you want to try it, I've rehosted it here:github.com/TaranVH/TaranAssets/tree/master/Screengrab_FirefoxChrome also has a fairly powerful full-page instant screenshot ability, but IDK if I can assign a shortcut to it yet: davidaugustat.com/web/take-ultra-high-resolution-screenshots-in-chrome (I recommend you use a device pixel ratio of 1, (not 2 or 4) and input the real resolution you want.)STUFF I FORGOT TO MENTION: Firefox does have a feature where you can press F12 to get to the developer tools, and (if you change a setting somewhere) there is a little camera you can click on for an instant full page (with scaling) screenshot: imgur.com/E0A5dBtHOWEVER, you can't assign a shortcut to this action, you can't choose the title or the folder it goes into at all (it always goes into the default downloads folder) and there are no settings for giving it an automatic custom title. (it would be far better if it included the website title.)It also doesn't work on some web pages in my experience (but maybe they fixed this), while the old Screengrab! had worked on 99.9% of all pages, in my experience.(Despite all those issues, this still might be the current best way to take multi-page screenshots, until something better comes along...)You can also take a screenshot in firefox by right clicking and selecting Take a screenshot - Save Full Page... but that only ever seems to use 100% scaling, (or just has a maximum size of 10,000px) making it useless to me: imgur.com/XSrWe0XHere's the web page I was doing my testing on:apple.com/ca/macbook(If a page has too many animated elements, I'll just use shadowplay to capture it.)
Dynamic driver animation, 60fps Taran Van Hemert 2018-12-12 | This is the rig that I used to create the animation at youtu.be/U5dJn7V_4Bk?t=109 (1:49)It can be repurposed to work with any audio.Top left is just straight audio converted to keyframes. bleh.Top right is audio converted to keyframes, but I used position.speed to center the movement on 0, which is far, far more accurate for how a speaker driver works.Bottom left was a failtastic fail.The one on the bottom right was made by converting audio to keyframes at 240fps, and then used in the 60fps sequence. It resulted in far too large of movements in this particular musical piece.I think I'll be making a tutorial about this, later.bonus vidyoutu.be/1brXd8-Q16A
Taran gets a prank call (again) Taran Van Hemert 2018-10-26 | Re-uploaded because I'm an idiot. This is an accidental spiritual successor to the "Website is Down" series: youtu.be/uRGljemfwUEAlso here are some downloads due to popular demand:AUTO DOC (It does NOT work in Google sheets): drive.google.com/open?id=1--j91Fd7nvyKWeSQ0nqzusKYj38IC1oV(Also, I just re-saved it in Excel 2007, so you might get some weird 64-bit incompatibility warning. It is fixable, but I'm not sure how. Dave already fixed it in the school's version.)MANUAL: drive.google.com/file/d/1073iqUoV6b9C6ovOLIRp8lHr6DiLZdoY/view?usp=sharingPRODUCTION GROUPS LIST: drive.google.com/open?id=1V-rxjrDYkSs5DKiRcDZzHwSrf4nl3vswAnd here's an episode of BCIT Magazine that I worked on:youtube.com/watch?v=U63HownhwjUHard-hitting journalism, that.Let me know if you find any real, uh, phone numbers or anything in there....
After Effects - Reverse Tutorial - Layer twirling, how!? Taran Van Hemert 2018-09-21 | ▼ AE REVERSE TUTORIAL QUESTIONS ▼● 2:02 Are there shortcuts to twirl and untwirl entire layers??( Here is my AHK code to do it: github.com/TaranVH/2nd-keyboard/blob/master/After_Effects_Functions.ahk )(OLD CODE shown in this video, which only works with AE 2018 and 150% UI scaling:github.com/TaranVH/2nd-keyboard/blob/5b49a23353d47a6896fbf7a8785de76306bffe7f/After_Effects_Functions.ahk#L28 )If not, that's a feature request of mine. GO VOTE: adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911311-after-effects/suggestions/35487238-shortcuts-to-twirl-and-untwirl-layers•(Yes, I know about u and uu! They're nice, but still insufficient)● Another, related feature request: Don't move all the layers after I've twirled something closed. HERE IS A VIDEO EXPLANATION: youtube.com/watch?v=5UOfQc1TKaY GO VOTE FOR THIS FEATURE: adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911311-after-effects/suggestions/35487148-timeline-layers-should-not-jump-downwards-after-a● 5:00 Can I use a script to *parent* the distort transform EFFECT?(Keep in mind, I kept saying "nesting" when I meant to say "parenting.")•YES! Like this: https://i.imgur.com/nDu0hfn.png (Thanks to Cale Oglesby)● 9:40 What’s the best way to do an Angry Birds sort of 2D physics, with blocks that can bounce off each other and stuff? (Numberphile does this sometimes)•"Motion Boutiques Newton plugin is the best solution for Angry Birds 2d Physics. It is worth the investment in my opinion." -Cale Oglesby•Does anyone have any other suggestions?● 11:04 Can I create a custom curve to be used as the easy ease in, and another for the easy ease out? I don't like how the current curve affects two keyframes.•"There are plugins like Flow, and a few other ones to create and save keyframe in/outs. I do not use it" - Cale Oglesby•More suggestions welcome● 14:29 Why is "playing" slow and weird if not ALL the RAM previews are finished, even if the part I want to preview is already rendered?● 15:21 Why do AE panels have an inner box to them, which can be a different size than the outer box? I keep losing stuff in them. FEATURE REQUEST: Don't do that. Have the panels work like Premiere's. I'm not even sure how to articulate this one. Watch the video.
AE - Timeline layers should not jump downwards after a bottom layer is twirled closed Taran Van Hemert 2018-09-21 | This is kinda hard to explain without showing it. Please watch the entire video; it's not that long! :) :) :) :) :) :) :)This feature is necessary for another feature suggestion of mine to work properly: youtu.be/5UOfQc1TKaY?t=123 (Twirl/untwirl shortcuts)
The Multi-million Dollar Railway Tunnel that Never Was - Unmazing Places Taran Van Hemert 2018-09-06 | A blatant parody of Tom Scott's Amazing Places: youtube.com/watch?v=s6kNR8Mj0ZE&list=PL96C35uN7xGK_y459BdHCtGeftqs5_nffOn a work retreat in Banff, AB, I heard the amusing story of Tunnel Mountain, and happened to have a red shirt with me...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_Mountain
Full solar eclipse, Aug 21, 2017 - Madras, OR. Taran Van Hemert 2018-08-25 | This video has a way better sequel! youtube.com/watch?v=wJSeXZd5RoI
Approximation and Convergence Methods for Random Processes with Applications to Stochastic Systems Taran Van Hemert 2018-08-22 | Join me on my quest to find the most boring possible titles and images for YouTube or whatever else.
RE: Editing Demo - Background Image Problem - Taran solution (1/2) Taran Van Hemert 2018-07-27 | Response to: youtube.com/watch?v=Fj-fQKfGO4oPART 2: youtube.com/watch?v=hFjQ8KUqQ68DEFINITELY DO NOT REMIX MY HIT SINGLE, "Dumbest Thing in the World" WHICH RUNS FROM 8:20 TO 8:41. ME AND MY TEAM OF HIGHLY PAID LAWYER/NINJAS WILL SUE AND KICK YOUR ASS. DO NOT USE AUTOTUNE AND A SICK BEAT, AND PERHAPS USE IT OVER SOME FOOTAGE OF SOMETHING THAT YOU PERSONALLY BELIEVE TO BE THE DUMBEST THING IN THE WORLD. THAT WOULD NOT AT ALL BE HILARIOUS AND RESULT IN A RETWEET FROM ME OR SOMETHING.Deliberately not sent to subscribers. :P
After Effects - How can I change speed without also changing position? - Reverse tutorial Taran Van Hemert 2018-06-14 | Thanks to everyone for their help on this one! The best answer (so far) has been pinned below.This is a hard question to phrase properly.Basically, I don't want to keyframe the "First Margin" value directly.I want to do all the animation using sliders, because the thing that really matters is the SPEED at which the 1101000101 animation is moving.
How the heck do you search for appropriate music?? Taran Van Hemert 2018-06-07 | Trying to find appropriate music is one of the most difficult parts of my job as a video editor. And I'm not the only one who has difficulty with this.Does anyone (WITH EDITING OR MUSIC EXPERIENCE) have any advice for me?I try lots of different keywords, but the results never seem to match what I have in mind.One thing that works well for me is to have the video playing at the same time, as you can see here. It helps me match the tone better.I probably don't listen to some of these tracks for quite as long as I should. Still, many of them are just obviously wrong.I should also pause the music playback completely sometimes, as a sort of a "palate cleanse." If you listen to such a wide variety of music in so a short time, it all kind of blends together in your mind, and nothing sounds right.Here's a meme about this: https://i.imgur.com/1rrxgty.png
How to disable ALT menu acceleration in Windows! FINALLY! Taran Van Hemert 2018-05-10 | So here's a link to the script: github.com/TaranVH/2nd-keyboard/blob/master/Taran's_Windows_Mods/Alt_menu_acceleration_DISABLER.ahkYOU MIGHT NEED TO DISABLE WINDOWS GAME BAR, OR AT LEAST CHANGE THE SHORTCUTS! Just hit the windows key and search for "game bar settings." Click on that and turn it OFF. Here is a picture of that process: https://i.imgur.com/yQlOB38.pngI figured out the issue with the github repo, it was the readme.md... someone had written one for me a long time ago, but I had recently made a new one. I didn't properly explain it in the video, but the reason the script uses SC0E8 instead of F12, is because then it would be hitting F12 all the time, which would be bad if you have ANYTHING assigned to F12! Scan code 0E8 is a key that Windows supports, but it does not appear on any keyboard, and isn't used for anything else (that I'm aware of) so it's (very probably) safe to use for this purpose.Here's a bunch of Philistines saying that this can't be done:superuser.com/questions/309005/disable-the-activation-of-the-menu-bar-when-alt-is-pressed-in-windows-7forums.adobe.com/thread/1863532twitter.com/TaranVH/status/993918736510763008
CRA scam calls 2018 Taran Van Hemert 2018-05-01 | You guys, I have a warrant out for my arrest.I am such a badass.Maybe don't call any of the numbers here... using your real phone. Maybe I should officially report this? IDK.http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/cra-scam-text-email-phone-fraud-1.4494757
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