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Edward Phillips · May 31st, 2009, 05:23 PM

I have a scene where I'd like the video I shot to look like a video conference on the web. So amongst the things to do is stutter it every once in a while, desaturate the color, and freeze on a frame every so often until the bitrate "catches up". What plug-ins in FCP would help achieve this look?

Chuck Fadely · May 31st, 2009, 07:33 PM

You could just post the clip online and then do a screen capture with Snapz Pro.

But if that doesn't appeal to you, the secret is in the frame rate. Most web video is posted at 15fps, so to exaggerate you could try 7 fps and see how it looks, then randomly blade out a few frames here and there.

Noah Kadner · May 31st, 2009, 09:07 PM

I'm with Chuck- upload it to Youtube and videotape off the monitor or screen record. Too much 'web video' in movies looks like regular video with a cheesy filter applied. Everyone in the world knows what Youtube looks like.

Noah

Mitchell Lewis · May 31st, 2009, 10:26 PM

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Also, Magic Bullet looks comes with some similar effects, but they are more oriented toward bad film, not glitchy web video.

Andrew Kimery · June 4th, 2009, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Noah Kadner

I'm with Chuck- upload it to Youtube and videotape off the monitor or screen record. Too much 'web video' in movies looks like regular video with a cheesy filter applied. Everyone in the world knows what Youtube looks like.

Noah

Yeah, I've seen a number of 'bad digital signal' type filters and they all look like filters floating on top of the footage.

-A

May 31st, 2009, 05:23 PM	#1
Edward Phillips Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 117	Making video look like web video I have a scene where I'd like the video I shot to look like a video conference on the web. So amongst the things to do is stutter it every once in a while, desaturate the color, and freeze on a frame every so often until the bitrate "catches up". What plug-ins in FCP would help achieve this look?

May 31st, 2009, 09:07 PM	#3
Noah Kadner Better than Halle Berry Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 434	I'm with Chuck- upload it to Youtube and videotape off the monitor or screen record. Too much 'web video' in movies looks like regular video with a cheesy filter applied. Everyone in the world knows what Youtube looks like. Noah __________________ Visit http://wwwcallboxlive.com for Final Cut Studio training DVDs from Noah! My RED Book- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/032...callboxlive-20

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Mitchell Lewis Major Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kennewick, WA Posts: 915	VIDEO COPILOT \| After Effects Tutorials & Post Production Tools Also, Magic Bullet looks comes with some similar effects, but they are more oriented toward bad film, not glitchy web video. __________________ Sony EX3, Letus Ultimate, Nikon lenses, Zacuto rods, Sachtler tripod 20 years as a videographer/editor - HD and 35mm adaptor newbie

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May 31st, 2009, 07:33 PM	#2
Chuck Fadely Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: United States Posts: 237	You could just post the clip online and then do a screen capture with Snapz Pro. But if that doesn't appeal to you, the secret is in the frame rate. Most web video is posted at 15fps, so to exaggerate you could try 7 fps and see how it looks, then randomly blade out a few frames here and there.