Digital Media Frequently Asked Questions

A demo reel is a great way to quickly demonstrate your skills for potential employers, clients, or colleges. Here are some quick tips:

(you can also create one that demonstrates your musical work)

A demo reel is a great way to quickly demonstrate your skills for potential employers, clients, or colleges. Here are some quick tips:

(you can also create one that demonstrates your musical work)

A real film would be mixed and “sweetened” in a different program than it was edited. A video editor would share a special file that translates the data from FCP X to Logic (or Premiere to Pro Tools, or DaVinci Resolve to Digital Performer, or any combination of A to B).

Follow these quick instructions to get started mixing your film like a pro!

You can change the length of a project in the project properties inspector.

If you want a project that is 30-seconds long, type “30.” In the duration box. The “.” Acts as a shortcut to fill out the frames. If you just type “30” you will end up with a project that is 30-frames long.

This is a great resource from Ripple Training. An overview of the color grading and color correction process. If you find other resources, please share them with the team on Basecamp!

A demo reel is a great way to quickly demonstrate your skills for potential employers, clients, or colleges. Here are some quick tips:

(you can also create one that demonstrates your musical work)

Sometimes I might suggest you check that your text is in the title safe zone. This almost always happens on the City of LS and LS Parks and Rec videos, but sometimes on other projects too.

Here’s a video that explains everything:

It sounds like you want to use an adjustment layer for an effect that covers multiple video clips in your timeline.

• Download the Alex4D Adjustment Layer from the Docs & Files > Adjustment Layer folder of the Digital Media Technology Basecamp HQ.
• Once it’s downloaded, double-click the .dmg file to open.
• Move the folder Alex4D Adjustment Layer to your user directory in the following location: Movies > Motion Templates > Titles

Here’s a short video that shows an adjustment layer in action. Let me know if you have more questions!

A real film would be mixed and “sweetened” in a different program than it was edited. A video editor would share a special file that translates the data from FCP X to Logic (or Premiere to Pro Tools, or DaVinci Resolve to Digital Performer, or any combination of A to B).

Follow these quick instructions to get started mixing your film like a pro!

If your instruments sound out of tune or are sliding randomly, Logic is sending and/or receiving unnecessary Pitch Bend data from your MIDI controller. I used to think this was a problem attributed to our older MIDI controllers, but it seems like Logic itself might be the culprit.

Here is a fix, but it does end up disabling your Pitch Bend, so if you do need pitch bend, you’ll need to do only step 2 and then keep your fingers crossed that the fix stays.

If you don’t need pitch bend at all, you can fix this problem by filtering the input and resetting the automation.

Step 1: Filter Pitch Bend Input

If you want to stop your keyboard from sending pitch bend data entirely:

1. Navigate to File > Project Settings > MIDI.
2. Click on the Input Filter tab.
3. Check the box for Pitch Bend.

Note: This will disable the pitch wheel on your hardware for this specific project.

Step 2: Reset the Pitch Bend Value to Zero

If your track is still out of tune after filtering the input, there is likely a “stuck” MIDI event on the timeline.

1. Select the affected track.
2. Press Command (⌘) + Control (^) + E to open the Automation Events Editor.
3. Locate the Pitch Bend column or information.
4. Set the value back to 0 to restore the track to its natural pitch.

A demo reel is a great way to quickly demonstrate your skills for potential employers, clients, or colleges. Here are some quick tips:

(you can also create one that demonstrates your musical work)