Ajit Sawant

Google Trusted 360° Photographer

The Mill Introduces Blackbird Camera Car Rig for Photo Real CG Cars — June 24, 2016

The Mill Introduces Blackbird Camera Car Rig for Photo Real CG Cars

In collaboration with JemFX, Performance Filmworks and Keslow Camera, the Mill teamed created The Mill BLACKBIRD, the first fully adjustable car rig that creates photoreal CG cars. Acting as a production tool to inspire car brands, agencies and film-makers to do things in new, innovative and efficient ways, The Mill BLACKBIRD sets out to transform the way automotive content is made – it’s a car rig that can be shot at any time, in any location, without the need to rely on a physical car.

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The Mill

The Mill BLACKBIRD® inspires and expands creative opportunities, offering a truly flexible production tool without sacrificing any quality or direction.

The Mill BLACKBIRD from The Mill on Vimeo.

The Mill BLACKBIRD® is able to capture quality footage and data due to its camera array and tailor-made stabilisation unit, engineered in collaboration with Performance Filmworks’ legendary, multi award winning technician, Lev Yevstratov.

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A combination of high dynamic range imagery and 3D laser scanning generates a virtual version of the environment, producing 100% realistic CG renderings. The Mill has taken this a step further, developing a bespoke BLACKBIRD® AR application that allows you to see the intended vehicle in CG, tracked live over the rig on location.

Courtsey – The Mill
http://www.themill.com

Creative Cloud pro video & audio tools at NAB Show 2016 — April 13, 2016

Creative Cloud pro video & audio tools at NAB Show 2016

Adobe continues to deliver technology that opens unimagined creative opportunities for video and film production, and now, immersive experiences. In the next release of Creative Cloud – available in early summer – Premiere Pro CC will add new virtual reality capabilities, including “field of view” mode for spherical stitched media.

Edit immediately during ingest allows Premiere Pro CC users to get straight to work, while importing their video and audio files in the background, and switch between native and proxy formats freely when using multiple devices. With initial support for Apple Metal and H.264 hardware decoding (Windows Intel Iris only), you get maximum performance.

 

Access advanced workflows for working with immersive VR & 360 video experiences.

 

The next version of After Effects CC is faster and more reliable from file import and project load through to final render. Scrubbing the timeline, working with complex masks, and editing large numbers of keyframes is now more fluid, thanks to accelerated interface interactions.

 

The next update to Adobe Audition introduces the Essential Sound panel, revolutionizing the way you mix and edit projects. The simple, intuitive interface ensures mixes sound clear, clean, and professional – without needing to be an audio production expert.

 

New media management capabilities coming to Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Media Encoder let you work the way you want to, on the device you choose.

 

Adobe Character Animator, a new tagging system allows you to quickly prepare characters for animation. Expanded export options make it easy to output to a variety video formats with Adobe Media Encoder.

 

New features in the Lumetri color panel and Lumetri scopes allow you to be more creative with color than ever. New HSL Secondaries allow for quick, intuitive selection of color ranges within a shot, getting the perfect nuance with a few clicks. And the entire collection of beautiful SpeedLooks linear looks help give your media instant personality. Support for color control surfaces like the Tangent Elements, Wave and Ripple enable even advanced colorists to feel right at home, and enhanced Lumetri scopes give instant feedback, with new control over brightness, improved resolution, and support for monitoring Rec2020 colorspace.

 

Follow a fully linear workflow from picture edit completed in Premiere Pro, audio mixed in Audition, and final deliverables rendered and published with Media Encoder.

 

Export animated 3D text and shape layers to Cinema 4D for a roundtrip Live 3D motion graphics workflow. Customize your exported elements in Cinema 4D (Cinema 4D Lite is included with After Effects), save your changes, and see them update live in After Effects via CINEWARE.

 

Adobe Media Encoder help streamline the full production workflow – from initial ingest through to final output. The media browser makes it easy

Keyboard Shortcuts for Premiere Pro CC — March 17, 2016

Keyboard Shortcuts for Premiere Pro CC

This is a list of the keyboard shortcuts that I use most frequently in my day to day editing that help me edit faster. I’m a big fan of keyboard shortcuts. Many commands have keyboard shortcut equivalents, so we can complete tasks with minimal use of the mouse.
Of course, these are the default keyboard shortcuts that come standard in Premiere Pro CC. However, if you’re coming to Premiere Pro CC from another Non-linear editing software, you can set shortcuts to match shortcuts in other software you use.

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Results Windows Mac OS
   File
      Project Ctrl+Alt+N Opt+Cmd+N
      Sequence… Ctrl+N Cmd+N
      Bin  Ctrl+B  Cmd+B
      Title… Ctrl+T Cmd+T
      Open Project Ctrl+O Cmd+O
      Browse in Adobe Bridge… Ctrl+Alt+O Opt+Cmd+O
      Close Project Ctrl+Shift+W Shift+Cmd+W
      Close Ctrl+W Cmd+W
      Save Ctrl+S Cmd+S
      Save As… Ctrl+Shift+S Shift+Cmd+S
      Save a Copy… Ctrl+Alt+S Opt+Cmd+S
      Capture… F5 F5
      Batch Capture… F6 F6
      Import from Media Browser Ctrl+Alt+I Opt+Cmd+I
      Import… Ctrl+I Cmd+I
      Export Media…  Ctrl+M  Cmd+M
Get Properties for Selection…  Ctrl+Shift+H Shift+Cmd+H
      Exit Ctrl+Q  Cmd+Q
   Edit
      Undo Ctrl+Z Cmd+Z
      Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z Shift+Cmd+Z
      Cut Ctrl+X Cmd+X
      Copy Ctrl+C Cmd+C
      Paste Ctrl+V Cmd+V
      Paste Insert Ctrl+Shift+V Shift+Cmd+V
      Paste Attributes Ctrl+Alt+V Opt+Cmd+V
      Clear Delete Forward Delete
      Ripple Delete Shift+Delete Shift+Forward Delete
      Duplicate Ctrl+Shift+/ Shift+Cmd+/
      Select All Ctrl+A Cmd+A
      Deselect All Ctrl+Shift+A Shift+Cmd+A
      Find… Ctrl+F Cmd+F
      Edit Original Ctrl+E Cmd+E
      Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl+Alt+K Cmd+Opt+K
   Clip
      Make Subclip… Ctrl+U Cmd+U
      Audio Channels… Shift+G Shift+G
      Speed/Duration… Ctrl+R Cmd+R
      Insert , ,
      Overwrite . .
      Enable Shift+E Shift+Cmd+E
      Link Ctrl+L Cmd+L
      Group Ctrl+G Cmd+G
      Ungroup Ctrl+Shift+G Shift+Cmd+G
   Sequence
      Render Effects in Work
Area/In to Out
Enter Return
      Match Frame F F
      Reverse Match Frame Shift+R Shift+R
      Add Edit Ctrl+K Cmd+K
      Add Edit to All Tracks Ctrl+Shift+K Shift+Cmd+K
      Trim Edit T T
      Extend Selected Edit to
Playhead
E E
      Apply Video Transition Ctrl+D Cmd+D
      Apply Audio Transition Ctrl+Shift+D Shift+Cmd+D
      Apply Default Transitions
to Selection
Shift+D Shift+D
      Lift ; ;
      Extract
      Zoom In = =
      Zoom Out
      Go to Gap
         Next in Sequence Shift+; Shift+;
         Previous in Sequence Ctrl+Shift+; Opt+;
      Snap S S
   Marker
      Mark In I I
      Mark Out O O
      Mark Clip X X
      Mark Selection / /
      Go to In Shift+I Shift+I
      Go to Out Shift+O Shift+O
      Clear In Ctrl+Shift+I Opt+I
      Clear Out Ctrl+Shift+O Opt+O
      Clear In and Out Ctrl+Shift+X Opt+X
      Add Marker M M
      Go to Next Marker Shift+M Shift+M
      Go to Previous Marker Ctrl+Shift+M Shift+Cmd+M
      Clear Current Marker Ctrl+Alt+M Opt+M
      Clear All Markers Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M Opt+Cmd+M
      Type Alignment
         Left Ctrl+Shift+L Shift+Cmd+L
         Center Ctrl+Shift+C Shift+Cmd+C
         Right Ctrl+Shift+R Shift+Cmd+R
      Tab Stops… Ctrl+Shift+T Shift+Cmd+T
      Templates… Ctrl+J Cmd+J
      Select
         Next Object Above Ctrl+Alt+] Opt+Cmd+]
         Next Object Below Ctrl+Alt+[ Opt+Cmd+[
      Arrange
         Bring to Front Ctrl+Shift+] Shift+Cmd+]
         Bring Forward Ctrl+] Cmd+]
         Send to Back Ctrl+Shift+[ Shift+Cmd+[
         Send Backward Ctrl+[ Cmd+[
   Window
      Workspace
       Reset Current
Workspace…
Alt+Shift +0 Opt+Shift +0
      Audio Clip Mixer Shift+9 Shift+9
      Audio Track Mixer Shift+6 Shift+6
      Effect Controls Shift+5 Shift+5
      Effects Shift+7 Shift+7
      Media Browser Shift+8 Shift+8
      Program Monitor Shift+4 Shift+4
      Project Shift+1 Shift+1
      Source Monitor Shift+2 Shift+2
      Timelines Shift+3 Shift+3
      Show/hide application title Ctrl+\ Cmd+\
   Help
      Adobe Premiere Pro
Help…
F1 F1
      Keyboard…
      Add Tracks to Match
Source
   Clear Poster Frame Ctrl+Shift+P Opt+P
   Cut to Camera 1 Ctrl+1 Ctrl+1
   Cut to Camera 2 Ctrl+2 Ctrl+2
   Cut to Camera 3 Ctrl+3 Ctrl+3
   Cut to Camera 4 Ctrl+4 Ctrl+4
   Cut to Camera 5 Ctrl+5 Ctrl+5
   Cut to Camera 6 Ctrl+6 Ctrl+6
   Cut to Camera 7 Ctrl+7 Ctrl+7
   Cut to Camera 8 Ctrl+8 Ctrl+8
   Cut to Camera 9 Ctrl+9
   Decrease Clip Volume [ [
   Decrease Clip Volume Many Shift+[ Shift+[
    Expand All Tracks Shift+= Shift+=
   Export Frame Ctrl+Shift+E Shift+E
   Extend Next Edit To
Playhead
Shift+W Shift+W
   Extend Previous Edit To
Playhead
Shift+Q Shift+Q
  Panels
      Audio Mixer Panel Menu
         Show/Hide Tracks… Ctrl+Alt+T Opt+Cmd+T
         Loop Ctrl+L Cmd+L
         Meter Input(s) Only Ctrl+Shift+I Ctrl+Shift+I
     Capture Panel
         Record Video V V
         Record Audio A A
      Eject E E
      Fast Forward F F
      Go to In point Q Q
      Go to Out point W W
      Record G G
      Rewind R R
      Step Back Left Left
      Step Forward Right Right
      Stop S S
      Effect Controls Panel
Menu
      Remove Selected Effect Backspace Delete
      Effects Panel Menu
         New Custom Bin Ctrl+/ Cmd+/
         Delete Custom Item Backspace Delete
      History Panel Menu
         Step Backward Left Left
         Step Forward Right Right
         Delete Backspace Delete
      Open in Source Monitor Shift+O Shift+O
      Parent Directory Ctrl+Up Cmd+Up
      Select Directory List Shift+Left Shift+Left
      Select Media List Shift+Right Shift+Right
      Loop Ctrl+L Cmd+L
      Play Space Space
      Go to Next Edit Point Down Down
      Go to Previous Edit Point Up Up
      Play/Stop Toggle Space Space
      Record On/Off Toggle 0 0
      Step Back Left Left
      Step Forward Right Right
      Loop Ctrl+L Cmd+L
  Tools
   Selection Tool V V
   Track Select Tool A A
   Ripple Edit Tool B B
   Rolling Edit Tool N N
   Rate Stretch Tool R R
   Razor Tool C C
   Slip Tool Y Y
   Slide Tool U U
   Pen Tool P P
   Hand Tool H H
   Zoom Tool Z Z

Multi Camera

Result Windows Mac OS
 Go to Next Edit Point Down Down
   Go to Next Edit Point on Any Track Shift+Down Shift+Down
   Go to Previous Edit Point Up Up
   Go to Previous Edit Point on Any Track Shift+Up Shift+Up
   Go to Selected Clip End Shift+End Shift+End
   Go to Selected Clip Start Shift+Home Shift+Home
   Go to Sequence-Clip End End End
   Go to Sequence-Clip Start Home Home
   Increase Clip Volume ] ]
   Increase Clip Volume Many Shift+] Shift+]
   Maximize or Restore Active Frame Shift+` Shift+`
   Maximize or Restore Frame Under Cursor ` `
   Minimize All Tracks Shift+- Shift+-
   Play Around Shift+K Shift+K
   Play In to Out Ctrl+Shift+Space Opt+K
   Play In to Out with Preroll/Postroll Shift+Space Shift+Space
   Play from Playhead to Out Point Ctrl+Space Ctrl+Space
   Play-Stop Toggle Space SpaceRecord Voiceover
   Reveal Nested Sequence Ctrl+Shift+F Shift+T
   Ripple Trim Next Edit To Playhead W W
   Ripple Trim Previous Edit To Playhead Q Q
   Select Camera 1 1 1
   Select Camera 2 2 2
   Select Camera 3 3 3
   Select Camera 4 4 4
   Select Camera 5 5 5
   Select Camera 6 6 6
   Select Camera 7 7 7
   Select Camera 8 8 8
   Select Camera 9 9 9
   Select Find Box Shift+F Shift+F
   Select Clip at Playhead D D
   Select Next Clip Ctrl+Down Cmd+Down
   Select Next Panel Ctrl+Shift+. Ctrl+Shift+.
   Select Previous Clip Ctrl+Up Cmd+Up
   Select Previous Panel Ctrl+Shift+, Ctrl+Shift+,
   Set Poster Frame Shift+P Cmd+P
   Shuttle Left J J
   Shuttle Right L L
   Shuttle Slow Left Shift+J Shift+J
   Shuttle Slow Right Shift+L Shift+L
   Shuttle Stop K K
   Step Back Left Left
   Step Back Five Frames – Units Shift+Left Shift+Left
   Step Forward Right Right
   Step Forward Five Frames – Units Shift+Right Shift+Right
   Toggle All Audio Targets Ctrl+9 Cmd+9
   Toggle All Source Audio Ctrl+Alt+9 Opt+Cmd+9
Toggle All Source Video Ctrl+Alt+0 Opt+Cmd+0
Toggle All Video Targets Ctrl+0 Cmd+0
Toggle Audio During Scrubbing Shift+S Shift+S
Toggle Control Surface Clip Mixer Mode
   Toggle Full Screen Ctrl+` Ctrl+`
   Toggle Multi-Camera View Shift+0 Shift+0
   Toggle Trim Type Shift+T Ctrl+T
   Trim Backward Ctrl+Left Opt+Left
   Trim Backward Many Ctrl+Shift+Left Opt+Shift+Left
   Trim Forward Ctrl+Right Opt+Right
   Trim Forward Many Ctrl+Shift+Right Opt+Shift+Right
   Trim Next Edit to Playhead Ctrl+Alt+W Opt+W
   Trim Previous Edit to Playhead Ctrl+Alt+Q Opt+Q

Project Panel

Result Windows Mac OS
Workspace 1 Alt+Shift+1 Opt+Shift+1
   Workspace 2 Alt+Shift+2 Opt+Shift+2
   Workspace 3 Alt+Shift+3 Opt+Shift+3
   Workspace 4 Alt+Shift+4 Opt+Shift+4
   Workspace 5 Alt+Shift+5 Opt+Shift+5
   Workspace 6 Alt+Shift+6 Opt+Shift+6
   Workspace 7 Alt+Shift+7 Opt+Shift+7
   Workspace 8 Alt+Shift+8 Opt+Shift+8
   Workspace 9 Alt+Shift+9 Opt+Shift+9
   Zoom to Sequence \ \
      Extend Selection Up Shift+Up Shift+Up
      Move Selection Down Down Down
      Move Selection End End End
      Move Selection Home Home Home
      Move Selection Left Left Left
      Move Selection Page Down Page Down Page Down
      Move Selection Page Up Page Up Page Up
      Move Selection Right Right Right
      Move Selection Up Up Up
      Next Column Field Tab Tab
      Next Row Field Enter Return
      Open in Source Monitor Shift+O Shift+O
      Previous Column Field Shift+Tab Shift+Tab
      Previous Row Field Shift+Enter Shift+Return
      Thumbnail Size Next Shift+] Shift+]
      Thumbnail Size Previous Shift+[ Shift+[
      Toggle View Shift+\ Shift+\

Timeline Panel

Result  Windows Mac OS
Add Clip Marker Ctrl+1
      Clear Selection Backspace Delete
      Decrease Audio Tracks Height Alt+- Opt+-
      Decrease Video Tracks Height Ctrl+- Cmd+-
      Increase Audio Tracks Height Alt+= Opt+=
      Increase Video Tracks Height Ctrl+= Cmd+=
      Nudge Clip Selection Left Five Frames Alt+Shift+Left Shift+Cmd+Left
      Nudge Clip Selection Left One Frame Alt+Left Cmd+Left
      Nudge Clip Selection Right Five Frames Alt+Shift+Right Shift+Cmd+Right
      Nudge Clip Selection Right One Frame Alt+Right Cmd+Right
      Ripple Delete Alt+Backspace Opt+Delete
      Set Work Area Bar In Point Alt+[ Opt+[
      Set Work Area Bar Out Point Alt+] Opt+]
      Show Next Screen Page Down Page Down
      Show Previous Screen Page Up Page Up
      Slide Clip Selection Left Five Frames Alt+Shift+, Opt+Shift+,
      Slide Clip Selection Left One Frame Alt+, Opt+,
      Slide Clip Selection Right Five Frames Alt+Shift+. Opt+Shift+.
      Slide Clip Selection Right One Frame Alt+. Opt+.
      Slip Clip Selection Left Five Frames Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left Opt+Shift+Cmd+Left
      Slip Clip Selection Left One Frame Ctrl+Alt+Left Opt+Cmd+Left
      Slip Clip Selection Right Five Frames Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right Opt+Shift+Cmd+Right
      Slip Clip Selection Right One Frame Ctrl+Alt+Right Opt+Cmd+Right

Titler

Result Windows Mac OS
Arc Tool A A
      Bold Ctrl+B Cmd+B
      Decrease Kerning by Five Units Alt+Shift+Left Opt+Shift+Left
      Decrease Kerning by One Unit Alt+Left Opt+Left
      Decrease Leading by Five Units Alt+Shift+Down Opt+Shift+Down
      Decrease Leading by One Unit Alt+Down Opt+Down
      Decrease Text Size by Five Points Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left Opt+Shift+Cmd+Left
      Decrease Text Size by One Point Ctrl+Alt+Left Opt+Cmd+Left
      Ellipse Tool E E
      Increase Kerning by Five Units Alt+Shift+Right Opt+Shift+Right
      Increase Kerning by One Unit Alt+Right Opt+Right
      Increase Leading by Five Units Alt+Shift+Up Opt+Shift+Up
      Increase Leading by One Unit Alt+Up Opt+Up
      Increase Text Size by Five Points Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right Opt+Shift+Cmd+Right
      Increase Text Size by One Point Ctrl+Alt+Right Opt+Cmd+Right
      Insert Copyright Symbol Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C Opt+Shift+Cmd+C
      Insert Registered Symbol Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R Opt+Shift+Cmd+R
      Italic Ctrl+I Cmd+I
      Line Tool L L
      Nudge Selected Object Down by Five Pixels Shift+Down Shift+Down
      Nudge Selected Object Down by One Pixel Down Down
      Nudge Selected Object Left by Five Pixels Shift+Left Shift+Left
      Nudge Selected Object Left by One Pixel Left Left
      Nudge Selected Object Right by Five Pixels Shift+Right Shift+Right
      Nudge Selected Object Right by One Pixel Right Right
      Nudge Selected Object Up by Five Pixels Shift+Up Shift+Up
      Nudge Selected Object Up by One Pixel Up Up
      Path Type Tool
      Pen Tool P P
      Position Object(s) to Bottom Title Safe Margin Ctrl+Shift+D Shift+Cmd+D
      Position Object(s) to Left Title Safe Margin Ctrl+Shift+F Shift+Cmd+F
      Position Object(s) to Top Title Safe Margin Ctrl+Shift+O Shift+Cmd+O
      Rectangle Tool R R
      Rotation Tool O O
      Selection Tool V V
      Type Tool T T
      Underline Ctrl+U Cmd+U
      Vertical Type Tool C C
      Wedge Tool W W

Trim Monitor Panel

Result Windows Mac OS
Focus Both Outgoing and Incoming Alt+1 Opt+1
      Focus on Incoming Side Alt+3 Opt+3
      Focus on Outgoing Side Alt+2 Opt+2
      Loop Ctrl+L Cmd+L
      Trim Backward by Large Trim Offset Alt+Shift+Left Opt+Shift+Left
      Trim Backward by One Frame Alt+Left Opt+Left
      Trim Forward by Large Trim Offset Alt+Shift+Right Opt+Shift+Right
      Trim Forward by One Frame Alt+Right Opt+Right

 

Commands that are blank in the above table can be customized in the Keyboard Customization (Windows) or Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac OS) dialog box.

(Source – Adobe Help)

Real Estate Video Marketing — December 5, 2015

Real Estate Video Marketing

Real Estate Video Marketing is one of the best way to appeal to the emotional, subjective factors. When people think of real estate video, they usually think of home walkthroughs and videos of property images & surrounding area . These videos gives feeling to customers that they are in there dream home and they can see infrastructure of property. Just like any other form of marketing though, poor video marketing methods can turn off a buyer or seller just as quickly as it reels them in.
Video has taken over our Facebook feed, our email inboxes, youtube and even our beloved Whatsapp. But before you rush out and make a video with your smartphone, consider a few reasons why hiring a professional is in your best interest.
Green Icon Professional real estate videos can help increase customer conversions by up to 150%
Green Icon By seeing your listings before they contact you, buyers feel more comfortable when they do make contact
Green Icon We take all of the stress and headache out of creating these unique videos – you sell homes, we make videos for you
Green Icon If you’re not using video yet, you’re missing out on a huge pool of potential buyers who wants to watch it

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Video Marketing – The Only Effective Solution — October 26, 2015

Video Marketing – The Only Effective Solution

Video marketing is now a popular avenue to promote a business because it is an effective way to communicate with your Customers/Audience. Social media platforms like Facebook, Whats-app, YouTube & Vimeo etc, have millions of users uploading, watching, commenting, and sharing videos everyday for the last several years. 70% of social media users would rather watch a video than look at a picture or read a paragraph of writing.
Absolutely without a doubt, video marketing is going to be the future of the internet business. If you are serious in either starting your own business, selling your products, or even if you have established your business but have not ventured yet into video marketing then, it is a must for you to get started. Showcasing your products through videos is much easier for a customer to understand the product. If your business is based on products or services that require a demonstration, you will find video marketing the only effective solution.

Tell Your Story With Video — September 16, 2015

Tell Your Story With Video

Video marketing is a new type of internet marketing and advertising in which business create 2-5 minute short videos about specific topics using content from articles and other text sources. Our brains processes visual information 60,000 times faster than words, and one minute of video is considered equivalent to around 1.8 million words.  Video based marketing is said to increase qualified marketing leads 512% and revenue by more than 6x.
So, where do you start? How, in short, do you make a meaningful piece of video? Well, that’s why we are here. To help you tell a concise and meaningful story

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