Film Look Plug In recommendation!! at DVinfo.net

Ariel Ferrer · July 19th, 2006, 09:46 AM

Hi I want to buy a Film Look Plug in for a Final Cut 5.1 computer. It is a Dual 2.7 G5 with 5GB of RAM and a FW800 500GB GRaid. I have seen and heard a lot abot Magic Bullet 2.0!, or if theres something else out there please let my Know!! Thanks!!

Graeme Nattress · July 19th, 2006, 11:27 AM

Ariel, please take a look at my Film Effects package for FCP. Not only is it more affordable, it has features which MB for Editors does not, and it has the best tech support in the business.

http://www.nattress.com/Products/fil...ilmeffects.htm

Graeme

William Hohauser · July 19th, 2006, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Graeme Nattress

Ariel, please take a look at my Film Effects package for FCP. Not only is it more affordable, it has features which MB for Editors does not, and it has the best tech support in the business.

http://www.nattress.com/Products/fil...ilmeffects.htm

Graeme

He speaks truthfully about his product. I purchased it two weeks ago and the amount of control you get to mimic film styles is incredible. The 30p HDV footage I applied the filters to is now indistiguishable from film. Every last vestige of a video look is gone. The level of image adjustment some of the filters have are not available in other filter sets costing more.

The only real advantage that Magic Bullet has is the extensive library of popular film look presets if a quick but high quality fix is what you are after. The Nattress presets are limited but you can check them out on his site. Perhaps Mr. Nattress will open up a database of donated presets. I would be happy to contribute when I get some more unique ones made.

Graeme Nattress · July 19th, 2006, 01:33 PM

The current plugin architecture isn't really suited to having lots of presets. Hopefully in the future this will change and I'll eagrely take that feedback on board.

Graeme

Patrick Pike · July 22nd, 2006, 12:48 PM

As a workaround to this issue in Film Effects, I have a project that I use for presets. Everytime I make a new, interesting look, I save the effect on a short clip and title the sequence to reflect the look. It's not the quickest qay, but it gets things done.

On the other hand, the software does everything that I have ever needed to do and I highly recomend it.

Dave Perry · July 22nd, 2006, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Patrick Pike

As a workaround to this issue in Film Effects, I have a project that I use for presets. Everytime I make a new, interesting look, I save the effect on a short clip and title the sequence to reflect the look. It's not the quickest qay, but it gets things done.

Another way to make presets in FCP is to apply the filter to a clip and tweak til you're satisfied. At that point click on the top bar of the filter in the filters tab and drag it to your favorites. You can rename the favorite to reflect the settings used. The favorites stay the same for any project you already have or any new ones you start. You can then use FCP Rescue to back up your preferences and save your presets in case you do a reinstall of FCP.

Graeme Nattress · July 22nd, 2006, 01:32 PM

That's a good plan, and then you can also save them as favourites inside FCP.

Graeme

Dave Perry · July 22nd, 2006, 01:39 PM

Graeme, actually, that's what I meant, drag the filter to your FCP Favorites Bin in the Effects tab of the Viewer..

Graeme Nattress · July 22nd, 2006, 01:42 PM

AH, then sorry for not reading your post correctly!

Graeme

July 19th, 2006, 09:46 AM	#1
Ariel Ferrer New Boot Join Date: May 2006 Location: PR Posts: 14	Film Look Plug In recommendation!! Hi I want to buy a Film Look Plug in for a Final Cut 5.1 computer. It is a Dual 2.7 G5 with 5GB of RAM and a FW800 500GB GRaid. I have seen and heard a lot abot Magic Bullet 2.0!, or if theres something else out there please let my Know!! Thanks!!

July 19th, 2006, 11:27 AM	#2
Graeme Nattress RED Problem Solver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,365	Ariel, please take a look at my Film Effects package for FCP. Not only is it more affordable, it has features which MB for Editors does not, and it has the best tech support in the business. http://www.nattress.com/Products/fil...ilmeffects.htm Graeme __________________ www.nattress.com - filters for FCP

July 19th, 2006, 01:33 PM	#4
Graeme Nattress RED Problem Solver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,365	The current plugin architecture isn't really suited to having lots of presets. Hopefully in the future this will change and I'll eagrely take that feedback on board. Graeme __________________ www.nattress.com - filters for FCP

July 22nd, 2006, 01:32 PM	#7
Graeme Nattress RED Problem Solver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,365	That's a good plan, and then you can also save them as favourites inside FCP. Graeme __________________ www.nattress.com - filters for FCP

July 22nd, 2006, 01:39 PM	#8
Dave Perry Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 796	Graeme, actually, that's what I meant, drag the filter to your FCP Favorites Bin in the Effects tab of the Viewer.. __________________ Dave Perry Cinematographer LLC Director of Photography • Editor • Digital Film Production • 540.915.2752 • daveperry.net

July 22nd, 2006, 12:48 PM	#5
Patrick Pike Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mariposa, CA Posts: 200	As a workaround to this issue in Film Effects, I have a project that I use for presets. Everytime I make a new, interesting look, I save the effect on a short clip and title the sequence to reflect the look. It's not the quickest qay, but it gets things done. On the other hand, the software does everything that I have ever needed to do and I highly recomend it.

July 22nd, 2006, 01:42 PM	#9
Graeme Nattress RED Problem Solver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,365	AH, then sorry for not reading your post correctly! Graeme __________________ www.nattress.com - filters for FCP