Magic Bullet Now For Sale at DVinfo.net

Ken Tanaka · June 14th, 2002, 10:33 PM

Magic Bullet, previously only available as a highly-regarded post-processing service to give video "The Film Look", is now available for sale as a suite of After Effects filters as of June 10, 2002. You can get more info, download a demo and order the product ($995) exclusively from Toolfarm.com.

(http://www.toolfarm.com/)

Martin Munthe · July 16th, 2002, 03:29 AM

My copy is currently stuck in customs here in Sweden ;)

Christian Calson · August 12th, 2002, 12:15 PM

hi Ken-

Do you have a copy of this plug in? I've read nice things about it online but I don't know anyone who's used it or has any first hand stuff to say. I know it converts your 30 frames to 24, right? Let me know. Thanks.

Christian

Ken Tanaka · August 12th, 2002, 12:46 PM

Christian,
You can download a demo from the Tool Farm URL above to see for yourself. In general, it can produce some very nice results -if- your footage has been well lit, properly exposed, and well-framed. Amateur 'handycam-style' footage will still looks like, well, amateur footage.

It's essential to play with the demo before you drop $1,000 on the package.

Martin Munthe · August 12th, 2002, 04:37 PM

It does convert 30i to 24p but I would not do it. It's not really possible to convert 30 to 24 without serious motion artifacts in any package. I'd do it to 30p if I where shooting NTSC.

Revolver1010 · August 12th, 2002, 05:22 PM

<<<-- It's not really possible to convert 30 to 24 without serious motion artifacts in any package.>>

May I ask out of curiousity to whoever might know...how did they get Blair Witch Project to 24fps film?? Wasn't it filmed with NTSC? I know it's a different level cause we're talking professional transfers and all but I'd just like to know how they did it since I do not know. Thanks :-)

Revolver1010.

Ken Tanaka · August 12th, 2002, 05:56 PM

See this thread:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2072&highlight=Blair+Witch

Jay Gladwell · August 13th, 2002, 07:13 PM

Some of you on a tight budget might want to try DVFilm Maker. It's only a fraction of the cost of Magic Bullet (i.e., Bite the Bullet) The following is a quote from their site:

"Fans of the Canon XL-1 have known for years that the "frame movie" mode of that camera can achieve a film-like appearance. It appears to shoot 30 NTSC or 25 PAL frames per second, much like a movie camera takes 24 frames per second, without interlaced fields. The result looks much more like film than the 60 fields/sec or 50 fields/sec of conventional interlaced video. However, the XL-1 is not the sharpest camera in the world and the "frame movie" mode has its own problems: for example, NTSC frame mode cannot be smoothly converted to 24 frames/sec for transfer to film. Also, since the camera generates the "frames" by offsetting the green sensor by one scan line, the vertical resolution is slightly reduced and rapidly moving objects show a slight color fringe around them."

For more info, go to http://www.dvfilm.com/maker/index.htm

June 14th, 2002, 10:33 PM	#1
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	Magic Bullet Now For Sale Magic Bullet, previously only available as a highly-regarded post-processing service to give video "The Film Look", is now available for sale as a suite of After Effects filters as of June 10, 2002. You can get more info, download a demo and order the product ($995) exclusively from Toolfarm.com. (http://www.toolfarm.com/) __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

July 16th, 2002, 03:29 AM	#2
Martin Munthe Major Player Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 331	My copy is currently stuck in customs here in Sweden ;) __________________ Martin Munthe VFX Supervisor/DP/Director

August 12th, 2002, 12:15 PM	#3
Christian Calson Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 65	hey there hi Ken- Do you have a copy of this plug in? I've read nice things about it online but I don't know anyone who's used it or has any first hand stuff to say. I know it converts your 30 frames to 24, right? Let me know. Thanks. Christian

August 12th, 2002, 12:46 PM	#4
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	Christian, You can download a demo from the Tool Farm URL above to see for yourself. In general, it can produce some very nice results -if- your footage has been well lit, properly exposed, and well-framed. Amateur 'handycam-style' footage will still looks like, well, amateur footage. It's essential to play with the demo before you drop $1,000 on the package. __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

August 12th, 2002, 04:37 PM	#5
Martin Munthe Major Player Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 331	It does convert 30i to 24p but I would not do it. It's not really possible to convert 30 to 24 without serious motion artifacts in any package. I'd do it to 30p if I where shooting NTSC. __________________ Martin Munthe VFX Supervisor/DP/Director

August 12th, 2002, 05:22 PM	#6
Revolver1010 Registration incomplete -- contact admin Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 29	<<<-- It's not really possible to convert 30 to 24 without serious motion artifacts in any package.>> May I ask out of curiousity to whoever might know...how did they get Blair Witch Project to 24fps film?? Wasn't it filmed with NTSC? I know it's a different level cause we're talking professional transfers and all but I'd just like to know how they did it since I do not know. Thanks :-) Revolver1010.

August 12th, 2002, 05:56 PM	#7
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	See this thread: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2072&highlight=Blair+Witch __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

August 13th, 2002, 07:13 PM	#8
Jay Gladwell Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,244	Some of you on a tight budget might want to try DVFilm Maker. It's only a fraction of the cost of Magic Bullet (i.e., Bite the Bullet) The following is a quote from their site: "Fans of the Canon XL-1 have known for years that the "frame movie" mode of that camera can achieve a film-like appearance. It appears to shoot 30 NTSC or 25 PAL frames per second, much like a movie camera takes 24 frames per second, without interlaced fields. The result looks much more like film than the 60 fields/sec or 50 fields/sec of conventional interlaced video. However, the XL-1 is not the sharpest camera in the world and the "frame movie" mode has its own problems: for example, NTSC frame mode cannot be smoothly converted to 24 frames/sec for transfer to film. Also, since the camera generates the "frames" by offsetting the green sensor by one scan line, the vertical resolution is slightly reduced and rapidly moving objects show a slight color fringe around them." For more info, go to http://www.dvfilm.com/maker/index.htm