Phil Begnett » Hints, Tips and How to’s

Transparency lost when importing png files into FCP

Phil — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:34:24 +0000

Never under estimate the power of Google search it seems!

I had a problem importing a new company logo into FCP which had a transparent background to it. I wasted serveral hours trying to sync it up with Motion to allow it to play the graphic on a seperate video channel WITH the transparency setting still working on it.

Low and behold I then realised that I hadn’t “googled it” so while in the horrible wasted time of “Rendering” I did just that and found exactly what I was looking for!

That helpful site “Creative cow” had a forum thread with the same problem and this was posted into it by a chap called Brandon Ivey -

“When you pull the PNG into your time line and it is not transparent, click on the clip and go to the modify option in your menu bar. There, go down to “alpha type” and choose “straight”. I dont know why you have to do it now, but thats what I found works.”

It worked a treat!! So thanks Brandon!

Be yourself online, don’t change how your organisation presents its self

Phil — Tue, 24 May 2011 08:08:48 +0000

A bit of audio wisdom from a very clued up and switched on web designer Paul Boag…

Listen!

Its easy to “worry” how people perceive you and your business, but the only thing you CAN be very very good at is being yourself.

Optimistic Monday – Let your viewers have a good click!

Phil — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:39:36 +0000

Make your video work harder for you online! People like to digest bite-size information instead of long rambling interviews, because their time is limited from one task to another.

Interactive Interviews is an idea I had that takes the full benefit of Youtube Playlists, and gives the viewer complete control over what and how they view things…

Optimistic Monday – Read Twitter as a daily newspaper!

Phil — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:48:32 +0000

Introducing – Paper.Li

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Links:

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The Camera I use for Video Blogging

Phil — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:47:05 +0000

The Flip Ultra H.D. – Easy to Use, High Quality Results and Cost Effective Price

3 Tips for creating effective videos for business

Phil — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 06:32:44 +0000

Clicking that upload button is only the start of having a video on Youtube!

In this video blog post below I give you 3 tips that I use to create really effective Youtube Video’s for business owners.

Time is more valuable than money!

Phil — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:25:28 +0000

In our hectic lifestyles, its often worth remembering just what is important to your viewers…. saving time!

Optimistic Monday – 200910

Phil — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:07:14 +0000

How to’s Videos and Global Export for you!

- Online Video Work, Top Tip & Events taking place this week.

Links to mentioned:

Work: Producing “How to” videos -

Top tip: Top Commentator WordPress plug-in (see video below VIEW IN FULL SCREEN MODE FOR BEST EXPERIENCE)

Event – O4RB Cambridge 24th September – Non members welcome! please book online to attend. (£15 entrance)

Do you find how to videos helpful that are uploaded onto Youtube?

Have you ever considered exporting?

Does my bum look big in this?!

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How to Film a great Client Testimonial Video

Phil — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:59:16 +0000

Your clients will speak volumes about you, and people will trust them!

Here’s a short How to video with what I think are the basic points you need to think about to produce an effective Client Testimonial Video to embed into your website.

What are your thoughts about Client Testimonial videos? Do you like them? Are they better than the written word? Please add your comments below, positive or negative!

You are Important! The Point behind video blogging

Phil — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:59:23 +0000

This video clip was made specifically for the 4N Video blog forum, but its relevant anywhere online really!