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Cartoonr, A Free Video Editing Plugin from NewBlue

NewBlue Cartoonr Cartoonr, A Free Video Editing Plugin from NewBlueI am sure you will be familiar with NewBlue, a company that has produced many of the best plugins for videographers.
This time NewBlue has released a free plugin called NewBlue Cartoonr. This plug-in can work with Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut, Apple Motion, AVID Liquid, AVID Media Composer, Pinnacle Studio, Sony VEGAS, Thomson GV EDIUS, and COREL VideoStudio. It’s also compatible on Windows and Mac OS.

NewBlue Cartoonr gives an edge to make your video look like a hand-drawn cartoon. Cartoonr plugin has 32 preset cartoon styles are very helpful for videographers to create video effects as needed. I’ve tried this plugin in SONY Vegas Pro 9, and the results are very impressive.

You can download this free plugin through this link. I recommend when installing computer must be connected to the Internet because this installation process you must enter your name and email to get the activation code.

 

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Video Cases and Camera Bags

cam bag 2 150x150 Video Cases and Camera BagsYou should know that cameras are sensitive and expensive electronic equipments. It should be secured when not in use. Some cases or bags are even designed for specific weathers to help protect all your equipments from the harshness of nature. For example, if you like taking photos of islands or beaches; you’ll need a video case or a camera bag that’s both water resistant and dust resistant. It shouldn’t allow for any foreign objects to enter the bag and contaminate the insides of your expensive equipments.

Sand can scratch the lenses of your camera, and water can short circuit the sensitive and expensive electronic equipments integrated in your camera. This is why it’s important for you to get a camera bag or video case to effectively protect your camera.

Since cameras and video equipments are quite expensive electronic equipments, it’s a prime target for stealers. This is why you should get a camera bag that doesn’t scream expensive photography and videography equipments. It should be simple enough to fool anybody looking at the bag that it doesn’t contain expensive equipments. This is why some camera bag and video case manufacturers designed their camera bag and video case to look like a conventional backpack.

If you want maximum protection, you had better gotten a camera bag with built-in foam padding. With this feature, you’ll never worry much about dropping your bag with your camera and video equipments inside. It will safely cushion the equipments in case it hits a hard surface, or if you accidentally dropped it. Continue reading Video Cases and Camera Bags