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Shutterstock’s Free Plugin Brings 8 Million+ Clips to Premiere Pro

Access the entire Shutterstock video library without ever leaving Premiere Pro with the Shutterstock Plugin for the Adobe Creative Cloud. The brand new Shutterstock plugin for Adobe Premiere Pro gives you access to over 8 million 4K, HD, and archival clips…

Isolating Image Channels to Work with Chroma and Luma in Premiere

Mastering color correction means understanding the color channels that make a good image. Here’s how to isolate the chroma and luma channels in Premiere. I’ve covered noise reduction somewhat extensively over the past few months. In my article on manual…

What Are Contrast Ratios and How Do You Use Them?

In this write-up, learn how you can use contrast ratios to define your visual style and build a consistent aesthetic in every scene. In my years of experience in film production, one of the greatest hurdles I had to overcome…

Premiere Pro Tips: 3 Options for Separating Boom and Lav Audio Files

Here are a few ways you can properly balance two different audio sources so they sound like one using Adobe Premiere Pro. Cover image via Shutterstock. For many productions, working with both a boom mic and a wireless lavalier kit is…