Rough Cuts Ltd Blog

The word 'stunning' is used far too often in the world of drone photography. Sometimes 'stunning' shots that make it into local newspapers wouldn't make it past a discerning content creator. Likewise, 'stunning video' can often be straight off the camera or poorly produced. In order to get high quality video for your project, before you hire, (once you've established they're licensed and insured), contractors should look for a number of skills that drone operators must have. Use their own previous content from their website or YouTube channel in order to judge their abilities and look out for these issues.... 1) Smooth movement.  When you watch drone footage back, keep your eyes on one moving object. Sheep in fields are great as they stand out. Does the object glide smoothly across the scene, or is it jerky? Smooth panning only happens when a number of things are set up correctly. Whilst some of the problems can be caused by playback devices (iP...

EDIT ** AUGUST 2019 - MS OFFICE ADDED TO THE LIST ** This morning (10/7/2019) I have taken the shrewd advice from Apple's beta program and installed the Beta of Mac OS Catalina on my secondary Mac (an Air), not my main iMac. And I'm really glad I did. Apple have had subtle warnings that have said 'This program will not work with future updates of Mac OS - The developer needs to update this app to work". THIS IS WORTH MAKING A NOTE OF.  So Why? What's happening?  The new version of Mac OS is going to be for 64 bit programs only. 32 bit programs will no longer work. So what will be affected?  This depends entirely on what you use your Mac for and which programs you use. This list is what has happened on my Mac and what it will mean I will have to do now. 0) ** Microsoft Office 2011 ** At the time of writing I hadn't noticed, as the apps for this are in a folder in the applications folder. But this is the big one. Many people rely on Office ...