I searched the web and found that the issue was common. Ug! I had too many video shoots lined up and didn’t want to part with my gear just yet. I called Canon and they said I would have to send my camera in so they could remap the pixel so it would not appear in my video. I had just finished covering a live training event and was horrified to see that a lot of the footage was affected by the hot pixel. When I first started shooting DSLR video back in 2009, the first problem I encountered was a stuck pixel that glowed bright white in some of my footage. Free trials are available for all so you can evaluate and see what works for you before you buy. You will have to select what works best for your projects. That’s not to say the other products are subpar. Of the three plugins, Sheffield Softworks Cover Up (a part of the Makeup Artist suite) works best for my particular situation. You have to have a light hand in applying the effect so as to avoid the plastic “droid” look. Sheffield Softworks Makeup Artist (available via FxFactory)Īll three plugins work in multiple hosts including Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion, Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.Īll three work well. Here are the three skin smoothing plugins I talk about in this episode:Ĭosmo by Red Giant Software ($99 stand-alone or as part of the $599 Color Suite) For me, all I want is something to reduce the distraction of the contrast between my normal skin tone and the more red blemish of rosacea and the sores it sometimes creates. Some go beyond simple skin smoothing–they also create a “glamour shot” effect. I still want to do it, but I don’t want my appearance to be a distraction from my message.Įnter three plugins to save the day… they each address common issues with skin tones and blemishes.
The bottom line is I have a face for podcasting–not video. I wanted to be on camera - similar to what Dave Dugdale does so well with his videos, but I just couldn’t get past my face. When I first started this podcast, my intention was to create a series of videos. When it flares up at its worst I don’t like being filmed or photographed or being out in public for that matter. About five or six years ago, I came down with rosacea. As a result of the skin on my face being severely burned several years ago in a flash powder explosion (caused by my own stupidity), my face is easily susceptible to infection. So I thought I would pull the curtains back and let you peak inside my studio and show you a few cool plugins that solve a couple of common problems in my footage. I haven’t talked about what’s in my toolbox in quite some time. Episode 138 of the Digital Convergence Podcast is all about plugins for video editing.
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