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Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite 12.0 Review
Gear, Tech stuff, Thoughts, VideoRed Giant just dropped an update to its ever-popular Magic Bullet Suite, which includes Magic Bullet Looks 3.0, Magic Bullet Colorista III, Magic Bullet Mojo 2.0, and Magic Bullet Cosmo 2.0.
(Above image credit: Red Giant – Magic Bullet Looks screenshot)
If you’re not already familiar with Magic Bullet Suite, it is a set of tools for color correction, finishing, etc. for filmmakers. It’s a robust addition to what you might find built in to your video editing software, such as Adobe Premiere Pro or Apple Final Cut Pro.
I generally use Final Cut Pro X and I’ve found that it has some nice basic color and finishing tools, but Magic Bullet Suite 12.0 can really take your visuals to the next level.
Here are some pros and cons of Magic Bullet Suite 12.0; review them and see if the $799 is really worth it to you:
Pros:
- Versatility: It’s compatible with Premiere, After Effects, and FCPX
- The tools are robust: Change someone’s shirt color!
- Tools are available from within your editing software: You don’t need to launch anything else
Cons
- The price tag is a bit high for independent shops like my own
- The tools vary from application to application, as they say: “All of the tools work in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and more – but it varies by host application.”
(Above image credit: Red Giant – Magic Bullet Mojo screenshot)
All in all, Red Giant’s Magic Bullet Suite 12.0 is definitely a top notch collection of tools. You really can’t go wrong, if you can afford it 🙂 It does seem silly to run $799 Magic Bullet with my $299 Final Cut Pro X, but that is what filmmaking has come to these days, and you do indeed get what you pay for when it comes to Magic Bullet. Wait, what does that mean about the low price of FCPX … ? That’s a topic for another blog post …
Theo Chocolate Factory | Recent Work for Bloomberg
photojournalism, Published work, Seattle, Still photographyTheo Chocolate is based in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood and makes chocolate from exclusively organic and Fair Trade Certified beans.
Raw cocoa beans await processing at the Theo Chocolate factory in Seattle, Washington.
Scotch flavored chocolate pieces exit a bath of melted chocolate in a machine in the confection kitchen.
An employee places a box of chocolate bars onto a conveyor belt in preparation for shipping.
An employee prepares boxes of chocolate bars for shipping
Scotch flavored chocolate pieces await preparation in the confection kitchen.
Children from the Roaring Mouse Creative Arts Studio receive chocolate samples while on a tour of the factory.
Marijuana Vending Machines | Recent Work for Reuters
My work, photojournalism, Published work, Seattle, Still photographyToday Seattle had two marijuana vending machines come online for the first time at a medical marijuana dispensary. Prepare to see more of these soon!
The screen of a vending machine that contains cannabis flower, hemp-oil energy drinks, and other merchandise is pictured at Seattle Caregivers, a medical marijuana dispensary, in Seattle, Washington February 3, 2015.
Lynyrd Puyat displays one gram of the Girl Scout Cookies strain of marijuana that he purchased for $15 using a vending machine at Seattle Caregivers. Puyat was the first to use the machines, which came online in Seattle for the first time Tuesday.
Stephen Shearin demonstrates the use the machines by buying a mango flavored Canna Energy hemp-oil drink. Shearin is the President of American Green, which provides the machines
Stephen Shearin is pictured near his company’s vending machines.
STD Research for The New York Times
My work, photojournalism, Published work, Seattle, Still photography, University of WashingtonS.T.D. Care for Two: Read the story at NYT.com (Photos by me for The New York Times)
From the article:
” … William, who asked to be identified by his middle name to protect his privacy, was able to include some good news. The sort-of girlfriend — his term — would not need to face the hassle and embarrassment of being tested.
His clinic had issued prescriptions for them both; William himself could give her the antibiotics. For free. Immediately.”
Dr. Matthew Golden, a public health researcher in Seattle, says that giving medicine to a patient and a partner is like giving a vaccine.
A “partner pack” is a method of delivering medication for STDs to partners of diagnosed patients.
Seahawks fans in Seattle for Getty Images
My work, photojournalism, Published work, Seattle, Sports, Still photographyToday was a heartbreaker. See you next year. Congrats, Patriots.
Blue Friday #GoHawks #Rainier
My poor photo background was attacked overnight
Elvis Impersonators | Recent Work for Reuters
My work, photojournalism, Published work, Seattle, Still photographyParticipants prepare backstage during the 20th annual Seattle Invitationals, an amateur Elvis impersonator competition, in Seattle, Washington January 23, 2015. The event drew hundreds of spectators for 20 contestants at the Crocodile, a venue in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. REUTERS/David Ryder (UNITED STATES)
#Elvis competition #onassignment 👀