Tinkernut Labs

  • How To Make The Tinkernut Logo Intro

    August 11, 2010 // davisde // Video Blog Tags: adobe, editing, effects, gigafide, special, tinkernut, Video 5 Responses






    In this video, I’m showing how to make your logo bleed in from an ink drop as I do in my video introductions. You will need Adobe After Effects to do this.

  • How To Blur Faces In Videos

    February 17, 2010 // davisde // Multimedia Tips, Software Tips Tags: 2.0, anonymous, audacity, audio, editing, effects, free, protection, special, tinkernut, tips, tricks, tutorial, Video, wax 11 Responses





    This tutorial will show you how you can blur out peoples faces in videos and make them anonymous.

    Here are the links used in this video:

    http://www.formatoz.com
    http://audacity.sourceforge.net
    http://www.debugmode.com/wax
    http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm

    For more Wax 2.0 tutorials, you can watch these videos:

    Beginners Tutorial – http://www.tinkernut.com/archives/73
    Advanced Special Effects – http://www.tinkernut.com/archives/649
    Adding Explosions – http://www.tinkernut.com/archives/146
    3D Compositing – http://www.tinkernut.com/archives/1164
    Creating Video Introductions – http://www.tinkernut.com/archives/109
    Cheap Bullet Time Effect – http://www.tinkernut.com/archives/168

  • Free Video Editing Tip: 3D Compositing

    September 30, 2009 // davisde // Multimedia Tips, Software Tips Tags: 3d, editing, effects, free, home, movie, special, tips, tricks, tutorial, Video, wax 5 Responses




    This video shows the basics of compositing 3D animations onto your videos using the free Wax 2.0 video editor.

    Download the Project Files – http://www.tinkernut.com/demos/197_coin_wax.zip
    Free 3D Models – http://artist-3d.com/
    Wax 2.0 – http://www.debugmode.com/wax

  • Advanced WAX 2.0 Tutorial

    March 5, 2009 // davisde // Multimedia Tips, Software Tips Tags: editing, effects, free, software, special, tutorial, Video, warp, wax 6 Responses

    This will be a basic tutorial on how to use the different features of WAX 2.0 for advanced video editing and special effects. For project links and files, please visit the Video Effects forum on Tinkernut.com

    You can download the project files from here: http://www.tinkernut.com/downl….._files.zip

  • Special Effects Video Contest Winner

    February 5, 2009 // davisde // Uncategorized Tags: contest, effects, special, Video 1 Response

    Congratulations to the winners of the Special Effects video contest. The winners, as well as links to their entries are listed below:

    1st Place:
    Fegrad0

    To enter the special effects video contest, please visit this link: http://www.youtube.com/group/tinkernutcontest. Contest is open to all gigafide youtube subscribers.

  • Video Tips: The “Bullet Time” Effect

    November 5, 2008 // davisde // DIY Projects, Multimedia Tips, Software Tips Tags: editing, effects, time, Video 3 Responses

    This video will show you a cheap way to recreate the “Bullet Time” effect seen in the Matrix movies. It requires two free applications: Paint.net and Wax 2.0.

  • Video Tip: Add Explosions

    September 12, 2008 // davisde // Multimedia Tips, Software Tips Tags: chroma, effects, green, screen, Video, wax 2 Responses

    This video will show you how to add realistic explosions to your videos using freeware. It also covers the basics of chroma keying and video overlays.

  • Multimedia Tip: Professional Video Editing

    April 21, 2008 // davisde // Multimedia Tips, Software Tips Tags: adobe, diy, editing, effects, free, professional, special, tips, tricks, tutorial, Video, wax 6 Responses

    Wax 2.0 is a free non-linear video editor that can be used to add advanced effects to your videos. There are many different things you can do with Wax 2.0, but for this tutorial, I will show you how to zoom in on screencasts that we made in the last tutorial.