[Magic Bullet Suite For Mac
Sharif Garmon
I'm definitely getting Looks, but it also contains Colorista III, Mojo and Cosmo and seems to even have at least the Print part of Film. Since LUT Buddy is free, that only leaves Denoiser II, and I already have Neat Video for that. So I'm really wondering what the point of buying the Suite is.
I have the trial version installed, so it isn't like I can't see that it's sometimes a *bit* easier to choose the individual tools rather than slapping a look and having to add the other tool, but for about $400 less it sure seems to me to be worth the slight effort. But if I'm missing anything obvious I'd love to hear about it (because I'm well known for missing the obvious).
Hi there, I am big fan of RG products, I use Looks, a lot, its a valuable tool. I use use magic bullet its a great tool as well, you can color grade and apply with your own defined presets - like a lightroom room for video if you will. Denoiser I don't use as its not ready for FCPX
Since I wrote I've been playing around and clearly some of the individual tools have a bit more controls on them than you can apply in Looks. Colorista III has the auto White Balance as well as a keyer, which IS useful, and Cosmo allows more control over skin selection.
The biggest difference is you can key the results of the individual tools (and, again, see it in real time as it plays, unlike Looks which only grabs a single frame). I'm still going back and forth but I suspect that ultimately I'll end up buying the Suite if nothing more than the few hundred dollars difference means I can upgrade all the products when the new one is released (and the new one can always contain more tools than just these, just like 12 added a few).
The list of things to add to the editing suite is endless it seems. For quick color corrections there are some very useful tools like Color Finale or Hawaiki that work well too. The color temp correction can be done with a variety of software pieces, and Keyer is offered in FCPx at least and most likely Premiere too (I haven't played with Premiere but I know from people its awesome).
You can also try the free version of DaVinci resolve, which is too much for my little mind to wrap around at this point. RG is a high quality product but it sure adds up quickly. Having more tools available can help make the image you want, but there is so much already included with the NLE (with FCP and Motion) or adobe premier and after-effects, personally I like software that improves the work flow, RG products are helpful for sure.
A paragraph earlier you were wondering what's the point of buying the damn thing. Hold that thought, and think again what you really need vs. what would be nice to have. There is indeed not much point in buying stuff just because it's on sale, unless you actually need the stuff. If you jump on a sale just because there's a sale, you'll actually lose money instead of saving it.
For example, Color Finale is also on sale right now, the same 25% off, for a week or so. It may not be as fancy as the Magic Bullet Looks or Colorista, it's probably not even the same thing, but that's beside the point.
Love Color Finale, been using it and other software from Denver Riddle. Color Finale is good for quick fixes on a clip to clip bases, I have not seen a way to save a preset, which I suggested to Denver to add, a preset would really ramp up my use the app. With RG, I can save my look which is great and a big time saver.
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I just watched this really clever, funny and fantastically made short film by Seth Worley and Aharon Rabinowitz. All effects done within the new Magic Bullet Suite 11 which I have not got yet. There is loads of new software including a new version of Magic Bullet Looks! It also includes Magic bullet Cosmo which is like digital make up!
Hey Philip, I was asking myself today about old films and zooms. Recently I got my Canon t2i and I was asking my self what lenses can i use to have that zoom in style like tarantino, anderson, etc. Thank you.
That said, Magic Bullet Looks has some nice features for people who are not really knowing what to vision for when grading footage. The looks of this demo-movie, in my eyes was highly video and did not at all convince me to purchase version 2.
Been waiting for the right time to purchase this and so glad I did. Not only is it a wonderful tool, but I was surprised to discover that the Bloom20 code worked to save me 20% off the entire suite, not just Magic Bullet Looks. Thank you PB
If you still have problem just go on their website and get in touch with them. I was amazed at how fast they got back to me and kept me posted while they were trying to get it fixed. This is some of the best tech support I ever had. Thumbs up to them.
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