Video Editing Tips Before Editing
Before starting a big video editing project, through experience, I have noticed that setting up a proper work area can allow the mind to delve deeper into the project quicker. So what do I mean by that? I am going to list several tips that drastically improved by efficiency when editing. Time and valuable, and […]
3 Pointers When Filming Time Lapses
The ordinary becomes extraordinary when the parameters and boundaries of time are changed. When time speeds up everyday life, it becomes intriguing. Patterns become visible that weren’t detectable to the normal eye viewing the world in real-time.
Should You Work For Free
Do you want the quick answer, then no, or if you want the long answer, then yes. Regardless, the answer to this question gets complicated fast when friends find out about your talents, family asks for favors, or the company you work for finds out you do photography on the side. Life already has a […]
Shooting Professional Aerial Video
With the onslaught of access to drones in the past few years, it is easy to find aerial footage of nearly anything imaginable. With aerial drones as cheap as a few hundred dollars, for instance, the new DJI Spark, or even the Mavic Pro, 4k, hd, and high quality images are as simple as a […]
4 Tips For Filming A Music Video
Music videos are one of the neatest ways to release a new song to the world. Not only does it highlight the artist, it can visually set the tone for what type of music is going to be played. The shadows, colors, tones, and angles all affect the direction in which the artist wants to […]
Motion Background Used as Album Cover
When you think of motion backgrounds, or free video loops, you probably think of using them in projects such as webshows, live productions, commercials, school videos, worship backgrounds, and many other ways. Most likely a new album cover never crossed your mind.
Quick Time Video Screen Capture
In order to do video tutorials of any type, a screen capture program is necessary. Through the years I have used different ones ranging from CamStudio to Camtasia to the online Screen-O-Matic. While those programs all work great for Windows machines, one program that is unique the MAC world is Quick Time. Quick time has […]
Flying The DJI Phantom 2 Quadcopter
My friend and I recently got some new toys. I bought the GoPro Hero 4 Black edition, and my friend got the DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter. We decided to put these new cameras to work and the outcome was absolutely incredible. I will do another post later on about the footage from the GoPro Hero […]
Next Generation Video Production – Sky Jib
Recently I had the privilege to observe the future of video production, the Sky Jib. A growing trend these days is remote control video helicopters that shoot high definition quality video footage. Bringing a brand new cutting edge technological advancement, the Skyjib is the open road to unlimited angles, shots, and motion.
Hero3 GoPro Review
The new Hero3 GoPro is a fascinating piece of technology that is revolutionizing not only the sports world, but also the every day life of millions of people. Small enough to mount to surf boards, bikes, cars, and helmets, this new miniature camera is smaller and lighter and higher quality than any camera of its […]
How To Download Motion Backgrounds On YouTube
Downloading motion backgrounds on YouTube can be a great way to add to your personal stock library, granted that those videos are royalty free or have all permissions granted to them. One of the questions that I have been receiving on YouTube is, “how do I download motion backgrounds on YouTube?” I’ll show you several […]
What is a motion background?
Motion Backgrounds are modern ways of adding excitement behind text or graphics to create movement.
Where can I get moving backgrounds?
Motionbolt.com has thousands of free motion backgrounds and video loops that are completely royalty free and ready to download for free.
How do I make a motion background?
Motion Backgrounds can be made using any program that accepts a video file. Anything can be used as a background, so simply grab a few seconds of video, or get more creative by using Adobe After Effects, or another video editing software program.
How do you add a background to presentation software?
The standard format for motion backgrounds is Mp4, so any presentation software that accepts that format will import these types of backgrounds. Motionbolt.com strictly uses Mp4 codecs to make sure all the motion backgrounds are compatible with the latest presentation software.
Christmas Trains – Behind the Scenes
Creating custom motion backgrounds can be challenging for multiple reasons, at a very minimum, costly and time consuming. The highly anticipated Christmas Trains was a recent set of motion backgrounds I produced that featured a set of HO model trains in three different variations surrounded by a Christmas village, trees, and smoke.
Zombie Baseball
Holidays are moments in the yearly routine in which we can set aside our differences and enjoy other people’s company, no matter who they are, or who they aren’t!
Dangerous Poker Short Film
In this first ever short film by Motionbolt.com, we have four people playing poker. Only one walks away a winner.
Creating Smoke and Diamond Free Motion Background
Motion Backgrounds brings you another great after effects tutorial featuring a brand new free motion background. In this adobe after effects tutorial, the Red Giant plugin Trapcode Particular is used to create this free animated background.
Using Radio Waves in After Effects
Motion Backgrounds launched its very first adobe after effects tutorial. In this tutorial, a free motion background is created using a popular plugin called Radio Waves. Radio Waves is a very dynamic plugin that has unlimited options for creating unique backgrounds.
Trapcode Particular After Effects Tutorial
Adobe After Effects is a powerful program that has unlimited opportunities. While Creativebackgrounds.net doesn’t and won’t ever specialize in creating tutorials, we want to show you a few behind the scenes of how we make our backgrounds, and hopefully inspire you with a few ideas that we have learned over the years.