Creative COW Forum Host, Web Writer, Contributing Editor
Mike Harper
Atlanta, Georgia USA
Mike Harper is a freelance editor, visual effects artist and composer based out of Atlanta, Ga.
He has over 20 years experience in the broadcast industry.
He edits and works on dpsVelocityQ Smoke, Combustion, Edit and the Sony DNE 2000.
He is also a certified dpsVelocityQ instructor and has trained dozens
of professionals on discreet's Edit and Combustion.
With
formal training in music composition, he is now focusing on his film
scoring service called EditScore and you can reach him at mikeharper@earthlink.net
You can find Mike Harper hosting in Creative COW's
Leitch dpsVelocity forum.
In this tutorial, Mike Harper demonstrates, using Discreet Combustion, how to create shadows and reflection layers and how they interact with lights in a 3-D environment.
Getting fast on the DNE 2000, like most NLE's, involves knowing the toolset, then practice using them on a daily basis.
You can increase your editing speed on the DNE 2000, if you know the major set of the tools and how to use them. In this tutorial, Mike Harper demonstrates some shortcuts and tips.
