Life Burner

Now, one of the main problems when editing a video, is really quiet audio, now there are programmes out there to really fix up sound like Soundcut pro, or logic pro, but we want a quick fix, in the video editing software were using.

You can boost audio up 12 db in Final cut pro, but that’s your limit, sometimes that just isn’t enough, so how do we raise audio past 12 db?

1. Double click on an audio track, and raise the audio level to 12 db, if this sounds fine, stay here, if you want to raise it past 12 go to step 2.
2. This is a quick and dirty method but it works, Make your already boosted audio into a nested sequence, you can do this by clicking Option + C, or by going to Sequence > Nest Items
3. Name your sequence, your clip will be replaced with a nested sequence.
4. You can then boost your audio again, by holding down “Option” and double clicking the audio track, your now back at #1.
5. repeat this process till you get your desired boost

Remember, that when your filming, to use a boom mic, or even better a stage mic to get the best audio recording.

Ok, so google reader rocks already, but how many of you know about this hidden Easter egg… google have secretly implemented the Konami code.

For those of you that don’t know what the Konami code is, here’s the wikipedia outline:

The Konami Code, known in Japan as the Konami Command (コナミコマンド Konami Komando?), is a cheat code that appears in many Konami video games, although the code also appears in some non-Konami games. The code was first used in the 1986 release of Gradius for the Nintendo Entertainment System but was made famous in North America in the NES version of Contra, for which it was also dubbed the “30 Lives Code”. While pausing the game or during the title screen, the player could press the following sequence of buttons on the game controller:

Konami Code for google reader

Now head on over to google reader and push those keys, you’ll get those 30 extra lives, next to your feeds, a ninja and the like button will change into a heart, which has a wicked animation when used.